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THE 2020s

CLASS OF 2020

Kirtana Krishna Kumar is employed as an associate research specialist at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. Katie Wright is employed with Sanford Health as a social media strategist.

THE 2010s

CLASS OF 2019

Malik Sanders welcomed a son, Malcolm Che Kirkley Sanders, in July 2020. CLASS OF 2018

Bethany Anderson is employed as a registered nurse at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Kristen Carlson and Christian Einertson ’16 were married on August 22, 2020. Luke Hurley and Katelyn Graber were married on August 29, 2020. Adam Kirkus is employed as a systems analyst with Sammons Financial Group in Sioux Falls. Michael Kolvek is attending Emory University School of Law with an anticipated graduation date in 2022. Kristen Poepping married Mitchell Popp on September 19, 2020. CLASS OF 2017

Sarah (Hoh) Hough is employed as a NICU registered nurse at M Health Fairview St. John’s Hospital. Rachel Nevin married Teryn Solan on November 16, 2019. Megan Wencl married Caleb Geary on August 29, 2020. CLASS OF 2016

Martina (LaVallie) Brichacek earned a master’s degree in agronomy in 2019 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Christian Einertson and Kristen Carlson ’18 were married on August 22, 2020.

Visit augie.edu/classnotes and log in to share your news via our online directory. Abigail Malmanger completed her Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry at Oregon Health & Science University in 2020. Taylor Reinke married Taylor Tuel on July 11, 2020. CLASS OF 2015

Elizabeth (Donelan) Anderson graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Washington. She is currently attending the University of Washington working towards a degree in speech-language pathology in 2022. Adam Braun is working as a technical illustrator at PD Instore. Margaret (Chernatinski) Pottratz is employed with the Sioux Falls School District as a teacher. She is working on her master’s degree in education at Augustana. She married Braden Pottratz in September 2019.

CLASS OF 2014

Audrey Burkart earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Colorado State University Global. Kirsten Craft married Stephen Rabent on August 22, 2020. Jenna (Kuhle) Gassman is a resident physician (University of North Dakota Internal Medicine Residency Program) at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Gassman graduated from medical school at AT Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in May of 2020 and earned the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. She married Tucker Gassman in 2017. Yuriy Malashenko married Lexi Ann Anderson on October 19, 2019. Chi Ngo received the Chevening Scholarship from the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office in September 2019. She earned her Master of Arts in Digital Media Culture at the University of Brighton, United Kingdom, in August 2020. Ngo and her husband, Duc Nguyen, currently reside in Brighton, United Kingdom. Katie Niesen married Charlie Hoover on July 4, 2020. Anna (Skov) Sorensen and husband, Josh, welcomed a son, Jack Edward, in January 2020. He joins big brother, Max (2). Hunter Winklepleck and Martha Stai ’11 were married on July 18, 2020.

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Jordon Boe and Mary Lenards were married on November 2, 2019. Boe is attending SDSU and plans to graduate in 2021 with a sport and recreation administration degree. He is currently employed with SDSU Jackrabbit Athletics as director of ticket sales and operations. Hannah Gebauer is the director of marketing at Showplace Cabinetry. Natalie (Klevan) Hecht and Tyler Hecht ’11 welcomed a daughter, Freya Ione, in September 2020. She joins big sister, Violet. Taylor (Hrdlichka) Herdman and Andrew Herdman ’12 welcomed a son, Hudson James, in October 2020. Elizabeth (Orris) Nilson and husband, Preston, welcomed a son, Ivan Thomas, in December 2019. Gabrielle (Kachena) Price earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2018 at South Dakota State University. She is currently employed as a nurse practitioner with Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. Thad Titze married Madeleine Ellis on September 6, 2020. CLASS OF 2012

Anthony Cullen earned his master’s degree in business administration at Augsburg University in 2020. Daniel Eye was named the recipient of the NFHS Outstanding Music Educator Award announced in a press release by the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) on January 11. Bryan Hakeman started his own accounting firm, Dakota C.P.A., in September 2020. Andrew Herdman and Taylor (Hrdlichka) Herdman ’13 welcomed a son, Hudson James, in October 2020. Lauren Marks is attending the NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia in Chicago, Illinois and will graduate with her Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degree in 2021. Erik Nyberg has been named Chairman of the City of Sioux Falls Planning Commission. Samantha (Perry) Tesch and husband, Brian, welcomed a son, Wolfgang Theodore, in February 2020. CLASS OF 2011

Tyler Hecht and Natalie (Klevan) Hecht ’13 welcomed a daughter, Freya Ione, in September 2020. She joins big sister, Violet. Danielle (Versteeg) Kroupa and husband, Jesse, welcomed a daughter, Naomi Jo, in September 2020. Martha Stai and Hunter Winklepleck ’14 were married on July 18, 2020.

THE 2000s

CLASS OF 2010

Michael Anderson and wife, Ali, welcomed twin boys, Charles Theodore and Benjamin Edward, in January 2021. Mark Buboltz and wife, Susie, welcomed a daughter, May Lillie, in October 2020. Kim Johnson shared that Smart buildings innovator Igor announced that she, the director of marketing, was named to LEDs Magazine’s inaugural class of 40 Under 40. Johnson was featured in the July/August 2020 issue. Catherine Settje married Michael Hanten on August 1, 2020. Ashley (Brewers) Smallfield and husband, Jesse, welcomed a daughter, Gracie, in March 2020. Michael Stutelberg and wife, Jordyn, welcomed a son, Colin John, in August 2020. CLASS OF 2009

Stephanie (Johnson) Anderson, who writes on rural life, the environment and agriculture, with a recent emphasis on women’s unacknowledged role in making our food system more resilient and sustainable, has won the 2020 Richard J. Margolis Award. Cory Brandts is employed as a clinical specialist with Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. Angela (Shubert) Dejene is the president of Dejene Communications Inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Angela and husband, Jag, have two children, Gabriel (3) and Gianna (1).

CLASS OF 2008

Jeffrey Anderson and wife, Katie, welcomed a daughter, Chloe Frances, in October 2020. Elizabeth (Sauer) Bertrand and husband, Timothy, welcomed a son, Tyler Raymond, in May 2020. He joins siblings, Caelan (10), Abigail (8), Isaac (7), Noah (3) and Matthew (3). Laura (Sova) DePetro was named partner at the law firm Woods Aitken LLP in Denver, Colorado, where she has worked since 2015. DePetro works in the firm’s construction and general litigation practices. BryAnn Becker Knecht began a position in June 2020 as communications coordinator for Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken. In this position, she works on communications and marketing strategy, media relations and public affairs for the mayor’s office.

A state, national and international advocate for individuals with disabilities and rare disorders, Kendra Gottsleben ‘10 received South Dakota’s 2020 Governor’s Award for Outstanding Individual with a Disability. The sought-after speaker and author published her third book, Kendra’s Perfect Dance Routine, in 2019.

Gottsleben is the marketing communications specialist at the Center for Disabilities within the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota.

CLASS OF 2007

Sarah (Kohn) Jonas and husband, Luke, welcomed a son, Oliver, in August 2020. He joins siblings, Sophia (3), Edward (2) and Lydia (2). Jonas is a special education teacher in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Jade (Nelson) Withers and James Withers ’06 welcomed a son, Boden Broocks, in December 2019. He joins big sisters, Kate and Grace. CLASS OF 2006

Dylan Andersen is the founder and managing partner at Prospectu Marketing, Inc. Lacey (Horkey) Dixon was promoted to vice president of mission advancement and marketing for the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids, Michigan. James Withers and Jade (Nelson) Withers ’07 welcomed a son, Boden Broocks, in December 2019. He joins big sisters, Kate and Grace. CLASS OF 2005

Jennie (Drewes) Hoefer is employed as an administrative assistant with Sanford Health in Sioux Falls.

CLASS NOTES Ingrid (Arneson) Rasmussen and Paul Rasmussen ’03 welcomed a son, Lars Anders, in June 2020.

CLASS OF 2004

Sonja (Obermoller) Olson is working as a training consultant at Great Western Bank. Josh Wilcox is the managing director at FTI Consulting. He and his wife, Erin, have three children, Sophie (9), Madeline (7) and Henry (5). CLASS OF 2003

Elizabeth Nelson was elected as president of the Junior League of Minneapolis for a two-year term, June 2020-May 2022. Paul Rasmussen and Ingrid (Arneson) Rasmussen ’05 welcomed a son, Lars Anders, in June 2020. Miranda (Gasow) Roberts and husband, Garnette, welcomed a son, Bennett Neil, in July 2019. Bennett joins big sisters, Ava and Ella. They live near Ann Arbor, Michigan, and continue to work for the University of Michigan. Jake Wanderscheid was promoted to the role of executive director of the Food Bank of Siouxland. He and his wife, Betsey, and three children, Jensen (11), Harper (8) and Lauren (8), still reside in Sioux City, Iowa. CLASS OF 2002

Julie Luebke and David Harnisch were married on November 7, 2020. She is employed with KBR working as a program manager. Elena Arushanyan is on active duty in the U.S. Air Force, currently serving at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. She leads the flight and operational medicine clinic, taking care of the flying community that make big things happen all over the world! Matthew McAreavey was appointed the Fire Chief of Sioux Falls Fire Rescue in January 2021. CLASS OF 2000

Alison (Schipper) Pekarek celebrated 20 years with Park Nicollet Health Services. She is currently a supervisor for medical billing, professional services. Dominick Washington was named assistant vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, effective August 1, 2020.

THE 1990s

CLASS OF 1992

Shelly Gruhlke married Jacob Brown on March 24, 2020. Vicki Kerkvliet married Alma Stewart on August 1, 2020.

THE 1980s

CLASS OF 1989

Amy (Schlotfelt) Benda became the executive director at the Sioux Falls Hope Coalition in late August 2020.

2021

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Reed Uthe is the director of theater with Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas.

CLASS OF 1988

Conrad M. Otterness, Jr. is an epidemiologist in Washington. CLASS OF 1987

Sharon (Ellis) Cola is the memory care registered nurse manager at Vista Prairie at Copperleaf in Willmar, Minnesota. Karin (Bumgardner) Miller is co-author, along with Patric Richardson, of Laundry Love (Flatiron Books). Miller and Richardson, best known as “the laundry evangelist,” reveal revolutionary methods for cleaning clothes and making laundry loads more fun. CLASS OF 1986

Steve Matthies recently retired as the sports editor for Klamath Falls Herald and News. He had worked in the media industry for 54 years, including 4-5 years as the sports information director at Augustana. CLASS OF 1984

Janet Nash earned her Master of Arts in organizational leadership in 2018. CLASS OF 1983

Jana (Zebill-Bossman) Nady is a senior director of employee health at Sanford Health. CLASS OF 1982

Mark McKenzie is the executive director of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). Dorothy (Miller) Rosby is a syndicated humor columnist whose work appears regularly in publications in the West and Midwest. She recently published her third book of humorous essays called Alexa’s a Spy and Other Things to Be Ticked off About, Humorous Essays on the Hassles of Our Time.

CLASS OF 1981

Barbara (Hanson) Johnson is the music director at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sioux Falls.

CLASS OF 1980

Jane (Rinehart) Stellar is employed with Disney Productions working as a nurse on television and movie sets. She assists the casts and crew by ensuring they are following COVID-19 protocols.

CLASS OF 1978

Ed Schaefle retired in June 2020, after teaching orchestra in grades 4-12 for 39 years in Casper, Wyoming, Salem, Oregon, as well as Blaine, Minnesota. One of the highlights of his final year was conducting the opening of a combined school district concert at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2019.

CLASS OF 1977

Cynthia (Dolby) Nollette is being awarded the 2020 Professional of the Year award by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Minnesota. The award was conducted at the state NAMI conference in November 2020. Nollette has worked as a psychologist in Minnesota for the majority of her career. CLASS OF 1976

Dave Eitland retired from Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center where he had been employed as a development director. Brad Heegel retired in April 2020 after 42 years of service to our alma mater. Throughout those years, he held a variety of positions including admission, public events, administrator for the arts and, in his last two years, as a member of the advancement team. Heegel and his wife, Melinda, moved to Spokane, Washington, in August, where they plan to explore the Pacific Northwest and spend glorious days with their grandkids (and their parents) who live nearby. If the coronavirus subsides, Heegel will lead a group of Augie alumni to Norway in August, an adventure that was postponed from last year. He looks forward to “coming home” for his 45th reunion year at Viking Days! CLASS OF 1973

Barbara (Hanson) Schnepf has retired from teaching. CLASS OF 1972

H. Eugene Hoyme, M.D. is one of 13 precision medicine experts nationwide to be named to the Scientific Review Panel of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM). The initiative supports patient-focused research demonstration projects and connects health and medicine stakeholders from across California. CIAPM stimulates cross-sector collaborations among the state’s scientists, clinicians, entrepreneurs and patient participants, enabling them to translate available large data sets and technical innovation into better health outcomes. Academic scholarships above are for new first-year students enrolling in Fall 2021.

CLASS OF 1970

Dennis Berkland was involved in social work for 15 years and then he purchased his first motel. He owned and managed motels for 35 years and retired in January 2020. Dale Pommer won prizes for Pop Country Song of the Year, Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year at the 2020 Tennessee Songwriters Association International.

THE 1960s

CLASS OF 1965

Lynda (Gapp) Homa is working part-time as a parent aide at the Children’s Division in Missouri.

CLASS OF 1962

Bonnie (Hoover) Braendlin just published Shakespeare’s Secrets, the second volume in her Caulfield, Sheridan Mystery Series — a romantic cozy mystery set in North Florida. Jean (Sunde) Peterson is the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). This national award honors a scholar who has made significant contributions to the knowledge base regarding the education of gifted and talented individuals, with a continued record of distinguished scholarship recognized by experts in the field.

THE 1950s

CLASS OF 1959

Gordon Iseminger (Bachelor of Arts in History), received the Heritage Profile Honor Award from the State Historical Society of North Dakota, at an awards ceremony in August 2020. The award “recognizes individuals who have made a lasting or significant contribution in preserving, interpreting, researching, publishing, promoting or otherwise extending the knowledge and understanding of the history of North Dakota.” Recognition of this honor includes a plaque with the recipient’s name placed in the Hall of Honors at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. CLASS OF 1954

John Knudson, 1954 class agent, sent the following news: He received a letter from the widow of Arthur “Ells” Winden letting him know that Arthur passed away on July 24, 2020. He had been put into rehab because his balance wasn’t good. He went to a five-star facility to be cared for. He got the coronavirus from the nursing staff and his wife was not allowed to see him during his brief stay, which was so sad. His funeral was August 19, 2020, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio, Texas.

THE 1940s

CLASS OF 1942

Richard Nelson celebrated his 100th birthday on December 22, 2020.

CLASS OF 2007

Robert Ruf passed away on August 7, 2020. CLASS OF 2006

Theodore Bolstad, 36, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on July 1, 2020, from adenocarcinoma colon cancer.

CLASS OF 2005

Nicole (Steffl) Fuchs, 37, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, passed away on December 21, 2020, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. CLASS OF 1996

Mark Erickson passed away in a tragic motor-vehicle accident on January 15. Kristy (Jensen) Waltner, 65, died on January 31, at Oakview Terrace in Freeman, South Dakota.

CLASS OF 1992

Scott Rosene, 50, of Portage, Indiana, formerly of Perry, Indiana, passed away on November 7, 2020.

CLASS OF 1989

Scott Podhradsky, 59, of Wagner, SD, died on November 23, 2020, at his home in Wagner. CLASS OF 1988

Carol (Klosterbuer) Zwaan, 77, passed away peacefully on January 17. CLASS OF 1987

Vera Peterson, 84, passed away on August 20, 2020, at Oakview Terrace Nursing Home in Freeman, South Dakota, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

CLASS OF 1986

Sharon (Hooker) Frieler, 79, died on August 24, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, with her family by her side. CLASS OF 1983

Todd Morgan died on January 29 surrounded by his wife and children. CLASS OF 1982

Roger A. Johnson, 62, of Sioux Falls, died on December 5, 2020, at Prince of Peace Transitional Unit in Sioux Falls. Mark Munday passed away on October 11, 2020. CLASS OF 1981

Nancy Klith passed away on November 25, 2015. Gail (Abbott) Nelson, 85, of Sioux Falls, passed away on October 13, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls with her husband at her side. Beverly (Swales) Schoenstedt, 64, of Rapid City, South Dakota, died on September 6, 2020, at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City. Mary (Trevett) Trapp, 62, of Milbank, South Dakota, passed away on December 11, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. CLASS OF 1979

Mel Antonen passed away on January 30. Janice (Hosie) Garcia, 71, of White Shield, North Dakota, died on September 29, 2020, at her home. Dalmer Hauff, 83, of Sioux Falls, passed away on July 14, 2020, at Palisade Healthcare Center in Garretson, South Dakota.

CLASS OF 1978

Ronald “Barney” Bernards, of Crooks, South Dakota, passed away on December 8, 2020, after a two-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Jeffrey “JO” Okerlund, 65, passed away on November 6, 2020, surrounded by those he loved after a courageous battle with cancer. Danilee (Behm) Schettler, 67, of Valley Springs, South Dakota, passed away suddenly on December 22, 2020.

CLASS OF 1975

Scott Pearson, 67, of West Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on January 28. CLASS OF 1974

Steven Conser, 68, passed away on December 9, 2020. Cheryl (Nafziger) Lynch, of Shelton, Washington, passed away at Providence Medical Center in Olympia, Washington, on August 15, 2020. CLASS OF 1973

Curtis Adams, 69, of Yankton, South Dakota, died unexpectedly, with his loving family by his side on July 19, 2020, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Gayle (Jensen) Canterbury, 69, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away in the presence of her family on October 12, 2020, from a brain aneurysm. William Dull, 70, passed away on December 8, 2020, at ThedaCare Hospital in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Augustana alumnus Mel Antonen died at the age of 64 on January 30, 2021, following a hard-fought battle with a rare acute autoimmune disease and complications due to COVID-19.

Antonen grew up in Lake Norden, South Dakota, where his love for baseball began at Memorial Park. After graduating from Augustana College in 1979, he went on to write for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Antonen’s career took him to USA Today in 1986, where he became a Major League Baseball (MLB) reporter and columnist; he covered everything from the World Series and professional bowling to figure skating and the Olympics. For the last decade, Antonen was a sports broadcaster for Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (the network that covers the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles), a radio analyst on Sirius-XM as well as a writer for Sports Illustrated. The avid supporter of amateur baseball was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Never one to forget his roots, in between treatments, Antonen took time for a Viking Views conversation with Augustana’s Director of Alumni Engagement Joel Gackle this past fall.

Antonen is survived by his wife, Lisa Nipp, and his son, Emmett, 14, along with three siblings and their families. A number of online visitations took place prior to a Celebration of Life service for Antonen on February 13, in Washington, D.C.

CLASS OF 1972

Donald Immel, M.A., formerly of Sioux Falls, passed away at the age of 92 on October 18, 2020, in Bellingham, Washington. Verna (Habben) Mulder, 86, of Worthington, Minnesota, died on October 1, 2020, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington.

Shirley (Theel) Ahrendt, 72, passed away on December 14, 2020, in Sioux Falls due to complications from Alzheimer’s and COVID-19. Mark Andersen, 71, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away on October 22, 2020, at a Sioux City hospital. Shirley (Galles) Bontje, 85, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Larchwood, Iowa, passed away on November 6, 2020, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Judy Gaalswyk, 71, passed away on October 13, 2020, at Clarkson Mt. View Health Care in Rapid City, South Dakota. Betty (Thompson) Newberg, M.A., of Sioux Falls, passed away at the age of 89 on November 22, 2020, in home hospice surrounded by her family after a short battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Paula Rogenes passed away on December 4, 2020. Carolyn (Bjerke) Shepherd, 71, of Sioux Falls, passed away on January 20, at Avera Prince of Peace in Sioux Falls. Harlan Thompson, 72, of Emerson, Nebraska, passed away on January 2, at his home surrounded by his family. CLASS OF 1970

Michael Anderson, 72, passed away on January 15, with family at his side. David Hellwig, 74, died on August 28, 2020, at his home.

CLASS OF 1969

James “Jim” Hansen, 73, a longtime resident of Hot Springs, South Dakota, passed away on October 9, 2020, at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Linda (Victor) Lund, 72, of Sioux Falls, died peacefully after a brief but sudden illness on November 7, 2020, with her husband of 51 years at her side. CLASS OF 1968

Betty (Quick) Church, 93, passed away peacefully at her home in River Falls, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2020. Cynthia (Unzicker) Hultner, 74, passed away on September 3, 2020, at her home in Chaska, Minnesota. David “Dave” Knudson died peacefully at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls on December 29, 2020. Ronald Roddel, 74, of Sioux Falls, passed away suddenly of natural causes on September 17, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center. Larry Clark, 77, of Merrill, Iowa, passed away on November 26, 2020, at UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa. Joel Jorgenson, 74, of Brandon, South Dakota, passed away on July 13, 2020, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Opal (Stene) Mark, 75, of Viborg, South Dakota, died on December 10, 2020, at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. Mary (Call) Sobania, 73, died on July 17, 2019, in Aitkin, Minnesota.

CLASS OF 1966

Doug Noteboom, 78, passed away peacefully at his home in Sioux Falls on November 12, 2020, with his family by his side. Michael “Mike” Singsaas, 77, passed away on December 30, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska, after a decade-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. CLASS OF 1965

Marie (Schotzko) Eidem, longtime Elk Point, South Dakota, area educator, died on November 26, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Glenn Erlandsen passed away on July 20, 2020, from complications caused by COVID-19. Judy (Leonhardt) Lowthian, 77, died on November 21, 2020. Franklin Ostby died after a short battle with lung cancer on December 17, 2020, in Winfield, Iowa, with his children by his side. Myron “Mike” Perman passed away on October 8, 2020. James Reynolds passed away on November 12, 2020. Sandra (Knudsen) Richter passed away on August 3, 2020, after battling pancreatic cancer for nine months.

CLASS OF 1964

Sylvia (Lee) Aiello, 78, of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2020. Paul Andersen, 78, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at home on November 12, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. Julie Bergman passed away peacefully at home in Austin, Texas, on June 27, 2020, just two days shy of her 78th birthday. Robert “Bob” Torkelson, 78, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Hudson, South Dakota, died on July 14, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.

On November 12, 2020, Doug Noteboom ‘66 passed away peacefully at his home in Sioux Falls at the age of 78 with his wife, son and daughter by his side. Noteboom graduated from Arlington High School in 1960 and then enrolled at Augustana College, where he met the love of his life and his forever partner, Frances Halverson ‘63. On June 13, 1964, they were married and were blessed with two wonderful children, Debra ‘88 and Mark.

Following graduation, Noteboom began his 35-year career at Augustana, first as an admission counselor and then as the director of the Career Center. His passion for helping college students was always front and center. As an advocate for new teachers and education, he was instrumental in establishing the South Dakota Teacher Job Fair. Health issues prompted an early retirement from Augustana in 2001. A never give up attitude and positive spirit allowed him and Fran to enjoy many years of travel, time with friends and family, as well as lots of hunting and fishing.

Memorials in Noteboom’s honor may be directed to the Doug Noteboom Educator Scholarship at Augustana University.

CLASS OF 1963

Karen (Jones) Braaten, 79, died on January 13, at Sanford USD Medical Center ICU in Sioux Falls, with family by her side. Glenyta (Stalheim) Hanson, 78, of Sioux Falls, passed away on September 17, 2020, at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Virginia “Ginger” (Becker) Weisensee died unexpectedly of COVID-19 on July 14, 2020, in Asheville, North Carolina.

CLASS OF 1962

Morna Anderson, 80, of Menno, South Dakota, passed away on October 11, 2020, at the Menno-Olivet Care Center.

IN MEMORIAM Dean Conklin, formerly of Rollins, Montana, passed away on January 6, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Donald Klostreich, 79, of Elk River, Minnesota, passed away on July 25, 2020. Robert McKay, 80, passed away September 8, 2020, at his home in Rochester, Minnesota. Vernon Stoefen, 83, passed away peacefully at home on January 8, surrounded by his wife and daughter. Kathleen (Ronan) Tomjack, 96, died peacefully from natural causes on December 22, 2020, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls. CLASS OF 1961

Asborg Hamran, 95, passed away on September 27, 2020, at Fellowship Village in Inwood, Iowa. Norma (Peterson) Hofer, 81, of Sioux Falls, passed away on August 4, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Lloyd Rowland passed away on July 31, 2020, while a resident of Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Katherine (Neeley) Shelp died with family by her side on January 31. Roland “Rollie” Snuttjer, 81, passed away on August 18, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Linda (Wells) Thorson, 82, of Groton, South Dakota, formerly of Mitchell, South Dakota, passed away quietly in her sleep on November 16, 2020, surrounded by her children. Daryl Vetter, 81, of Holland, Michigan, passed away on October 8, 2020. Karyl (Church) Weishaupl, 81, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away on September 23, 2020, at a local health care facility. CLASS OF 1960

Gene Brodland, 85, of Springfield, Illinois, died on September 7, 2020, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Mitzi (Artz) Hausner, 84, passed away surrounded by her family on October 29, 2020. A. Irene (Jacobson) Jongeling, 96, of Parker, South Dakota, died on October 15, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. John Kinkead, 82, of Sioux Falls, passed away on November 12, 2020, at Avera Heart Hospital following heart valve surgery. Korinne (Okland) Madsen, 81, formerly of La Grande, Oregon, passed away in her sleep on March 22, 2019, at Guardian Angel Care Home in Vancouver, Washington. CLASS OF 1959

Curtis Benson, 83, of Holstein, Iowa, passed away on August 6, 2020, at UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s of Sioux City, Iowa. Mariann (Hoekman) Haak, 83, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away on December 17, 2020, at her home in Sioux Center. Roger D. Hanson passed away on December 5, 2020.

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Robert Hewes, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, died on May 27, 2020. Elaine (Gildseth) Strunk, 87, died on October 8, 2020, in Burnsville, Minnesota.

CLASS OF 1958

Thomas Skaff, 89, of Sioux Falls, passed away on October 10, 2020.

CLASS OF 1957

Joyce Byllesby, 87, of Carmel, Indiana, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2020. Charles “Chuck” Chilson, 85, of Webster, South Dakota, passed away on September 14, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Jerry Curren, 87, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on February 3. Oliver Erickson, 85, of Chandler, Arizona, passed away on August 15, 2020. Cleone “Coney” (Berdahl) Foster, 85, of Chanhassen, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on November 30, 2020. Samuel Hasson, a long time educator and college instructor, passed away on December 6, 2020, in Sioux Falls. A.C. Gerald Olsen, 84, of Port Charlotte, Florida, formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, died on August 17, 2020, at the Hospice House in Port Charlotte. Michael Ryan, 89, of Mitchell, South Dakota, passed away on November 22, 2020. Kenneth Sabisch, 90, passed peacefully from natural causes on August 10, 2020, in Austin, Texas.

CLASS OF 1956

Mary (Bue) Fenstermacher, 84, passed away at her home in Seaville, New Jersey, on November 12, 2020, with her son and husband by her side. Phyllis (Eikmeier) Pomerenke, 86, of Okabena, Minnesota, died on November 17, 2020, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield, Minnesota. Marjory (Twedt) Thorstenson, 86, of Rapid City, South Dakota, died on August 10, 2020, at Good Samaritan in St. Martin Village. CLASS OF 1955

Helen (Lewison) Eidem, 87, passed away on July 12, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. Michael Foss, 87, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2020, in Sioux Falls. Helga (Tofteland) Hoffman, 87, died on January 27.

Sylvia (Haugse) Miles, of Sioux Falls, passed away on January 11, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Elga (Riesberg) Norgello, 85, passed away on February 27, 2015, at her home in Louisville, Kentucky. Eunice (Hauge) Schwader, 87, died on September 17, 2020, at the Howard Good Samaritan Center in Howard, South Dakota. Ellen (Jurgensen) Tabbert, 87, of Sioux Falls, passed away on August 14, 2020, following a short illness. Ellen (Gaspar) Westhoff, 86, passed away on August 18, 2020, of natural causes at Bethany Home in Brandon, South Dakota. Marcia (Satter) Wicks, a longtime resident of Lompoc, California, died on November 7, 2020. CLASS OF 1954

Marilyn (Ellingson) Benson, 88, of Lakefield, Minnesota, formerly of Canby, Minnesota, died on September 13, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Gary Carlson, 88, passed away on September 4, 2020, with his family by his side. Charles Ekanger passed away on September 19, 2020, at the Villa Manor Care Center in Lakewood, Colorado. Arthur Winden passed away on July 24, 2020. CLASS OF 1953

Donald Greenough, 94, of Sioux Falls, died on December 1, 2020, while residing at Bethany Home in Brandon, South Dakota. Joann (Bowles) Park passed away on December 12, 2020, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Dale Phillips, 88, of Enid, Oklahoma, passed away on July 2, 2020, at his daughter’s home following a brief illness. Gordon Sunde, 88, retired electrical engineer and farmer of Nixa, Missouri, passed away on July 7, 2020. CLASS OF 1952

Gene Brenden, 90, passed away with family at his side on January 13, at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. Robert Fedde died on October 20, 2020, after battling dementia with complications from COVID-19. Leila (Soderstrom) Gilman passed away on December 13, 2020, with family at her side. Having battled pulmonary fibrosis for the past several months, her death occurred just 12 days following the passing of her husband. Shirley (Godber) Mickelson passed away on October 8, 2020, at Avera Brady Rehabilitation Center in Mitchell, South Dakota. George Nielson died on January 1, in Centerville, South Dakota. Roger Skophammer, 91, of Bloomington, Minnesota, died peacefully at his home on October 5, 2020, under the care of his family. Andrew “Andy” Tetzlaff died on January 8, in Georgetown, Indiana. CLASS OF 1951

Raymond Gulk, 91, died on January 16, at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota. Myron Jensen, 92, of Sioux Falls, passed away on January 21, at his home in Sioux Falls. Robert Miller, 95, died at his home on December 14, 2020.

CLASS OF 1950

Richard Gilman, 92, died peacefully at home with family by his side on December 1, 2020, after a three-month diagnosis of cancer. Dorothy (Young) Johnson died on October 2, 2020. Katherine “Cora” (Kositzky) Kuhlman, 87, passed away on July 26, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.

CLASS OF 1949

Eleanor (Udager) Foy, 92, of Brainerd, Minnesota, died on September 12, 2020, at Carefree Living in Brainerd. Joyce (Svalstad) Gebhardt, 90, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, died peacefully on March 12, 2019, at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen. Frances (Hirschfield) Horwitz passed away on October 24, 2020, at her home in Sioux Falls. Arlyce (Anderson) Jacobson, 92, died on January 4, at her home in Forest Lake, Minnesota, with family by her side. Wayne L. Larson, 97, peacefully passed away at Essentia Health in Brainerd, Minnesota, on July 20, 2020, surrounded by members of his family. Raymond Lloyd passed away on December 17, 2020. Doris (Miller) Magee passed away on October 8, 2020, in Thornton, Colorado. Doris (Berg) Pearson passed away on October 28, 2020. Rosemary (Dougherty) Priester passed away on November 13, 2020. Joanne (Willoughby) Sherman, 89, of Howard, South Dakota, died on November 3, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Marvin Simonsen, 97, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on October 30, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Maye (Holmes) Fahlberg, 93, of Beresford, South Dakota, passed away on September 3, 2020. Arlene (Sogge) Gould, 94, of New London, Minnesota, died on November 2, 2020, at GlenOaks Care Center in New London. Betty (Winterton) Johnson, 93, of Sioux Falls, died on November 26, 2020, at Sanford Foundation Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls. Carmen (Nelson) Murphy passed away on October 10, 2020. Norman Olson passed away peacefully on June 25, 2020, with his wife, Barb, at his side.

CLASS OF 1947

Bethel (Locke) Iverson passed away on November 11, 2020. Evelyn “Evy” (Christopherson) Lorenz passed away peacefully at Mt. Olivet Careview Home in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 3, 2020. Gloria (Opdahl) Peterson, 91, died on January 13, 2016, at Oak Park Place in Albert Lea, Minnesota, surrounded by her family. CLASS OF 1946

Daphne (Gilbertson) Bentson died at Salem Hospital on November 9, 2020, in Salem, Oregon. Joyce (Bell) Olson, 96, of Sioux Falls, died on October 29, 2020, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls. Marilyn (Stark) Ondell passed away on September 23, 2018. Phyllis (Harum) Smead, 96, of Bartlett, Illinois, died on July 31, 2020. CLASS OF 1945

Richard Warren Jones, 98, of Spearfish, South Dakota, passed away on September 8, 2020. CLASS OF 1944

Irene (Herr) Whitmyre passed away on October 24, 2020, at Compassionate Cottage in Willmar, Minnesota.

CLASS OF 1935

Clara (Satrum) Auer, 105, died on September 17, 2018.

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