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MISSION STATEMENT THE NAZARETH ASSOCIATION believes in the mission and tradition of the Sisters of St. Joseph as exemplified and fostered by their century of work at Nazareth, Michigan: development of the whole person and responsiveness to human needs. To that end, the Nazareth Association exists to carry on that tradition as a living testimony to the Nazareth heritage, by promoting and providing for its members and others, opportunities for continued intellectual and spiritual growth and community service. Leave Your Legacy Through Gifting Nazareth Association received nearly $85,000 in memorials in the year 2008. We are honored to be the stewards of these monies and are committed to use them to further the mission of Nazareth Association. You, too, can leave your legacy through a gift to Nazareth Association. What a wonderful way to make what you value live on! This can be accomplished through grants, which support the good works of the sisters, and our scholarship programs, promoting education for young people. Contact the Nazareth Association office for more information. Page 1 Spring 2009 Spirit Day Speaker Announced Nazareth Association is partnering with Transformations Spirituality Center to bring author and PBS ‘star’ Philip Gulley to Kalamazoo for two presentations, Friday evening, Sept. 25 and Saturday morning, Sept. 26. Spirit Day registrants may attend both presentations at no cost. Philip Gulley has become a vibrant voice of small-town American life. He is the author of Front Porch Tales, Hometown Tales, and For Everything a Season, as well as a series of novels set in the fictional town of Harmony. Gulley lives in Indiana with his family—in a rambling old house with his eclectic chair collection (sixty-four at last count) and a welcoming porch. He is the host of “Porch Talk with Phil Gulley” on the PBS program Across Indiana for which he recently received an Emmy Award. Gulley, who has been called Indiana’s Garrison Keillor, says “I get a lot of letters from people who say, ‘I grew up in the town you write about and wish I could live there again.’” He is currently at work on a memoir recounting his coming-of-age years in Danville: I Love You, Miss Huddleston: And Other Inappropriate Longing of My Indiana Childhood, to be published April, 2009. He is also writing a new book called If the Church Were Christian, scheduled for release January, 2010. If you would like a preview of Gulley and his work, check out these websites: HUwww.philipgulleybooks.com UH; HUwww.philipgulley.org UH. Note the dates on your calendar, tell your friends, and plan to join us for these entertaining and inspiring events.

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MISSION STATEMENT THE NAZARETH ASSOCIATION believes in the mission and tradition of the Sisters of St. Joseph as exemplified and fostered by their century of work at Nazareth, Michigan: development of the whole person and responsiveness to human needs. To that end, the Nazareth Association exists to carry on that tradition as a living testimony to the Nazareth heritage, by promoting and providing for its members and others, opportunities for continued intellectual and spiritual growth and community service.

Leave Your Legacy Through Gifting Nazareth Association received nearly $85,000 in memorials in the year 2008. We are honored to be the stewards of these monies and are committed to use them to further the mission of Nazareth Association. You, too, can leave your legacy through a gift to Nazareth Association. What a wonderful way to make what you value live on! This can be accomplished through grants, which support the good works of the sisters, and our scholarship programs, promoting education for young people. Contact the Nazareth Association office for more information.

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Spring 2009

Spirit Day Speaker Announced Nazareth Association is partnering with Transformations Spirituality Center to bring author and PBS ‘star’ Philip Gulley to Kalamazoo for two presentations, Friday evening, Sept. 25 and Saturday morning, Sept. 26. Spirit Day registrants may attend both presentations at no cost. Philip Gulley has become a vibrant voice of small-town American life. He is the author of Front Porch Tales, Hometown Tales, and For Everything a Season, as well as a series of novels set in the fictional town of Harmony. Gulley lives in Indiana with his family—in a rambling old house with his eclectic chair collection (sixty-four at last count) and a welcoming porch. He is the host of “Porch Talk with Phil Gulley” on the PBS program Across Indiana for which he recently received an Emmy Award. Gulley, who has been called Indiana’s Garrison Keillor, says “I get a lot of letters from people who say, ‘I grew up in the town you write about and wish I could live there again.’” He is currently at work on a memoir recounting his coming-of-age years in Danville: I Love You, Miss Huddleston: And Other Inappropriate Longing of My Indiana Childhood, to be published April, 2009. He is also writing a new book called If the Church Were Christian, scheduled for release January, 2010. If you would like a preview of Gulley and his work, check out these websites: HUwww.philipgulleybooks.comUH; HUwww.philipgulley.orgUH. Note the dates on your calendar, tell your friends, and plan to join us for these entertaining and inspiring events.

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Doll Returns to Nazareth The following note accompanied the doll pictured above:

September 16, 2008 This doll is named Elizabeth Lenneman – Her nickname is Betty Lou. She was “born” about 1932 at Nazareth in Kalamazoo. She was made for Betty Lenneman and given to Betty by her sister, Sister Lenore of the Sisters of St. Joseph. This doll came about because Betty desperately wanted a Shirley Temple Doll. But the depression was on and no one could afford to give the little girl a Shirley Temple Doll. So the sisters of St. Joseph decided to make Betty a doll. So, Sister Betty Lou, Go back home to Nazareth – Betty has passed on to heaven and her husband, George, is sending Sister back to her home . . .

‘Bye and we’ll miss you. George and Betty

President’s Message by Suzanne Lareau During our first board meeting, on March 21, we established our goals and activities for 2009. This year’s budget includes an increase to $7,000 to be given in scholarships and $5,000 in grants. These will be presented to the recipients at Spirit Day 2009. As members of Nazareth Association, we can be proud of the support we give to students as well as to the Sisters of St. Joseph. Each year our connection with graduate alums increases. This expansion of membership is a result of contacts made through you as well as through our website and newsletters. We need your continued help in reconnecting with students from Barbour Hall, Nazareth College and Academy, as well as St Joseph and St. Camillus Schools of Nursing. New members will bring additional vitality to our organization. Our hope is to have members become more involved in our yearly activities. Come join us: help prepare for Spirit Day, be part of the grant or scholarship committee, or serve as a board member. Contact the office by phone or email and let us know how you’d like to participate.

Detroit Gathering May 17, 2009

The annual Detroit Gathering will be taking place this year on Sunday, May 17th from noon to 4:00 p.m. Our gathering location is at the College for Creative Studies, in the lobby of the Art Centre Building, located at 201 E. Kirby (located behind the Detroit Institute of Arts). If you have any questions, or would like to RSVP, please contact Michael Coleman at (313) 268-5699. Everyone is welcome! Bring your memorabilia to share. The College will also have their annual student exhibition, so there will be “miles and miles” of art to see.

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In Memory of Margaret Flynn Margaret Ann Flynn, age 78, of Kalamazoo, died November 28, 2008 at Kairos Dwelling. She will be missed by her beloved son, Patrick William (Rennee) Flynn of Kalamazoo; Rennee’s mother, Rhonda Dunithan and family all of Augusta; classmates: Roseann Neimi Ringwood of NJ, and Linda Barrett of Richland, and many longtime friends. Margaret attended Nazareth Academy from 1947 to1948 and then Nazareth College from 1948 to 1950. As a proud graduate of these two institutions, she became a loyal alumnus who, from 1994 to 2007, gladly served on the Nazareth Association Board of Directors. She especially enjoyed serving on the Nazareth Association Grant Selection Committee. She was a member of Nazareth Alumnae Groups and the Friends of the Richland Library. Her many volunteer activities were just part of her busy life that included marriage and family. Margaret was the only child of Clarence Patrick and Mary Margaret (Costello) Ivory, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on December 21, 1929. Her childhood years were filled with outdoor activities, some of which she shared with her father, who admittedly spoiled her. They fished together and enjoyed the park-like setting of their historic Kalamazoo home. In addition, Margaret cultivated an abiding appreciation for music and literature that broadened her horizons and made her a lifelong learner.

5:00: Afterglow-socializing and silent auction results

In 1978, Margaret went to work at the Connable Office and remained a faithful employee until her retirement in October 2008. She was fascinated with the investment business, which captivated her right up to the last week of November, 2008, when she was still checking the stock market several times a day! Margaret was a cool, single mom before it was more prevalent for women to work and have a family. She provided private schooling and music lessons for her son, Patrick, and came home from work every day to cook great meals. She made the “world’s best” meatloaf. Whatever the menu, Margaret treated herself to a glass of fine wine with dinner and a good cup of coffee. With her appreciation for wine came Margaret’s interest in vineyards. On her many trips throughout Michigan, she often visited wineries, her favorite being Oliver Winery in Bloomington. Her travels also took her to Frankenmuth every year to buy at least one Christmas ornament. Though she may not have needed a new one each year, the outing was all part of Margaret’s holiday tradition. She loved to decorate the house for Christmas, starting the day after Thanksgiving. Margaret’s fondness for tradition and travel could be seen in her leisure activities. She belonged to a Bridge Club and an Old English Sheep Dogs club, having been the proud owner of several sheep dogs over the years (though in later years, she did adopt a cat). Every day she read the newspaper and did the crossword puzzle. She read quality literature, listened to great music, embroidered, worked in her yard, and tuned-in to Notre Dame football and the Portage Central Bands. She was privileged to travel with the Portage Central Band, directed by her son, Patrick, to Italy, to Hawaii and to numerous other competitions. All these activities kept Margaret alert, engaged and assertive. She was straightforward with her opinions, yet her good humor put people at ease. In keeping with her independent spirit, Margaret got into cars. Most recently, she owned a red 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse that was loaded with luxury features. She certainly liked the car’s pep, but she also enjoyed the looks she got when people turned to see a gray-haired lady driving a hot car.

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Scholarship News Nazareth Association annually awards scholarships to students who will be juniors or seniors at Catholic colleges and universities in the fall. In addition, the Marian Vyverman memorial scholarship will be given to a nursing student in any accredited nursing program. Six new scholarships will be awarded this year, as well as one renewal. Applications were received by the March 15th deadline and the 2009 scholarship committee meets in April to decide the winners, which will be announced at Spirit Day, September 26, 2009. Next year’s scholarship deadline is March 15, 2010. Applications are available by contacting the Association office.

Special Needs Community Service Grant Program by Joyce McNally Nazareth Association plans to award $5,000 in grants in 2009. The focus is on individual school projects, agencies working with the underserved, and programs for seniors with a special need or undertaking that would benefit from a modest financial boost. Since 1994, over $43,000 has been given to a wide variety of ministries sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph at Nazareth. One of the first grants given was for a pedal sewing machine in Zambia to help a group of women begin a cottage industry making clothes for children. Over the years, money has been given to support art education for children at St. John Vianney School in Flint, an adult literacy program in Flint, emergency supply kits for the elderly and disabled in Dunedin, Florida, a proper medical record coding system for St. Frances Cabrini Free Clinic in Detroit, and a storage shed for equipment/supplies for a community garden in Benton Harbor. It is through your kind generosity that so much has been accomplished to date. Your continued support will be greatly appreciated to do even more in the future.

2008 Scholarship Winner Up-date by Allen Theis Last year our daughter, Katelyn, received a $1000.00 scholarship from the Nazareth Association. Katelyn, my wife Mary Ellen, and I were able to attend Spirit Day at Nazareth. We wanted to put some names and faces on those behind the scholarship and thank them in person. It was our privilege to attend the luncheon and catch the enthusiasm of the Nazareth Association. In some ways, Katelyn’s Nazareth Association scholarship stretched all the way to Cambodia. This past summer Katelyn took a non-paying internship in Cambodia. One of her biggest life goals is to actually make a difference in the world by helping others. In her own words, this is how she described her Cambodian experience: “This past summer I accepted (through the Notre Dame International Business Council) an internship at a non-profit NGO (non-government organization) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This nine week experience was quite isolating as I was the only American intern. In Cambodia I was exposed to an unfamiliar culture and extreme poverty. It was very difficult and challenging at times but I persevered – and learned a lot about myself in the process. Toward the end of my internship, I had the opportunity to go on a volunteer trip. We lived and worked at a school in the rural Kralahm province building a rainwater collection tank. The entire community came to the school each day while we were working. This was another experience like my high school mission trip to Jamaica that made me realize how much I want to help others improve their lives.”

Charitable Opportunity ~ Socks We are accepting donations of new white tube socks for Sr. Lenora Benda’s Cabrini Clinic in Detroit. The socks will be given to patients who are in need. Please bring socks to Spirit Day or drop off at the Nazareth main desk.

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First Male Nursing Graduate by Allen Gibbard, BSN, Class of 1974 When I transferred from Ann Arbor to Kalamazoo Valley Community College, a counselor, upon hearing I was interested in a nursing career focused on teaching, was quick to recommend that I consider Nazareth College. He knew teaching appointments required more than the AA degree his college awarded. That fifteen minute counseling session, that led me to the admissions office at Nazareth College, turned out to be a pivotal moment in my professional life. In spite of a high school curriculum and Viet-Nam era Navy Hospital Corps experience, both of which were weak in mathematics and science, I was admitted with the understanding that my sophomore year of sciences would be a challenge. Acceptance into the Nursing Division would depend on a lot of things - not the least of which was passing science prerequisites. With instruction and patience from many faculty members, Sister Pauline Zeleznik in particular, I became one of the first three men accepted into the Nursing Division, class of 1974. I suspect my experiences at Nazareth were similar to most. I recall the dedicated faculty, supportive academic environment, individual attention when needed, and the tunnel between the classroom building and lunch snack bar. I remember patient- care plan reviews and clinical conferences with instructors. I remember nursing skill labs and struggling with insecurities during clinical rotations. But, mostly I remember how much Nazareth felt like the right place for me to be. Somewhere between starting our junior year and graduation, two of the three men accepted into the Nursing Division left the program. That left me to become the first man to receive a Nazareth BSN Graduate Pin on graduation weekend. I still have it, and when I look at it, I am reminded of the tile pattern on the main floor of the college classroom building. All things must pass, but when I return to Kalamazoo to visit family, I'm saddened to see so many of the original college buildings gone.

Not long after graduation, I returned to the United States Navy as a Nurse Corps Officer. From 1974 to retirement in 1993, I was fortunate to be stationed in the Pacific Northwest, Japan, California, Chicago, and Washington, DC. My wife and I were blessed with a son and daughter, and made Bremerton, near Seattle, our home. Nazareth College provided the foundation for a nursing career that included assignments in ICU/CCU, OB/GYN, ER, medical-surgical nursing units, and medical quality/risk management. Along the way, I completed a Master's Degree in Administration and National certification in medical quality improvement. Currently semi-retired, and after completing a residency in peri-operative nursing, I work part-time in an ambulatory surgery center close to home. Life is good. Nazareth College admitted a marginal student and provided the support, encouragement, and push he needed to succeed. By graduation, I had decided teaching wasn't the career field I wanted to pursue, but other career doors were wide open. I was lucky to have received the guidance at Kalamazoo Community College that sent me to Nazareth, and blessed to be one in a long line of Nazareth graduates.

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Borgess Gardens on Campus Moving Right Along By Spirit Day, a new nursing-care facility will be nearing completion and soon after will be move-in day for residents of Borgess Nursing Home. This includes about fifteen Sisters of St. Joseph. The new name is Borgess Gardens, and gardens will dominate the four sections of the main building: Tea Garden, Enchanted Garden, Flower Garden, and Heirloom Garden. Eighty-one fully-equipped rooms with private baths will make up the main building. These will be serviced by a common chapel, dining room, library, salon, and staff conference rooms and offices. An initial generous gift of $5.5 million from Bill and Julia Van Domelen has brought us this far. We continue to accept donations of any amount in order to reach the ultimate goal of $17 million. If you are interested, or know of individuals or foundations who are seeking a worthy charity, please call the Borgess Foundation Office at: (269) 226-8100.

Benton Harbor Girls Association by Patricia Ann Quattrin, PhD, NC ‘78 The Benton Harbor Girls Association for Learning & Self-esteem (BHGA) is planning a second summer program on the Foundations of Engineering and Technology for Middle School Girls. This program, begun summer of 2008, will run for six weeks in June and July, 2009. The girls will continue the exploration of basic principles of engineering and technology through practical hands-on projects. They will learn skills in math, vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, science, history, and computers, while working on designing a bridge and managing a city. Field trips to engineering sites will expose the girls to career opportunities in the fields of engineering and technology. The BHGA will hold its second annual Benefit Dinner/Dance on Saturday, September 12, at DeMars Catering on M-140, at Watervliet exit #41. This fund raiser will assist the BHGA toward its goal of opening an all girls middle school on its property at the corner of Pearl Street and Catalpa Avenue in Benton Harbor. The academy will provide a safe, nurturing learning environment in non-graded classrooms. Girls in fourth through six grades will build self esteem, self-discipline, self-efficacy, and appropriate group and social skills while receiving an excellent education. Anyone interested in purchasing tickets to the Benefit Dinner/Dance ($25.00 each) or in making a donation to the BHGA, please contact Dr. Patricia Ann Quattrin, Director, (269) 983-4571 or Hilda Molter (269) 468-5414.

Girl Power – girls from BHGA summer program

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Plan Now for Spirit Day 2009 Spirit Day 2009 will be on Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26. Mark it on your calendar and save the dates! Honored Classes are those from any school whose graduation year ended with 4 or 9. Nazareth Association and Transformations are sponsoring Philip Gulley, an award winning speaker featured on page one. Your Spirit Day registration includes free admission to both the Friday and Saturday presentations. Rooms are available at Nazareth Center. Contact Sr. Lucy Schneider at (269) 381-6290 ext. 310 for reservations. Room rates are $45 single and $60 double. Make your reservation as soon as possible. Keys must be picked up before the desk closes at 9 pm.

SPIRIT DAY SCHEDULE UUUFriday, September 25: 6:30-8:30: A Porch Talk with Philip Gulley 8:30: Gathering of honored classes in the Lacey

Room. All are welcome to come back to Nazareth and spend time with your classmates and friends as well as those in the honored classes.

UUUSaturday September 26: 8:30-9:30: Registration, continental breakfast,

silent auction begins. 9:30-11:30: Philip Gulley If the Church Were Christian 11:45: Lunch and presentation of scholarships and grants in the Georgian Room. 1:30: Annual business meeting 2:00: Debut of “Nazareth Story” DVD

produced and developed by Darlene Moser and Janice Candela.

4:00: Liturgy

Oral History Project Update By Darlene Mosher, Janice Candela and Irene Waldmann, CSJ Preparation of our video is progressing well. We have collected wonderful photos and documents that tell the story of our history and the schools founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Nazareth. Plan to join us for Spirit Day this year for the opportunity to enjoy viewing our history. A DVD will be made available for those who are interested.

Attention: Nursing School Alums Several years ago, Marian Vyverman came to us and asked us to include her files in ours. Marian had, for years, kept the former students of Borgess and St. Joseph Flint in touch with each other by maintaining a file of addresses and organizing bi-annual reunions. Since Marian’s passing in 2007, in fulfillment of her wishes, Borgess Nursing Reunions will be held in conjunction with Nazareth Association Spirit Day. The Nurses Association has joined with other schools of the Sisters of St. Joseph to keep members and friends connected by becoming part of the Nazareth Association. Nurses may pay the regular Nazareth Association dues for membership or make any donation they wish to the association. You may also contribute to the Marian Vyverman Nursing scholarship fund. Use the appeal envelop, which you will receive, and note if you want your contribution to go toward keeping Marian’s memory alive through an annual nursing scholarship. You will receive news of friends and activities through the Association newsletter. Whether you contribute or not, we will consider you part of our organization unless you ask to be removed from our files. We welcome all those whom Marian kept together for so many years and look forward to many new friendships.

Volunteers Welcome! Mailing workers for the Fall Annual Appeal included: Joyce McNally, Charlene Durfee, Sr. Irene Waldmann, Sr. Theonilla Holahan, Sr. Rosemary Balog, Sr. Ann Carolyn, Sr. Mary Hallock, Ron & Donna Holmes, Margaret Derhammer and Janice Candela. If you would like to help and enjoy a couple of hours of companionship, call the office and leave your name and number. We’d love to have you join us.

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News &

Notes

Rachel Crow Prater, NC ’92, wants her classmates to know she is in Germany for the next year or two. She is a Navy Reserve Nurse called to active duty to work in the Army hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. She would love to hear from classmates and friends. Her email is [email protected] Judy Zirnhelt Washburn, NC ’66, writes that her son and family are moving to Warren, MI, because of his job. Her yearly trip to Ireland was cancelled when her airline went bankrupt although she did get a refund! Her 95 year-old mom recently moved into assisted living and is close to her. Therese Bullard, Nazareth College instructor in the 60s through 90s, won the 2009 Community Dance Advocacy Award in November. The award honors a leader or volunteer who has demonstrated significant accomplishments in advancing and supporting dance in the Greater Kalamazoo area. Pat Buckley writes that Mary Bishop McCormick, NC ’48, passed away July 28, 2008. Her memories of Nazareth College always made her smile. She was a great wife and an amazing mother of ten children. Randy Berd, NC ’76, began 2008 with a new job as academic dean at a small technical college in Chicago. The college has two campuses and both are within walking distance from Randy’s condo in the West Loop/Greektown area. He doesn’t miss the drive or gas expenses! Charlene Theisen Durfee sent news of the Nazareth College class of ’65. Faith Timlin Bitterrolf has a family newsletter that is available on line at HUwww.bitterrolf.org/pghUH Beautiful pictures of Faith and her family. Email: [email protected] Dotty Willard Catrice, Beverly Grotemat Aerts, Anne McIntosh Smith and Charlene visited at Rykse’s restaurant in Oshtemo Dec. 17, 2008. We heard from Joan McKinney Weaver for the first time in 43 years! Joan is in

Kalamazoo! Linda Baranowsi-Smith still gardens and develops new hosta plants. Her dog, Phred, is expanding his therapy work and finished his conformation championship points for the Canadian Kennel Club. Patty McGee Fagen spent the holidays with her six grandsons. Jan Hess is traveling and enjoying retirement. Gretchen Smith Buslepp and her husband, Larry, were looking forward to a couple of weeks in Florida. Josephine Cundari Fera wrote from Canada and is hoping she can join us at our next reunion. Sylvia Horvath Jagielski is having eye surgery soon and planning a trip to Canyonlands. Marge Wiegand Jensik had hip replacement and is enjoying her family. Betsy Cunningham Buckley and her family love Arizona. We have also heard from Madge Sliwinski Hanslits, Sharon Manning Wright and Dorothy Diehl Bejin. Mirion Yang Bearman, NC ’50, writes from her home in Port Melbourne, Australia. We started our year with an ‘adventure’ cruise visiting the Northern Islands of New Zealand. In October, we finally moved to our renovated Port Melbourne townhouse after a year and half of stress with builders. 2008 was a sad year for me personally. Sister Edith, my very dear teacher and friend from Nazareth, passed away earlier in the year. And in November, Mrs. Moroney, mother of Barbara Moroney Nonte, NC ’50, also passed away at the age of 93. She accepted me into her large family as her ‘number 12’ when I first arrived in the US. I shall miss them and think of them, especially at this time of the year. Damien won the ‘peace award’ for media from the United Nations Association of Australia and an award from the Australian Human Rights Commission with his special program on Indigenous Australians. In addition, he won an award from the Australian Disability Research foundation for his program on Intellectually Disabled in Australia. Lynnie is now a Senior Lecturer at the Monash University. The grandchildren continue to grow and I am grateful that we have moved to Melbourne to be able to be part of their growing up. Sasha loves her job in Melbourne in her law firm. Michael has been busy, but is predicting some lean years ahead with the global economy. As always, Mirion Yang Bearman, 289 Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Vic 3207, Australia. e-mail: [email protected]

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Deceased Members and Friends Barbara Crowe, NC, of Kalamazoo, passed away November 21, 2008. Robert Francis Large, Arts Professor at Nazareth College, died November 23, 2008, in Kalamazoo. Elizabeth (Betty) Peters, St. Camillus ’44, died November 2, 2008, in Grand Rapids. Anne ‘Toni’ Tomas O’Brien, BSN ’37, died in Benton Harbor, February 17, 2009. Annie McNeil Ryan, NA, died December 22, 2008, in Kalamazoo. Joseph F. Lisak, father of Michael Lisak, BH ’66, died January 6, 2009, in Kalamazoo. Michael Graf, MD, father of former Barbour Hall students, Michael Graf’69 and Mark Graf ’73, died December 28, 2008. A memorial mass is planned for this spring at Nazareth Chapel. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph at Nazareth, MI, Bethany House for Battered Women, PO Box 34 Nazareth, MI, or Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, PO Box 196 Libertyville, IL 60048. Alta Sivon Lahner, NC, instructor in the 70s, died December 30, 2008. Jesse Moroney, mother of Barbara Moroney Nonte, NC ’57, died Novermber 6, 2008. Mary Bishop McCormick, NC ’48, passed away July 28, 2008. We have recently been informed of the following: Eleanor Kaczmarek Starling, BSN ’47, is deceased, date unknown. Robert Ward, BH ’38, is deceased, date unknown. Joanne M. Schied, NC ’60, of East Lansing, died June 14, 2008. Uletine (Portman) Shutrump, NA ’49, died November, 2006.

Recently Deceased Sisters

Sister Mary Joseph Liske died suddenly on January 3, 2009. After many years of teaching, Sister served as a dietitian/consultant for the Public Health Department in Flint. Sister Olivia McGuire died at Fontbonne Manor on January 6, 2009, after years of ministering as a nurse in Kalamazoo, Detroit and Alaska. Sister Joan May died suddenly in Goodrich on January 15, 2009. After years as an educator, she was appointed pastoral coordinator of St. Mark Parish in Goodrich in 1989. Sister Emily Simons (Rose Thomas) served as Associate Professor of Economics at Nazareth College in the 1980’s. Afterwards she was treasurer of the SSJ Congregation until 1992. She then became pastoral minister at St. Paul Parish in Owosso, serving and being served there until 2008. Reluctantly she returned to Nazareth where she lived life fully, until she succumbed to her illness and death on January 28, 2009. Sister Norma Harvey (Frances Cabrini) died on March 9, 2009. After years of teaching, she joined the Nazareth College staff as media librarian for ten years and then became Director of the Borgess Medical Library. Illness necessitated her move to California where she was librarian and spiritual counselor. Sister Norma returned to Nazareth in early January.

Nazareth Association Web-Site

Need a transcript? Looking for classmates? Former faculty? Nostalgia? Memorabilia?

Try our Web-site… HUwww.nazarethassociation.orgU

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New Memorabilia Items Our board member Gladys Sudeikis and her committee have done amazing work in selecting a variety of Nazareth memorabilia. We have some new items in addition to what is listed on the order form on page 11.

• Men’s navy blue golf shirts/schools are listed on the right sleeve large & extra large $18.00 2X $20.00

• Women’s navy blue golf shirts/schools are listed on the right sleeve

Medium & large $18.00

• Golf balls with the Nazareth “N” sleeve of three $6.00

• Note cards of Nazareth Through the Years (reproductions of Michael Coleman’s Nazareth post card collection)

5 cards $3.00 10 cards $5.00

NEWS & NOTES For

The Nazareth Association Newsletter We’d like to hear from you. What have you been doing? With whom have you been in contact? Send us this form and we will include your news in our fall newsletter. Name _____________________________________________ Class Year _________ (Include maiden name) With which schools were you affiliated? (Check all that apply.) St. Camillus/Borgess School of Nursing _____ Barbour Hall _____ Nazareth Academy _____ Nazareth College _____ St. Joseph, Flint _____ Were you? Student _____ Faculty _____ Staff _____ Friend _____ Tell us what is happening in your life. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Include your address, telephone number, and email if you would like us to include it in the Newsletter.

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Memorabilia order form

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NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID NAZARETH, MI 49074 PERMIT NO. 16

Nazareth Association Board 2009 Daniel Barrett NC ’89 Ruth (Berghoff) Olech NC ’56 Anne Marie (Schropp) Bradley NC ’91 Dr. Patricia (Sink) Quattrin NC ‘78 Janice (Simon) Candela NC ’70 Mary Ann (Serdel) Redmond BSN ’63 Michael Coleman NC ’91 & ‘92 Anita (Schmidt) Rosenberg NC ‘70 Charlene (Theisen) Durfee NC ’65 Gladys (Murphy) Sudeikis BSN ’63 Janyth Hess NC ’65 Mary (Richards) Van Tassel BSN ’63 Suzanne Lareau NC ’65 Irene Waldmann, CSJ NC ’46 Joyce (Sitar) McNally NC ’60 Peggy Wessel, CSJ NC ’70 Hildegard (Schiele) Molter NA’59 Ruth (Engemann) Yerks NC ’38

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