This is a page to connect with our classmates from 1987 from BOTH Chi-hi & McDonell. All are welcomeโค
This is the class reunion page for Chi-hi and McDonell's Class of 1987.
05/14/2024
McDonell Class of 87
Brian T. Morrissey Obituary 2024 - Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services View Brian T. Morrissey's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
04/03/2024
It's with a very heavy heart that I let you know Kelly Jo Bowe passed away yesterday morning๐ The funeral arrangements are on ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฒ๐๐ต. Click the link below for the full obituary.
Obituary for Kelly Jo Bowe | Horan Funeral Home Share memories & support the family
05/16/2023
Condolences for the friends and family of Roger Ruf who passed away on May 13, 2023 as a result of a car accident๐ข
Roger R. Ruf | Smith Funeral Chapel Roger Richard Ruf, 54, of Chippewa Falls passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, as a result of a car accident. Roger served in the United States Navy as a Hull Maintenance Technician. After his time inโฆ
04/04/2023
The calories don't count when your helping your local Catholic schools raise money! Come join us for Olson's Share Night at Olson's Ice Cream on April 12!
04/02/2023
๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐'๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ (๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐):
There will be a visitation on Wednesday night April 12th and a service on April 13th. Celebration of Life Center, 1717 Devney Drive, Altoona, WI 54720 https://www.chippewavalleycremation.com/ Obituary and specific times will be available shorty. Thanks to all for loving Reeny and family members.
I'm sorry to let you know we've lost another classmate. Please keep the family of Maureen (Reeny) Thalacker-Close in your thoughts and prayers. She passed away from Cancer on April 1st. I'll update this post with funeral arrangements once I know.
08/19/2022
Please send your thoughts to Chris and Becky Wright along with Debra Turner and their families during this difficult time.
Obituary for Aaron A. Wright | Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services Share memories & support the family
08/15/2022
08/14/2022
These are a compilation of all the photo's people sent or posted so far! Thank you to EVERYONE who came out and made it such a fun night catching up. We all need to make sure and thank John Thaler for his generous donation of $1,000! Loopy's Saloon, Grill & Event Dome did a great job getting the tables set up for us and keeping the food and drinks filled! I also want to thank Pamela Zenisek who made the 2 layer cake and to Lisa Jo Malone who helped call and mail out invitations on the Chi-hi side and bought me a few mum plants. Thank you to everyone who helped set up...hopefully I remember everyone: Lisa Jo Malone, her mom, Pamela Zenisek, John Thaler, his girlfriend Stacy, Shelley Johnson Wells, and my husband Brian Eugene Mcilquham who was also the person checking you all in!
Sorry if I forgot anybody! Because a few people have offered to step up and help with the next reunion, it looks like there will be another reunion!
Turi Miller-McIlquham
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐! ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!
Jill Koehler contacted me about getting together TONIGHT, Aug 12th at The View at 7 p.m. Who is in? ๐ป๐บ
Tag people to meet up!โค๏ธ
A few interesting facts. I realize I might not have all the addresses correct but I have tried. What I currently show for Chi-hi is:
*๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐; ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ!
*๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ช๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ก! (๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด???? ๐)
*๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ข
If you are local and still in Wisconsin or in the Minnesota area, please make an effort to come to the reunion. We have fun and everyone is nice. People change. I have heard so many tell me they never fit in, in high school so why should they come or how badly they were treated, etc. I could go on and on. Truthfully, that saddens me that people are carrying hurt for over 35 years. What I am saying is, who cares who the jocks or popular ones were. Nobody is better than anyone else. People have gained weight, lost hair, been married 4 times...Who cares? This will be my last time organizing this event so it very well could be the last reunion we ever have. I wasn't popular. I wasn't in sports and I quit band after my junior year and yet here I have been working on this reunion stuff since starting out helping with the 10 year and then continuously ever since. I have had more health issues than most, many surgeries, in and out of an electric wheelchair or walker for over 10 years now and almost died 7 years ago...If I can organize this and go to event, YOU CAN TOO if you don't have plans! Ok, done with the soap box.๐ Hope to see you there.
Turi (Miller) McIlquham
07/08/2022
This is a reminder of our 35th Class Reunion coming up on August 13th starting at 5 p.m. at Loopy's. The cost is $10 per person due prior to August 13th unless we've talked previously. Details are below along with payment info and I've created a Facebook Event as well.
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Thank you!
Turi Miller-McIlquham
715-829-2557
POSTING ON BEHALF OF Jennifer J. Patterson
Hello Chi-Hi classmates! First, a big thank you to Turi Miller-McIlquham for her continuous efforts to organize and communicate with everyone over the years and another big thank you to John Thaler for a generous donation toward the upcoming reunion! Second, I'm leaving a short video hello to you all which includes a personal ask regarding a health challenge I am managing. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment or sending me a DM if you can! Jennifer (Shelby)