Dear donors and benefactors,
Thank you seems such an inadequate
response to your ongoing generosity to
Cotter Schools, and yet, profound
gratitude is all we have to offer.
Gratitude and the desire to build on
the 105-year-old legacy that is Cotter
Schools motivates all that we do every
day. Your gift and your continued
support make building on that legacy
possible.
During this 105th year, we will be
honoring the Christian Brothers at our
annual Founder’s Day celebration on
November 16, 2016. The Brothers
were the first teachers and
administrators of Cotter High School
from 1911 to 1952 and they formed and
shaped much of the rich tradition that
we carry on today. Our celebration of
these faith-filled men, our first
benefactors, is long overdue, and I
invite you to join us in celebrating the
Brothers if you can.
As President, I am deeply aware of our
dependence on so many who have
gone before us, and on so many who
carry us onward today. Our students
are keenly aware of all the gifts that
enable their education, and we all pray
for you and your intentions each time
we gather. My deepest hope is that
your generosity plants a seed in the
hearts of our young students today so
that they, in turn, live lives of
generosity and service in the years to
come.
Thank you, again, and may our loving God bless you abundantly.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Sister Judy
Sister Judith Schaefer, O.P., PhD
President, Cotter Schools
Steve Appelwick
Dave & Muriel Arnold
Dan & Jeni Arnold
Steve & Kathy Biesanz
Matt & Liz Biesanz
Jim & Jean Frankard
Bob Kierlin & Mary Burrichter
John & Cindy Leaf
Fr. Don Lovas
Jerry & Anita Modjeski
John & Marlene Mulrooney
Will & Shirley Oberton
Wayne Rendahl & Ann Sullivan
Dan & Pat Rukavina
Rich & Yvonne Wantock
Alliant Castings
BK 5K Youth Fund
Merchants Bank
Midtown Foods
Miller Ingenuity
Modern Ready Mix
Morrie Miller Athletic Foundation
RTP Company
Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
Slaggie Family Foundation
Steak Shop Catering
Winona National Bank
Chris Arnold & Stacey Mounce Arnold
Ted & Patti Biesanz
Jim & Sandi Blank
Arlene Blank
Tom & Annmarie DeMarais
Phil & Barb Feiten
John & Kathy Fillmore
Terry Fleming
Dan & Nancy Goltz
Thom & Robyn Kieffer
Dan & Colleen Koll
Murl & Sarah Landman
Charles & Sandra Landman
Elaine McLeod
Mark & Ann Merchlewitz
Christian & Mary Michener
Fran & Amy Modjeski
Terry & Debbie Owen
Jack & Judy Richter
Dave & Betsy Rowekamp
Sister Judith Schaefer
Barb & Steve Slaggie
Matt & Lindsay Slaggie
David & Marjorie Steinbauer
Dan & Shelley Trainor
Scott & Kathy Turner
Dave & Jolene Vaselaar
Bill & Mary Wieczorek
Joann Ziegeweid
Altra Federal Credit Union
C.D. Corp.
Cytec Industries
Dahl Automotive
Fastenal Company
Kohner Materials
Motor Parts & Equipment
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Schwab LLC
Slaggie Capital Group
WHV, Inc.
Winona Family Dental Care
Winona Health
Keith Ashelin
Mark & Christine Ayotte
Jim & Maribeth Bedtke
Corey & Theresa Beech
Nick & Cari Beyerstedt
Steve & Ann Blue
Robert Brom
Gerry Cichanowski
Fr. Richard Dernek
Robert & Marjorie Deter
Lance & Chris Duellman
Derek & Cathy Espy
Greg & Terri Evans
Kevin & Mariclaire Fleming
Dave & Mary Forney
Jerry & Corrine Grochowski
Patricia Haessig
Sr. Delores Hannon, RSM
Most Rev. Bernard J. Harrington
Caroline Horton
Kathy Hovell
Barry & Kim McRaith
Bill & Lori Ortega
Lloyd & Billie Rivers
Dale & Linda Schauer
Bob & Mary Jo Strauss
Ken & Vera Suman
Jean Theis
Millie Wachowiak
Jeff & Amanda Weifenbach
Bob & Carol Wooden
Jim & Liz Wright
Anonymous
Biesanz Energy Group
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Hal Leonard Corporation
IHM Seminary
Joe's Auto & Tire
Novel Energy Solutions
Peerless Chain Company
River Hills Dental
Robert Biesanz Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sugar Loaf Senior Living
Wm Miller Scrap Iron & Metal Co.
Wunderlich Insurance Agency
Kristin & Jake Biesanz
Sally Blank
Dan & Kathleen Bork
Matt & Laurie Broghammer
Paul & Jan Brosnahan
James & Susan Burns
Fernando Carrillo
Mike & Linda Cichanowski
Msgr. Rick Colletti
Richard & Laurette Datta-Concaildi
Ron & Helene Dreas
Barbara L. DuFresne
Tim & Stacy Flanagan
Carole Gardner
Julie Gardner
Chris & Erin Gervais
Ralph & Mena Kaehler
Carol Kasimor
Jeff & Michelle Kohner
Keith & Mary Ann Kuehl
Donald & Sharon McElmury
Jerry & Anita Modjeski
Patrick & Sandra Mullen
Jen Mulyck
Tom & Sherri Nachtigal
Steve & Monica Nelton
Randy & Margie Piechowski
Anthony & Susana Piscitiello
Darrin & Keli Redinger
Rome & Bev Ritter
Don & Lori Rivers
Russ & Amy Rubie
Mike & Sue Savat
Daniel & Julie Schneider
Ellsworth & Helen Simon
Peter & Maureen Speltz
Brian & Sara Thomas
Anthony & Betsy Tibor
Jon & Reyne Wisecup
All Trades Service LLC
Class of 1950
Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home
Green Mill Restaurant
Holiday Inn Express
Leighton Broadcasting
Plaza Hotel & Suites
Riverport Inn & Suites
Rohrer Center, LTD
Theis Printing
Whetstone Machine, Inc.
Rhoda Abts
Sheelah Anderson
Dan & Jeni Arnold
Greg & Mary Kay Bambenek
Carl & Barbara Bambenek
Jim & Nancy Bambenek
Fr. Jim Berning
Lee & Sherrie Besek
Patti Betlach
Bridget Blank
Gene & Nancy Boettcher
Angie Bork
Doug & Roxanne Borkowski
John & Mercedes Borzyskowski
Barb Burchill
Al & Jaclyn Butenhoff
Chris Carroll
Erik Christenson
Dorothy & William Chuchna
Richard Cisewski
Pat & Joan Costello
Bill & Judy Cunningham
Angie & Chuck Daley
Gene & Carolyn D'Amour
Jamie & Cindi Daubendiek
David and Mary Ann Duellman
Bill Duellman & Erika Shields Duellman
Rick & Peggy Duellman
James Duffy
Brendon & Megan Duffy
Jim & Jenny Ellis
Kevin & Dorothy Ferden
Kevin & Laura Fitzgerald
Steve & Alice Flo
Juan & Anne Foegen
Rebecca Foreman
Bonnie & Stephen Francisco
Michael & Sara Gabrick
Mike & Frances Galvin
Mark & Marie Gernes
Keith and Rita Geshik
George Ginther
Ernie & Gayle Gorman
Todd Graff & Laurie Ziliak
David & Nancy Griffin
Steve Beck & Genelle Groh Beck
Gerry & Kathleen Gunderson
Jamie Gunn & Sarah Lawless-Gunn
John & Ann Gustin
Msgr. Tom Hargesheimer
John & Jean Hartert
Keith & Nancy Hauge
Mike & Sue Hauser
Lee & Kelly Hein
Bob & Mitzie Hennessy
Christopher Hoeppner
Bob & Sue Hoodecheck
Doug & Patricia Hubbard
Shannon Huelskamp
Clare & Shari Jarvis
Jeff & Wendy Johnson
Bob & Debye Judge
Bud & Charlie Kaehler
Jack & Judie Keen
Jean Kertzman
Lara Kierlin
Paul & Peg Kilkus
Paul & Peggy Killian
Michael Kleinschmidt
Dan & Deb Kohner
Bob & Marlene Kohner
Timothy & Summer Kohner
Dan & Colleen Koll
Kevin & Anna Koopman
Jacob & Sara Kuehl
Tom & Phyllis Kukowski
Richard Kukowski & Elaine Klein
Leiha Larson
Michael & Laurel Littrell
John & Mary Anne Lochner
Barb & Gary Marg
Nancy & Leonard Marg
Ben & Jan Maroushek
Bryce & Deb Maus
Arthur & June Ann Maze
Jayne & Pat Meier
Christian & Mary Michener
Jerry & Susan Miller
Alex & Fallon Modjeski
Mike & Suzanne Moravec
Paul Morgan & Rita Miller
Mary Moxness
David Mrozek
Micah & Natalie Muller
Neil & Maureen Mulrooney
Dan & Angela Nisbit
Don & Jan Nitti
Dan & Lori Northrop
Corey & Danielle O'Laughlin
Eugene Olson
Mike & Kay Orlowske
Carol Orlowske
Paul & Mary Pelissero
Colleen & Tom Peplinski
Travis & Niki Peterson
Tony & Kathy Piscitiello
Matt Pronschinske
John Pyle
Ted & Amy Reilly
Gillian Rendahl
Loretta Richter
Henry & Nancy Rollinger
Richard Harrity & Mary Rowan Harrity
Kevin & Bea Salisbury
Laura & Paul Schaffner
Chris & Kristina Schmidtknecht
Mark & Julie Schneider
Robert & Linda Schrupp
Wayne & Kathy Shustrom
Tom Slaggie
Leland Smith
Rick & Carolyn Sobeck
Tony & Becky Speltz
Keith & Theresa Speltz
Joseph Srnec
Ron Steinbauer
Larry & Marsha Stenzel
David & Sandra Symicek
Ken & Penny Venus
Rachel Vogel
Dave & Bette Weinmann
Nick & Nancy Whaley
John Wineski
Don & Dee Wittenberg
Frank & Diane Wohletz
Anne & Byron Wood
James Yenish
Mary June Zbylicki
American Family Insurance - Larry Ebert
American Family Insurance - Steve Young
Back to Health Chiropractic & Wellness
Bay State Milling Co.
Bloedow’s Bakery
Bremer Bank - Rollingstone
Bremer Bank - Winona
Bub’s Brewing Co.
Class of 1957
Crowley Chiropractic
Culligan Water Conditioning
Dee's Auto Care
Elmer's Auto Sales & Salvage
Floor Coverings of Winona
Gary L Granseth DDS
GiveMN
Goltz Pharmacy
Goodson Manufacturing Co.
Gundersen Lutheran Eye & Vision Clinic
H&M Plumbing & Heating
Hiatt Metal Forming, LLC
Hy-Vee Food Stores
Insty-Prints
Kendell Lumber Company
Knitcraft Corporation
Ledebuhr's Meat Processing
Malteurop
Meisel Chiropractic
Mississippi Welders Supply Co. Inc.
North Castle Graphics
Pediatric Dentistry
Pet Medical Center
Pflughoeft Pederson Jonsrud and Knuesel
River Valley Recycling
Riverfront Partnership LP
Russell & Associates
Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant
Security Plus
Speltz Auto Center
Sport & Spine Physical Therapy
State Farm Insurance - Jack Warnemunde
Sugar Loaf Ford Lincoln Mercury Inc
United Driving School
Wabasha Tree Company, Inc.
Westgate Bowl & Wellington's Pub & Grill
Wincraft, Inc.
Winona Agency
Winona Elks Club No. 327
Winona Mechanical, Inc.
Winona Sales & Leasing
Winona Veterinary Hospital
Ziebell's Hiawatha Foods Inc.
Bill & Sandra Allaire
Bob & Donna Andraschko
John & Elaine Angst
Tom & Linda Angst
Carolyn Armstrong
Steven Ashelin
Lorraine Ashelin
Thomas & Katherine Bambenek
Justin & Marie Barrientos
Dean & Debra Beckman
Butch & Lynne Beier
Christine Beirne
Scott & Jane Biesanz
Kevin & Roxy Bischel
Rosemary Boezi
Hilda Boland
Ryan Brewer & Rebecca Klukas-Brewer
John & Joan Broadwater
Dennis & Marie Brom
Conrad Brom
Dee Brugger
Jon & Vickie Cada
Tim & Katie Carroll
John Chuchel & Suzanne Ness
David & Kathleen Clemence
Leroy & Katie Czaplewski
Gene Dahm
Michael & Sandra Daley
Jim & Jeanne Danneker
Arran Davis
James & Virginia Dean
Richard & Sheila Devine
Larry & Shirley Dieterman
Maureen Doffing
Mike & Mary Donlin
Bill & Arlys Drazkowski
Dana Engel
Paul & Dorothy Evanson
Dan & Rita Fliehr
Brian & Charity Floen
John & Yvonne Foegen
Don & Sally Frisby
James & Sandra Gaffigan
Justin & Mary Galke
Brian & JoAnne Gilmore
Robert & Joan Gleason
James & Jean Gromek
William & Sharon Haack
Michael Hagarty & Maura Thompson Hagarty
Luke & Abby Hansen
Mike & Carol Hansen
Thomas Heftman
David & Joan Hemmelman
Kurt & Tammy Hoeger
George & Donna Hoeppner
Sandra Hohnstadt
Tom & Irene Holan
Peter Horton
Jim & Mari Husman
Francis & Marie Jacques
Ralph & Sue Jobe
Dan & Mary Johnson
Steve & Peggy Johnson
Brian & Ann Junker
Jack & Patty Karnick
James & Marlene Kerrigan
Mike & Barb Kleinschmidt
Charles & Sherrie Knopp
Bruce & Kathy Koehler
LaVerne Kohner
Diane Kohner
Mike & Sandy Kramer
Geraldine Kratz
Janice Krejce
Charles Kubicek
Ron & Kay Kuhlmann
Aaron & Natalie Kuklinski
Roy & Roy Kukowski
Stephen & Charlotte Kwosek
Steven Laak
Melvin Leland and Mrs. Luella Leland
Roger & Beverly Leonhardt
Michael Libera
Ron Loftness
Greg & Becky Maliszewski
McKenna Marg
Joseph & Joan Matchey
Sr. Reg McKillip
Dan & Dee Mertes
Joe Miller
Mary Ann Moore
Julie Moriarty
Floyd & Joan Mullen
Kaitlin Nachtigal
Daniel & Christine Nichols
Mike & Sue O'Brien
Orest & Mary Ann Ochrymowycz
Brett Whyte & Linda Oddy-Whyte
Charles & Lynn Palenik
Tom Parlin & Mary Hansel Parlin
Dolores Paszkiewicz
Doug & Sharon Penning
Michaela Peplinski
William & Kathy Peterson
Nancy Piper
Mike & Maria Platteter
Kenneth Plein
Mark & Barb Pozanc
Stephen Profilet
Sue Rivers
Jeff & Nancy Rivers
Michael & Anne Rompa
Tony Rukavina
Josh & Jen Rutz
Ben & Megan Sadowski
Peter & Jessica Schaul
Tom & Mary Schell
Jeri Schneider
Gordon Hoffert & Uli Schorn-Hoffert
Sarah Schrupp
Roseanne Schultz
Tom & Cindy Serratore
Donald & Sonja Sheehan
Al Smith
Frank & Peggy Smith
Chris & Janneke Sobeck
Greg & Susan Sobolewski
Fritz & Teresa Speck
Sarah Speltz
John Speltz
Nathan & Mandy Speltz
Mark & Mary Ellen Staelgraeve
Jeanette Steiner
Larry & Marsha Stenzel
Michael Swenson
Tom & Deborah Thompson
Joan Tierney
Pete Tlougan
Howard & Patte Tomashek
Robert Tropple
Douglas & Kathy Twite
Jose Uribe & Christina Uribe Nitti
William Van Benschoten
Peter & Kay Walsh
Ann Watkowski
Jeffrey & Sherry Weaver
John & Barbara Weinberger
Chris & Grace Welle
Karen Williamson
Ann Williamson
Marie Williamson
Cheryl & Jerry Wilma
Steve & Mary Jo Wiltgen
Gini Wilzbacher
Brian & Sue Wolfe
David & Mary Wooden
James Zugschwert
Companion Animal Care Center
GENESCO
Goodsearch
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Jay & Dee's Special T's
Kish & Sons Electric, Inc.
Many Hands Many Lands
Owen Warneke & Associates
Taco Johns
Brigadier General Norris P. Abts
Rhoda (Engel) Abts ‘50
Stephen Donahue ‘67
Geraldine (Peplinski) Kratz ‘60
Tom Allaire
Steve ’70 & Monica Nelton
Clifford Fink ‘57
Tom ’57 & Phyllis Kukowski
Aaron Ayotte ‘05
Will & Shirley Oberton
Sarah Frisby ‘98
Joan (Sievers) Tierney ‘61
Walter Ayotte ‘49
Carole (Jeresek) Gardner ‘50
Alice Frith
Mike & Mary Donlin
Eleanor Bambenek
Jim ’66 & Sandi Blank
Steve ’57 & Barb Slaggie
John Fuschel
Mike ’56 & Barb Kleinschmidt
Sophia Baechler
Steve ’57 & Barb Slaggie
Shirley Gage
Elaine (Heaser) McLeod ‘65
Jayne Bornhofen
Steve ’57 & Barb Slaggie
Diane Iverson ‘57
Elaine (Heaser) McLeod ‘65
Dominic Jaszewski ‘54
Geraldine (Peplinski) Kratz ‘60
Robert Peters
James Heaser
Walter Lange ‘40
Jean Kertzman
Leonard Plein ‘55
William ’57 & Sharon (Heaser) ’62 Haack
Elaine (Heaser) McLeod ‘65
Anne (Biesanz) Roberton ‘62
Roy & Mary (Eichman) ’72 Kukowski
Steve ’57 & Barb Slaggie
Charlotte Lisowski
Jim ’66 & Sandi Blank
Elaine (Heaser) McLeod ‘65
Mary (DeGrood) Loftness ‘58
Ron Loftness
Steven Massie
Jim ’66 & Sandi Blank
Ruth Meier
Peter Horton
Steve ’57 & Barb Slaggie
Charles Mettille ‘44
Geraldine (Peplinski) Kratz ‘60
Mary Ann (Schneider) Moore ‘60
Evelyn Modjeski
Jim ’66 & Sandi Blank
Elaine (Heaser) McLeod ‘65
Ann Watkowski ‘65
Ann Williamson
Marie Williamson ‘73
Kevin Mulyck
Elaine (Heaser) McLeod ‘65
Tony Schaufenbil
Dave & Muriel Arnold
Lucile (Sue) Schneider
Brian & Ann Junker
Steven Laak ‘74
Daniel ’74 & Julie Schneider
Dan & Shelley Trainor
Ann Williamson ‘73
James Zugschwert
Thomas Schoen
Geraldine (Peplinski) Kratz ‘60
Peter Schroetke
Geraldine (Peplinski) Kratz ‘60
James Srnec
Steve ’57 & Barb Slaggie
Ellie Waldorf
Carole (Jeresek) Gardner ‘50
Claire (Ayotte) Williams ‘47
Carole (Jeresek) Gardner ‘50
You can find a Cotter alum at
these schools…
Academy of Art Institute
Adrian College
Augsburg College
Carleton College
Carthage College
Coe College
College of St. Benedict
College of St. Scholastica
Columbia College-Chicago
Concordia-St. Paul
Creighton University
Drake University
Fordham University
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hamline University
Indiana State University
Iowa State University
Marquette University
Michigan State University
Minnesota State College SE Tech
Minnesota State College- Mankato
New York University
North Dakota State University
Rutgers University
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
School of Art Institute- Chicago
South Dakota State University
Southern New Hampshire University
St. Catherine University
St. John’s University
The Culinary Institute of America
University of California- Berkeley
University of California- Irvine
University of Kansas
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota- Duluth
University of Missouri
University of St. Thomas
UW- Eau Claire
UW- Green Bay
UW- Madison
UW-Platteville
UW- Stout
Winona State University
Viterbo University