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CLASS OF 1956

Welcome to Omaha South High School Class of 1956's page!  Our records show that the Class of 1956 had 476 students in their graduating class.  Below you will find upcoming reunion details, a link to the 1956 yearbook, and a list of classmates who have passed away. ​ ​

Reunion Details

Per Bill Poppen, the reunion committee disbanded after the class' 60th reunion (2016). All remaining money in the class fund was donated to the Alumni Association to be awarded as scholarships.  

If any classmate wants to plan a time for lunch, dinner, or a drink, please let us know and we can spread the word. 

Yearbook Link

1956 southite Yearbook

Class of 1956 Departed Packers

​Rick Aden
Lucy (Alba) Klusaw
Joe Algya
Norman Ambrose
Jack Anderson
Marilyn (Ashton) Knowlton
Joe Bahun
Julius Balis
Marilyn (Barnhart) Gibbs
Charles Barry
Georgene (Bartek) Smith
Harry Bates
Joan (Baulisch) Andersen
Judy (Baumgartner) Weinand
Patricia (Beister) Wilson 
Robert Bialy
Ron Bojanski
Delores (Boryca) Moore
Tom Bosiljevac
William Boyle
Mary Brabec
Ross Breci
Edith (Brown) Montgomery
Barb (Brunell) Ackerman
Joanne (Bruner) Mauer
Kathleen (Butler) Benson 
Charles Buxter

Robert ‘Bob’ Campos Sr. ​
Mary (Case) Patterson 
Tony Castro
Sherleen (Chance) Reilly
Ralph F. Chappell ​
Nick Chiburis
Alona (Christensen) Tangeman
William Clark
Robert Cochrane
Pat Collins
Larry Conley

Peggy (Considine) Getz 
Doris (Couch) Wozny
Madeline (Covalciuc) Stebbins
Michael Crayne
Margaret Ruth Croft 
Ron Cuevas
Tom Cunningham
Howard Curtis
Nancy (Daniels) Ficenec ​
Deanna Davis
Sam DeGeorge
JoAnn (Detwiler) Van Ryckeghen
Pete Devaney
Bill Dinges
Phyllis (Donaldson) Dragon
Patrick Doyle
Shirley (Edmonds) Thomas
Ken Egr
Martin Erne
Ramon Evon
Harvey Fast
Margaret (Fitzpatrick) Wright
Robert L. Fitzsimmons 
Phil Fitzwater
John Flowers
Frank Gaeta
Harry Gavin
David Getzscham 
Dorann (Grahovac) Bosko
Carole Greiner
Jack G. Gross 
Don Grzebielski
Mary Ann (Grzywa) Reyes
Walter Grzywa
Irene M. (Gunia) Sprick 
Don Gutchewsky
Donna (Halac) Hageman
​Richard Hale
Joe Hanel
Peggy (Hansen) Dugick 
Sharon (Heath) Brunten
Roland Hendricks
Raymond Hering
Richard Hertzig
Joyce (Hineline) Nalchow
Glen Hinrichsen
Lee (Hoden (Ret)) Hoden
Terry Holst
Harvey Howland
Shirley (Hrabik) Riha ​
Beverly (Huff) Benek
James Jackson
Pat Jacobsen
Patricia Jacobsen
Carolyn (Janda) Placzek
Darlene (Jansen) Anderson
Frank Anthony Javorsky Sr.
Dale Jeck
Deanna (John) Borros
George Jonaitis
William ‘Bill’ E. Jones 
Donald Kalasky 
Donna (Kamarasky) Hieber ​
Dorothy (Karasek) Piper
William Kastl
Peter Kavas
Karen (Keast) Lacina
Billie Kennedy
Lanny Kessler
Richard J. King ​
Sylvia (Kirksey) Wilson 
Faye (Kloch) Sadofsky
​Martha Rose (Knihal) Teesdale
Elaine (Koraleski) Gibson
James Kozak
Eugene Kozol​
Lorna (Kreider) Drake
Eugene Kriegler
Edward Krof
William Kroupa
Joan (Kucera) Hinkle
Larry Lacina

Fred Lampman ​
Janet (Lang) Proksel 
Janice (Lang) True
Marlene (Latimer) Majeski 
Thomas R. Lampman 
Donna Lee
Al Lizdas
Catherine (Lombardo) Couvillon
Eugene Lorence
Helen (Lorence) Plambeck

Raymond Lubsen 
Lee Ludlow
John F. Lynch 
Richard Maly
Mary (Mandina) Pritchard
Barbara (Mandle) Justice

JoAnn Marcelino 
Delores Marquez
Don Marquez 
Robert L. Matcha 
Marvin McClarty
Hugh McGahan
Ross McGee
Rosalie (McHarry) Krenzer
Rosemary (Messany) Albright
Margaret (Messiaen) Farley
Mary (Meyers) Baxter
Rita (Miller) Stodolka 

Sandra (Morehouse) Bosiljevac 
Fred Moessner
Dennis Moore
Paul Narduzzo
Don Niedzielski
Tom Nieto
Donald Nikolich 
Ron Novotny
Paul Opocensky 
Marge (Pacholski) Rydl
Jerry Parks
Don Pavlik
Duane Pavlik
Bob Pechar
Robert Peklo
Theresa (Perich) Clark
Robert A. Pierson 
Richard Pietryga
Virginia (Polak) Swihel
Charles Prai
Richard Price
Don Prusha
James Prusha
Bob Push
Ron Renner
Betty (Riley) Caster
Don Robbins
Don Rouse
Rita (Schimonitz) Smith
Carl Schneider
Bonnie (Schwartzlander) Parmentier
Elaine (Schwer) Neely
Victoria (Schwisow) Savich
Albert Selk 
Rose (Sena) Salerno
Carmen (Sena (Schmahl)) Reed
Charles Shiery
Donald E. Shimonek 
Dorothy (Shinkle) Runte
Charlotte (Shoehigh) McGuire
William Skalla
Ron Slattery
Zita (Smailys) Douglas
Gerald 'Jerry' Smith 
Joyce (Smolinski) Urban
James Smutny
Darlene (Snyder) Houston
James Sobotka
Tony Sporcic
Don Stehno
Dennis Sullivan
Clifford Swertzic
Barbara (Sykora) Corcoran
Kirsten (Terkelsen) Moore
James M. Thompson 
Richard Totusek
Roger Townsend
Florence (Trout) Anderson
James Tylkowski
Alice (Underwood) Torwirt 
Paul Urban
Jeanette Urkevich
Ron VanCleve 
Patric Vendetti
Sallie (Versh) Degmetich

Thomas Vlcek 
Jan Vodicka
Jerry Vodicka
Gary Vyborny
LeRoy Wall
Nancy (Warren) Schneckloth
Kay (Wedberg) Matsen
Sharon (Whitney) Kraft 
John Wietzki
Richard Will
George Wilson
Ray Wilson
Harold J. “Bud’ Witkovski 
Richard Wojtowicz
Beverly Wood
Henrietta Woods
Darlene (Wozniak) Macrander 
Pearl Wright
Frank Zblut​

231 as of January 2025 - Additions to this list are made twice a year when the Spring & Fall Alumni Tooters are released. ​
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