Class Notes
’50s
’54 Clifford Davidson, Kalamazoo, Michigan, published his last and final book, “John Lydgate, the Dance of Death, and its Model, the French Danse Macabre,” published by, Brill.
’60s
’67 Dennis Roisum, Glencoe, is president of Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame.
’69 ’72 Judy (Weaver) Kirby, Reno, Nevada, English educator, retired after 42 years of teaching.
’69 ’75 Valerie (Chelgren) Rogosheske, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, returned to Boston Marathon after 50 years of women’s eligibility.
’70s
’72 Lloyd Urban, Grove City, retired in July 2021 after working 35 years for the U.S. Postal Service.
’74 Linda (Smith) Jones, Boise, Idaho, created writing of Phonetic Reading with Silent Elephant “e”, A phonetic reading program for all learners of any age Particularly dyslexic or struggling readers.
’76 Loretta Simonet, Minneapolis, earned a Creative Support for Individuals Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. In the coming year her folk singer-songwriter duo, “Curtis & Loretta,” will record a CD of original songs inspired by the pandemic and give three CD release concerts.
’78 Donald Setter, Moorhead, retired after 50 years at D-S Beverages Inc.
’80s
’83 ’98 Glenn Miller, Hunt Valley, Maryland, joined Demand Bridge in January as President, Distributor Management Solutions.
’84 Laura (Lind) Bloomberg, Minneapolis, will take over as Cleveland State university’s eighth president.
’85 ’88 Joseph Arvidson, Minneapolis, produces and hosts “The Criminologist” podcast.
’86 Douglas Maine, Owatonna, is retiring after 36 years of teaching, including 22 years at Owatonna High School.
’88 Casey Steele, Cheyenne, Wyoming, is retiring from his coaching positions at Cheyenne South High School.
’90s
’93 ’09 Tony Hastings, Worthington, is principal at Worthington High School.
’95 Steven Deitz, Alexandria, is retiring after 35 years as the vocal music director at Alexandria Area High School.
’95 Michelle (Kouba) Hallbeck, Princeton, celebrating 25 years teaching in the Princeton School District.
’96 Michael Braaten, Denver, Colorado, promoted to deputy executive director of the Department of General Services at the city and county of Denver.
’96 Scott Bierscheid, Sartell, earned the 2022 Fred Zamberletti Award, presented by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
’96 Hedwidge (Bruyns) Tripp, St. Cloud, earned the 2022 City of St. Cloud, Legacy Award and the 2022 Juneteenth “Pillar in our Community” Award.
’98 Wade Kline, Fargo, North Dakota, is leading KLJ Engineering’s newly created Public Engagement Team.
’98 Mark Rade, Minneapolis, daughter, Saskia, 6/2/2020.
’98 Kellace McDaniel, Minneapolis, is police chief in Brookly Center.
’00s
’03 Akash Sen, Hoboken, New Jersey, is EVP, Chief People Officer at Guided by Good.
’04 Jason Holt, Mound, is a 2021 Ameriprise Exceptional Client Service Award winner.
’04 Jason Miller, Sauk Rapids, is the 2022 President of the Minnesota Realtors.
’04 ’05 ’10 Melanie (Anderson) Olson, Monticello, is one of 10 national recipients of the 2022 Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)/Infosys Foundation USA CS Teaching Excellence award. Olson is the first Minnesota educator to receive this award.
’05 Lisa (Timmer) Bjerga, Motley, is president and CEO of Lakewood Health System in Staples.
’06 Michelle (Deike) Schutt, Laramie, Wyoming, is president of Greenfield Community College in Massachusetts.
’07 ’11 Nathan McQuinn, Mobile, Alabama, is director of Residence Life and Community Standards at Spring Hill College.
’07 Kayla Todnem, Peoria, Arizona, daughter, Lilyana Marie, 12/6/2021.
‘08 ‘10 Tyler Lilienthal and Lisa (Kutzorik) Lilienthal, Waconia, 7/18/2015, daughter, Emilia Lynn, 11/15/2022.
’08 ’11 Jessica (Goette) Rosier and Nicholas Rosier, Michigan City, Indiana, daughter, Miriam Joy, 9/4/2021.
’10 Amy (Lindstrom) Parker, St. Paul, is nursing director, critical care services for Essentia Health-East Region.
’10 Christopher Pape, Vermillion, South Dakota, is Little Rock’s new diving coach for the Trojan swimming and diving team.
’10 ’13 Paula (Nistler) Woischke, St. Cloud, is director at the St. Cloud Whitney Senior Center.
’10 ’15 Bruce Thompson, Sartell, is the new activities director at Sartell-St. Stephen School District. Thompson Previously served as the associate director of athletics for St. Cloud State.
’10s
’11 Garrett Raboin, New Brighton, is Augustana University’s first men’s head hockey coach. Raboin was an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota after spending six seasons as an assistant coach at St. Cloud State.
’11 ’15 Mahmoud Abdelfattah, Chicago, Illinois, is NBA G League Coach of the Year.
’11 Amber (Billmeyer) Brumbaugh and Adam Brumbaugh, Chaska, son, Kayson, 9/23/2021.
’11 Katelynn (Kressin) Borgen and Grant Borgen, Rochester, 8/28/2021.
’12 Kelsey Krucker, Santa Clara, California, is an interactive producer at Apple.
’12 Nathan Zacharias, Saint Paul, is working for the Association of Minnesota Counties.
’13 Sarah (Shivers) Lancaster, Onamia, a Filipino American, is the first Asian/Pacific Islander educator to be named Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
’13 Sagar Bhattarai and Sumana Serchan, Nashua, New Hampshire, 10/20/2014, daughter, Oshin, 8/2/2019.
’13 Tiffany (Wells) Matlock and Christopher Matlock, Northfield, 5/7/2022.
’14 Brittany Krippner, Paynesville, opened a private practice, Safe Haven Counseling and Wellness, to provide mental health counseling to adults in Minnesota.
’15 Nicolas Oliver, Sartell, is head coach of the Fargo Force.
’15 Rachel (Kolling) Weideman and Mitchel Weideman, St. Augustine, Florida, son, Micah, 12/23/2020.
’15 ’17 Rebekah (Mix) Kanable and ’15 Alex Kanable, Annandale, son, Lukas, 4/1/2022.
’15 ’19 Sarah (Wolter) Davis and Alexander Davis, Ramsey 6/1/2019.
’15 ’17 Aryal Sumedha and Saminda Siriwardena, East Windsor, New Jersey, 10/11/2019.
’17 Abby Bunnell, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, is an optometrist at Chu Vision Institute.
’17 Robert Daniels, Stafford Springs, Connecticut, is a senior development engineer at Rogers Corporation.
’18 Tamarah Jo Frank, Boulder, Colorado, is a residence hall director at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
’18 Jessica Wade, St. Cloud, was promoted to Homepage Manager at IGN.com, Wade also manages the editorial design team, copy edit and plan promotion of content, and leads the science vertical.
’19 Austin Schindler, Avon, joined News 9 as a reporter.
’20s
’20 ’21 Jamie Bird, Barnum, graduated into the Minnesota State Patrol.
’22 Sam Goetzinger, New Prague, was recognized as one of the most outstanding collegiate radio and TV sports broadcasters in the nation.
We Remember
’30s
’36 Eloise (Larson) Phillips, 104, Waite Park
’40s
’40 Beatrice (Carry) Ashby, 94, Forest Lake
’43 Shirley (Fjeldheim) Zakariasen, 99, Cambridge
’43 Patricia (Mecklenburg) Zenner, 98, Sauk Rapids
’44 June (Tangen) Clinton, 98, St. Paul
’47 Lois (Johnson) Anderson, 94, Lilydale
’47 Dorothy (Sohlin) Baker, 94, Fergus Falls
’47 Marion (Kohnen) Bluhm, 96, Fergus Falls
’47 / Bernice (Lauermann) Schwegel, 94, St. Cloud
’48 Sarah (Hall) Hepola, 93, Menahga
’49 Colleen (Jenkins) Spadaccini, 94, Eagan
’49 Richard Johnson, 94, Minneapolis
’49 Florence (Lautizi) Marturano, 92, Chisholm
’50s
’50 Leonard Bauman, 97, Duluth
’50 ’73 Teckla (Klokock) Symanietz, 96, Foley
’50 Richard Marberg, 93, Great Falls, Montana
’50 Virginia (Pullen) Surprenant, 91, Tracy
’50 ’64 Lois (Kielty) Frerich, 91, Batavia, Illinois
’50 ’65 Charles Basch, 96, St. Cloud
’50 ’59 Vivian Lightfoot, 96, Las Vegas, Nevada
’51 Charmaine (Brose) Hartmann, 86, Osakis
’51 Lauri Sulander, 94, Fort Myers, Florida
’51 Erna (Hinz) Deblois, 90, Annandale
’51 Dorothy (Brandt) Lindeman, 94, Gold Canyon, Arizona
’51 Harvey Maki, 92, Virginia
’51 Arthur Bialka, 93, Sauk Rapids
’52 Lorraine (Iverson) Nomeland, 88, Osakis
’52 Lloyd Olson, 92, Palmer, Alaska
’52 ’53 Carolyn (Pietz) Ittel, 89, Buffalo
’53 ’74 Mary (Haen) Raske, 88, Apple Valley
’53 Clair Haberman, 90, St. Paul
’53 Raymond Pechek, 90, Buffalo
’53 Russell Schumacher, 92, West Linn, Oregon
’53 ’69 Irma (Smith) Kelley, 88, Long Lake
’53 ’72 Raymond Kloos, 87, Amarillo, Texas
’54 Elaine (Marshik) Feichtinger, 92, Willmar
’54 ’73 Monna (Crowe) Lentner, 87, Milaca
’55 Jane (Arendt) Wicklund, 87, St. Paul
’55 Viola (Kantola) Gutknecht, 87, South Haven
’55 Jean (Vonrueden) Bramer, 85, Hinckley
’55 Noel Paetznick, 89, Willmar
’55 Thomas Prout, 93, Sioux City, Iowa
’55 ’59 Zona (Upton) Steelman, 89, Minnetonka
’56 Bruce Melenich, 87, Mound
’56 Dean Coleman, 91, Fridley
’56 Owen Erstad, 91, Edina
’57 James Swette, 92, Albany, Georgia
’58 Roger Cersine, 86, Edina
’58 Dennis Jancik, 85, Clive, Iowa
’58 Kenneth Johnson, 91, Monticello
’58 Joyce (Bates) Schultenover, 85, Victoria
’58 James Netland, 90, Hopkins
’59 Mary (Dolan) Bueltel, 87, La Crosse, Wisconsin
’59 Glenn Cleveland, 87, Burnsville
’59 Lola (Nelson) Vedders, 83, Hopkins
’60s
’60 Arlene (Nesheim) Aune, 83, Burnsville
’60 Richard Hanson, 88, St. Paul
’60 Gordon Kolling, 84, Saddlebrooke, Arizona
’60 Harold Reed, 83, Lafayette, California
’60 Edward Seifert, 86, Rogers
’60 Donn Lorenz, 92, Benson
’60 John Mathews, 85, Brainerd
’60 Marlene (Kibbey) Katalinich, 88, Hibbing
’61 Corinne (Larso) Ferguson, 94, Willmar
’61 Ronald Gray, 89, Deerwood
’61 Judith (Happ) Dehrer, 77, Inver Grove Heights
’61 Wayne Reich, 85, Rochester
’61 Doris (Feuchtenber) Gausman, 82, Morris
’61 Karmen (Kruger) Kahl, 82, New Hope
’62 Karen (Stutebeck) Niles, 81, Pompano Beach, Florida
’62 Daniel Borrell, 82, Scottsdale, Arizona
’62 Larry Bebler, 82, Eden Prairie
’62 Vonnie (Whitten) Farra, 88, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
’62 Adelaide Bullock, 91, Minneapolis
’63 Wayne Esselman, 80, St. Cloud
’63 ’67 Janice (Lund) Teske, 71, Shakopee
’63 Raymond Rivard, 81, Shafer
’63 John Archambo, 90, Pequot Lakes
’63 Violet (Pearson) Gustafson, 101, Granite Falls
’63 James Metcalf, 83, St. Cloud
’63 ’56 Vivian (Aanerud) Stein, 85, Alamo, California
’63 ’67 Dallas Sursely, 84, St. Paul
’64 Bernette Helling, 88, Minneapolis
’64 Eloise (Pennertz) Farwick, 54, Buffalo
’64 Judith (Baird) Borgerding, 79, St. Cloud
’64 Laverne Larson, 81, Waterville
’64 Bradley Ristamaki, 81, Maple Grove
’64 Robert Annen, 84, Alexandria
’64 Marion (Brandt) Weismann, 78, Anchorage, Alaska
’64 ’65 Dean Braun, 79, Brooklyn Park
’65 Harold Hanson, 80, Minnetonka
’65 ’67 Robert Welton, 78, Hereford, Arizona
’65 ’73 Edward Snyder, 79, St. Paul
’65 Lavon (Gilbertson) Syring, 75, Coon Rapids
’66 Gerald Herman, 78, Anoka
’66 Myra Brenden, 101, Detroit Lakes
’66 Marlene (Hammer) Horn, 90, Duluth
’67 Richard Illies, 78, Phoenix, Arizona
’67 Janice (Henderson) Zwald, 76, Georgetown, Indiana
’67 Nancy (Maus) Johanson, 76, Osakis
’67 Michael Mackner, 79, Marine on St. Croix
’67 ’77 Thomas Gambrino, 85, St. Cloud
’67 Fredrick Oelrich, 76, Eagan
’67 Gale Torstenson, 84, Dawson
’67 John Hagberg, 78, Minneapolis
’67 Mark Ostrom, 77, Lindstrom
’67 Antone Rude, 87, Monticello
’67 ’71 Francis Bennett, 80, Fridley
’67 ’80 Gerald Kind, 78, Minneapolis
’68 Barbara (Sobieck) Grossman, 76, Moorhead
’68 Thomas Heaney, 76, St. Paul
’68 Bruce Hein, 79, Minneapolis
’68 Thomas Leonard, 76, Minneapolis
’68 Leroy Martinson, 80, Minneapolis
’68 Mary Molkenbur, 75, St. Paul
’68 Thomas Rau, 81, Olivia
’68 Linda (Becchetti) Maschka, 76, Austin
’68 Lyle McFarling, 84, Mankato
’69 Dennis Stefan, 76, Remer
’69 George Luecke, 75, Butte, Montana
’69 Ronald Pyka, 75, Spicer
’69 Gary Condon, 82, Nampa Idaho
’69 Francis Robertson, 88, Glenwood
’69 Orville Wolf, 89, Sacred Heart
’69 Bernard Schumacher, 78, Warba
’70s
’70 Kathryn (Subbert) Geraghty, 73, Pinellas Park, Florida
’70 ’76 Eddie Peterson, 77, Elk River
’70 Dale Hendrickson, 74, St. Cloud
’70 Daniel Johnson, 79, Fredrick, Maryland
’70 Danton Myhre, 77, St. Paul
’70 Henry Nishimoto, 78, Fresno, California
’70 Roger Harmon, 73, Minnetonka
’70 Sara (Metzinger) Johnson, 73, Winnebago
’70 James Moesenthin, 74, Virginia
’70 James Nathe, 75, Foley
’70 ’76 Eddie Peterson, 77, Elk River
’70 Gene Elvehjem, 79, Mora
’70 ’81 Patricia Jensen, 90, St. Cloud
’71 Daniel Brockton, 81, Longville
’71 James Babel, 76, Glenwood
’71 Gary Koering, 72, Wittmann, Arizona
’71 Dolores (Bryan) Youngren, 96, Pennock
’71 Harvey Kienholz, 86, Minneapolis
’72 Thomas Keller, 71, St. Paul
’72 Barbara (Glaser) Lee, 72, Dassel
’72 Richard Thompson, 71, Hutchinson
’72 Lee Walberg, 71, St. Cloud
’72 ‘86 Ronald Hunt, 74, Anoka
’72 Davis Koffron, 77, Sauk Centre
’72 Michael Kennedy, 74, Fountain Hills, Arizona
’72 Nancy Janousek, 75, Hutchinson
’73 Charlotte (Bodle) Frink, 85, Brainerd
’73 Marvin Miller, 72, St. Cloud
’73 Wayne Marquardt, 74, Owatonna
’73 Marie (Frederichs) Gary, 71, Bagley
’73 Jeanette (Marshik) Janson, 95, Pierz
’73 Colleen (Gallagher) Leemon, 70, Forest Lake
’73 Richard Mustonen, 78, West Linn, Oregon
’74 ’81 ’91 Nancy (Estrem) Fuller, 69, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
’74 Linda Gustafson, 78, Hibbing
’74 Roy Toivonen, 76, Grand Rapids
’74 Ruth (Hagen) Fonstad, 69, Buda, Texas
’74 David Hackenmueller, 70, Plymouth
’74 Sigrid (Nelson) Johnson, 70, Northfield
’74 Jill (Graue) Wotzka, 69, Willmar
’75 David Herzan, 68, St. Cloud
’75 Robert Rodelius, 68, Willmar
’75 ’77 James Bestick, 74, St. Cloud
’75 Rita (Kennedy) Staloch, 97, Buffalo
’76 ’81 Bernie (Warneke) Silvers, 83, St. Cloud
’76 Thomas Jost, 72, Seattle, Washington
’76 Carl Nevils, 77, Little Elm, Texas
’76 Fern Swenson, 67, Bismarck, North Dakota
’77 Timothy Sahlstrom, 67, St. Cloud
’78 Janell (Benjamin) Birch, 65, Fergus Falls
’78 ’10 Thomas Schultz, 61, Minneapolis
’78 ’98 Lee (Medeck) Kunkel, 67, Clearwater
’78 Ronald Kleven, 86, Springfield
’79 Thomas Kamiske, 67, Brooklyn Center
’79 Mildred Nelson, 72, St. Cloud
’79 Delroy Bichler, 74, Arlington, Tennesee
’79 Betty (Rominski) Gottsacker, 64, Lakeville
’80s
’80 Carmen (Mooney) Prine, 64, Katy, Texas
’80 Jeffrey Supalo, 64, West Hollywood, California
’80 John Dewey, 69, Elizabethton, Tennesee
’80 Brian Wagner, 66, Alexandria
’81 Elaine (Warzecha) Corrigan, 87, Foley
’81 Mario DeMatteis, 86, St. Michael
’81 James Sisk, 67, St. Cloud
’81 Leora (Durham) Taylor, 72, Topeka, Kansas
’82 Scott Dallman, 63, Cokato
’82 Thomas Eggert, 61, Woodbury
’82 Sheila (Sherman) Swenson, 81, Minneapolis
’83 Mary Guggenberger, 62, South Haven
’83 Carol (Quam) Hass, 79, Milaca
’83 Mark Hintzen, 63, Sauk Centre
’83 Betty (Sundet) Johnson, 61, Spring Grove
’83 Jean (Cook) Mansk, 93, Hamilton, Montana
’84 Debra (Mock) Becker, 59, Browerville
’84 Connee Theisen, 68, St. Cloud
’84 John Miller, 62, Excelsior
’85 Ronald Strain, 63, Savage
’86 Daniel Bolin, 62, Kingshill, Virgin Islands
’87 Thomas McMorrow, 59, Eagan
’87 ’89 Thomas Strating, 66, St. Cloud
’87 Joyce (Schnoor) McDonald, 73, Randall
’87 Kenneth Kahle, 61, Cedar
’87 Laura (Bazzett) Jordan, 57, Plymouth
’88 Roger Grammond, 77, Madison
’88 George Belden, 61, St. Cloud
’88 Patrick Lund, 58, Byron
’88 Caroline (Aswegan) Nelson, 87, Sauk Rapids
’88 Barbara (Byorum) Smith, 73, Brainerd
’89 David Bissonnette, 67, Minneapolis
’89 Marian Jacobson, 80, St. Paul
’89 Jeffrey LaFontaine, 65, Blaine
’89 Brian O’Malley, 60, Sauk Rapids
’89 Arlene (Larson) Wanke, 87, Montevideo
’90s
’90 James Molkenthin, 80, Burtrum
’91 Jeff Lind, 55, Buffalo
’91 Gregory Kes, 54, Savage
’92 Edgar Shannon, 70, Avon
’92 Phyllis (Nelson) Fabro, 68, Little Falls
’92 David Saunders, 56, West St. Paul
’94 John Fruth, 62, St. Cloud
’94 Lousinda (Braastad) Tatley, 51, Anoka
’94 Nathalie Johnson, 58, Minneapolis
’94 Terrance Callinan, 52, Cottage Grove
’94 Rhonda (Springer) Hoeper, 65, Granite Falls
’96 Donna (Ferris) Holmes, 64, Foley
’98 Jamison Lundberg, 47, Zimmerman
’98 Todd Mastey, 46, Sauk Rapids
’98 Gerald Pachan, 57, Avon
’99 Tessa Jergenson, 47, St. Cloud
’00s
’00 Kevin Leyk, 47, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
’00 Kim Whitehead, 44, Burnsville
’01 Franziska Pelikan, 70, Pierz
’01 Amanda (Stanley) Ridout, 43, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
’01 Eric Sandquist, 46, Elko
’02 Angela Anderson, 43, St. Paul
’03 David Haugan, 63, Brookings, South Dakota
’04 Kristoffer Nordby, 40, St. Paul
’04 Michael Hess, 44, Clearwater
’05 Jennifer Derner, 41, Hopkins
’06 Marc Bloomquist, 48, Tenstrike
’08 Sandra (Fuchs) Sexton, 75, Sartell
’10s
’11 Jesse Boyer, 37, St. Paul
’11 Colleen Galligan, 33, Eagan
’13 ’19 Clarence Walker, 40, St. Cloud
’14 Isaac Meier, 32, St. Cloud
’14 Eric Peckskamp, 30, Sauk Rapids
’18 Andrew Reid, 28, Clear Lake
’19 James Rogers, 28, Winsted
’20s
’20 Joshua Lindsay, 26, St. Cloud
Faculty We Remember
Annette Brown, 62, St. Cloud
John Brunsberg, 72, St. Cloud
Thomas Dockendorff, 84, St. Cloud
Donna Donovan, 89, St. Cloud
Heidi Hagstrom, 66, Lafayette
Donald Helgeson, 94, Sartell
Joan Hemmer, 89, Colorado Springs, Colorado
James Iten, 83, St. Cloud
Lucille Johnson, 90, St. Cloud
Laura Kundrat, 71, St. Cloud
Raymond Merritt, 86, Rice
Billy Paschall, 92, St. Cloud
Eleanor Patton, 104, Chandler, Arizona
Boyd Purdom, 86, Minneapolis
Gerald Roepke, 80, New Germany
James Roy, 87, Walker
Ruth Roy, 88, Walker
Mary Runquist, 92, St. Cloud
Robert Sexton, 77, Sartell
William Triplett, 87, St. Cloud
Ila Vranish, 100, Santa Barbara, California
Philip Welter, 84, Saint Joseph
Harold Zosel, 84, St. Cloud
Mary Amundson, 79, St. Cloud
Marcia Carlson, 75, St. Cloud
Richard Dendinger, 86, Sartell
Mildred Heinen, 93, St. Cloud
Doris Rausch, 88, St. Cloud
Howard Rowland, 92, Sartell
Helen DelZoppo, 96, Sauk Rapids
