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In Memoriam
Felicia Cetkowski Messuri ’43
Felicia Cetkowski Messuri ’43, the woman who gave voice to Notre Dame College’s alma mater, passed away on Jan. 17, 2010. Felicia’s contributions to Notre Dame were numerous, but she is best remembered as the lyricist for the College’s hymn.
“I am a collegian of a Catholic woman’s college,” Felicia said in a 1942 article in the Catholic newspaper Sunday Visitor. “The walls of my Alma Mater are no less sacred to me than the Ark of the Covenant, no less imperative to my happiness and my godliness than the stone of the catacombs, no less sweet and beloved than the Holy House of Nazareth.
“Within the halls of my college I have found this Christianity you write of … Notre Dame in South Euclid, Ohio, has nurtured that faith in me, and I shall carry it, by the grace of God, to others.”
Upon graduating from Notre Dame College, Felicia attended Catholic University in Washington D.C., where she earned her M.A. in drama. She then became a teacher at Marymount College, where she continued to share her knowledge and enthusiasm with her students. Her love for education never ceased. Neither did her love for Notre Dame College.
Felicia’s legacy lives on in the lyrics she penned for the Notre Dame alma mater. She will always be remembered when these words are sung with great pride at commencement: “Sons and daughters of Our Lady, ’Neath your banner, Notre Dame…”
Gloria Karpinski Battisti ’47
Gloria Karpinski Battisti ’47, a Notre Dame College alumna, professor, and department chair, passed away on Jan. 10, 2010. During her lifetime, Gloria devoted herself to helping others, and in the process accomplished many firsts.
Gloria was the first social worker at the Cleveland House of Corrections, the first woman to chair the local Catholic Charities Corporation, and the first female chair of the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees. She was also a founding member of the Cleveland Food Bank.
Upon graduating from Notre Dame College in 1947, Gloria entered Loyola University of Chicago, where she earned her master’s in social work.
In 1969, she returned to her alma mater as an assistant professor and chair of the sociology department. She continued this work until 1977. During those eight years, Gloria developed classes and course studies in the areas of social service and corrections for students at Notre Dame as well as neighboring Ursuline College.
During her lifetime, Gloria was awarded a total of 13 civic or religious awards, including the Notre Dame College Alumnae Woman of the Year, the Most Treasured Volunteer and the Greater Cleveland’s Catholic Citizen of the Year awards. She was the beloved wife of the late Honorable Frank J. Battisti, a United States district court judge.
ALUMNI
Gloria Karpinski Battisti ’47...............................................1/2010
Mary Dienes Bender ’61..................................................10/2009
Frances Smith Berichon ‘63...............................................9/2009
Sr. Mary Sarah Braun, SND ’60..........................................8/2009
Mary McDonagh Brooks ’49...............................................5/2010
Carla Koral Chmielecki ’48.................................................5/2009
Marie McGroder Durkin ’41.................................................6/2009
Sr. Joanmarie Harks, SND ’49............................................3/2010
Mary Jane Cummings Henry ‘43.........................................8/2009
Bernadette “Bunny” Blake Hill ‘51......................................2/2010
Marie Antweiler Holzheimer ’38..........................................2/2010
Martha Ballash Hummer ’60...............................................5/2010
Sophie Jacko ’79................................................................2/2010
Patricia Jane Kaiser ’47......................................................9/2010
Hasani Keita ’89.................................................................1/2010
Patricia Carroll Kelly ’61......................................................3/2010
Kathleen Kendel ’98...........................................................6/2010
Marlene Cassesa Kersman ’61...........................................1/2010
Nancy Traunero Kiser ’75...................................................9/2009
Ken Klingbeil......................................................................6/2009
Ellen Kynkor ’83.................................................................8/2010
Laura Markel Leveraux ’75................................................8/2010
Linda Bacon McElhatten ’76...............................................2/2010
Mary Clifford McGinty ’40...................................................6/2009
Felicia Cetkowski Messuri ’43............................................3/2010
Jean Burns Moffit ‘57.........................................................5/2009
Loretta Morgan ‘48............................................................4/2010
Pauline Palub ‘34...............................................................6/2010
Angela Schiebel ‘40.........................................................12/2009
Deborah Smiley ‘96..........................................................12/2009
Patricia Anne Smriga ’75..................................................10/2009
Elaine Kehm Tallackson ’63...............................................9/2009
Mary Sweeney Turner ’54..................................................3/2010
Esther Szigethy Verbovszky ’57.......................................10/2009
HUSBAND
Robert Joyce......................................................................6/2009
Husband of Virginia Carey Joyce ‘56
Deacon Dr. Joseph Skrha.................................................10/2009
Husband of Betty Ann "Betts" Stasny Skrha ‘52
Father of John Skrha ‘10
MOTHER
Josephine D’Angelico.........................................................5/2009
Mother of Jeanne Christian
Odessa Daniels.................................................................2/2010
Mother of Denise Daniels Robinson ‘89
Aunt of Cynthia Young ‘89
Marie A. Korpowski............................................................8/2010
Mother of Dr. Judith E. Parker ’65 and former adjunct professor Betty J. Zak '69
Eleanor Krzic......................................................................6/2009
Mother of Geraldine Krzic Schreibman ‘71
Esther Keegan Meacham...................................................8/2010
Mother of Dr. Mary Kay Hemenway ’65 and
Nancy Meacham ‘67
Mary Ricco..........................................................................2/2010
Mother of Domenica “Annie” Ricco Burrell ‘99
Cheryl A. Murray Sockol.....................................................4/2010
Mother of Pamela Sockol Downs ‘90
Dorothy Strutz..................................................................9/2009
Mother of Rachel Strutz ‘95
Lillian Ziegler.....................................................................7/2010
Mother of Sr. Carol Ziegler, SND, Ph.D.
FATHER
William Ash.......................................................................7/2009
Father of Georgia Young
Jeffrey Bayer.....................................................................4/2010
Father of Erin Bayer Tisdale ’04
Thomas S. Belovich...........................................................5/2010
Father of Anne Belovich Artl ‘76
Brother of Doris Belovich ‘49
Herbert Dotter.................................................................8/2009
Father of Cheryl Dotter Dietz ‘76
Ronald J. Mangan..........................................................10/2009
Father of Karen Mangan Roth ‘80
Sharon Mangan Strasshofer ‘98
Michael Patrick Neelon...................................................11/2009
Father of Rosemary Neelon ’74
and Mary Jo Neelon ‘76
Michael Stern...................................................................7/2010
Father of Michael Stern ‘08
Anthony Zupancic............................................................9/2010
Father of Professor Tony Zupancic
SISTER
Doreen Faragov..............................................................3/2010
Sister of Mary Jo Faragov Russman ‘79
BROTHER
Thomas J. Dunnigan.......................................................3/2010
Brother of Patricia Dunnigan Botosan ‘45
John Leinberger.............................................................6/2009
Brother of Sr. Joella Leinberger, SND ’94, M.A. ‘08
Rev. Louis J. Trivison......................................................3/2010
Brother of Sr. Mary Louise Trivison, SND ‘50
Jack Tykodi....................................................................2/2009
Ralph Tykodi..................................................................8/2009
Brothers of Loretta Nemeth ‘01
FRIEND
James P. Conway.........................................................9/2010
Thomas Mullen.............................................................9/2010
Dorothy Witting............................................................4/2010
Memorial Masses may be offered in Christ the King Chapel for your deceased loved one. For more information about scheduling a Mass, please contact Anthony Camino, director of campus ministry, at 216.373.5387.
Our Mission
Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1922 as a Catholic, four-year liberal arts institution for women, Notre Dame College sits on 48 picturesque wooded acres, tucked away in South Euclid, a quiet suburban neighborhood just 25 minutes from downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
A Catholic institution in the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame, the College educates a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional and global responsibility.
Since Notre Dame College began admitting men in 2001, enrollment has reached almost 2,000 students. The College offers associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees in over 30 disciplines as well as 22 scholarship athletic sports.
