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deaconesses which means she is the dorm mama, and leads a weekly Bible study for the deaconesses. The Kenyan people are very friendly and speak English quite well.
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1980s of Pheasants Forever Journal (Dec ‘21) highlighting the group’s over 50 years hunting pheasants together.
1970s
Mark Grossklaus (‘88) accepted the position of Executive Director of Teaching and Learning at Centennial Independent School District (Minnesota) starting July 1, 2021. Mark had served as high school principal at Albert Lea (Minnesota) High School since July of 2014.
1990s p Margaret (Harstad) Matzke (’54) and her husband, Fred, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on August 14, 2021, with an open house attended by fifty close friends and relatives. Fred and Marge reside in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Dave Geisler (’55) sends his greetings and God’s blessings to all of his Class of 1955 high school classmates. If you make it to Murdo, South Dakota, please stop in for a visit at the Pioneer Auto Show.
1960s Vivian (Unseth) Weseloh (’60) and Larry Weseloh are pleased to announce the birth of their second great-grandchild, Odin Jack Weseloh, on March 30, 2021. Odin’s older brother, Ezekiel Lawrence Weseloh, was born on April 18, 2018. Zeke and Odin’s parents are Devin and Claire (Ott) Weseloh of West Fargo, North Dakota. Devin is the oldest child of Viv and Larry’s son, Christian Weseloh and his wife, Wendi.
p Alumni from the class of ’68 John Branstad, Terry Harstad, Steve Lucht, and Bill Moore together with Bill Jorgenson (’67) were featured in the winter issue 26
p Wanda (Olmanson) Berke (‘70) and Marvin Berke (‘70) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June at Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin, with their two children and spouses and six grandchildren. They were married at Norseland Evangelical Lutheran Church on June 26, 1970, by the late Rev. Theodore Aaberg. Bethany alumni in their wedding were Marv’s two brothers, Larry (‘62), Don (‘66), Anita (Olmanson) Wise (‘74), Ann (Gullixson) Laudon (70), and Linda (Hellwig) Gross (‘69). A blessed life!
Dennis Hutter (’93) won his 250th career game earlier during this 2021-22 basketball season. Dennis has been the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Mayville State University for the past sixteen years. Mayville State is located in Mayville, North Dakota. His current career coaching record at Mayville State is 252-189.
2000s
Jim Lemke (’71) enjoyed attending the Class of ’71 Reunion in October 2021. Cheryl Roberson (‘78) recently retired from Central Rivers Area Education Agency in Marshalltown, Iowa, after nearly 40 years in the rewarding field of education. Linda (Harstad) Becker (‘79) and her husband, Rev. Vance Becker, are Lutheran Church Missouri Synod missionaries living in Matongo, Kenya. Vance is a theological educator at Neema Lutheran Theological College. They live up in the beautiful tea hills where the weather is always pleasant. Linda keeps busy playing piano for the daily chapel services, accompanying the choir which meets four nights a week, and teaching piano lessons. She also is the matron of the
p Peter (‘05) and Kristin (‘07) Faugstad were blessed with their sixth child, John Arthur Axel, on July 30, 2021.
p Anton Myroshnychenko (‘08) and his family live is Singapore. The couple’s second child, Isabella Eva, was born on October 4, 2021.
