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Russell O. Allen, Scottsdale, AZ, has retired from the Consul of Sweden in Phoenix and has been given the title of Consul of Sweden Emeritus. Mona Amundson Burns, Minneapolis, has retired as a volunteer at the Fine Arts Institute. Reuben Carlson, Wittenberg, WI, was recently honored for his 60 years in ministry. Bob Erdman, St. Paul, is a retired coach/counselor for Roseville Area Schools.
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Arnold Walker, Gatlinburg, TN, has written his third book, Spirit Promptings. To date, he has raised more than $7,000 for his local clinic which serves the uninsured working poor.
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Mary Nelson, Chicago, IL, completed a stint as interim president and CEO of the Christian Community Development Association.
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Jean LeVander King, St. Paul, retired as president of Communi-King in St. Paul. Bruce Mohs, St. Cloud, is retired after teaching for 33 years and serving on the St. Cloud School Board for 15 years. Stephen A. Otto, Appleton, WI, is a retired educator of 40 years working in special education and administration. He now is a world traveler to more than 55 countries and does volunteer work as a Stephen Minister and facilitator for Community Circles of Support for recently released felons.
Jean Magnusson Nye, Chicago, IL, is a docent at the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago. Diane Mickelson Brady, Edina, retired as an associate from Thrivent Financial in February. Joy Arend Burdick, Champlin, is a retired sixth grade language arts teacher at Centennial Middle School. Brian Deschneau, Arden Hills, retired as a financial representative at Country Financial. Steve Furuseth, Rochert, is a retired educator for the White Earth Tribe. John Greupner, Tucson, AZ, is a retired school administrator. Karol Klint Greupner, Tucson, AZ, is a retired special events and arts coordinator for the City of Plymouth. John Holt, Harpswell, ME, is a professor of Theravada Buddhism at the University of Chicago. Dan Klein, Excelsior, retired from Klein Bank in 2018 after working for 44 years in the banking industry. Carol Kingbay Kuhl, Bloomington, is a retired elementary and preschool teacher. Pat Kindstrom LeVesque, Hopkins, has retired as the owner of the women’s clothing store Pat LeVesque Clothing Store, Cannon Falls. Bonnie Lindgren, Sioux Falls, SD, is the director of Carol Choir (children’s choir) at First Lutheran Church. Allen Lipke, Hibbing, is a retired outreach education coordinator at the Soudan
Underground Physics Lab, University of Minnesota. Sandy MacKenzie Madsen, Hudson, WI, is a retired teacher. Craig Nelson, Saint Peter, is working as a field representative for the U.S. Census Bureau. Jann Olsten, Mound, has retired as the CEO of TightKnit. Janet Nelson Spielman, Hugo, is the manager of U.S. and international pension plans for Target Corporation. Paul Thompson, Edina, has completed his 40th American Birkebeiner ski race that covers 55K (34 miles). Throughout the years he has raised thousands of dollars for various causes, including climate change, hunger, and poverty. Bruce Torkelson, Tulsa, OK, is the president and a consultant of Torkelson Geochemistry.
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Vicki Larsen Anderson, Cloquet, is the medical director of quality at Community Memorial Hospital. Randy Beahrs, North Oaks, retired in February 2021 as a urologist for Minnesota Urology. Bill Carroll, Clermont, FL, has retired as a plan document analyst at Mayo Clinic. Beth Williams Dahlmeier, Minneapolis, has retired from Medtox Laboratories. Lynn Olson Engler, Northfield, has retired as an RN assistant clinical nurse manager at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. David Fabio, Stillwater, has retired as a senior technical service engineer at 3M.
Tom Farm, Hugo, has retired as president and chairman of the CPA firm Olsen Thielen and Co. Bonnie Friesner, Menomonie, WI, is a retired RN from the VA Medical Center who has been working as a contact tracer during the pandemic. Linda From, Eden Prairie, retired as a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines. Eileen Holz, Saint Peter, is a freelance graphic designer with her own business, Eholz-Graphix. Karen Johnson, Minneapolis, is a retired obstetrician/gynecologist with Group Health. Judy Okerman Kastelle, Hudson, WI, is a freelance costumer for community theaters and other stage venues. Dan Kratz, St. Paul, retired as vice president/director from the Children’s Hospitals of Minnesota. Rebecca Abrahamson Larsen, Willmar, has retired as an elementary teacher at Willmar Schools. Jennifer Villas Lipke, Hibbing, is a retired nursing professor for Hibbing Community College. Jim Lobdell, Inglewood, CA, has retired as pastor emeritus at Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Bev Peterson McGriff, Laurens, IA, is a retired elementary teacher from Albert City. Warren Mullen, Mill Valley, CA, is in real estate sales and investments with Compass. David Murray, Blue Earth, has retired as a substitute teacher from Blue Earth Area Schools. Sandra Burfeind Murray, Blue Earth, has retired as a paraprofessional from Blue Earth Area Schools.
Sue Carlson Murray, Eagan, retired in February as a psychiatric registered nurse at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Yoshio Okada, Brookline, MA, is the director of the magnetoencephalography program at Children’s Hospital Boston. This program is part of Fetal-Neonatal Neuroimaging and Developmental Science of the Newborn Medicine Research Center and the Division of Epilepsy of Department of Neurology at Children’s. Bonnie Sable Peterson, Northfield, has retired as a first grade teacher at Jefferson School in Faribault. Gary Peterson, Northfield, is a retired attorney from his private practice in Faribault. Lynnae Hultgren Ringus, Plymouth, has retired from working as a sales manager at Mark Fisher Footwear. Jim Rusch, Cleveland, retired as a social studies teacher and coach in February. Carol Hamrum Rutz, Northfield, is now the executive director of the Cannon Valley Elder Collegium. Carol Sells Sorensen, Forest Lake, has retired as a parish nurse at Hosanna Lutheran Church. Richard Swenson, Dublin, OH, has retired as emeritus professor at The Ohio State University. Nancy Sandeen Tarbox, Edina, has retired as an advocacy associate at the American Heart Association. David Tente, Lake Mary, FL, is the executive director of ATM Industry Association.
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