In Memoriam ~ Juliana Howard February 14, 2025 Spouse of past Prep faculty member Jerry Howard, mother of Thomas Howard ’80, Ann Heymans ’82, and David Howard ’85, grandmother of Sophia Heymans ’08 and Chloe Heymans ’10 Juliana Howard passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at St. Cloud Hospital. Juliana was born in Dickinson, ND, on November 13, 1936, to the […]
SJP 8th Grader Wins Regional Spelling Bee February 12, 2025 Emmaline ’29 will now compete in Washington, D.C. Saint John’s Prep is proud to congratulate eighth grader Emmaline Bushman for earning first place in the regional spelling bee! On Tuesday Emmaline successfully spelled the word “Honorarium” to win the Central Minnesota spelling bee hosted by Resource Training & Solutions. Emmaline is the daughter of Catharine […]
In Memoriam ~ Fr. Stanley F. Wieser ’60 February 11, 2025 Reverend Stanley Francis Wieser ’60 passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Traverse Care Center, Wheaton, MN. Father Wieser was born on June 25, 1942, in Wheaton, MN. He was the son of Robert and Margaret (Crooks) Wieser. Father Wieser attended the Wheaton Public Schools through 9th grade, and Saint John’s Preparatory School, Saint […]
In Memoriam ~ John F. Albright III ’69 February 11, 2025 John F. Albright III ’69 of Eden Prairie sadly passed away Friday January 10, 2025 at the age of 73. John Forrest Albright was born April 29, 1951 in Minneapolis the son of John F. Albright Jr. and LaVonne (Roethler) Albright. John could make you laugh like none other. He had an incomparable sense of humor […]
In Memoriam ~ Lorraine H. Cofell February 3, 2025 Past Staff Member and Grandmother of Kieran ’02, Emerson ’05, and Liam ’11 Cofell-Dwyer, Emiliana ’12, Leela ’14, and Fynn ’18 Cofell Lorraine Helen Westrup Cofell, born November 2, 1927, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. She was blessed to spend 66 of those years with William “Bill” Cofell, who she married on a sunny […]
In Memoriam ~ Harold (Harry) Paul ’53 January 31, 2025 Harry Paul ’53 of Paynesville, Minn., passed away at Paynesville Health Care Center on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 at the age of 89. Harry was born on July 16, 1935, to Frank Paul and Mildred Sherman Paul of Eden Valley, Minn. He was married to his beloved bride, Annette Schreiner Paul, for 62 years, who […]
In Memoriam ~ Douglas V. Schirmers ’57 January 4, 2025 Douglas V. Schirmers, of the Minneapolis area, was born March 23, 1939, and passed away January 3, 2025. Preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Patricia Schirmers, brother Gerald, his sister Diane Lehn, his parents Leo and Mary Schirmers and son in law Richard Cotton. Survived by his children, Shawn (Rony) Gregoire, Todd, […]
In Memoriam ~ Fr. Wilfred Theisen, OSB ’47 December 5, 2024 Father Wilfred Theisen OSB, died December 3, 2024. Robert John Theisen was the sixth of nine children born to John and Elizabeth (Tabery) Theisen in Wadena, Minnesota, on September 5, 1929. After completing elementary school he entered Saint John’s Preparatory School in 1943. Following graduation as valedictorian in 1947, Robert enrolled in Saint John’s University. Two […]
Community Update: Promise. Possibility. Potential. September 11, 2024 Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement…[to] get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted.Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible. Abraham Joshua Heschel Dear Prep Community, One week of sauna-like heat notwithstanding, our nearly month-old school year is off to a wonderful […]
