may 9
John Schnell: New address.
may 2
Steve Progar: New address.
April 30
Polly Olson (now Olson-South): Instagram link.
april 27
Chris Tharnstrom: Facebook link, email address.
april 26
Jan Keith (now Garfield): Email address.
Pete Bardes: Address, phone number, email address.
april 25
George Christensen added to in memoriam.
april 24
Charles (Chuck) Smith added to in memoriam.
april 15
Colleen Malany: Phone number.
Jan Topercer-Messier: Phone number and new address.
Beverly Rautenberg: Phone number and address.
april 14
Newsletter 9 added.
april 10
Ernie Unholz: LinkedIn link.
april 8
Paul Barrath: new email address.
april 5
Debbie Shields (now Rummel): Facebook and LinkedIn links.
april 2
Sherri Field (now Cook): email address and phone number.
march 30
David Reidy: email address.
march 28
Link to Episode 2 of 69 Minutes added here.
march 27
Phil Whiting: incorrect email removed.
march 23
here Arena.
march 18
Jan Keith (now Garfield): email removed; no longer works.
March 14
Kevin McGuigan added to in memoriam.
March 3
David Clanton: email address removed (no longer working).
february 17
Kathy Hall: LinkedIn link.
Teri Helmreich: Current last name (Hurst) added.
Clayton Jones: LinkedIn link.
february 14
Chris Pufundt: phone number.
february 13
Bob Zimniewicz added to in memoriam.
frbruary 10
Keith Shaver: Address and phone number.
february 7
Hugh Christian: LinkedIn link.
february 6
Renee Anderson (now Vansice): Phone number.
Gail Brezina (now English): Phone number, LinkedIn link, and photograph.
Craig Binney: LinkedIn link and new Facebook link.
Genny Beuling: Link to her business website no longer works - removed.
february 4
Address, phone number for Herbert Vanderveer.
Address, phone number, email address for Kathy Zielnicki (now Arellano).
february 2
More information on the 55th Reunion added here.
january 31
John Maschoff added to in memoriam.
january 20
Sue Bogdanski (now Gernetzke): LinkedIn link.
january 6
Who Lives Near Me page updated to now include cities to make it easier to meet old friends.
january 2, 2024
Robert Schaub: New address and phone number.
December 31
Henry Schroeder: New address, phone number, email address.
december 15
Henry Geller: New picture, address, phone number, and Facebook link.
december 11
New pages added for our 55th Reunion and the video interview program 69 Minutes.
December 8
Linda Murowchick (now Hopkins): New email address.
James (Jim) Eldert: New bio.
November 2
James (Jim) Eldert: New address and phone number.
october 16
Newsletter 8 added.
october 13
New Facebook page for David Bray.
october 9
Ann Muenster (Muenster-Nuiry) added to in memoriam.
Ernie Unholz added. Photos and Facebook link.
october 3
New email address for Rob Rees.
october 2
Irene Gerosa (Baker) added to in memoriam.
september 14
New bio for Kathie McKiernan (now Magness).
september 11
New email for Chris Lyall (now Seymour).
september 8
New photo and bio for Mark Maloney.
september 4
Deborah Power added to in memoriam.
Facebook link added for Teri Helmreich (now Hurst).
Incorrect photo, address, and Facebook link removed for Debra Basden.
september 2
New phone number for Marilee Roberg.
New phone number for Dave Bracken.
New phone number for Jim Hagen.
august 8
LinkedIn link for Larry McNamara.
New LinkedIn link for Kenneth Greenberg.
august 7
New picture of Nancy Lorance (now Flannery).
New picture of Julie Taylor (now Hitchins).
New website link for Marcia Teichner (now Aronow).
August 2
Photo and bio for Chris Moravcik.
june 21
Donna McDonald (now Preves) - photograph.
Jay (now John) Brickman - new address and email.
june 17
Rick Johns added to in memoriam.
John Schnell’s bio updated.
June 15
Chris Moravcik provided an appreciaton of Wendy Rennackar. See it here.
June 10
John Schnell provided an appreciation of Donna Gibbons. See it here.
June 6
John Schnell provided an appreciation of Mike Lautenslager. See it here.
May 4
Ann Muenster (now Muenster-Nuiry) - Facebook link.
may 2
Jim Tynen (was Tinen) - Facebook link.
may 1
Carol Kottner (now Koop) - address and added to Who Lives Near Me.
April 28
Scott Tagtmeier - email address.
Gregg Wickstra - address and phone number. Also added to Who Lives Near Me.
april 21
Bill Nystrom - Address and added to Who Lives Near Me?
Ceil Corbett (now Fredlund) - Address and phone number.
April 17
Newsletter 7 added.
april 12
Bio or Penny Albrecht (now Bridges).
Photo of Jan Bemm (now Foulke).
april 10
New phone number for Penny Albrecht (now Bridges).
march 30
New address for Bruce Hedeen.
march 26
Photo of Joe Robberson.
march 23
Facebook link, photo, and address for Debra Basden (now Jansen)
march 6
LinkedIn link for Pam Jenkins (now Fig).
LinkedIn link for Hank Nelson.
LinkedIn link for Marilee Roberg.
Richard Reagan’s Facebook link fixed.
march 4
Address and phone number for Steve Widmer.
New address for Pat Creel.
march 3
Facebook link for Becky Felden (now Grimm).
New picture for Nancy Harris (now Price).
march 2
Email address for George Schade.
march 1
Nancy Cvopa (now Johnson)’s email removed; no longer works.
Jeffrey Carr’s email removed; no longer works.
LinkedIn link removed and Thumbtack link added for Kent Merrill.
New address for John Schnell.
february 28
Facebook link and new (current) picture for Gary Peterson.
Address for David Reidy and added to Who Lives Near Me.
february 23
Heather Madson (Waldoch) added to in memoriam.
Some details added to Mike Lautenslager’s entry in in memoriam.
New (current) picture of Craig Lockwood.
Address for Harry Hutchins.
february 20
Address for Eunice Wessner (now Solomon) and added to Who Lives Near Me?
february 16
New photograph of Jerry Florence.
february 15
Leo (Leopoldo) Terrero added to in memoriam.
february 2
Address and phone number for Dayle Patti (now Keller) and added to Who Lives Near Me?
February 1
Address and phone number for Jean Clark (now Jenick) and added to Who Lives Near Me?
Address and phone number for Marcy (now Martha) Hall and added to Who Lives Near Me?
January 30
New address for Scott Tagtmeier.
New address and phone number for Linda Wenzel (now Doherty).
Information added for Wendy Renneckar on in memoriam page.
january 29
Bob Theriault’s address removed; he’s moved, no new address.
january 12
Facebook link for Ruth Williams (now Adele).
Email address and new cell phone number for Kathy Levis (now Bousquet).
January 9, 2023
Photograph and Facebook link for Rob (now Robert) Keuth.
november 15
Address and phone number for Scott Tagtmeier.
November 13
New address and email for Penny Albrecht (now Bridges).
november 7
New video for Bill Kucharski (now William Kaye, Sr.).
November 6
Six photos and commentary from Jim Wehrheim on 1969 Illinois High School State Track & Field Championships where the team from South won the mile relay in the state finals.
november 4
New address for Jerry Florence.
november 2
Randa Turner added to in memoriam.
october 25
New bio, address, and phone number for Hank Nelson.
Instagram link for Dayle Patti (now Keller).
october 23
Removed Facebook link for Janet Myers (now Ledniczky).
Bio and social links for Bill Kucharski (now William Kaye, Sr.).
october 19
Steve Scott’s e-mail address updated.
October 17
All past Newsletters are now available at Newsletters.
New bio and address for Larry McNamara.
New e-mail address for Pam Kitts.
october 16
New e-mail address for Kiki Knoop (now Wilson).
New photo for Jim Siwy.
September 15
New photo of Dick Russell.
september 5
Added Gail Lempicke to in memoriam.
september 2
Bio for Ray Baldy (now Jack Elliott).
August 30
New email address and phone number for Ray Baldy (now Jack Elliott).
august 29
Address for Lindy Ames (now Ratzlaff).
Photo, city, LinkedIn link, and email for Anne Keller.
New address and phone number for Yvonne Buciak (now Monaghan).
august 26
LinkedIn link for Nancy Price.
Brief bio and Twitter link for Scott Powers.
August 25
Photograph of Rick Meynen.
Phone number for David Winkelman.
Address, phone number, Facebook, LinkedIn for Bill Wysow.
august 3
Jan Bemm (Foulke) updated her bio.
August 2
Address, phone number, and LinkedIn link for Sue Tuttle (now Dame).
july 31
Address and phone number for Jim Nelson.
July 29
Small update for Edna Tierney at in memoriam.
New address for Janet Myers (now Ledniczky).
july 28
Address and phone number for Bob Zimniewicz.
Address and phone number for Nancy Korecky (now Ostrowski).
july 26
New photograph of Joy Potterfield (now Bertrone).
New email address for Ray Baldy (now Jack Elliott).
July 25
New address for Mary Vandy (now Wickersham).
New photograph of Doug Woodworth.
New photograph of Deanna Haslerud.
july 24
Likely city/state for Jeanne Huisel.
july 22
New Facebook link, bio reference, and photograph for Steve Widmer.
July 20
New Facebook link for Chris Moravcik.
july 12
Address and Instagram link for Tom Baird.
july 11
E-mail address for Jan Bemm (now Foulke).
June 30
Photograph, LinkedIn and Facebook links, for Janette (now Jandy) Warner.
New address for Mary Gilmartin.
june 29
Found Steven Kalmes (you knew him as John). Photograph, bio, and contact information.
New address for Ron Grothpietz.
Jim Head added to in memoriam
June 24
New photo of Jack Nowack.
New photo and Facebook link for Keith Kaywood.
may 31
New photo of Bruce Sultan.
may 26
New photo of Rae Roller (now Quanbeck).
New photo of Steve Progar.
may 8
Address for Chris Pufundt.
May 6
Email and postal address for Skip Kuehn.
May 4
Email address and picture for Dave Clanton.
may 3
New photo and LinkedIn link for Charlie Clark.
New photo of Nancy Coons (now Peterka).
march 23
New photo (#74) added to 50th Reunion Photos and More.
March 21
New (presumed) address, phone number, and email address added for Phil Whiting.
March 18
Added Facebook link for Jan Couturier.
march 14
Added picture of Pat Best.
Added email address for Jeff Gray.
Added possible email address for Sue McFarlan (was Barmueller).
Added possible email address for Janette Warner.
march 10, 2022
Davianne Billmire added to in memoriam.
Added Community Care Ministries to Helping Others.
March 8, 2020
New photograph of Marti Gorun.
March 7, 2022
Added photograph, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for Jeff Gray.
March 3, 2022
New (presumed) email address for Jack Nowak.
Facebook link for Deb Owen (now Fortune).
March 1, 2022
Email address added for Pam Gray (now Burns).
february 28, 2022
New (presumed) address and phone number for Penny Albrecht (now Bridges).
Email address and phone number added for Scott MacClure.
Email address, phone number, and bio/story added for Rick Bancroft.
february 25, 2022
New (presumed) address for Becky Felden (now Grimm).
februaary 24, 2022
New (presumed) address and phone number for Mary Martin.
Second email address and new work/title for Steve Scott.
Recent picture of Jim Nelli added.
february 22, 2022
Tom Ambler added to in memoriam
Sean McGuigan added to in memoriam
Added LinkedIn link for Penny Albrecht (now Bridges).
february 21, 2022
Vicki Probst’s entry edited, though she’s still “missing.”
february 13, 2022
New (presumed) address and phone number added for Anita Schechet.
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Randy Stankus added to in memoriam
february 7, 2022
New (presumed) address and phone number for Jan Bemm (now Foulke).
Added LinkedIn link for Kathy Binnebose (now Patten).
Judith Bohnen added to in memoriam.
Added Chris Tharnstrom’s occupation: Occupational Therapist.
february 5, 2022
Jackie Mattea added to in memoriam
February 3, 2022
Corrected spelling of Teri Helmreich’s last name.
January 27, 2022
Address and phone number added for Sue Seitmann (now Dahm).
january 25, 2022
Mark Browning added to in memoriam.
January 19, 2022
New email address for Pam Jenkins (now Fig).
Recent photo and work information added for Steve George.
December 27, 2021
Obituary added for Rick Kolba in in memoriam.
October 16, 2021
Added Restore Justice Illinois to the Helping Others page.
October 14, 2021
All past newsletters are now available online! See Newsletters.
Added Mercyhealth Volunteer Association (Deb Fortune) on the Helping Others page.
October 13, 2021
New address and phone number for Dave Bracken.
Added One Nation Under God charity (Bill Kaye) on the Helping Others page.
September 27, 2021
New address for Peggy Welker (now Franklin).
New bio for Kathy McKiernan (now Magness).
september 10, 2021
Phone number added for Harry Hutchins.
September 6, 2021
At Scott Buzard’s suggestion, here are two Facebook groups you might want to join: I Grew Up In Glenview and Glenbrook South Alumni.
August 9, 2021
More current photos added to Directory for Becky Felden (Grimm) and Jan Topercer.
June 11, 2021
Photo and Facebook link for Dayle Patti (now Keller).
June 10, 2021
Moved Farrl Olson to in memoriam.
May 3, 2021
Updated profile for Colleen Malany.
David Bray removed from The Missing.
April 16
Updated profile for Tom Fletcher.
March 28, 2021
Added Glen Holzwart to in memoriam.
Updated contact information for Dave Bray.
March 18, 2021
Updated profiles for Bill Kucharski (William Kaye), and Craig Swanson. Thanks to Jim Wehrheim.
March 17, 2021
Updated profile for Jan Keith (Garfield) and added another picture of the football team to Nostalgia.
March 15, 2021
Updated profiles for Jody Dewey and George Christensen.
March 11, 2021
JoAnn Bush (Mueller) added to in memoriam.
New profile for Jim Wehrheim.
March 7, 2021
Updated profile for Sharon Grodsky (Michalove).
January 31, 2021
New email address for Deanna Haslerud.
january 28, 2021
Updated profile for Harry Hutchins.
January 17, 2001
Remembrance of Chris Adams added by Marjorie Skelly at in memoriam.
january 15, 2021
A poem from Marjorie Skelly:
October 30, 2020
Judi Milke added to in memoriam.
September 21, 2020
New bio and Facebook link for Scott Buzard. See this page.
april 29, 2020
First Newsletter added.
april 9, 2020
New address and bio for Arleigh Ralph (Stein). See this page.
february 24, 2020
An appreciation of Jim Lacivita from Carol Suzanne Mitchell.
february 18, 2020
Information added on Ray Baldy (now Jack Elliott). See this page.
february 13, 2020
Added pictures 57-70, from Dave Bracken’s wife, Liz. See them here. Added four pictures of our football team through the years here.
February 12, 2020
Added picture number 56, Colleen Malany, Clayton Jones, Kathie McKiernan (Magness), David Bracken to Weekend Photos and More.
february 11, 2020
Added picture number 55, Colleen Malany’s cheerleading uniform, to Weekend Photos and More.
February 10, 2020
Bio updated for Betsy Wachter, now Elizabeth Lewin. See this page.
February 5, 2020
Added the full results from the email survey. Read them here.
January 17, 2020
Excess reunion registration funds have now been divided between a contribution on our class’s behalf to the Glenbrook Foundation and to maintaining this website for the next ten years (i.e., until our 60th!)
january 3, 2020
A link to The Pieces of Eight website added to the Nostalgia page.
December 31, 2019
Photos from our 40th reunion added.
december 30, 2019
Trivia questions and answers posted on a new page.
Marjorie Skelly’s remembrance added to the in memoriam page.
June 26, 2019
We’re looking for GBS and/or Glenview-in-the-60s memorabilia for the Reunion. If you have something you’d like to give or lend for the occasion, please get in touch with either Deb Gustin or Jill Crane.
Now where did I put that Fahey Flynn t-shirt…?
june 11, 2019
Registration is open! Make sure you reserve your place for the Reunion today. Click here to register. Also check out the Reunion weekend Itinerary and the Reunion Hotel. See you there!
May 22, 2019
We’ve secured a special hotel rate for those attending the Reunion. Learn more here.
april 22, 2019
The Itinerary has been updated to reflect the most recent planning. Keeping checking back for more details.
Tom Beckmann has joined the planning committee and is our treasurer.
Added a new section called Who Lives Near Me? to help you connect with nearby classmates.
Added a new section called Nostalgia with a few Glenview / Glenbrook memories.
Added a new section called The Missing to help all of our classmates.
November 16, 2018
A venue has been chosen (the Valley Lo Club in Glenview) and a preliminary itinerary for the weekend has now been posted here. Continued thanks to our planning committee: Scott Buzard, Jill Crane, Deb Gustin, Jeph Harrison, and Jim Siwy.
And for those of you wishing to get re-acquainted with Glenview, Deb Gustin’s friend, Beverly Dawson, has written two books that might interest you; one on Glenview and one on the Naval Air Station. You can find them both here.
November 6, 2018
Through Hank Nelson, Mr. (Bob) Schoenwetter (Social Studies) sends this link to Glenbook South’s most recent school report card: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/school.aspx?source=profile&Schoolid=050162250170002.
November 6, 2018
Save the Date(s)! Our 50th Anniversary Reunion will take place on October 11-12, 2019. No decisions yet on venues or activities, but those details should be known soon and will be posted here. Stay tuned…
October 22, 2018
Just quick update.
We’re now heard from, and have entries for, 62 classmates.
Another 129 have been entered but have not been heard from and we can’t be certain that their information is current and correct. These are the entries preceded by a dot ( • ) on the website. (If you know any of them, please urge them to get in touch.)
We’ve identified 22 of our classmates who have died.
All in all, that means the site now shows roughly have of the class. New entries are being added all the time. If there’s someone you’re particularly interested in, please let me know and I’ll try to find them.
September 18, 2018
The website now has a Search capability. Click on Search in either the top or bottom menus.
August 20, 2018
It's on! We're having a Reunion!
Thanks to all of you who showed an interest in our 50th Reunion and/or who filled out the survey. Based on your responses, we've made the following, preliminary decisions:
WHEN: Probably some time during the last week of September and the first two weeks of October of 2019. For an exact date, we're waiting to find out when Homecoming will be that year.
WHERE: Glenview. The venue has not been selected but talks are underway with a number of good candidates.
WHAT: Most likely the Reunion will follow a format like previous reunions; an informal get-together on a Friday, followed by an event with a buffet and cash bar on Saturday night. Details all to be worked out.
Details and decisions will be posted here.
Many thanks to the team who has been doing all the preliminary planning: Scott Buzard, Jeph Harrison, Deb Poynter (Gustin), and Jim Siwy.
July 27, 2018
I've just come across a "newsletter" from the 15th anniversary (1984) reunion and thought you might like to see it:
July 3, 2018
Two notes:
1. If you're wondering why the pictures all look a little foggy, it's because I've had to scan them at a fairly low resolution. Otherwise, loading a few hundred high-res images on a single page would take forever.
2. If there's someone you're particularly interested in getting back in touch with, --someone special!-- let me know and I'll send you a note when I've posted their contact information. That way, you don't have to keep checking back. Always glad to help make those re-connections!
May 26, 2018
If you haven't been back to South for a while, you might enjoy this lip-dup videos from 2011: https://vimeo.com/31628922 . That was not the school I attended! [updated 07.12.18]
May 24, 2018
The other night I was thinking that we should invite our teachers to the Reunion. I'd heard of other reunions doing that and it seemed like a good idea. Then I did the math.
I'm afraid many of them are probably no longer with us. For example, I tried to find Sally Reithlingschoefer. And even though she was only seven years older than we are, and possibly the youngest teacher while we were there, she passed away just two months ago.
So instead, I've created an Appreciations page, where you can share your thoughts about anyone –student or teacher, whether still with us or not– for everyone to see. If someone was, or still is, special to you, let us know.
May 18, 2018
The website has now been up for two weeks, during which I've been reaching out to as many of our classmates as I can find. My thanks to the 25 of you have responded so far. But I'm going to need your help to locate as many of our class as possible.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
If you're in touch with alums, please send me any contact information you have or send them here to the site. E-mail addresses are most useful, but so are social links and even postal addresses. Even scraps of information can be valuable like
married names
schools attended
places worked
cities where someone has or now lives.
Send it all and I'll try to find them.
And, sadly, if you know of classmates who have passed away, please let me know that, too. I'll be setting up a page soon to remember them.
Thanks for your help,
-Rick