Thomas Lawrence Rafferty, Jr. ’67 September 16, 2016 Thomas Lawrence Rafferty, Jr. ’67 Jan. 1, 1950 – Sept. 4, 2016 Thomas Lawrence Rafferty, Jr. ’67 passed away peacefully on Sept. 4, 2016 at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas & Madelyn Rafferty. He is survived by his sister Anna (Andrew) Supernat and Julie (Kerry) Krier […]
Stephen “Steve” Michael Jackelen ’65 August 26, 2016 Stephen “Steve” Michael Jackelen ’65 Stephen “Steve” Michael Jackelen died suddenly on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 30 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 2508 Washington Ave. SE, Bemidji, Minnesota with visitation at 1:00 p.m. and the funeral service at 2:00 with Reverend Genelle Netland […]
In Memoriam ~ Alvin Leo “Al” Valerius ’33 August 23, 2016 Alvin Leo “Al” Valerius (PREP 1933), of St. Paul on August 16, 2016, just 53 days shy of his 102 birthday. Preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy; and his grandson, Matthew; and 10 siblings. Survived by his daughter, Judith; son, John (Molly); grandchildren, Andrew (Raechel), Megan; 4 great-granddaughters; and other loving nieces, nephews, […]
In Memoriam ~ Joseph McGraw ’59 August 9, 2016 Joseph S. McGraw, 74, passed away at 8:37 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on December 5, 1941, in Litchfield, Minnesota, the son of the late Joseph S. and Lucile F. (Ryan) McGraw, Sr. He married Sharon M. (Olson) on March 16, 1967, in Watertown, […]
In Memoriam ~ James A. Seitz ’46 July 18, 2016 James Albert Seitz, US Army, of Vernon Hills, Ill., died June 6, 2016, at The Springs of Vernon Hills at the age of 87. A retired research pharmacist, “Jim” Seitz worked for 22 years at Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago. He retired in 1993. He previously had worked for 3M and Parke-Davis, doing pharmaceutical research. […]
Peter “Pete” Anthony Bernier ’59 July 14, 2016 Peter “Pete” Anthony Bernier ’59 Peter “Pete” Anthony Bernier ’59, age 74, passed away on July 10, 2016 at his home in Chandler, Arizona. He is survived by his wife Maryellen; siblings Bruce Bernier, David Bernier, Paul Bernier, Mark Bernier and Mary Bernier; his three children, Phillip Bernier, Scott Bernier and Dana Bernier, 5 grandchildren, Preston, Lauren, […]
In Memoriam ~ Paul Thomas East. Alumni Class ’73 July 11, 2016 Paul Thomas East, 61 years old, passed away this week unexpectedly in Alaska while on vacation with his grandson Aden Scott, his son-in-law Aaron Scott and best friend Steve Bechtold. He is survived by his loving wife Barbara, his two loving daughters Elizabeth and Melissa, and his two grandsons Ethan and Aden. Paul was born […]
In Memoriam ~ David A. Lieberman, Father of Max Lieberman ’07 June 15, 2016 Lieberman, David A., 3/15/1954 – 6/6/2016, 62 of Koshkonong, Missouri, died on Monday, June 6, 2016, at Cox South Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. His untimely death was due to complications arising from acute pancreatitis. David was born in Lima, Ohio, on March 15, 1954, to Harold (Hal) and Mary Naomi Cogswell Button Lieberman. The family moved to […]
In Memoriam ~ James Unger ’46 June 9, 2016 James R. Unger ‘46 — 1927 to 2016: Beloved Father, Grandfather Age 88, born June 15, 1927 Jim died June 4, 2016 surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. Jim was a proud graduate of St. John’s Prep, served in the Navy in WWII, and went on to work as a plumber for St. […]
In Memoriam ~ Michael Richard (“Sam”) Smieja May 20, 2016 Smieja, Michael Richard (“Sam”) 3/24/1964 – 5/14/2016, 52, of Scottsdale passed away unexpectedly on May 14, 2016. Sam was born in Minneapolis, MN, on March 24, 1964, the middle of five children. He graduated from St. John’s Prep (Class of 1983) in Collegeville, MN, and then headed to Drake University, where he was a member of […]
