Marcella graduated from East De Pere High School in 1952 and went on to train as a diplomaed nurse at Holy Family School of Nursing in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She maintained contact with her classmates, of whom 5 of the original 18 survive: Vivian, Shirley, Josie, Leone, and Glorya. Marcella’s nursing training would serve her well through life, both professionally and at home. Baking soda paste for bee stings and other itchy things, and hydrogen peroxide for cuts and scrapes. Occasionally, she would spray a little window cleaner on a scrape. She was asked years later why she used window cleaner, and she said, “Because you thought it worked” …the mind is a powerful thing.