The family of Robert Forster made a $250 donation to the Sleepy Eye Fire Dept. in his memory. Pictures are daughters (left) Kristy Suess and Lisa Hoffmann along with Fire Chief Aaron Schauman.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1969 held their 55-year class reunion on September 21, 2024, at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club. Pictured in the front row (left): Joan (Schottenbauer) Fixsen, Fairfax; Adelle (Sellner) Fischer, New Ulm; Susan (Goldschmidt) Hogen, New Ulm; Gretchen (Schwartz) Hesli, Loretto; Jean (Zollner) Moody, Sanborn; Darlene (Berberich) Hoffmann, New Ulm; Carol (Mathiowetz) Wendland, Sleepy Eye; and Allen Fischer, Sleepy Eye. Second row: Kevin Tauer, Minneapolis; Kathy (Rubey) St. Lawrence, Fairhope, AL; Mary Ann (Helget) Krebs, Sleepy Eye; Jane (Helget) Eckstein, Sleepy Eye; Mary Jo (Bauer) Evers, Sleepy Eye; Pat (Seidl) Rademaker, Sleepy Eye; Alvin Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Jeanne (Broich) Wass, New Ulm; Tom Larson, Sleepy Eye and Steve Eichberger, New Ulm. Back row: Marv Weiss, Sleepy Eye; Doug Baumann, Minneapolis; Steve Braulick, Sleepy Eye; Eugene Krueger, Farwell; Ken Hauser, Sleepy Eye; Mike Hillesheim, New Ulm; and Willy Hillesheim, Sleepy Eye. Not pictured but present: Gwyn Goettig Ruddy, Sleepy Eye; Carol Hillesheim, Sleepy Eye; Larry Mages, Lafayette and Linda (Schroepfer) Seifert, Sleepy Eye

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 2019 held their 5-year reunion on September 14, 2024, at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club. Pictured in the front row (left): John Luu Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye; Dominic Helget, Comfrey; Kyle Tauer, Nicollet; Collin Ludewig, Sioux Falls, SD; and Dallas Bauer, Sleepy Eye. Back row: Callie Bohnen, Mankato; Emily Stevens, Mankato; Leah Weiss, Sleepy Eye; Alexa Owens, Sleepy Eye; Kendra Zuhlsdorf, New Ulm; Gabriella Helget, Winner, SD; Leah Schnobrich, Amery, WI ; Hali Soukup, Bloomington; Cassie Heinrichs, River Falls, WI; and Alexis Anderson, Fargo, ND.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1984 held their 40-year class reunion on September 7, 2024, at Carl’s Corner in Essig. Front row (left): Lois (Krzmarzick) Ezzo, Canton, OH; Jerry Forster, Saint Bonifacius; Rick Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye; John O’Hare, New Ulm; John Schotzko, New Ulm and David Hoffmann, Starbuck. Second row: Nancy (Reiniger) Reed, Lafayette; Amy (Steffl) Mages, Sleepy Eye; LuAnn (Krzmarzick) Kvasnicka, Mankato; Karen (Lochner) Schwacke, Delano; Sue (Riebel) Lueck, Saint Cloud and Brenda (Wintheiser) Schumann, Mansfield, TX. Back row: Gina (Roiger) Windschitl, Sleepy Eye; Jean Kiecker, Faribault; Ann (Schmitz) Schotzko, New Ulm; Joan Kiecker, Sleepy Eye; Diann (Dietz) Wiederich, LeSueur; Karen (Sellner) Schneider-Nonhof, Nisswa and Bonnie (Nelson) Guldan, Sleepy Eye. Present but not pictured: Gary Hauser, New Ulm and Renae (Kuebler) Berg, Essig.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1999 held their 25-year class reunion on August 16, 2024, at Naomi Weiss’ home. Pictured in the front row (left): Tim Schwartz, Sleepy Eye and Kurt Wurtzberger, New Ulm. Second row: Heide (Hornick) Helget, Sleepy Eye; Naomi (Walter) Weiss, Sleepy Eye; Michelle (Sellner) Masog; Paynesville; Susie Eckstein; Minneapolis; Rachelle (Hoffmann) Weicherding, Sleepy Eye; Kristin (Jahnke) Sprenger, New Ulm; Janice (Haala) Morasch, Gilbert, AZ; Christine (Mages) Vander Hook, Minneapolis; Dusty Helget, Minneapolis. Back Row: Sarah (Eifert) Stensby, Minneapolis; Ryan Scherer, Sleepy Eye; Lee Kachemeier, Mankato and Cori Krebs, Minneapolis.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1974 held their 50-year class reunion on August 17, 2024, at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club. Pictured in the front row (left): Fr. George Schmit – guest; Phil Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Debra (Helget) Beltz, Olivia; Rita (Moldaschel) Weiss, Sleepy Eye; Joan (Konz) Rasmussen, New Ulm; Mary Jo (Goblirsch) Hille, Minneapolis; Diane (Neid) Meath, Forest Lake; Jerome Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Laurie (Schroepfer) Sieve, St. James; Randy Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Steve Meyer, Mankato; and Dale Berkner, Brandon, SD. Second row: Julie (Helget) Windschitl, Comfrey; Diane (Lux) Radtke, Mountain Lake; Joan (Gangelhoff) Dording, Winthrop; Laurie (Wendinger) Enns, St. Paul; Patty (Eckstein) Kopel, Mankato; Mary Carroll, New Ulm; Cathy Haala, Sleepy Eye; Carol (Fromm) Whitney, Mankato; Sandy (Braun) Perkins, Alexandria; Dan Braun, Sleepy Eye; Vernard Haala, Sleepy Eye; Dean Koll, Glenwood Springs, CO; John Schwartz, Sleepy Eye and Mark Bruggeman, Minneapolis. Back row: Matt Rausch, Millersville, MD; Mike Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Fred Braulick, Sleepy Eye; Wally Johns, Mankato; Craig Hansen, Sleepy Eye; Steve Hansen, St. Paul; John Ebenhoh, Sleepy Eye and Mike Schmid, Sleepy Eye. Present but not pictured: Ralph Hillesheim, Sleepy Eye; Sherry (Ganske) Bahr, Madison, WI; Chuck Zinniel, Sleepy Eye and Sandra (Krueger) Nydam, Sleepy Eye.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1994 held their 30-year class reunion on August 10, 2024, at the Sleepy Eye Brewing Co. Pictured in the front row (left): Joanna (Hoffmann) Carroll, West Fargo, ND; Connie Nelson, Sleepy Eye; Holly (Hoffmann) Christensen, Sleepy Eye; Lisa (Kral) Oberg, Alexandria; Jenny (Braulick) Helget, Sleepy Eye; Dawn (Eickhoff) Sellner, Sleepy Eye; and Sarah Forster, Saint Paul.
Back row: Jeremy Mages, New Ulm; Troy Huiras, Sleepy Eye Kevin Bushard, Northfield; Matt Nuytten, Lake Crystal; Jeff Sellner, Saint Paul; Mike Hillesheim, Shakopee; Tim Haala, Saint Paul; Justin Weiss, Chandler, AZ; Nicole Paulson, Sleepy Eye and Dan Haala, New Ulm. Not pictured: Rachel (Meyer) Hoffman, New Ulm.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School Class of 1959 held their 65-year class reunion on August 3, 2024, at the Sleepy Eye Golf Club. Pictured in the front row (left): Rita (Pelzel) Neid, Sleepy Eye; Dorothy (Billmeier) Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Carol (Goldschmidt) Hengel, Sleepy Eye; Sandy (Bertrand) Runing, St. Paul; Patty (Bertrand) Steeber, Osseo; Judy (Schottenbauer) Conrad, Sartell; and Donna Krzmarzick, Osseo. Second row: Tom Hirsch, Sleepy Eye; Sr. Theresa Hoffmann, Rochester; Ken Huiras, New Prague; Carolyn (Suess) Bertrand, New Ulm; Curt Runing, Casa Grande, AZ; Margaret (Seidl) Bauer, New Ulm; Anna Marie (Zinniel) Scharfencamp, New Ulm; Marietta (Guttum) Ludewig, Sleepy Eye; Ed Berkner, Sleepy Eye; Robert Tauer, Hanska; Margie (Olsen) Rasmussen, Canton, OH; and Linus Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye.