2015 Silver and Gold Honorees
September 4, 2015

Algonquin
St. Margaret Mary: Albert and Elaine Helfert, 65; James and Barbara Woeste, 50; Daniel and Kathleen Kielbasa, 50; Dennis and Karen Downing, 50; George and Helen Jost, 50; Jim and Janice Hanson, 25
Amboy
St. Patrick: Lyle Larry and Diana Eisenberg, 25
Aurora
Paul Jean and Rettig, 55
Annunciation BVM: Alden and Nadine Kilian, 65; Jerome and Barbara Lipinski, 50; Kevin Marianne Heintz, 25
Holy Angels: Dr. Ed and Pat Garrity, 67; Frank and Catherine Dozark, 65; Richard and Virginia, Lamermayer, 60; Michael and Elizabeth Groom, 55; Marty and Beth Lachat, 25
Our Lady of Good Counsel: Merlin and Shirley Scheller, 55; Noe and Beda Hernandez, 50
St Nicholas: Rafael and María Valencia, 50
St. Joseph: Timothy and Linda Higgs, 25
St. Rita of Cascia: Domingo and Maria de Jesus Montion Fletes 55
Batavia
Holy Cross: Bob and Diane Watts, 60; Don and Fran Nallenweg, 55; Harry and Ann Luebbering, 50; Edward and Lois Barsotti, 50; James and Susan Yunker, 50; Jim and Sandy Kowalkowski, 25; Bill and Susan Mertka, 25; Robert and Ann Iwatsuki, 25; Mike and Ann MacDonald, 25
Belvidere
St. James: Charles and Barbara See, Jr., 57; Charles and Patricia O’Connell, Sr., 52; Paul and Marilyn Musolf, 50; Tom and Janet Lacke, 50; Paul and Diane Balsitis, 50; Ramiro and Eliclia Mora, 37; Erwin and Sara Cabrera, 28; Jose and Angelina De La Trinidad, 25; César and Maria Garcia Guadalupe, 25; Genaro and Maria Barrientos, 25; Jeffrey and Elizabeth Grant, 25
Byron
St. Mary: Frank and Nancy Harwath, 60; James and Christine Lynde, 25
Carpentersville
St. Monica: Benjamin and Soledad Zambrano, 50; David and Elva Jaime, 30; Rogelio and Cilvia Solis, 25; Ruben and Claudia Sanchez Heredia, 25; Juan and Maribel Ortiz, 25; Juan Manuel and Carlota Contreras Ibarra, 25; Roman and Silvia Renedo Arroyo Sanchez, 25; Israel and Maria Dolores Rico, 25; Roberto and Gloria Eugenio, 25
Cary
SS. Peter and Paul: William Maureen Bojan, 55; Bernard and Veronica Villicana, 55; George and Joan Boddy, 55; John and Christine Cannon, 50; Ronald A. and Rose M. Lesniak, 50; Richard and Joanne Belmonte, 50; Ronald and Paulette Mohr, 50; Ronald and Rita Fugiel, 50; James and Susan Kolasinski, 25; Mark and Margaret Wollney, 25; Byron and Kimberly Stone, 25
Crystal Lake
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Martin and Jean Canello, 60; Frank and Janet Baloun, 50; Michael and Mary Heraty, 25; Dennis and Emma Kohl, 25; Thomas and Mary Clements, 25; Victor and Rosemarie Van Horn, 25; Paul and Maureen van den Heuvel, 25
St. Thomas the Apostle: Ronald and Bernice Ferraro, 55; Raymond and Shirley Le Beau, 55; Lionel and Margaret Austin, 55; Lawrence and Maureen Kensick, 50; Raul and Maria Elena Arreguin, 50; Thomas and Gail Lehner, 50; Ralph and Gail Gebert, 25; Tom and Donna Jackson, 25; Mark and Roberta Wajrowski, 25; Brian and Elizabeth Gross, 25; Jorge and Irene Chimal, 25; Tony and Sheila Biell, 25; Mark and Julie Hryniewicz, 25; Daniel and Annette O’Connell, 25; Antonio and Guillermina Bautista Hernandez, 25
DeKalb
Christ the Teacher: Alfred and Anne Mueller, 67; Sam and Kathy Berkes, 25
St Mary: James and Linda Lahey, 55; Albert and Frances Besserman, 55; Bill and Diane Menees, 50; Joseph and Yolanda Saltigerald, 25
Dixon
St. Anne: John and Frances Shular, 70
St. Patrick: Walter L. and Mary A. Fassler, 70; Jim and Mary Fritts, 60
Dundee
St. Catherine of Siena: Richard and Leona Nemec, 60; William and Carol Flood, 55; John and Muriel Fenzel, 55; Eugene and Annette D’Amico, 50; Robert and Kathleen Skupien, 50; Kenneth and Emma Everett, 50; Michael and Margaret Romer, 50; John and Nancy Siemieniec, 50; Ray and Pat Erickson, 50; Ray and Cherie Fiedler, 25; Maurice and Nancy Martin Wilson, 25; David and Kathleen Kelly, 25
Durand/Irish Grove
St. Mary/St. Patrick: Loyd and Helen Daniels, 66; Ralph and Margaret Campbell, 60; Peter and Theresa Conti, 50; John and Nancy Lund, 50; John and Susan Cocoma, 50; Phillip J. and Frances A. Salvato, 50
East Dubuque
St. Mary: Thomas and Darlene Leibold, 60; Rich and Karen Glover, 25
Elburn
St. Gall: Norbert and Cecelia, Lund, 65; Randal and Cynthia Baranowski Ligocki, 25
Elgin
St. Joseph: Wolfram and Diane Donalies, 25; Orlando and Gloria Ramirez, 25; Eliazar and Pastora Cordoba, 25
St. Laurence: Joseph and Arlene Griessler, 60; James and Alice VandeDrink, 50
St. Mary: Earl and Agnes Hamann, 60; Benjamin and Maria Juana Ontiveros Sanchez, 55; Gabriel and Clementina De Santiago Salazar 40; Fulgensio and Maria Del Carmen Mejia Arzaluz Hernandez Garcia, 34; Keith and Elizabeth Willner, 25; Zoran and Suzana Filipac, 25; Perfecto and Josefa Ramirez, 25; Jose Luis and Gabriela Gallardo, 25
St. Thomas More: John and Virginia Sloan, 65; Robert and Maureen DeDobbelaere, 60; Charles and Joan Felski, 56; Ralph and Patricia Lopatowski, 55; James and Sharon Spates, 50; Dennis A. and Virginia M. Lisiecki, Sr., 50; Dominic and Sandra Positano, 50; Frank and Patricia Viz, 50
Elizabeth
St. Mary: James and Mary Kruger, 50
Freeport
St. Mary: Vincent and Gladys McGinnis, 70
St. Thomas Aquinas: Thomas V. and Mary Ann Jagoda, 60; Richard and Marie Dinneen, 60
Geneva
St Peter: Bruce and Diane Weber, 50; Jeff and Vicki Danklefsen, 25
Genoa
St. Catherine of Genoa: Vernon and Shirley Drendel, 60; Frank and Carol Engel, 50; Amado and Maria Campuzano, 35
Hampshire
St. Charles Borromeo: Robert and Joan Wajda, 55; Robert and Marlene Handschiegel, 50; Patrick and Maria Herrmann, 50; James and Jacquelynn Pupelis, 50; Vincent and Lisa Mayer, 25
Harvard
St. Joseph: Ron and Shirley Espig, 55; Al and Mary Alice Traeder, 55; Peter and Judy Kruzicevich, 50
Huntley
St. Mary: Edward and Dolores Kniola, 68; Lucian and Christine Masur, 67; Nick and Nancy Serrani, 65; James and Jeanette Czelatdko, 65; Patrick J. and Berdita G. O’Shaughnessy, 65; Gene and Syl Schubert, 65; Thomas and Diane Benbennick, 65; Richard and Jeanette Ortwerth, 65; Norman and Leona Kuykendall, 60 ;Richard and Denise Lessner, 60; Tom and Rosemarie Mallers, 60; Lawrence and Sharon Nastala, 60; Donald and Beverly Meagher, 60; James and Lorraine McGuire, 60; Frank and Anita Vaccaro, 60; Oliver and Marjorie Stefonek, 60; Guy and Carol Marsh, 60; Francis and Callie Mae Tobolski, 57; Ted and Joanne Brandenbusch, 55; Daniel Violet Przybysz, 55; Jim and Mary Farley, 55; Warren and Judy Hansen, 55; L. Arlen and Joan Higgs, 55; Bernard and Mary Winker, 55; Louis and Roseann Cunico, 55; Jerome and Angeline Spicuzza, 55; Ramon and Loretta Ragusa, 55; Thaddeus and Maxine Farbisz, 55; Reinhold and Joan Mertinat, 55; Martin and Julia Carlino, 54; Ralph and Pat Goraj, 51; Daniel and Sandra Gabl, 50; Daniel and Bernadette McDonald, 50; Thomas A. and Maureen B. Dwyer, 50; James and Mary Schmieder, 50; Gerald and Katherine Magluilo, 50; Thomas and Joann Duble, 50; Stanley and Joyce Hycner, 50; John and Mary Lash, 50; Joseph and Diana Stanfa, 50; Lyle and Charleen Sepsey, 50; Richard and Beverly Lencioni, 50; Edwin and Rita Kruse, 50; Dean and Katherine Eitel, 50; Thomas and Barbara Janicak, 50; Artemio and Concepcion Jimenez, 50; John and Rosemary Hamlin, 50; John and Bonnie Barrett, 50; Walter and Priscilla Gullang, 50; Paul and Christine Dehnert, 50; Michael and Susan Mulcahy, 50; George and Rita Krueger, 50; Alan Marshal and Marguerite Susan Busch, 50; James and Joan Heine, 50; Ronald and Dolores Kurza, 50; Arthur F. and Ruth M. Fitzgerald, 50; John and Diane Pawelek, 50; Christ and Donajean Steiner, 50; Terry and Linda Hora, 50; Richard and Joyce Orzak, 50; Timothy E. and Judith M. Nash, 50; Jose M. and Belia Alejandro, 50; Charles and Angela Abbott, 50 ;John and Constance Ryan, 50; Daniel and Carole Hess, 50; Lawrence and Carole Jones, 50; Robert and Alexandria Orlando, 50; Gregory and Dora Struck, 50; Joseph and Susan Opalka, 45; Phillip and Annette Kopczynski, 40; Bill and Renee Brushaber, 25; Anthony and Lani Guevarra, 25; James and Annette Conrey, 25; Michael and Mary Caporale, 25; Mark and Barb Tito, 25
Johnsburg
St. John the Baptist: Lloyd and Doris Freund, 65; Joseph and Charles Nancy Majercik, 50; Terry and Janice Tvaroh, 50; John and Patricia Colomer, 50; Peter and Patti Ciecko, 25
Lena
St. Joseph: James and Johanna Leamy, 51; James and Jeanne Foley, 50; Dan and Teresa Brown, 25
Loves Park
St. Bridget: Veto and Violet Zavagl, 65; Jim and Loretta Decman, 50; Larry and Kathryn Crawford, 50; James and Aurelia Johnson, 25
Marengo
Sacred Heart: John and Marlene Moravec, 55; Pasquale and Josephine Passaro, 50; Allan and Marilyn Etheridge, 50; Robert and Alexandra Anchor, 50
McHenry
Church of Holy Apostles: Florian and Marilyn Wisniewski, 50; Dennis and Mary Kay Diedrich, 50; Gary and Jeanne Clark, 25; Darwin and Nancy Peterson, 25
St. Mary: John and Margaret Lawrence, 55; John and Amy Mercurio, 25
St. Patrick: Harold and Joyce Diedrich, 55; Joseph and Kimberly Doherty, 25
Morrison
St. Mary: Richard and Mary Ellen Bax, 50
Mount Carroll
SS. John and Catherine: John and Thelma Swiech, 60
North Aurora
Blessed Sacrament: Kenneth and Nancy Koehler, 55
Pecatonica
St. Mary: Robert and Marianne Early, 50; Richard and Roxie Merkel, 25
Richmond
St. Joseph: Andrew and Bonnie Hryniewicz, 50; Randy and Adrianne Adams Karls, 25; Ronald and Debbie King, 25
Rochelle
St. Patrick: Francis T. and Patricia M. Weaver, 55
Rock Falls
St. Andrew: Bill and Betty Widolff, 60
Rockford
Cathedral of St. Peter: Marty and Jean Czerniewski, 65; Joseph and Christine Frederick, 55; Ted and Phyllis Holm, 50; Ken and Martha Reinert, 50; James and Judith McGee, 50; Carlos and Eliana P. de Gomez Gomez, 25
Holy Family: Kenneth and Elizabeth Palmer, 60; Melvin and Shirley Freund, 55; Charles A. and Elizabeth J. Shafer, 50; James and Patricia Cahill, 50; William and Malia Hennessy, 50; Kazimierz and Izabela Koziol, 25; John and Maureen Morrissey, 25
SS. Peter and Paul: George and Therese Linsky, 50
St. Anthony of Padua: Ted and Fran Paratore, 60; Eugene and Patricia Czerniewski, 55
St. Bernadette: Raymond and Delores Lukasik, 60; Richard and Sharon Gerdeman, 50; Tom and Janet Hooker, 25; Krishna and Mary Ellen Sankaran, 25; Boguslaw and Gabriela Banat, 25
St. Edward: Edwin and Darlene Schnepper, 60; Maurice and Violet DeVlieger, 60; Robert and Georgiann Nimmo, 50
St. James: Robert and Rosalie Johnson, 25
St. Patrick: Richard and Anne Murphy, 60
St. Rita: Thomas and Norma Cancelose, 60; Clarence and Kathleen Welte, 55; Paul and Anne McNamara, 50; Robert and JoAnn Willey, 35; Brian and Ann Marie Coyle, 25; Benny and Kristyn Garbacz, 25
Sandwich
St. Paul the Apostle: Harold and Joan Gavin, 65; William and Edwina Vincent, Sr., 55; David and Mary Alyce De Craene, 50; Alan and Margaret Schilling, 50; Alvin and Camille Hanzlik, 50
Scales Mound
Holy Trinity: Richard and Mary Potempa, 60
Shannon
St. Wendelin: Clarence and June Hasz, 50; Andris and Barbara Ruments, 50; Paul A. and Terri A. Lindstrom, 50
South Beloit
St. Peter: Michael and Patty Carrick, 25
Spring Grove
St. Peter: Gerald and Joan Bodden, 50
St. Charles
St. John Neumann: Paul and Betty Ladurini, 65; James and Annette Meek, 55; Timothy and Carol McAdams, 25
St. Patrick: John and Rose Marie Eierman, 60;  R. Alex and Carol Mae L. Westhoff, 55; John and Mary Danehy, 55; William R. and Ann Marie Larsen, 51; Walter and Joanne Kalaine, 50; Edward and Mae Strobel, 50; John and Mary Ellen Theriault, 50; Lane and Bernadette Gredzieleski, 25; Richard and Laura Kennedy, 25; Ignacio and Catalina Bedolla Aguilar, 25
Sterling
St. Mary: Robert W. and Dorothy L. Cheshier, 65; John and Margaret Lynch, 50; Darrell and Nancy Holbrook, 50
Sacred Heart: Lynn and Kathy Heffelfinger, 50
Stockton
Holy Cross: Norb and Beverly Mlott, 60
Sublette
Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Bob and Betty Jones, 50
Sugar Grove
St. Katharine Drexel: Richard and Mary La Fleur, 60
Sycamore
St. Mary: Michael and Lisa Stang, 25; Dean and Traci Payne, 25; Robert and Laura Simpson, 25
Tampico
St Mary:
James and Rita Seyller, 50
Woodstock
St. Mary: Frank and Shirley Osman, 65; Louis and Mary Jane Pillizzi, 60; Chester and Eugenia Zyskowski, 60; Albert and Helena Ideler, 60; Walter and Susan Martino, 50; Michael and Margaret Sullivan, 50; Fernando R. and Rossana I. Melgarejo Escobar Flores Mora 25; Jose J. and Teresa R. Popoca, 25
Out of Diocese
John and Rose Marie Eierman, 60
Thomas and Mary Kathleen Hogan, 33
Inverness–Holy Family: Frank and Catherine Vandy, 25
Watertown, Wisconsin—St. Bernard: John and Irene Miller, 55
Nuevo Laredo, Tamps, Mexico—Sagrado Corazon de Jesus: Ramiro and Maria Elena Gonzalez, 50
Jimenez del Teul, Zacatecas—San Andres: Ernesto and Silvia Dominguez Fernandez, 25
Las Vueltas, Mexico—Sta. Cruz: Telesforo and Ana Castaneda, 25
Krefeld-Verberg. Germany—Christus Konig Kirche: Lothar H. and Maria Magdalena Schneider, 50