Happy Holidays!

Our classmate, Marie Therese (Reis) Hall, sends her Holiday Greetings with a "You Tube" song that may just remind you of your "Good Old Days" at Hartford Union High School.


So, click on the question below and enjoy......

Remember when???

We wish you
a Merry, Merry Christmas 

and 

a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Our Sympathy Is Extended...

    We extend our sympathy to our classmate, Cecile (Brath) Pfeifer, on the loss of her husband, Robert Pfeifer.

    Robert died on August 18, 2011, after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. 


    Cecile and Robert have lived in Hartford for many years. If you are in the Hartford area, you can attend Robert's funeral services on August 22nd at St. Lawrence Church, St. Lawrence, Wisconsin. Visitation is from 3:00 P.M. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 7:00 P.M. More information is available at the Shimon Funeral Home website at http://www.shimonfuneralhome.com/ .


    Cecile and Robert were not able to make our 45th high school reunion back in 2007, but Cecile sent the following cheery update:
    
"Can't make it this time. Not much has changed in my life since I retired. Bob & I are always busy, busy! I don't know where the time goes. I still enjoy my flower gardening and am always looking for a perennial that I don't have yet in my garden. Bob says, 'Don't you have enough flowers yet?' when I bring some more home. I would like one of each perennial there is, but I am running out of room. Oh, well. As for my husband, Bob, well, he's become addicted to golf. He just loves it. Me? Well, I tried it for three summers. I'd go with Bob, but I just couldn't get the ball off the ground. It was like I was mowing lawn with a golf club! Can't say I didn't try! Bob and I aren't much for traveling, although we did go to Canada this summer and Iowa too. But that's enough for awhile. We are always happy to get home again. Hope everyone has a great time at the reunion. Best wishes to all!"
    
    With a family of three children and seven grandchildren, we are certain that Cecile will have much loving support from them, along with the rest of their family and friends.
    
    A sympathy message can be left at the Shimon Funeral Home website listed above.

One More Classmate Leaves Us

Our classmate, Don Doerfert, died "on Monday, May 23, 2011, at the age of 67 years." 


His obituary goes on to say that "he was born October 27, 1943, the son of Raymond and Dolores (nee Werner) Doerfert. Donald was a lifetime resident of Hartford. He married Harriet Simon in 1965 at Holy Hill. Don retired from Broan after 38 years of service and continued working at Steel Craft as an engineer. Don loved working in his garage, working on his cars, and motorcycle riding, and enjoyed working in his yard and fishing. He was a lifetime member of St. Kilian Catholic Church. Don loved spending time together with his family and especially with his precious granddaughters."


Additional information notes that "Don is survived by his wife, Harriet, his children, Todd (Laura) Doerfert of Rubicon and Jennifer (Shane) Rohloff of Hartford, his three granddaughters Alyssa and Stephanie Doerfert and Emily Rohloff, his mother Dolores Doerfert of Hartford, and his sisters Carol (Richard) Scharpf of Rubicon and Susan Schulteis of Hartford."


There is to be a wake on Tuesday, May 31st, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at St. Kilian's, followed by a Mass of Resurrection at 7:00 PM. Additional information can be found on the Berndt-Ledesma Funeral Home website at http://www.berndt-ledesma.com/ 


Rest in peace, Don. We will remember you in our thoughts and prayers now and at next year's 50th Reunion event.

Another Classmate is Lost

George Kress - December 5, 1943 to April 6, 2011 - R.I.P.

The Reunion Committee has heard from Classmate Dick Indermuehle that our Classmate George Kress has died.

Those wishing to "sign a guestbook" or "send a sympathy card" online can go to the Krueger Family Funeral Home in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, at their URL address:

http://www.kruegerfamilyfuneral.com/ 

(then "click" on George's name to view his obituary and find the "guest book" and "sympathy card" sources).

George and his wife, Sue, could not make our 45th "Class of '62" Reunion back in 2007, but he sent the following message:

     

     "I'll be retiring in March of 2008 from Harley-Davidson where I'm head of shipping. My    

    wife, Sue, runs a supper club in Tomahawk, called 'Shady Sue's.' Tomahawk's population 

    is 4000---just like Hartford was when we were in high school. When I retire I'll help Sue

    at the supper club, but only as a mop boy. Tomahawk is only about a 3-hour drive from

    Hartford, so you're welcome to 'eat & meet' at our supper club." 

George's obituary reads as follows:

   "George J. Kress, Jr., age 67, 218 Hillcrest Drive, Tomahawk [WI, 54487], died

   unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.

   George was born December 5, 1943 in Hartford, the son of George and Fern (Warner)

   Kress, Sr. He married Susan Schoen on October 22, 1992 in Merrill. George was employed

   in the shipping department at Harley-Davidson in Tomahawk for 20 years. He was known

   for his dry sense of humor, and was a self-proclaimed "staff supervisor" at Shady Sue's,

   and everywhere he went. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was an avid football

   fan, and had a special love of animals.

   Survivors include: Wife, Sue Kress, Tomahawk, Mother, Fern Warner, Mayville, Son, 

   George Kress, III, Beaver Dam, Daughter, Katie Van Strydonk, Madison, Sisters, Karen 

   (Dick) Madell, Hartford, Nancy (Jack) Schoebel, Hustisford, Kay (Harold, 'Red')

   Schladweiler, Kewaskum, Grandson, Kody Kress.

   A Mass of Christian Burial with Military Rites for George Kress, Jr., will be held at 5:00

   p.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2011 from St. Mary Catholic Church in Tomahawk. Fr. John

   Anderson will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church on Sunday from

  2:00 p.m. until the hour of Mass at 5:00 p.m. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery at a later

  date."

Rest in peace, George. We will all remember and pray for you again next year at the 50th Reunion of the "Class of 62."

Here's Hoping You Have A Happy 2011---BUT REMEMBER---

We hope the New Year will be a happy and healthy time.

Please remember to return to this "Class of '62" Blogspot for updates throughout 2011 regarding the Reunion Committee's plans for the 50th Reunion of the HUHS "Class of '62."

2011 will be the "planning time," along with as much of 2012 that falls prior to the Reunion.

Please email us here at

classof62hartford@yahoo.com

to provide any new contact information for yourself

and any other classmates you know of.

We would like to keep in touch regarding plans via this blogspot

and by the less expensive "email" process,

so be sure to send us your email address.

If you live in "The Greater Hartford Area,"

please consider joining us as a 50th Reunion Committee Member

by sending an email to let us know of your availability.

Please email your ideas and suggestions to help the committee create a pleasant event. Your input will also be requested in future postings on this Blogspot to help choose a reunion date(s), location, activities, et cetera.

BTW, of the 174 "Class of '62" classmates that we have listed in our data base,

21 have died (along with one advisor, Mr. Andereck),

139 have contact information found online at the "infoplease" site

(that we hope is accurate),

BUT 14 of you did not turn up on internet searches; please let us know if you know the whereabouts of the following people:

Donald Braunschweig, Sharon (Brinkman) Haydin, Margaret (Cull) Bauer,

Kay (Denzin) Brehmer, Mary Ann Gueltzow, Jennifer (Guin) Lounsbury,

Kathleen (Hartmann) Zirtslaff, Daniel Kurtzweil, Mary (Lepien) Lueth,

Marc Meyer, Mary (Multhauf) Noll or Priesgen, Bernadette (Neuberg) Wallace

and Janice Pulaski,

41 of you never responded to our invitation back in 2007 for our 45th Reunion

(which may be our fault if we had the wrong contact information

or your fault if you would rather not be disturbed),

so let us know if you would prefer to be left alone.