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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 some contextual understanding of curriculum design and theory, provided by one of our colleagues in the Mikkelsen Library; so it has truly been a shared undertaking by the entire institution to provide the CDF to our faculty,” said Kahl.

But even as far back as last year, the CTS had rolled out an Exponential Mentorship Program — aimed at developing additional faculty members into experts that would also benefit students in the classroom.

Augustana’s Director of Instructional Technology Sharon Gray said, “We determined which technologies faculty were already using and enlisted those faculty to mentor their colleagues.”

Faculty members considered experts in technologies — including tools for screencasting, polling, quizzing and creating content — mentored two colleagues, who each mentored two more faculty members. The first cohort in the fall consisted of 33 faculty members. It worked so well, Augustana continued the program with more than 20 new faculty members in the spring. That’s when COVID-19 hit.

Gray said, “The Exponential Mentorship Program was extremely valuable during the coronavirus ramp-up as we were transitioning all of our courses to remote teaching and learning. Some of these tools are ideal for supporting teaching online — and we had a cadre of experts at the ready!”

Augustana Associate Professor of Mathematics Dr. Lindsay Erickson, a lead mentor for Explain Everything, says she had been using the program since 2016 and there hadn’t been much interest from other faculty in the past.

“I would say just being more up on technology, it made the transition to online instruction a lot easier for me.”

Erickson says she learned early on that if you invest a little bit more in technology on the front end, you’re going to see it pay off quickly.

“For example, I have technology that paid for itself within the first semester because I had a student with a learning disability who needed a notetaker, but because I was able to use this iPad and pencil and also record the lectures, it eliminated the need for Augustana to have to pay someone else to do it.”

There are some members of the Augustana community who had foreseen the benefits of this kind of programming long before COVID-19 hit. Before the CTS was established, in 2007, AU alumna and former Board of Trustee Chair Dr. Jane (Hemmel) Zaloudek ’72, and her husband Dr. Charles Zaloudek, established The Zaloudek Faculty Research Fellowship to support research done by members of the Augustana faculty. Most recently, they provided gifts in support of Augustana’s Exponential Mentorship Program. Augustana alumnus Joe Floyd ‘58, former president and COO of Midcontinent Media Inc., is helping fund Canvas in its first year of implementation. n

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THE 2020s

CLASS OF 2020 Emma Verby is employed as a nurse with Sanford Health in Sioux Falls.

THE 2010s

CLASS OF 2019 Alexa Bruick is employed as the specialty shop manager with Scheels in Lincoln, Nebraska. Baylie Hilgenkamp is employed as a talent acquisition representative with Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. Katherine Jacobs is employed as a scheduler/ receptionist with Behavior Care Specialists in Sioux Falls. CLASS OF 2018 Hunter Dettler and Brittany Cleveland ’16 were married on June 8, 2019. Kira Stiles is a 6th grade teacher employed with Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools in Sioux Falls. Stephanie Tuschen and Ryan Benson were married on May 27, 2019. Carter Wevik and Sara Byre ’16 were married

CLASS OF 2017 Emma Anderson and Blake Jans ’16 were married on June 15, 2019. Anna Myrmoe is simultaneously pursuing her M.B.A. and her M.D. through the USD Beacom School of Business (2023) and the USD Sanford School of Medicine (2024), respectively. Tyler Vaughn is the assistant baseball coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. CLASS OF 2016

Austin Ashbacher graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. He is working as an associate veterinarian at Valley Veterinary Center in Cherokee, Iowa. Shingo Bessho is attending the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University working toward his Ph.D. in biomedical on May 11, 2019.

science. Sara Byre ’16 and Carter Wevik ’18 were married on May 11, 2019. Brittany Cleveland and Hunter Dettler ’18 were married on June 8, 2019. Kaylynn Erlandson and Riley Hosman were married on June 15, 2019. Justin Greenway and Charissa Etrheim were married on May 30, 2020. Blake Jans and Emma Anderson ’17 were married on June 15, 2019. THE AUGUSTANA | FALL 2020

Lexy Johnson and Jesse Carson were married on Sept. 14, 2019. Martina LaVallie and Jordan Brichacek were married on Sept. 21, 2019. Christopher Mathieu and Heather Wilson were married on June 22, 2019. Katherine “Kat” Van Gerpen and William Cedeño Torres were married on Feb. 8, 2020.

CLASS OF 2015 Bryce Christopherson is an academic lecturer at the University of Wyoming. He earned his M.S. and his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Wyoming in 2017 and 2019, respectively. January (Sickler) Eckstaine and Jace Eckstaine were married on June 8, 2019. January is working as a special education teacher with the Sioux Falls School District. She completed her M.S. in leadership at the University of Sioux Falls in 2019. Carly (Klaassen) Herum is employed as an administrative assistant with Arrow Manufacturing in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Ye Khaung Oo is a senior program associate at The Renaissance Institute in Myanmar. Troy Pilkington and Haley Berner ’14 were married on Aug. 24, 2019. Melissa Soe is working as a business analyst at Brooks Life Sciences. Emily Wehde and Dallas Harder-Heinz were married on Sept. 7, 2019, in Sioux Falls.

CLASS OF 2014 Taylor Allis is working as a math teacher with the San Jose Unified School District. Haley Berner and Troy Pilkington ’15 were married on Aug. 24, 2019. Elizabeth Bunkers is attending graduate school at the University of Colorado--Colorado Springs. She expects to graduate in 2022. Kelli (Bolton) Hoffer and husband, Craig, welcomed a daughter, Scarlett, in January 2020. Kristin Klarenbeek earned her Pharm.D. at the University of Iowa in 2018 and is currently employed as a clinical pharmacist at Ascension St. Francis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Katelyn Niesen is employed as an elementary school teacher with Chicago Public Schools. She earned her M.A.Ed. in reading at Augustana University in 2019. Evan Pierce and wife, Jasmine, welcomed a daughter, Emma, in February 2020. Alison (Goers) Vogelsang is working as a predoctoral intern at Canvas Health in Oakdale, Minnesota.

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CLASS OF 2013 Trevor Carlson is employed with the City of Sioux Falls working as a chemist. Darin Hochstein is employed as an athletic academic advisor at the University of South Dakota. He earned his M.Ed. at the University of Sioux Falls in 2015. Evan Livermore and Jamilyn Vavreck ’10 were married on Oct. 12, 2019. Thad Titze graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law. Dylan West was promoted to assistant director of academic advising & first-year experience at the University of Colorado Boulder with the program in environmental design.

CLASS OF 2012 Dillon DeBoer joined American Bank & Trust in Sioux Falls as a senior internal auditor. Meredith Reynolds completed her residency in anatomic pathology at the University of Chicago Medical Center in June, and began a fellowship in pediatric & perinatal pathology at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago in July. She has accepted a second fellowship position in forensic pathology at the Cook County Office of the Medical Examiner, beginning in July 2021. She presented an abstract, “A Tell-Tale

Heart: A Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy at Autopsy” at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual scientific meeting in February 2020 in Anaheim, California. Katherine (Anderson) Talbott and husband, Jeremy, welcomed a daughter, Harper Madysen, in February 2020.

CLASS OF 2011 Rick Dykstra is employed as a divisional controller at Raven Industries in Sioux Falls. Carli (Ellwein) Flemmer and husband, Brett, welcomed a son, Rudyard, in February 2020. Carli is employed as a master teacher of English with Northern State University Statewide E-Learning Center. Alex Meger and Kristin Clark ’10 were married in June 2019. Todd Mulder completed his M.Ed. in education leadership and Graduate Certificate in PK-12 administration from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in April 2020. Todd currently teaches music in Richfield, Minnesota.

THE 2000s

CLASS OF 2010 Adam and Joy (Lussenden) Broin welcomed a daughter, Cora Eliza, in March 2019. Kristin Clark and Alex Meger ’11 were married in June 2019. Ashley (Feller) Hellstrom is the office manager for the Tony Bachman Group at Keller Williams Realty. Ashley and her husband, Derek Hellstrom, have three children; Kristin, born in May 2014, Lucas, born in July 2016 and Isabel, born in September 2019. Jenna (Obler) Houser and husband, Nathan, welcomed a daughter, Madeline Rae, in December 2019. Jenna is employed with Anoka-Ramsey Community College as an admissions advisor. Brianna (Erickson) Koopman and Chris Koopman ’07 welcomed their first child, Owen Samuel, in June 2019. Nick and Paige (Fossum) Thompson welcomed a son, Garrison Michael, in November 2019. Jamilyn Vavreck and Evan Livermore ’13 were married on Oct. 12, 2019.

CLASS OF 2009 Alicia (Coggins) Boe and husband, Eric, welcomed a daughter, Amelia Jade, in November 2018. Alicia began working as a marketing and communications manager for Black Hills Energy in April 2018. Charles Buehler and Justin Hoard were married on Feb. 22, 2020, in Duluth, Minnesota. They reside in Rosemount, Minnesota. Jackie (Leach) Glade earned her Master of Education from Northwestern College in the spring of 2020. She teaches first grade in Worthington, Minnesota. Jackie and her husband, Lance, have two sons, Ganyn (6) and Grayson (2). Alissa (Ver Steeg) Hutchinson and Ryan Hutchinson ’07, welcomed a son, Bodhi Lee, in February 2020. He joins older siblings, Harper Grace (6) and Cooper Ryan (3). Alissa is employed with the South Dakota School for the Deaf as a deaf educator/special educator.

CLASS OF 2007 Emily (Vulcan) Garcia received her Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in Detroit, Michigan. Ryan Hutchinson and Alissa (Ver Steeg) Hutchinson ’09 welcomed a son, Bodhi Lee, in February 2020. He joins older siblings, Harper Grace (6) and Cooper Ryan (3). Chris Koopman and Brianna (Erickson) Koopman ’10 welcomed their first child, Owen Samuel, in June 2019. Chris is a finance manager at Optum360 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Suzanne (Olson) Nelson and husband, Nathaniel, welcomed a daughter, Lucia Leigh, in February 2020. She joins big brother, Augustus, born in November 2017. Dustin and Diana (Ringen) Randall ’05 welcomed a daughter, Magdalen Marie, in June 2020. She joins siblings, Collin (8), Winston (5), and Elowen (2). Rachel Wiener and Matt Lista were married on Feb. 15, 2020, in Philadelphia. Rachel received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in December 2017 from Creighton University. Jess Winter and Del Goedeken were married on Aug. 31, 2019, in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Sandra Looney and Pastor Kara Wiechmann officiated the wedding. Jess is an elementary teacher librarian in North Omaha.

CLASS OF 2006 Matthew McDougall is currently deployed to Kuwait with the 42nd Infantry Division and serving as the division psychiatrist for Task Force Spartan. Craig Nyhus is a new partner at Eide Bailly in Sioux Falls. CLASS OF 2005 Diana (Ringen) Randall and Dustin Randall ’07 welcomed a daughter, Magdalen Marie, in June 2020. She joins siblings, Collin (8), Winston (5), and Elowen (2). Gina Verdoorn and Michael Burress Jr. were married on June 1, 2019.

CLASS OF 2004 Laura Kunkel has been the director of the Master of Science in athletic training at the University of Texas at Arlington since October 2019. Christy Lennon and husband, John Larson ’00, started a meal preparation and catering business in Spearfish, South Dakota, called Rosemary’s Kitchen. They cook wholesome, from-scratch dishes for anyone who could use a helping hand in the kitchen!

CLASS OF 2003 Christa (Gerrietts) Olson and husband, Michael, welcomed a son, Theodore, in March 2020.

CLASS OF 2002 Melissa (Roberts) Peterson began working as a product manager with Larson Manufacturing Company in August 2019.

THE 1990s

CLASS OF 1999 Angela Woodford and Mike Craighead were married on July 4, 2019. Angela was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve on Aug. 1, 2019. She is stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., and is working at the office of the Chief of the Army Reserve.

CLASS OF 1997 Kyle Seifert is the associate unit head for the Department of Biology at James Madison University. He just completed his 16th year at JMU.

CLASS OF 1995 Teresa (Weiland) Schumacher and Paul Kilen ’83 were married on June 22, 2019. They currently reside in Mitchell, Nebraska.

CLASS OF 1994 Brent Loken has recently taken a new job with WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and is the global food lead scientist. He was with the EAT Foundation in Stockholm until recently.

CLASS OF 1993 Else (Loken) Schillerberg was promoted in January 2020 to Vice President/Sr. Product Manager at U.S. Bank in Minneapolis, responsible for prepaid portfolio planning and oversight.

THE 1980s

CLASS OF 1989 Roberta Haar is a professor at Maastricht University in The Netherlands. She continued her education after Augustana, and earned both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in political science at Pennsylvania State University in the 1990’s.

CLASS OF 1986 Holly (Zerse) Luedke will earn her master’s degree in counseling at Crown College in 2020.

CLASS OF 1985 Lori Hoekstra Erni is working full-time as a travel nurse. Kim (Kuyper) Wadsworth was named the new leader for the South Dakota School for the Deaf by the state Board of Regents.

CLASS OF 1983 Jeff Hayzlett has launched C-Suite Supplies, a marketplace where business owners can purchase quality PPE supplies. Paul Kilen and Teresa (Weiland) Schumacher ’95 were married on June 22, 2019. They currently reside in Mitchell, Nebraska.

CLASS OF 1980 Tim Ridgway was recently named the Dean of the USD-Sanford School of Medicine.

THE 1970s

CLASS OF 1973 Connie (Wombacker) Blanchard is living in the Twin Cities west metro with her husband, Jeff, and operates Blanchard Catering. In 2019, she continued her education with a class in Florence, Italy, and Avignon, France. Bruce Oksol and wife, May, now live in Grapevine, Texas. Bruce says they are still employed, without monetary reimbursement, as an au pair for their three granddaughters. In addition, this spring, our younger daughter and husband in Portland, OR, had twin boys. Bruce retired as a pediatrician and flight surgeon from the U.S. Air Force in 2007 after 30 years and one day. After retirement, other than a few years of substitute teaching (high school, middle school), he was the primary caregiver for his three granddaughters while their parents pursued work and school.

CLASS OF 1971 Arlyn Norris and Pilar Norris were married on Nov. 30, 2019.

THE 1960s

CLASS OF 1968 Carter Johnson was one of 22 Fellows elected in 2020 in recognition of their contributions to the science of ecology by the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Carter Johnson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, South Dakota State University, Department of Natural Resource Management was elected in recognition of a long, often-cited record of accomplishment that has involved novel combinations of natural history, landscape dynamics, paleoecology, and ecosystem restoration; and for elucidating the impacts of climate change on prairie wetlands and the effects of streamflow regulation on the Missouri River.

CLASS OF 1965

Mary (Hafnor) Hanson shared that she is celebrating the 40 th anniversary of The Mary Hanson Show this year. She said that the focus of the show has been on social and health issues as well as Minnesota leaders. She has interviewed many fascinating people and sees her role as a conduit, bringing the expertise of the guests to the viewers. Paul Lundborg published a book in January 2020, titled, “Becoming a Pastor: Stories of the Flock Shaping the Shepherd.” The book is a compilation of stories gathered during his 37 years as a Lutheran pastor serving in multiple congregations from 1969-2006. Ordained at 25 and trained primarily as a theologian he had a lot to learn about the art of pastoral ministry. Thankfully, the people he served became his teachers by offering patience, kindness, and counsel. In the book he tells their stories to honor how they taught him. While telling their stories the book also became a memoir and provides an insight into the day to day work of a parish pastor. The book is available at Amazon. CLASS OF 1964 David Lerseth shared the following message: “During the quarantine time, five Kappa brothers from the class of 1964 have been meeting on Zoom every month to talk, just like in the Huddle Days. Included are: Mark Gilbertson (Seguin, TX), Paul Knudson (Hutchinson, MN), David Lerseth (Victoria, MN), Lee Sather (Ogden, UT), Lowell Satre (Youngstown, OH) and Jim Schmidt (Sioux Falls, SD). We have also picked up a Kappa from the class of 1965 to join our group, Tom Froiland (Marquette, MI). The group includes four college professors, two pastors and one community politician/farmer.”

THE 1950s

CLASS OF 1955 JD Thompson shared the following message: “Hi, fellow Class of ’55 classmates. I talked with Willis yesterday and we both thought that having our 65th anniversary reunion this Fall would not be a good idea, given the risks of the COVID-19 virus. So, how about each of us contributing an amount like $100 to go toward a class gift to Augie instead? It’s certainly less risky and does not require wearing a mask. Just a thought. . . . All the best to you from out here in California.” JD Thompson

IN MEMORIAM

CLASS OF 2008 Erik Bunger, 37, passed away on March 29, 2020, due to long-term health complications.

CLASS OF 2001 Tracy Saboe, 40, of Sioux Falls, died on June 29, 2020.

CLASS OF 1996 Patricia “Patty” (Buchholz) Willrett, 45, passed away on Feb. 24, 2020, at the Ruthven Community Care Center, from complications of ALS.

CLASS OF 1990 Scott Johnson, 53, passed away on Nov. 6, 2018, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. David W. Thompson passed away on April 20, 2020.

CLASS OF 1989 Wesley Byers, 53, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, passed away on June 4, 2020, after a four-year battle with cancer.

CLASS OF 1986 Mark L. Berg, 77 of Sioux Falls, died on April 19, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital.

CLASS OF 1983 Kae (Williams) Bollinger, 59, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, passed away in the presence of family on May 1, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer.

CLASS OF 1982 Douglas Jensen died suddenly and unexpectedly at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, with his daughter by his side on Feb. 10, 2020. Donna (Boersma) Ratzlaff passed away on May 3, 2020, due to metastatic breast cancer that returned after 20 years.

CLASS OF 1979 Thomas “Tom” Waggoner, M.A. ’79, passed away at the age of 73 on June 3, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio.

CLASS OF 1978 LuAnn “Lu” Mosier, 64, of Sioux Falls, died on May 14th, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center after a courageous battle with numerous types of cancer and other health-related complications. CLASS OF 1977 Charles “Chuck” Dunlap, 66, of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, passed away on June 13, 2020, at his home in Scottsbluff.

CLASS OF 1976 Tania Larson Kraus, 66, of Sioux Falls, passed away on June 13, 2020, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis with family at her side. CLASS OF 1974 Mark Robert Davis, 67, died on May 7, 2020, at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.

CLASS OF 1973 Douglas Jones, of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo on April 25, 2020. Nancy Rowe passed away unexpectedly at her home in Holmen, Wisconsin, on May 9, 2020.

Arnie Stenseth ’66 died February 7, 2020 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls following a short illness. Stenseth was 82. Arnie was born in Tyler, Minn., but the family moved to Sioux Falls shortly after that. His mother, Ruth Sorlie, taught German at Augustana. After graduating from Washington High School in 1956, Arnie started college at Augustana and then joined the Marine Corps Reserve. He joined the Army in 1957 and was in Army Intelligence. He returned to Augustana in 1960 and graduated with a B.A. in theatre and acting. He met Connie Herseth ‘66 at Augustana, and they were married in 1963. From that marriage, he has two daughters--Calli Brick and Mari Lingle. In 1990, Arnie re-married, to Rosemary Erickson ’64. They moved to Washington, D.C., where Arnie acted, and Rosemary received her Ph.D. and continued her research and consulting with her company— Athena Research Corporation.

Memorials in Arnie’s honor are suggested to go to his family’s scholarship fund at Augustana: The Stenseth Erickson Lingle Endowed Scholarship.

CLASS OF 1971 Mela (Pena) Gonzales passed away on Feb. 12, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. Dennis Jeske, 76, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away on May 7, 2020, at the Haven Cottagewood Senior Care Community. Elaine (Hoard) McCart passed away on May 1, 2020. Donald Rypkema, 84, of Sioux Falls, passed away on March 15, 2020, at Primrose Retirement Community. Richard “Dick” Seierstad, 70, passed away peacefully from severe dementia on March 25, 2020, at Episcopal Church Home of Minnesota in Saint Paul.

CLASS OF 1970 Leon Edlund, 76, died on March 2, 2020, at Avera St. Benedict Hospital in Parkston, South Dakota. CLASS OF 1969 John Louis Anderson died on March 7, 2020, with his beloved wife and dear friends at his side.

CLASS OF 1968 Jon Bergquist passed away on June 8, 2020. Gerald Lotton, 73, of Sioux Falls, died on May 19, 2020, in Sioux Falls. Douglas Triggs passed away on May 23, 2020, after battling cancer for two years.

CLASS OF 1967 Susan (Sampson) Feely, 73, of Burnsville, Minnesota, passed away on Jan. 16, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. Robert “Bob” Raker, 75, of Overland Park, Kansas, died at home on May 21, 2020. Janet (Werner) Shelver, M.A. ’67, a Sioux Falls resident of the past 58 years, passed away at the age of 95 on June 25, 2020.

CLASS OF 1966 Phyllis (Hallanger) LaMothe, 76, of Moorhead, Minnesota, died on Feb. 3, 2020, at Eventide Senior Living Community under the care of Ethos Hospice. Marjean (Goodroad) Nolan, 75, passed away on Feb. 22, 2020, at her home in Rancho Mirage, California.

CLASS OF 1965 Gary Tighe, 78, died on March 2, 2020, in Eaton, Ohio.

CLASS OF 1964 Ann Douglas passed away on Sept. 10, 2019. Jon Jordahl, 78, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, passed away on May 10, 2020, at his home. Allene “Ali” (Roeman) Schreuder, 86, of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away on Feb. 28, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Le Mars.

CLASS OF 1963 Nadine (Thorson) Lloyd, 78, of Mills River, North Carolina, died on May 6, 2020, at Advent Health Hospital in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Alvin Purrington, 79, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2020, at Good Samaritan SocietySogge Memorial in Windom, Minnesota.

CLASS OF 1962 Emerine (Pederson) Hadley, 98, of Bagley, Minnesota, died on May 16, 2020, at the Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab in Bagley. Dean Holm passed away on Sept. 7, 2019, in Mesa, Arizona. Eugene “Gene” Steensma, of Waterford, Michigan, died on March 25, 2020.

CLASS OF 1961 Iola Bakken, 86, of Omaha, Nebraska, and formerly of Northwood, Iowa, passed away on April 7, 2020, at the Hillcrest Cottages in Omaha. Robert “Bob” Benson, 80, long-time resident of Sioux Falls, died on May 22, 2020, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Carl Haan passed away on April 21, 2020, in Sioux Falls. Harry K. Johnson passed away on June 19, 2019, in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Hilda (Marten) Anderson Langley, 99, of Surprise, Arizona, formerly of Sioux Falls, died on March 26, 2020, in Surprise. Verlon Olson passed away in Colorado Springs on Feb. 11, 2020. CLASS OF 1960 Milton Hanson died on March 8, 2020, in Dougherty Hospice House from the effects of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Warner Muns, 89, of Sioux Falls, died on April 20, 2020, at the Primrose Retirement Communities in Sioux Falls. George Olson, 83, of Sioux Falls, died on May 3, 2020, at Good Samaritan Luther Manor in Sioux Falls. Grace (Meyer) Van Rennes passed away on Feb. 28, 2020.

CLASS OF 1959 Lois (Ingemann) Braun, 82, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, passed away on March 10, 2020, at Angelhaus in Aberdeen. Agnes (Arhart) Ekstrum, 82, of Kimball, South Dakota, passed away on March 7, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls.

"I can do all things through him who strengthens me." - Philippians 4:13

CLASS NOTES Donald Renner, 84, of Sioux Falls, passed away on March 4, 2020, at Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls. Patricia (Digerness) Van Walleghen, 82, of Letcher, South Dakota, died on June 2, 2020, at her home under hospice care.

CLASS OF 1958 Marlys (Hansen) Herwig, 83, of Zimmerman, Minnesota, passed away of natural causes on June 4, 2019. Donald O. Knutson, USAF retired, passed away on April 23, 2020, at Loma Linda Hospital in California. Charles “Chuck” Lockhart, of Sioux Falls, died on March 22, 2020, at Ava’s House Hospice in Sioux Falls. Verlyn Oveson, 88, of Sioux Falls, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 25, 2020.

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Alice (Van Wyhe) Sea, 85, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away on May 30, 2020, due to complications from the coronavirus.

CLASS OF 1957 Connie (Torgrude) Hansen, 85, of Redfield, South Dakota, passed away on March 28, 2020, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield. Gladys (Erickson) Herding passed away on June 15, 2019. Raymond Johnson, 84, of Ramsey, Minnesota, formerly of Gilbert, Minnesota, passed away on May 24, 2020, at his home with his family around him. Richard Dean Sherman, 89, of Howard, South Dakota, died on Feb. 16, 2020, in Howard.

CLASS OF 1956 James Schmidt, 85, died on March 20, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Henry Gene Straatmeyer, 85, died in Galveston, Texas, on Feb. 22, 2020, due to complications after a fall and a broken hip.

CLASS OF 1955 Mary (Veld) Bye, 84, of Mankato, Minnesota, died on March 22, 2018, at New Perspective Senior Living. Lucille (Larson) Holthus, 88, of Gilbert, Arizona, formerly of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, died on May 26, 2020. Ronald Jamtgaard, 87, passed away on May 4, 2020. Leora (Graber) Ortman, 95, of Freeman, South Dakota, died on April 30, 2020, at Oakview Terrace. Dick Van Wyhe, 86, of Ukiah, California, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2020.

CLASS OF 1954 Phyllis (Christensen) Bergdale, 88, of Alcester, South Dakota, passed away on April 14, 2020, at the Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City, Iowa. Raymond Engh, 87, retired minister and formerly of Sioux Falls, died on June 7, 2020, in Minneapolis. Charles “Chuck” Myers, 88, of Galveston, Texas, passed away on April 16, 2020, at the HCA Houston Healthcare Center in Webster, Texas. Lucille (Pierson) Nelson, 88, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society-Sogge Memorial in Windom, Minnesota. James Rumbolz passed away on June 16, 2020. Betty (Hembd) Taylor passed away peacefully at home on May 10, 2020, surrounded by her loved ones.

CLASS OF 1953 Erling Severtson, 88, passed away on April 6, 2020, at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Luverne, Minnesota. CLASS OF 1952 Lois (Sorteberg) Boyce, 90, of Sioux Falls, passed away at Ava’s House on April 8, 2020. Charles Jarratt, 89, passed away on March 2, 2020, in Sioux Falls. Alvin Moen, 89, passed away on April 29, 2020. Huldina (Scherb) Nailor, 92, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2018, in Westerville, Ohio. Harold Neuberger, 91, died unexpectedly on July 4, 2020, while a resident at Majestic Bluffs, Yankton.

CLASS OF 1951 Carolyn (Caplan) Margulies, 90, passed away on April 27, 2020, in Sioux Falls.

CLASS OF 1950 Charlotte (Scott) Cadwell passed away in Chamberlain, South Dakota, on May 12, 2020. Jean (Boe) Hill passed away on June 29, 2019. Osborne “Ozzie” Liaboe, 93, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died on April 19, 2020, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley.

CLASS OF 1949 Delmar Claussen, 95, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away on May 2, 2020. Helen (Bekke) Dahl, of Texas, passed away on June 14, 2019. Milton Erickson passed away on April 26, 2020, at Good Samaritan - Sioux Falls Village. Ardelle (Telkamp) Persing, 96, of Sioux Falls, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2020, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls.

Donna (Otteman) Ross, 92, of Sioux Falls, passed away on April 30, 2020, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls. Helen (Cody) Svaren, 97, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Arlington, South Dakota, died on June 5, 2020, in Sioux Falls. CLASS OF 1948 Gertrude (Erdmann) DeBow, 93, died on March 28, 2020, at Mills Manor in New York Mills, Minnesota. Marjorie (Kvernes) Erickson, 93, of Bozeman, Montana, passed away on May 31, 2020. Maxine (Spath) Horning, 95, of Watertown, South Dakota, passed away on Feb. 13, 2020. Joyce (Haugen) Otterby, 93, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Martha & Mary Nursing Home in Poulsbo, Washington, on March 28, 2020.

CLASS OF 1947 Fayola (Heinrich) Gaspar, 98, passed away on May 23, 2020. Beverly (Carpenter) Kampf, 92, passed away on Dec. 27, 2018.

CLASS OF 1946 Janet (Lindell) Wolfe, 95, of Vienna, Virginia, died of COVID-19 complications on May 20, 2020.

CLASS OF 1943 Marcia (Henderson) Anderson passed away on April 13, 2020. Pearl (Elverson) Stoterau passed away on Feb. 23, 2018, at Palisade Healthcare in Garretson, South Dakota.

CLASS OF 1942 Marguerite “Marge” (Swenson) Young passed away on May 16, 2020.

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