Lawrence Today magazine, Spring 2009
Class Notes
The following notes include news received by Lawrence Today before February 15, 2009. It includes only items that have been submitted for publication to Lawrence Today, Voyager, or a class secretary.
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44: 65th REUNION: JUNE 19-21, 2009
Helen Schreiber Allen, Mesa, Ariz., recently enjoyed a week-long cruise in the Caribbean and a 17-day Viking River Cruise in China. She still does historic walks in Fish Creek during the summer.
54: 55th Reunion: JUNE 19-21, 2009
Ann Lapham Kramer, Portland, Ore., wrote, “Bud and I have downsized four times and we now own a downtown condo of less than 1,000 square feet. We’re across the street from the art museum with a Safeway on the corner and the trolley on both sides of our building. Our lives are simplified and very free!”
Thomas O. Krueger, San Diego, Calif., said, “Retirement in San Diego is great, probably the best climate in the nation. It allows activities and entertainment, common to all. After all, retirement is a class whose instruction takes years to learn. And then, interacting with younger ones, we begin to see how the grades awarded involve the awareness of not how things are different, but what of ourselves we can share with them.”
Charlotte Peters Kunkel, Sarasota, Fla., reported that her husband, Roger, was the recipient of an Alumni Achievement Award from Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.
Roland M. Vogel and Bobbie Burn Vogel ’55, Lake Forest, Ill., were recently featured in the Chicago Sun-Times. At age 75, both graduated from Kendall College’s School of Culinary Arts and started a catering business, Apron Strings. The pair’s specialty is serving elegant dinner parties, brunches, or even hor d’oeuvres for book club gatherings.
57: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2012
David S. Hathaway, Waupaca, Wis., wrote that he is “thriving on life in Waupaca, the epitome of small town America. My wife, Lenna died in 2005, but my children and grandchildren are close emotionally and ’sort of’ geographically. I see Chuck Merry often — and he’s already planning our 60th reunion.”
60: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 18-20, 2010
Helen Buscher Franke, San Marino, Calif., joined Ginny Schumann on the Queen Elizabeth II for its last trip out of South Hampton. She wrote, “The Queen came to see us off as well as Margaret Thatcher and Prince Phillip.”
Sandra Nichols Gilbertson, St. Cloud, Minn., wrote, “Between a total left hip replacement and a nasty car accident — it’s no more motorcycle for me. That’s a bummer! However, I have a customized wheelchair that is somewhat a ’Harley.’ Anyone want to do a wheelchair race? Fun is where you find it.”
James C. Leatham, Sister Bay, Wis., retired 2001 and returned to Door County, Wis., where he is a landscape oil painter. Diane That e Martin, Green Bay, Wis., has been retired for 13 years. She knits blankets for babies of unwed mothers and still plays the piano and organ at church, bass clarinet in the winter for the Allouze Band, and in the summer for the De Pere City Band.
Peter A. Voy, El Dorado Hills, Calif., and his wife, Jan, run Furniture for Families, Inc., a nonprofit organization they founded eight years ago. Since opening, they have provided free furniture to more than 6,000 needy individuals in the Sacramento area. Their free time is divided between spoiling 12 grandchildren and hanging out at their cabin in the Sierras.
62: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2012
Susan Lewis Rose, Pleasanton, Calif., is general manager of the Fremont Symphony Orchestra. She oversees all orchestra programs including evening concerts, children’s concerts, the Young Artist Competition, in-school music ensembles, and community outreach activities.
63: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 19-21, 2009
Allen R. Bjornson, Evanston, Ill., wrote, “Marti and I continue to work. Our two children settled on the East Coast in Mass. and N.J. after going to school out east. We have two grandchildren who we do not see as often as we would like. They grow up so fast. Life is good.”
Erlan S. Bliss, Danville, Calif., has been retired from full time work since 2001, but continues part-time at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Since 1995, he has been a part of the team designing and building the National Ignition Facility (NIF), a football stadium sized laser facility for demonstrating laser-driven fusion (https://lasers.llnl.gov). In his free time, he plays trombone in a community band and a nearby big band, as well as participating in various other musical activities. He has four children and five grandchildren. He recently traveled to Michigan to visit classmates Mark Thomas and Skip and Lois (Holmwall) Moseley.
Julie Hutchison Bolton, Edina, Minn., is in a phased retirement plan at Augsburg College where she’s been a professor for 34 years. She is also a docent at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and enjoys babysitting her five grandchildren.
Challoner Morse Brown, Baileys Harbor, Wis., works at Whitefish Dunes State Park during the summer. She enjoys her grandchildren (seven girls, three boys, ages 3-17) at a week of “Gramma’s Camp” every summer. She still sings, is active in the Episcopal church, the YMCA (teaching swimming, life guarding), the Democratic Party, and at home cooking, canning, knitting, and writing. She also enjoys traveling.
James A. Bushner, Bayside, Wis., wrote, “I’ve been doing a lot of arranging for orchestra, especially songs of the 70s and the Beatles. I’ve reached Master Adjudicator (1997) and enjoy judging District and State Music Festivals around Wisconsin as well as giving orchestra clinics in Wisconsin. I still sub teach, especially third graders, who are still so enthusiastic about learning. I also like working with sixth graders, who are very kind about correcting my mis-pronunciations of poetry terms. Life is good.”
Ilona Tauck Cofman, Santa Fe, N.M., and her husband recently completed a 24,000-mile, five-month journey in a 2002 Land Rover Defender from France through Poland, the Baltic states, to St. Petersburg, Moscow, and eastward through Siberia to take Baikal then through Mongolia, returning through Central Asia (including the Pamir Highway along the Walshaw Corridor), Volgagrad (Stalingrad) Ukraine, Rosnauia, the Balkans, Italy, and France.
Brian R. Fay, Ocala, Fla., has been retired since January 2003. He can watch the space shuttle lift off (100 miles away) while sitting in his back yard.
Victoria Agee Groser and Luke Groser ’64, Shorewood, Wis., are retired and getting ready to move to Portland, Ore. They enjoy spending time together traveling and visiting their children and eight (soon to be nine) grandchildren.
E. Kay Landon, Sun City West, Ariz., traveled by train from Vancouver to Halifax, Nova Scotia with sight-seeing stops in between. She is looking forward to a return trip to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
George C. McKann, Park Ridge, Ill., is still practicing corporate and securities law at a firm with 12 offices in the U.S. and approximately 750 attorneys. He is a trustee of the Vermont Law School, which has one of the premier energy and environmental law programs in the United States. He is married to Alice Taussig McKann ’62.
Lois Lammers McNamara, Orlando, Fla., volunteers as a master gardener and as a Bram Bowl coach at Valencia Community College. She also enjoys traveling. Thomas J. Schinabeck, Appleton, Wis., wrote that he is, “Still retired, still married, still gray (with patches of pink). Wistfully hoping to once again being as supple as a slinky.”
Dorothy Polzin Staley, Gainesville, Fla., wrote that she is, “putting final touches on her novel, Come Good Home. Summary: Two months pregnant and single, scientific aide Jesse Bookman flees the Arctic. On her way south, she decides to keep her baby. An Eskimo storyteller and a young mother from Yukon territory guide Jesse on a parallel journey of self discovery. One year later, new mom, Jesse, returns to the Arctic ready to explore the keys to human survival. Next step — marketing!”
Susan Cole Stratton, Calgary, Canada, retired in 2002 after 31 years as an English professor at the University of Calgary and took up politics. She wrote, “I’ve been a candidate twice, deputy leader and president of the Green Party of Alberta. As a dual citizen, I have twice as much fun being a political junkie. No Green has ever been elected in Canada, so I was in no danger, but I enjoy pushing the Green agenda. On the third try, I finally figured out the marriage thing. Maybe I’ve learned a thing or two, but also Bernie’s a great guy, and it’s his children who are producing grandchildren for our pleasure — three pre-schoolers. We’re both active in the Unitarian Church and in our co-housing community.”
Daniel J. Taylor, Silverthorne, Colo., wrote, “Life at 9,600 feet is just right.”
Barbara Amend Van Metre, Bonita Springs, Fla., spends her summers in Green Lake, Wis., and said, “If anyone is in the area, we’d love to get together.”
Judith A. Wilmes, Readstown, Wis., raised sheep for fine wool (and some meat) for more than 20 years in Kickapoo River Country and stays busy trying to keep 18+ acres intact. She also served three terms on Vernon County board.
64: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 19-21, 2009
Mary Reinholz Anderson, Beloit, Wis., retired from teaching/ tutoring and took a month-long trip to England and Scotland to celebrate her 40th anniversary with special English friends. She volunteers with her church and civic groups, and said she’s “as busy as ever.”
Rev. Grethe Hallberg Barber, Washougal, Wash., wrote, “Since I retired in 2007, I am now ministering more than when I was working. Does that make sense? In my free time I continue to read, water-exercise, travel (2007 to China, 2008 to India), avoid housework whenever possible; sandwiched between grandmothering two handsome grandsons. More to come.”
Peter W. Barile, Morristown, Tenn., lectures on global business at Carson Newan College and will teach a senior class in international business this fall. Several times a year he travels to the Far East. His son, Jason, has two sets on twins, ages six and one. John B. Bartholomew, Jr., Gypsum, Colo., has been retired for 10 years after working as a real estate appraiser in Colorado Springs. He has 12 grandchildren who keep him and his wife busy. They spend their winters on South Padre Island each year and welcome a visit from any member of the Class of ’64. Maryellen Wolfe Bieder, Bloomington, Ind., enjoys teaching Spanish literature, attending symposia and conventions (especially in Spain), and publishing.
Kathryn Gebhart Booth, Lansing, Mich., is enjoying retirement. She is thankful to be able to be too busy!
Linda Scharmer Chambers, Holland, Mich., and her husband, Jerry, enjoy “adventure” travel and have been to the Arctic, Peru (Machu Picchu and the Amazon), Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, Chile/Patagonia (and the Southern Ice Fields). They are both very active in volunteer work in their community.
Mary Oswald Folkman, Laurel, Mont., is in the second year of establishing her piano studio. She received national certification as a piano teacher from the MTNA in November. She is also a part-time tutor in Billings, Mont. She had successful knee replacement surgery in April 2008
Luke Groser, Shorewood, Wis., is a retired high school social studies teacher. He is married to Victoria Agee Groser ’63.
John M. Hartong, Peacham, Vt., retired as a surgeon in July. He spends his time breeding, raising, training, showing, and selling Rocky Mountain horses, as well as raising beef cattle and hay on a 130 acre farm in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Visit his Web site: www.rockymountainhorsevermont.com
Howard H. Hutchinson, Rhinelander, Wis., and his wife, Linda Strane Hutchinson, wrote that they are happy to be living in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.
Barbara Ives Isac and Walter J. Isaac Lakewood, Colo., enjoy skiing, hiking, birding, bridge, and choir. This past summer they spent time in Door County with Tom Jeffery and his wife, Kathy and Rik and Margot Warch. They are planning a trip to Norway in June.
Mollie Herzog Keys, White Bear Lake, Minn., has three grown, married children and four grandchildren. She serves on several boards, including Eagle Valley Bank, the Minneapolis Branch of AAUW, and the Deer Lake Conservancy.
Patricia Joyce Laybourn, Bloomington, Minn., has been retired since June 2007. Recent travels include a spring 2008 trip to Europe, where she spent three weeks in Italy and five days in a cabin by Geiranger Fjord, Norway.
Harry N. MacLean, Denver, Colo., wrote, “My new book will be out in fall 2009. It is titled The Past is Never Dead, The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi Struggle for Redemption. The book weaves together the trial of ex-Klansman Seale with Mississippi efforts to overcome its past and be accepted in civilized society.”
Linda Axelson Packard, Galena, Ill., wrote, “Retirement for us means we have moved from the very eastern edge of Illinois, within sight of Lake Michigan, to the very western edge, five miles from the Mississippi River. Very different waters, very different communities. I am enjoying the hills, a slower way of life, helping at a small Episcopal parish (rejoicing in NOT being in charge), walking the dog, playing with two grandsons (eight and 10), hosting all adult children whenever they have time to stop by. Life is good.”
Judy Bezanson Ruth, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is retired and spends her time between Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mesa, Ariz., and Clam Lake, Wis. She enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren “all over the country.”
Charles E. Schulze, Jr., Palatine, Ill., is taking Spanish, history, and computer courses at the local community college. Daughter Anne is an anesthesiologist in Mankato, Minn., and Kate is about to start a residency also in anesthesiology.
Jack D. Smuckler, Wayzata, Minn., is semi-retired, spending summers in Minneapolis and winters at a second home in Phoenix at Seville Golf and Country Club. He wrote, “The Web site SmucklerArchitects.com illustrates some of my work during my 30 year career as an architect/builder. I am also featured in the book, Leading Residential Architects. I am happily married and we travel extensively.”
Nancy Wiley Thornton, Schenectady, N.Y., works as a consultant. She and her husband have four children and six grandchildren.
Curtis B. Vevang and Susan Witler Vevang, Palatine, Ill., returned to the Chicago area in 2001 to be closer to family. They wrote, “We have enjoyed our renewed friendship with Katy Hoehn and Karen (O’Keeffe) McDonald and her husband, Bob. Moving has been rejuvenating.”
65: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 19-21, 2009
Chicago attorney Anton “Tony” Valukas ’65, has been appointed the examiner in the bankruptcy proceedings of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Valukas, a specialist in major civil and white collar criminal litigation, is leading the independent investigation of the events that led to the company’s record bankruptcy filing, including payments and other financial transactions Lehman completed in the days before the company’s collapse. Valukas has more than four decades of legal experience, serving as a U.S. attorney in Chicago and as a defense attorney. He is currently the chairman of Jenner & Block LLP.
Roberta Basett Corson, Saratoga, Calif., has a psychotherapy practice where she works three full days a week. She enjoys visiting her grandchildren (and children), as well as exercising and snowshoeing in the mountains. Recent travels include England in 2007 and France in 2008. She and her husband recently retired from their ministry after a long career together.
Richard C. Detienne, Appleton, Wis., is retired and serves on the regional board of directors for Goodwill Industries. He enjoys playing racquetball, tennis, and golf and visiting his daughter Jennifer in Missoula, Mont. He is married to Susan Taylor Detienne ’68.
Susan Gilman Ferguson, Oro Valley, Ariz., is a volunteer naturalist at Sabino Canyon in Tucson, Ariz., where she teaches environmental education to students in first through sixth grades. She is planning a trip to Miguel Aleman in Sonora, Mexico with VOSH (Volunteer Optometrists) to provide eye-care and glasses to residents. She enjoys art and sports activities such as hiking, biking, skiing, and sailing.
Susan Nelson Goldsmith, Phoenix, wrote, “I finished my Ph.D. just before getting my medicare card. It’s the LU life-long learning tradition!”
Charles A. Hoffman, Minneapolis, is a retired attorney. He has gotten back to his true passion — building guitars. Visit his Web site: www.hoffmanguitars.com
Theodore M. Katzoff, Hermosa Beach, Calif., wrote about three major events he experienced this past year. “Number one, I became a first time grandfather! My daughter, Anya gave birth to a wonderful girl, Sirayna, who is now 20 months old. Number two, Liz Cole ’63, P.K. Allen, and I did a performance of Let Me Count the Ways at Björklunden this past October. And, number three, I was appointed to the Alumni Board of Directors for a four-year term. I’m on the Student Relations Committee.”
Barbara Shoys Kavanaugh, Clinton, Wis., is a retired teacher. She is working part-time doing clerical work for a digital graphics firm in Edgarton. She wrote, “I’m a Badger hockey fan, still a Bears fan, but spend my happiest days with my 2½ year old granddaughter.”
Duncan C. Malloch, Minnetonka, Minn., plays piano and sings jazz and blues with his daughter Molly at small clubs in the Twin Cities.
Todd J. Mitchell, Bonita Springs, Fla., enjoys a very active life in Florida, with league tennis, golf, and exercising at the fitness center. He and his wife have six sons and are awaiting the arrival of their seventh grandchild.
Byron J. Nordstrom, Le Sueur, Minn., recently retired. He is a volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity and plans to write a book on Sweden between the World Wars (1920-1939).
Jill M. Parson, Wasilla, Alaska, recently built a new home. This summer she wrote that she “plans to garden, fly our airplanes, fish, and enjoy this beautiful state.”
Gay Pearson, Falmouth, Maine, wrote, “In 2008 I had the great fortune of discovering that the innovative contemporary American Jazz pianist Vardan Ovsepian teaches in my hometown of Newburyport, Mass. I had been feeling stuck and stagnant as a jazz pianist and after a couple of lessons with him, I knew he was just what I needed for direction into new realms and heights. My Chesapeake Bay Sharpie (wooden day sailer) has been a huge responsibility to take care of and refinish, but the sailing here in Casco Bay has made it all worth the expense, distress and time spent.”
Jo Robbins, Valley Cottage, N.Y., has been teaching dance at Westchester Community College in Westchester County, N.Y., since 1975. In May 2008 she was awarded the Cab Calloway Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding contribution to the Performing Arts in Westchester. Some of her favorite adventures include: rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, walking across England coast to coast from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, and going on a safari in Tanzania, Africa. Jerie Schroeder Torbeck, Louisville, Ky., retired July first, and wrote, “Golf, volunteer work and lots of travel occupy much of my time.”
Richard H. Vanderbloemen, Keaau, Hawaii, wrote that he is “Enjoying Hawaii growing plants, flowers, fruits, fish ponds, and swimming in safe waters. In 1966 I studied opera at La Scala, Milan with the Maestro of Pavarotti, and John Sutherland and later Vienna State Opera with the teacher of Elizabeth Schwartzkoph, and also at the Met in New York with the teacher of Mario Lanza. I taught high school and college and although retired, I’m still singing and teaching.”
Thomas M. Verich, Oxford, Miss., retired in 2004 as a professor at the University of Mississippi. He spends six months a year at his home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Frederick S. Voss, Alexandria, Va., wrote, “To mark the election of 2008, the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill., published Packaging Presidents: 200 Years of Campaigns and Candidiates, a book authored largely by me. The volume was produced in tandem with an exhibition that took the viewer through American presidential elections from the 1820s through the 1990s.”
67: NEXT REUNION: 2012
Joyce Anderson Beyer, Green Bay, Wis., is a retired teacher. She and her husband, Tom, travel with Elderhostel and spent three-plus weeks there in the Spring of 2008. She wrote, “While there, we visited Alice Holinger ’66 in Wasilla. Alaska is great!”
Thomas K. Countryman, Elmhurst, Ill., works part-time at the Elmhurst Public Library. He enjoys opera, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and other concerts.
J. B. deRosset, Miami, Fla., just bought a second home in Asheville, N.C., and will live there “more than seasonally” because of plans to start another business there.
Carol Johnsrud Hansen, Hibbing, Minn., moved back to Hibbing in 2001. She recently spent a weekend in Milwaukee visiting her son, Chris, his wife, Pam, and their two girls, Alexandria (six) and Christina (three). A breast cancer survivor, she did the Susan G. Komen run in Minneapolis on Mother’s Day 2008.
Patrick R. Kroos, Wanchai, China, is the proud grandfather of a granddaughter, Amber Nadine, born July 4, 2008
Gregory R. Lee, Appleton, Wis., retired after 42 years in education. He wrote that he is, “enjoying six grandchildren all in the local area. Using my time subbing, mentoring, tutoring, working with teen boy groups in church, and other volunteering. Nancy and I have celebrated 42 years of marriage.”
Philip A. Metzger, Bethlehem, Pa., retired in 2006 after 20 years as curator of special collections at Lehigh University in Bethlehem He is a volunteer at the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, the official archives of the Moravian Church in North America. He is a timpanist in an amateur pops orchestra of mostly retired players, and since last spring has been a member of the Lehigh University Philharmonic’s percussion section. He freelances for the local paper, writing about classical music events and reviewing concerts. He is married to Margery Homfeld Metzger.
Joan Obrecht Moertl, Hubertus, Wis., taught elementary and middle school music for 32 years and directed church vocal and handbell choirs for 25 years.
Jane E. Sherman, Westport, Conn., is pursuing an M.F.A. in creative writing at Fairfield University
69: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 19-21, 2009
Thomas R. De Mark, Paradise Valley, Ariz., founded Market Studies, Inc., a provider of proprietary market timing indicators. He also serves as a special advisor to Steve Cohen (SAC Capital). Before that he worked as an advisor to investment companies from around the globe. He is the author of three best-selling investment books, has been a regular speaker at worldwide investment conferences, and has appeared on national television. He has been married for 35 years and has six children.
Priscilla Peterson Weaver, Jacksonville, Ore., wrote, “Steve and I took early retirements in 2004 and moved from Chicago to Oregon, planning to garden (him) and play the piano (me). By accident, we became shepherds and now have more than 100 rare little sheep, a somewhat endangered ancient breed with interesting genetics for the retired molecular biologist. Jane Fisher and I connected over blackberry pie — she has the best pie Web site and blackberries are a noxious weed on our farm — Lawrence prepared us for anything.”
71: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2011
Jean E. DeLauche, Maryland Heights, Mo., moved to the St. Louis area from the Dayton, Ohio, area in February 2009.
72: Kathy Krendl ’72, is making history. She has been chosen as the first female president of Otterbein College. Otterbein, founded in 1847, is a private, liberal arts college in Westerville, Ohio, with an enrollment of 3,100 students. Krendl is currently executive vice president and provost of Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio. She is credited with implementing initiatives to increase the school’s retention rate, coordinating efforts to boost research investments, and creating and implementing a new strategic plan for the university. She will assume the presidency at Otterbein in July 2009.
85: When pop superstar Madonna began her recent tour, the work of Christopher Oakley ’85 went along with her. Oakley was hired to create animated images inspired by the artwork of the late Keith Haring to play during Madonna’s performance of “Into the Groove.” Working in Flash, Oakley devoted four weeks of 16-hour days to animating and directing the project. On tour, Oakley’s animation was projected on screens that were five stories tall. In addition to a career that includes more than two decades as an animator, Oakley works on commissioned portrait and landscape paintings. He recently moved from Los Angeles to Asheville, N.C. where he hopes to establish himself in the art world.
86: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2011
Andrew G. Wermuth, Denver moved to Colorado after many years in Cambridge, Mass. He is now head of communications (documentary film production, web, and marketing strategy) for an international nonprofit, IDE. IDE is focused on poverty alleviation through low-cost water access and market linkages for small farmers throughout Asia, Africa, and Central America.
87: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2012
Ted Clark, Minneapolis, operates Ted Machine, a company dedicated to custom machining of metals and plastice. Last fall he was in Door County and spent time at Björklunden.
90: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 19-21, 2009
Kristin M. Howard, Madison, Wis., wrote, “Life in Madison continues to be very good! I’m teaching sixth graders this year and enjoying their enthusiasm. I’ve also been busy with a new project at church, where we’re experimenting with a coffeehouse atmosphere to reach out to people who are uncomfortable in a more traditional setting. On the family front, I finally persuaded my parents to move to Wisconsin from Nebraska, and so far it’s been great to have them just 45 minutes away. Last June, I celebrated the arrival of $4 gasoline with a 3,000-mile road trip. Highlights included catching up with friends in North Carolina, relaxing at the beach in Maine, and sightseeing in D.C.”
93: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2012
Sarah E. Meyer, Falls Church, Va., has been living in the Washington, D.C. area for nearly 15 years with Ricardo and their two perfect cats. They enjoy travel and have a Web site: http://ricvieira.smugmug.com
94: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 18-20, 2010
Owen J. Berendes, Appleton, Wis., is a stay-at-home dad during the day and spends his nights teaching or playing music. He has a daughter, Sarah, age two. He wrote, “once the stay-at-home dad gig is no longer a full time job, I’ll open a small woodwinds repair shop. I’ve also been catching up with many classmates on Facebook.”
Kristin E. Gribble, Falmouth, Mass., received a Ph.D. in biological oceanography in 2006 from the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. Since then she has been working as a postdoctoral scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. James F. Guckenberg, Stevens Point, Wis., wrote, “I still play the drums whenever possible, and I love being a dad.”
Elizabeth S. Hunter, San Diego, Calif., is in her ninth year of teaching eighth grade physical science at Lewis Middle School in San Diego. She has been married since 2000 and has two children, a daughter (five) and a son (one).
Jason B. Lowery, Madison, Wis., works at the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection as a hydrogeologist. He has three children (one son, two daughters). He is a wrestling referee during the winter. His hobbies include spending time with the family, playing cards, and discussing religion and politics.
95: Adam G. Newman and Sara Staffeldt Newman ’95, Brookfield, Wis., have two children, Braeden (eight) and Madeleine (five). Sara is a social worker in the heart center at Milwaukee Children’s Hospital. Adam works in commercial banking. Adam wrote, “You may ask how a PoliSci major/English minor (equivalency) ended up in banking — I found a job that requires golfing, sailing, and attending sporting events. No real complaints. Lots of travel. Enjoying a LarryU fantasy football league. Braeden and I are working to earn our black belts together in karate. Madeleine is a future Connie — sings herself to sleep every night.”
Kent D. Paulsen, Green Bay, Wis., is director of choirs at St. Norbert College, and music coordinator, organist, and choir director at Calvary Lutheran Church. He and his wife have two daughters, Elsabeth (10) and Gretchen (six). He wrote, “Between my work, my kids, and side gigs I keep quite busy, but life is great!”
Stephen G. Switzer, Roscoe, Ill., wrote, “I had a landscaping business for 10 years, went back to school to become a nurse, and have since worked in the emergency setting (various trauma centers). I got married in 2006 to Katie (also an ER RN), and we started a real estate investment company. Recently we opened a dog boarding kennel on my farmette in Roscoe, Ill., called Stonebridge Kennels. I’ve been accepted to law school and am deferring admission until the kennel is running smoothly.”
Patrick R. Warfield and Kirsten R. Lies-Wa rfield, Arlington, Va., have been married for 14 years. Kirsten is in the U.S. Army Band, Pershing’s Own, and was recently promoted to Sergeant First Class. Patrick is an assistant professor of musicology at Georgetown University where he teaches courses in American popular music. He has several publications, including a soon-tobe- released collection of six Sousa marches.
Shad R. Wenzlaf, Madison, Wis., wrote, “I am a lecturer at Edgewood College and MATC Madison, the president of the Madison Piano Teachers Associated, a piano and voice teacher for more than 50 private students, and a volunteer for Wisconsin Public Television. I live the rich life I’ve always dreamed of...the rich life that we were so aptly prepared to live. I coordinate with Kathleen Callahan ’99, who is the auction coordinator for Public Television in Madison. She remarked over lunch last week that she knows of few Lawrentians who are only slightly less over-committed than myself. It’s a labor of love!”
Laura Corning Woltman, Appleton, Wis., has been teaching music part-time in the Appleton Area School District since 1996. She and her husband, Garry, have two sons, Nathaniel (six) and David (two).
96: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2010
Michael D. Shiffler, Medford, Wis., is a partner with the law firm Jensen, Scott, Grunewald, and Shiffler, S.C. in Medford.
97: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2013
Adam J. Kintopf, St. Paul, Minn., had one of his short stories published in the September 2008 issue of the magazine Secrets of the City.
00: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2010
Emily A. Kozlowicz, Philadelphia, Pa., recently relocated from New York City to Philadelphia where she works as a financial analyst II for TD Wealth Management/Commerce Capital Markets, Inc.
01: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2011
Andrea Olejniczak Amel, Oshkosh, Wis., received her Masters of Science in curriculum and instruction (education) from UW-Oshkosh in January 2008 and is a Spanish/English Language Learners teacher with the Appleton Area School District. She and her husband, Patrick, have a son, William James (one).
Alison B. Hayes, Red Bank, N.J., wrote, “Tom, Slim, and I are doing well. It looks hopeful that I will be working for Hudson County College within the next few months. I also was quoted in Leighigh Carbon County Community College in an article about the growth of the GIS industry.”
03: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2013
Jacob George Allen, Rochester, N.Y., recently finished his M.Mus. in opera — stage direction at The Eastman School of Music. His thesis project included the first staging of Jake Heggie’s chamber opera, For A Look or A Touch, based on the film “Paragraph 175.” He was able to collaborate with the composer on the production, and the set designer was Obie and Drama Desk award winner Edward Gianfrancesco. In addition, he performed with the 2008 Ohio Light Opera festival. A recording of Jerome Kerns’ “The Cabaret Girl” featuring him as Horace Gripps was released on Albany Records in February 2009.
04: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2014
Temiloluwa O. Akintomide, Lewisville, Texas, graduated in December 2007, with a Master of Science in organic chemistry from the University of North Texas in Denton. She works as a chemist at the BeautiControl Manufacturing and Research Institute in Carrollton, Texas.
Josie L. Boyle, Stillwater, Minn., wrote, “After working as a public librarian for the past few years, I have begun to make a career change to winemaking. I have accepted a cellar hand position at Vidal Estates in Hastings, New Zealand, and traveled there in February to work the 2009 harvest. I am currently working on my certificate in wine science at Des Moines Area Community College, and I will earn internship credit for my work in New Zealand.”
Elizabeth A. Kruesi, Wauwatosa, Wis., moved back to Wisconsin from Texas last fall. She is an associate editor of Astronomy magazine, where she edits and writes science feature articles.
05: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2011
Danielle L. Knight, Woodbridge, Va., recently completed basic training at the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill.
06: NEXT REUNION: JUNE 2011
Daniel Casner and Miranda Munro ’05, Sunnyvale, Calif. Daniel works for Anybots Inc., a robotics start-up company in Mountain View, Calif. Miranda is taking dance classes and hopes to join a professional dance company.
Peter E. Snyder, Flossmoor, Ill., wrote that he has joined Asher Perlman ’08, Mark Johnson ’08, and Adam Berey ’07 to “become Tough But Fair, the Midwest’s new source for youth oriented pop-rock.” The group is expected to return to Lawrence to play at the Underground Coffeehouse.
Mariages and Unions
Barbara Kutt Watters ‘84 and Stephen Watters, Redondo Beach, Calif., July 7, 2007
Michelle R. Slusher ‘91 and Gina Martyn, Boulder, Colo., October 28, 2008
Lisa Bryfczynski Seeling ‘99 and Kevin Seeling, Delaware, Ohio, December 29, 2007
Leah Sinn Iversen ‘05 and Peter J. Iversen ‘05, Woodbridge, Ind., August 2, 2008
Miranda J. Munro ‘05 and Daniel Casner ‘06, Sunnyvale, Calif., June 22, 2008
Robert J. Braun ‘06 and Shannon Braun, Apple Valley, Minn., December 20, 2008
Births and Adoptions
Joe Y. Ahmad ‘84 and Hala, Houston, Texas, twins, a daughter, Reyana, and a son, Zayd, June 3, 2007
Rebecca A. Shereikis ‘88 and Dan Gill, Evanston, Ill., a daughter, Anya, June 15, 2008
Soozung Sa Rankin ‘89 and Brian, Philadelphia, Pa., a son, Robert Zi Allen, October 9, 2008
David W. Visser ‘89 and Heather, Elcho, Wis., a daughter, Ruth Abigail, December 15, 2008
Karen E. Flint ‘90 and David Johnson, Charlotte, N.C., a daughter, Kerala Flint, October 25, 2008
Debby M. Lippa ‘90 and Andrew, Saint Louis Park, Minn., a daughter, Charlotte, July 17, 2007
DeAnne Olsen Cravaritis ‘92 and Peter, Frederick, Md., a son, Peter, December 22, 2008
Andrew T. Pfau ‘93 and Svetlana Elizabeth Zilist, Chicago, a daughter, Sarah Maryann, December 9, 2008
Kristin E. Gribble ‘94 and Kenneth Houtler Falmouth, Mass., a son, Torsten Lowell, January 24, 2008
James F. Guckenberg ‘94 and Julie, Stevens Point, Wis., a daughter, Anna Kay, November 27, 2007
Frank M. Sprtel ‘94 and Stacey Nathanson, Silver Spring, Md., a daughter, Kyra Elizabeth, January 7, 2009
Margaret Dav is Babcock ‘95 and Donald ‘93, Novi, Mich., a daughter, Lillian, October 15, 2008
Amy Coughlin Maloney ‘97 and John, Minneapolis, a son, Finn Arlen, December 1, 2008
Patricia Toledo ‘97 and Robert M. Seiser ‘96, Schaumburg, Ill., a son, Edmund Michael, June 29, 2008
Rebecca Troup Lenthe ‘98 and Jason, Phoenixville, Pa., a son, Kevin Scott, October 23, 2008
Lisa Bryfczynski Seeling ‘99 and Kevin, Delaware, Ohio, a daughter, Lauren Kay, October 20, 2008
Twyla A. Monta gue-Gray ‘99, Brooklyn, N.Y., a son, Lucas, May 9, 2008
Jennifer Batog Kreil ‘00 and Robert A Kreil ‘99, Franklin, Wis., twin sons, Ben and Sam, May 30, 2008
Katherine Wroblewski Diop ‘00 and Aly, Dulles, Va., a daughter, Madeleine Eileen Salima, June 23, 2008
Elizabeth Gimpel Young ‘01 and J. Christopher, Blue Hill, Maine, a daughter, Emily Jane, December 22, 2008
Andrea Olejniczak Amel ‘01 and Patrick, Oshkosh, Wis., a son, William James, January 2, 2008
Christopher H. Anderson ‘02 and Joyce P. Chang, Chicago, a son, Henry Guang-Hao, December 31, 2008
In Memoriam
20s
Lilah Moore Markley ‘28, Gaines, Mich., November 22, 2008
Margaret Duxbury McGauran ‘29, Racine, Wis.,
October 18, 2008
30s
Adela Grueber Johnston M-D’31, Oakland, Calif., October 7, 2008
Berenice E. Hess M-D’32, Haverford, Pa., November 16, 2008
Eleonor Moritz Lister M-D’33, East Troy, Wis., November 1, 2007
Elora Gortner Pa ge ‘33, New Port Richey, Fla., November 10, 2008
Herbert J. Roessler ‘33, Waunakee, Wis., December 11, 2008
Beulah Ohlsen Wigman ‘33, Milwaukee, September 24, 2007
Marjorie Hoffman Hagan M-D’34, Naples, Fla., October 31, 2008
Viola Krause Lintner M-D‘35, Oak Creek, Wis., October 25, 2008
Mary F. Donald M-D‘36, Milwaukee, January 25, 2009
Jane Rettke Moe M-D’36, Severna Park, Md., December 24, 2007. Survivors include a brother-in-law, Verrall I. Moe ‘33, a niece, Audrey Schumacher Moe M-D’56, great-niece, Karin Moe Savage ‘93, and great-nephew, Erik Moe ‘86.
John C. Oberweiser ‘37, Appleton, Wis., February 12, 2009
Edna Earle Lewis ‘38, Beloit, Wis., December 15, 2008. Survivors include her husband Roland C. Lewis.
Lois Rompf Mahaney ‘38, October 7, 2008
Wilmer E. Witt ‘38, Appleton, Wis., December 5, 2008
Anne V. Adler M-D’39, Waupaca, Wis., January 8, 2009. Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth B. Adler M-D’40.
Elizabeth Krell Bischof ‘39, DeKalb, Ill., January 5, 2009. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Helen Carlson Krell ‘36.
Katharine Pitman Schmidt ‘39, Whitewater, Wis., February 2, 2009. Survivors include her husband Paul F. Schmidt ‘39; and a daughter, Judith Schmidt Dotson ‘64.
40s
Anne Blakeman Pengelly ‘40, McMinnville, Ore., December 18, 2008. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Kathleen Link Pengelly ‘67.
Gregg A. Hunter ‘41, Northbrook, Ill., November 23, 2008. Survivors include his wife Behy M. Hunter.
Jean Grossman Thomas M-D’41, Oak Park, Ill., July 6, 2008
Robert L. Woodard ‘41, Plainfield, Ill., June 9, 2008
Blanche Stocker Hartel M-D’42, Milwaukee, July 26, 2008
Louise E. Murphy M-D’42, Milwaukee, December 13, 2008
Marion Wolhaupter Wanner ‘43, San Diego, Calif., September 10, 2008
Ruth Kamerling Klotz ‘44, Santa Cruz, Calif., December 9, 2008
Elizabeth Wood MacDonald ‘44, South Bend, Ind., November 8, 2008. Survivors include a sister, Mary Wood Sturtevant ‘53.
Marjorie Hofmann Swientek M-D’44, Milwaukee, August 26, 2008
Graham O. Davies ‘45, Michigan City, Ind., February 2, 2009
John H. Draheim ‘45, Menasha, Wis., January 9, 2009. Survivors include his wife Ruth Ann Draheim; and a son, Eric J. Draheim ‘92.
Ruby Watson Haft ‘46, Janesville, Wis., October 13, 2008. Survivors include her husband Everett E. Haft.
Howard M. Mathison ‘46, Menomonee Falls, Wis., January 18, 2009. Survivors include his wife Twila M. Mathison.
Mildred Derse Baer ‘47, Brookfield, Wis., December 14, 2008
Ramsey Forbush ‘47, South Dartmouth, Mass., January 28, 2009. Survivors include a son, James S. Forbush ‘74.
George R. Kent ‘47, Glendale, Wis., December 10, 2008. Survivors include his wife Lois Kent.
Elmer L. Larson ‘47, Vinton, Iowa, November 4, 2008. Survivors include his wife Dawn Wilmer Larson ‘47; and a sister, Lois J. Larson ‘51.
Charles E. Merwin ‘47, Fond du Lac, Wis., January 28, 2009
Verne Conder ‘48, Madison, Wis., December 8, 2008. Survivors include his wife Mary Conder.
Joann Moeller Rood ‘48, Mequon, Wis., August 15, 2008. Survivors include her husband Anthony M. Rood.
Robert C. Brauchle ‘49, Wild Rose, Wis., November 27, 2008. Survivors include his wife Mary Brauchle.
Beat rice Au Chun M-D ‘49, Kailua, Hawaii, August 28, 2008. Survivors include her husband Walter P. S. Chun.
Kathryn Elwers ‘49, Madison, Wis., November 8, 2008. Survivors include a sister, Mildred Elwers Bar-Sela ‘47, and nieces Rebecca Moorhead Culbertson ‘77 and Shirin Rahel Bar-Sela ‘85. Barbara Krosche Lewis M-D ‘49, Fort Bragg, Calif., November 22, 2008
Jane Frank Sharratt ‘49, Wautoma, Wis., September 30, 2008
50s
Herman L. Kloppmann ‘50, Westchester, Ill., December 30, 2008. Survivors include his wife Elnora Kloppmann; a grandson, James
Michael Kloppmann ‘09.
Donald C. MacNaughton ‘50, Green Bay, Wis., February 8, 2009. Survivors include his wife Barbara Morris MacNaughton ‘50; brother-in-law Wesley Morris ’43; and a niece, Bonnie Morris ’72.
Paul A. Pavlock ‘50, Atlanta, Ga., October 27, 2008
Frank A. Sanders ‘50, Menasha, Wis., December 4, 2008
Roy H. Stark ‘50, Manitowoc, Wis., February 5, 2008. Survivors include his wife Lyn L. Stark.
Sally Bartlett Chase M-D’51, Excelsior, Minn., January 3, 2008. Survivors include her husband Stephen P. Chase.
Yvette Monnet Mowrer ‘51, Phoenix, Ariz., July 29, 2008
Eugene R. Alesch ‘52, Plano, Texas, October 16, 2008
John D. Arbuthnot ‘52, Silverton, Ore., January 16, 2009. Survivors include his wife Barbara Schroeder Arbuthnot ‘56.
Ann H. Leonard ‘52, Leverett, Mass., October 5, 2008
Janis Jorgensen Sleicher M-D’52, Seattle, Wash., November 4, 2008. Survivors include her husband Charles Sleicher.
Kurt L. Schoenrock ‘54, Oldsmar, Fla., February 2, 2009
John V. Wilson ‘55, Annapolis, Md., November 3, 2008. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth Wilson; a daughter, Sandra Wilson Keating ‘85.
Janet Dorchester Nicholson ‘57, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., December 16, 2008. Survivors include her husband Ashley W. Nicholson; brothers Daniel Dorchester ‘55 and Philip S. Dorchester ‘59; and a sister-in-law, Mary Bartels Dorchester ‘62.
Carol A. Stiehl ‘57, Chicago, December 18, 2008
Lola Hunting Tea ‘57, St. Paul, Minn., December 14, 2008. Survivors include a daughter, Janine D. Judd Tea ‘84; a son-in-law, Thomas A. Kromhout ‘84; a sister, Althea Hunting Kortenhof ‘51; a brother-in-law, Joseph M. Kortenhof ‘50; a niece, Elizabeth Kortenhof Kumbalek ‘78; a nephew, Michael H. Kortenhof ‘80; a cousin, Mary Lou Hunting Dosland ‘52.
Gordon W. Palmer ‘58, Atlanta, Ga., November 9, 2008
60s
Cornelia Dohr Hoglund ‘60, Bremerton, Wash., January 22, 2009
Zi Hyung Sa ‘60, Appleton, Wis., November 27, 2008. Survivors include his wife Moon Ja Sa; a daughter, Soozung Sa Rankin ‘89; and a daughter, Miraan M. Sa ‘90.
Carolyn Westgaard Woolley M-D’60, Kailua Kona, Hawaii, October 21, 2008. Survivors include her husband Dan A. Woolley.
Bryan C. McOlash ‘64, Albuquerque, N.M., November 26, 2008. Survivors include his wife Caroline Chmiel McOlash ‘62.
Seymour W. Priestley ‘64, Mequon, Wis., December 19, 2008. Survivors include his wife Tracey Sager Priestley ‘67.
Gordo S. Walker M-D’64, Windsor Heights, Iowa, December 14, 2008
Donald J. Heider ‘66, Reading, Pa., October 1, 2008
Alan W. Authier ‘68, Appleton, Wis., January 3, 2009
George W. Witt ‘68, Louisa, Va., November 11, 2008
Thomas A. Klug ‘69, Minneapolis, January 8, 2009. Survivors include his partner, Doug Erickson, and a cousin,
Nancy Johnson Schildgen M-D’58.
70s
Karen Druliner Lampinen ‘70, Damascus, Ore., December 9,
2008. Survivors include her husband David A. Lampinen.
Roseann Kacheris ‘72, Petaluma, Calif., December 30, 2008
Rufus P. Hellendale ‘77, Harborside, Maine, June 6, 2008
Benjamin D. Graebel ‘78, Cherry Hills Village, Colo., November 27,
2008. Survivors include his wife Julie Graebel.
Family Members
Kathleen M. Alderman, Pewaukee, Wis., October 29, 2008, mother of Hilary S. Steinbach ‘87.
Alex Bernal, Appleton, Wis., January 14, 2009, father of David L. Morin ‘78.
Sam Brady, Kalamazoo, Mich., November 3, 2008, husband of Helen Walker Brady ‘48.
Janet Dite, Bloomington, Minn., February 7, 2008, aunt of James R. Heffren ‘76, sister-in-law of Elizabeth Dite Heffren ‘50, sister-in-law of Robert J. Heffren ‘45.
James J. Egan, Appleton, Wis., December 10, 2008, father of Mary E. Egan ‘77.
William Godellas, River Forest, Ill., October 20, 2008, father of Basil V. Godellas ‘88.
June M. Hoffmann, April 27, 2008, mother of Amy Hoffmann Jarvis ‘74.
William H. Hoge, Flemington, N.J., October 6, 2008, husband of Shirley Buesing Hoge ‘47, brother-in-law of JoAnn Buesing DuVall ‘57.
Richard Hrdlick, Appleton, Wis., January 20, 2009, father of Karen E. Hrdlick ‘87.
Roland W. Huss, Kaukauna, Wis., February 5, 2009, father of Barbara A. Huss ‘93.
Edward Hustace, Kamuela, Hawaii, November 9, 2008, grandfather of James E. Hustace ‘08.
John A. Jooss, Appleton, Wis., December 27, 2008, father of Michele Jooss Reagan ‘90.
Janet M. Krueger, Appleton, Wis., November 18, 2008, mother of Korey Jonathon Krueger ‘95, Kraig J. Krueger ‘84, and K. Joe Krueger ‘91.
Jean N. Lawson, Oakdale, Calif., November 20, 2008, wife of William E. Lawson ‘47.
Richard J. Meckler, Round Lake Beach, Ill., February 1, 2009, father of Adam Burke Meckler ‘07.
Robert J. Miller, Fort Wayne, Ind., January 5, 2009, father of Stephen G. Miller ‘85.
Joseph Mirsberger, Hilbert, Wis., December 19, 2008, grandfather of Patrick Juckem ‘95.
Helen Oskar, Oshkosh, Wis., December 28, 2008, sister-in-law of Raymond A. Smith ‘51.
Diane Oto, New London, Wis., January 16, 2009, mother of Kristine Otto Glenn ‘96.
Marianne Ozolins, San Antonio, Texas, August 15, 2008, mother of Erik A. Ozolins ‘07.
Harry A. Posner, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., August 9, 2008, father of Cheryl A. Posner ‘80, father-in-law of Gregory M. Weber ‘80.
John Shedd Reed, Lake Forest, Ill., March 20, 2008, father of L. Keith Reed ‘72.
Joseph R. Reichard, Oberlin, Ohio, May 29, 2008, husband of Anita Cast Reichard ‘35.
Keith J. Stuart, Appleton, Wis, December 7, 2008, father of Valerie K. Stuart ‘05.
Ralph L. Suechting, Sanibel, Fla., October 31, 2008, father of Ralph P. Suechting ‘72.
Lillian Thatcher, Prescott, Ariz., May 14, 2008, wife of Frederick S. Thatcher ‘47.
William O. Timm, Oconomowoc, Wis., September 29, 2008, father of Elizabeth Timm Smith ‘79.
Daryl R. Tonn, Waukesha, Wis., May 19, 2008, father of Erin N. Tonn ‘07.
John Updike, Beverly Farms, Mass., January 27, 2008, father of Michael J. Updike ‘81.
Loretta P. Vande Walle, San Diego, Calif., August 5, 2008, wife of Evan M. Vande Walle ‘38, sister of Olive Vande Wall Cast ‘39.
Earl S. Vogt, Milwaukee, April 11, 2008, husband of Carol Breithaupt Vogt M-D’42.
STAFF
Verdie I. Emmons, King, Wis., January 30, 2009. Verdie worked in the business office and retired in from Lawrence in 1996.
Georgiann R. Koehn, Appleton, Wis., February 12, 2009. Georgiann worked as a custodian and retired from Lawrence in 1999.
Korey A. Stanhope, Kimberly, Wis., December 26, 2009.
