Katherine (‘Katie’) O’Donnell (B. 1992)
Born 1992 Graduated McGill University, 2015 (English) Working as paralegal in Washington, D.C. These are the pictures of Katie in the archive.
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Brian O’Donnell (B. 1989)
Born 1989 Graduated University of Oregon, 2014 (Chinese Language and Literature) Working in Shanghai, China These are the pictures of Brian in the archive.
Wilson (‘Buck’) Norman (B. 1997)
Born 1997 Graduated Marietta (GA) High School, 2016 Graduated Kennesaw State University, 2024 (Business) These are the pictures of Buck in the archive.
Caitlin Norman (B. 1995)
Born 1995 Graduated Marietta (GA) High School (2014) Worked Marietta Pizza Company Currently living in Colorado (where the mountain hiking is better than in Georgia) These are the pictures of Caitlin in the archive.
Sarah Norman (B. 1993)
Born 1993 Graduated Marietta (GA) High School ( ) Working as Hair Stylist, Atlanta, GA Married Brian __________, Sept. 29, 2024 These are the pictures of Sarah in the archive.
Patrick O’Donnell (B. 1992)
Born 1992 Graduated University of Wisconsin School of Medicine (2020) Medical Specialty: Pediatrics Residing: Austin, TX
Michael O’Donnell (B. 1982)
Born 1982 Graduated Marquette University, 2002 (Advertising) Married Katie Jeske Children: Elle (2011), Aubrey (2014), Isabel (2017) Works at HSA Bank These are most of the pictures of Michael in the archive. For all of them, use the search bar.…
Daniel O’Donnell (B. 1981)
Born 1981 Graduated Marquette University, 2000 (English) Graduated Marquette University Law School, 2003 Works As Radio Personality (WISN-AM) Married Megan Heinzel Children: Nicholas (2007), Christopher (2010), Grace (2014) These are the pictures of Dan in the archive. His moving tribute…
Jonathan Reiter (B. 1973)
Born 1973 Graduated Lincoln Park High School (Chicago) Attended Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Owner and Chief Artist, Solid State Tattoo Author, These Old Blue Arms: The Life and Work of Amund Dietzel, 2 vols. Solid State Books Author,…
Kim Kopesky Reiter (B. )
Born Graduated Married Tyler Reiter Children: Madison, Billie These are the pictures of Kim in the archive.
Tyler Reiter (B. 1970)
Born 1970 Graduated Dominican High School (1988) Owner, Moxy Married Kim Kopesky Children: Madison (2001), Billie (2006) Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Caster Corporation These are all the pictures of Tyler in the archive.
Leah Lampone (B. 1948)
Graduated Marquette University Law School (1972) Married Kevin O’Donnell (1975) Children: Daniel, Michael, Patrick Assistant U.S. Attorney Judge, Milwaukee County Circuit Court (1978-1993)
Susan Henzl (B. 1947)
Born February 1, 1947 Graduated UWM (Anthropology) 1975 Married Jim O’Donnell (1971) Technical Course Design and Developer (Hardware): Digital Equipment, Compaq, Hewlett Packard Consultant, Information Design
Small Groups
Pictures of small groups of us (small being relative to the family), distinct from categories with large numbers, like Christmas Pictures, Summer Vacations, Eating, Drinking, Celebrating. . . .
Miscellaneous
A few pictures not fitting into any other album.
The Grant Blvd House
The pictures below show the house’s exterior. For an idea of its interior, you can’t do better than to take a look at Norah’s “ODO-Stuff” blog pictures and priceless descriptions. The house we grew up in is now part of…
Snow Days
A few pictures of snowfalls. Two from 1978, two from 1979, three from 1983, the others not dateable. One with Ann standing in the street, not shoveling.
Financial Information (1991, 1994)
Written in 1991 before a trip to Italy and updated April 1994 before one to Lexington, KY and Atlanta. To be opened only in the event of Mom and Dad both dying. The first two pages contain some instructions to…
Ann & Norah Together
Pictures of Ann and Norah together, 1961 through 1966. Mom and Dad’s second attempt at a normal family, after the first one proved hopeless.
Mom & Dad: Travels
Three sets of pictures: their trip to Vancouver and parts nearby, different trips around the States, and several trips to Europe. For their passport photos, see the ‘Official Documents’ post. Trip to Vancouver (September 1986). The trip combined a nostalgic…
Sis As Teacher
In a folder Dad saved these pictures of Sis taken from one of her Divine Savior/Holy Angels yearbooks. The date is unknown but might be the early 1980s. At the end is a recommendation letter upon her leaving her position…
Sherman Park Skating Reunion Booklet (1986)
Norah was an accomplished roller skater, the star of the show I saw in the early 1970s. An athletic O’Donnell, who knew. She and Mom are mentioned on p. 10 (7/14) and Norah again on p. 20 (12/14).
Mom and Dad: Portraits
Taken in 1990, when Mom was 74 and Dad, 72.
Eating, Drinking, Celebrating
We ate a lot of cake. Self explanatory set of pictures, arranged very roughly from earliest to latest.
Dad’s Retirement Party (1985)
Pictures taken at the party celebrating Dad’s retirement from the County Corporation Counsel’s office in 1985. The identifications were written on the backs of the photographs by Dad, with a few by Mom, and Sis. At the top are two…
Mom and Dad: Celebrations
Three sections here: a largish (54) collection of pictures from their 40th wedding anniversary celebration, a larger collection (100) taken at their 50th wedding anniversary celebration in 1994, and a smaller set (14) from Mom’s 80th birthday in 1996. Mom…
Envelopes of Pictures: By Year
Mom sorted some of the family photographs into envelopes and loosely dated them by year. To honor her intention, these arrangements have been retained below. As always, quote marks signal her handwritten identifications on the pictures. She also placed some…
Envelope: 1940s-1950s
These were in an envelope labeled “1940s and 1950s” in Mom’s handwriting. Besides being collected here, individual pictures also appear in other appropriate posts. In addition to this envelope, there were others with pictures sorted by year. You can see…
Summer Vacation: 1978
Twin Lakes is west of Kenosha, about an hour from Milwaukee.
Summer Vacation: 1962
Location: Lake Minocqua (which Mom never did spell right), near the (good thing she didn’t try this one) Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, about 70 miles N of Wausau and 250 miles from Milwaukee.
Summer Vacation: 1955
The 1955 summer vacation. Place not remembered. The time must have been late August because of how warmly we were dressed in some pictures.
Summer Vacation?: 1951
These pictures look like they were taken during a vacation but Mom didn’t label them as such so the identification is speculative. They may not be vacation pictures at all, but lacking any other way to place them they’ve been…
Grade School Class Pictures: 1967
Mom kept only two grade school class pictures, those of Norah and Ann. An odd choice. . . .
Christmas Pictures
Fifty years of Christmas pictures. The first were taken in 1947, the last around 1999. None from the 2000s. For a collection of pictures taken by Mary in 1983, go to “Christmas 1983.” 1940s-1950s 1960s-1970s 1980s-1990s …
Mom & Dad: Official Documents
A wide-ranging collection of documents, including their marriage and birth certificates, religious certificates, draft registration, undergraduate diplomas, passports, and so on. Mom’s birth certificate contains a number of errors. See ‘Margaret M. O’Donnell for an explanation. Of special interest is Dad’s…
Graduations
Graduation pictures of Jim, Kevin, Sis, Paul, Mary, and Ann, as well as a few of Mom and Dad. No pictures of Norah, though. She says she graduated from high school . . . but can we really be sure…
Confirmations
Confirmation pictures of Kevin and Sis (1958), Paul and Mary Ellen (1960). Dad’s 1931 confirmation certificate is also here. His certificate was issued on April 1, 1944, and may have been needed to prove he was a Catholic before he…
Grade School Report Cards
Two grade school report cards for Sis (3rd and 6th grades), Kevin (2nd), Paul (7th), and for some reason, maybe Mom being pleased he made it through another year of grade school, five for Jim (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and…
First Communions
First communion pictures of Jim, Sis, Paul, a lot of pictures of Mary Ellen, Norah, and Ann. Oddly, none of Kevin. Also, a couple of documents noting Mom and Dad’s first communions as well as Ann’s first communion booklet. Mom…
Holy Cards
Most noteworthy is Mom’s 1925 First Communion holy card. The oldest is from 1907, given to Nana by one of her high school teachers. The collection also includes Fr. Edward O’Donnell’s 1942 ordination card that Dad kept, one to Marion…
Ann: Baby Pictures
Later pictures of Ann can be found in ‘Ann O’Donnell Norman’. All of her pictures can be found by entering her name into the search bar.
Norah: Baby Pictures
Later pictures of Norah are in ‘Norah O’Donnell‘. All of her pictures can be found by entering her name into the search bar.
Mary Ellen: Baby Pictures
Later pictures of Mary are in ‘Mary Ellen O’Donnell‘. All of her pictures can be found by entering her name into the search bar.
Paul: Baby Pictures
Later pictures of Paul can be seen in ‘Paul J. O’Donnell‘. All of his pictures can be found by entering his name into the search bar.
Sis: Baby Pictures
Later pictures of Sis are in ‘Margaret A. O’Donnell‘. All of her pictures can be found by entering her name into the search bar.
Kevin: Baby Pictures
Later pictures of Kevin are in ‘Kevin M. O’Donnell‘. All of his pictures can be found by entering his name into the search bar.
Baby Book: Sis
From 1947. As with Paul’s, Sis’ baby book doesn’t record much information. Printed on light cardboard stock in a single sheet, small octavo format.
Baby Book: Paul
From 1948. Only Paul and Sis have extant baby books. Mom didn’t make many notations in either one. Dad’s can be seen here. Printed on single sheet cardboard stock, small octavo format.
Jim and Kevin: The Bath Collection
Taken while living at Grandpa O’Donnell’s apartment in downtown Milwaukee (Summer 1947).
Jim: Baby Pictures
Later pictures of Jim are in his ‘James P. O’Donnell‘ post. The park pictures were taken in Red Arrow Park.
Mom and Dad’s Wedding
April 8, 1944, at Immaculate Conception Church, Bay View. Dad’s brother Bill, stationed in Europe at the time, was unable to serve as best man. Dad asked Jack Kortsch instead.
Mom and Dad As Young Adults
In a variety of settings, Mom and Dad in their late teens and middle 20s.
The O’Donnells, Generation 4: James J. O’Donnell (1918-2010): Biographical Sketch
Born September 7, 1918 Graduated Gesu Grade School (1932) Graduated West Division High School (1933-1937) U.S. Navy, World War II, Dental Technician First Class, USS Effingham (1944-1945) Married Margaret M. Kortsch (1944) Graduated Marquette University, B.S., Business Administration (1947) Graduated…