Rourke-Nemechek Reunions - The Beginning


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Rourke-Nemechek Reunions 1979 - 2004
1979 ] 1980 ] 1982 ] 1983 ] 1984 ] 1985 ] 1986 ] 1988 ] 1989 ] 1990 ] 1991 ] 1992 ] 1994 ] 1996 ] 1998 ] 1999 ] 2000 ] 2001 ] 2002 ] 2004 ] 2006 ] 2007 ] The Best of The Best ]
 

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Reunions - Rourke Nemechek Reunions 1979 - 2004
These photos were extracted from the DVD created by Gina McFall in 2005. They are in the same order as on the DVD.
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Before the Beginning

Stephen F Nemechek and
Philomena Reitmayer Nemechek

Stephen F Nemechek and
Barbara Schuster Nemechek

John Joseph Rourke and
Margaret Halbleib Rourke

Rourke Nemechek Reunions 1979 - 2004

1979 ] 1980 ] 1982 ] 1983 ] 1984 ] 1985 ] 1986 ] 1988 ] 1989 ] 1990 ] 1991 ] 1992 ] 1994 ] 1996 ] 1998 ] 1999 ] 2000 ] 2001 ] 2002 ] 2004 ] 2006 ] 2007 ] The Best of The Best ]

 HISTORY OF FAMILY REUNIONS By Sister Margaret Rourke

  • Camp Adda Walden –about four miles northeast of Salina –Presbyterian Church Camp was the first location for our reunions after the Cedar Bluffs, WaKeeney, and other places.

  • 1978 –Our plans were suddenly changed by Steve Nemechek’s death. We did not go to reunion but all went to his funeral a few days later.

  • 1979—First time to experience the dorms, small swimming pool and bath houses. Fr. Don Zimmerman came and celebrated mass.

  • 1980—Same—Fr. Norbert Dlabal for mass

  • 1981 –Greg Nemechek’s wedding so we all went to Goodland and had reunion there.

  • 1982 - 1983: Fr. Steve Parke for mass

  • 1984---Fr. Jerry Morgan

  • 1885—Fr. Norbert Dlabal—Jacob was baptized –tornado had hit—car windows were broken--Carl was ailing and died three weeks later.

  • 1986—Fr. Norbert Dlabal—Helen died April 5, 1986

  • 1987---Rhonda’s wedding in Goodland—All attended and “reunioned”

  • In a search for a larger Camp we were able to arrange for the  Dane G. Hansen Reservation—Boy Scout Camp near the Kirwin Dam south of  Kirwin, KS.

  • 1988---Enjoyed eight cabin units with four beds in each with bath, the director's apartment, camp sites, tents, dining room, large swimming pool  and open spaces. No priest available so Sr. Margaret and Eileen led a Scripture Service. We had a choir, readers, prayers of the faithful and all.

  • 1989 - 1994:  Same

  • 1995 Curtis’s wedding in Garden City—All went there and “reunioned”

  • 1996 Dane G. Hansen Boy Scout Camp again

  • 1997 - 1999 Same

  • 2000 Same (81 present—some were guests)

  • 2001 Same 81 present again

  • 2002 Same (Johnny died March 18, 2002)

  • 2003 Cancelled Reunion--four weddings: Kim, Brett, Jamie, and Charlie,

  • 2004 July 30-31-Aug 1 back at Kirwin: 87 present (Remembered, deceased Regina Aschenbrenner, Katherine Rourke-Daigle, Gemma Parke-Comstock)

  • 2005 July 29-31 86 Present

  • 2006 July 28-30 86 Present. Remembered Ron Nemechek who died June 1, 2006

 



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