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Monday June 16, 2025
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11/19/2010
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  Mr James Zemek passes Joy Duerr

  English teacher, Mr Zemek passed away on

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David Elliott


After High School, I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1964 with a degree in Mortuary Science. As most of you know, I worked at Yurs Funeral Home thru high school, college, and until 1969 when we moved to Minnesota. Nancy and I raised 3 wonderful children while I was a Painting and Decorating Contractor in the Minneapolis area. Also, active in our Church, had a vacation home on a lake in northern Minnesota for many years, and then became active on two Fire Departments starting at the age 40 (can you believe?). At one point, Scott, Steve, and I were all on these volunteer Fire Departments (really neat). I was Fire Chief for many years on the one small department while being Hazardous Materials Coordinator and then District Chief on the larger suburban department. All these activities took a toll on my marriage and in 1999, we were divorced. Work and the Fire Departments continued ( Let us Never Forget 911).
In 2006, I retired from Contracting and the Fire Departments. Becky and I then moved to Florida where she started Cat Adjusters, LLC, an Independent Insurance Adjusting Firm. We both are licensed in Florida and Texas and work claims after the hurricanes. But you know what, after the first year, No hurricanes in Florida. We did work Hurricane Ike in Texas and now the waiting game. In the mean time, we have been managing a naturist resort in South Florida and loving retirement (HaHa!!).
Becky and I have been married 8 years now and neither of us miss the Cold weather in Minnesota but I do miss my 5 grandchildren in California and Minnesota. My Mom and Dad are still doing great at 88 and 91 (also grads of St. Charles High School). My sister Candy and my brother Chad (Bill while in school) both have families with children and grandchildren.
You can thank Kathy Lindahl (Linnea’s sister) for finding me, so maybe I can get off the “Missing Persons” list. I’ve made a number of the reunions but not since the 40th when Shirley Smith sat on my lap for the class photo and a number of you were pretty upset!!!(So we were sent to detention!!) Becky and I just bought plane tickets to attend the 50th class reunion so hope to see you all there. Thanks to all of you on the committee for making this happen and planning this historic event. God Bless.


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 Death  Thanks to classmates for your sympathy on the loss
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 6/21/2018

 Death-Carol Thompson's father  Charlie Thompson, Carol's father passed away Oct 8
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 Death-Jerry Kelley's mother, Leona Kelley  Jerry Kelley called me on the 10th of June and tol
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 6/16/2015

 Death-Rick Butler, Jane Nelson Butler's son  5/10/2015: Sharon Larson Baldwin asked me if I'd
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 Death-Susan Claricoates' mother  Lois Jane Claricoates Sept. 10, 2012 mother of Su
 Posted by: Susan Claricoates Kigyos

 8/26/2013

 Death-Rita, Jim Cotti's wife   Jim Cotti, one of our classmates lost his wif
 Posted by: Joy Duerr

 9/20/2012

 Death-Carl Klingner  Carl Klingner, Marlene Royce Klingner's husband pa
 Posted by: Joy Duerr

 8/23/2012

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Susan Claricoates Kigyos

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Missing Classmates

Betty Adkerson

Ursula Beider

W. Thomas Burton

Carol Cole

James William Falconer

Virginia Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Etta Murray

James Robert Myers

Nancy Rhodes

Charlotte Smith

Michael Thorsen

Barbara Arlene Wasilewski

Barbara White Meyer

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