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.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

The Class of '62 Reunion Committee wishes you a Happy Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year that includes coming back to this website frequently in 2011 to check out our initial planning ideas---along with seeking your input on plans for the 5oth Reunion of the Class of '62 in 2012.

Planning will be taking place throughout 2011 and 2012. Please consider joining us as a committee member or, at least, emailing in your ideas and later emailing your preferences as the choices are put up on this Blogspot for you to decide on reunion options.

Ho, ho, ho, and stay tuned for more reunion news throughout 2011 and 2012.

Old Farmer's Advice

Our classmate, Marie Therese (Reis) Hall, sends this "Old Farmer's Advice."

(Also see Marie Therese and her husband, Charles' website at www.millennialhospitality.com for more interesting information.)

>>> Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

>>> Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.

>>> Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

>>> A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

>>> "Meanness" don't just happen overnight.

>>> Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

>>> Every path has a few puddles.

>>> Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.

>>> If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.

>>> Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

>>> The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morning.

>>> Always drink upstream from the herd.

>>> Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

"Remembering" from Bill Rudersdorf

"Click" on the following URL address sent in by Bill Rudersdorf to see how much you remember from "the good old days:"

http://oldfortyfives.com/TakeMeBackToTheFifities.htm

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