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Miriam Manfred, Minneapolis, at 103 is our oldest living alum. Miriam still lives independently and is an accomplished pianist. She has played for the Gustavus St. Lucia luncheon and reunions for many years.
Cherie Harkenrider, Winona, is the owner of CH Consulting. Jayne Rydland Radel, Eden Prairie, is retired from the role of substitute, preschool teacher for Burnsville/Eagan/Savage ISD 191. Ralph Yernberg, Northfield, is a retired ELCA pastor.
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Arlene Johnson Johnson, Red Wing, is mother of three, grandmother of six and great grandmother of five. She volunteers and crafts silver jewelry.
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Darlene Hill Barke, Mandeville, LA, lives in a senior residence and is still quilting for charities.
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Jim Wiberg, Austell, GA, after retiring 15 years ago from the ministry, and skiing the five major resorts in Colorado, has moved with his wife to a retirement village in Cobb County, Georgia.
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Dick Edstrom, Stillwater, is a partner with Life Transitions Services.
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Daniel Sundahl, Greer, SC, is retired from Hillsdale College as the Russel Amos Kivk professor in English and American studies.
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Randy Chase, Elgin, TX, has retired from his position as customer service manager/supply chain specialist for 3M and now has an antique business called Antique Chasers, with three locations in central Texas.
Marcia Bomgren Bussey, Woodbury, is the varsity tennis coach at New Life Academy. Susan Mortenson Gavle, Crystal Lake, IL, is a retired elementary educator for District 47. Dale Isaacson, Dassel, is a retired warehouse supervisor at Saunatec. Billee Kraut, Hopkins, is the retired president of AABACA. Pachi Lopez, Cotacachi, Imbabura, retired in 2014 and moved back to Ecuador where he divides his time managing his own sweet pepper farm, photography, and writing. Gail Polk Mitchell, Kerrville, TX, is a retired teacher who taught adult English as a second language through various community programs and college settings. Greg Myhr, Maple Grove, is a retired sales representative for Liberty Carton Company (now Liberty Packaging). Ronald Olsen, Circle Pines, is a retired high school band director and golf coach. He was a band director for 36 years and even returned to Gustavus in 1976 as an interim adjunct professor. Carol Hamrum Rutz, Northfield, retired as director of writing programs at Carleton College in 2017.
Margie Young Sampsell, Edina, is a retired realtor for Edina Realty. Maggie Ista Swanson, Saint Paul, is a retired nurse and investigator for the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. Natalie Peterson Torkelson, Tulsa, OK, is a retired administrative director, CV services at Oklahoma Heart Institute at Hillcrest Medical Center. Roger Volk, Eagan, is a retired accounting supervisor for the State of Minnesota.
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Nancy Forman Keay, Tacoma, WA, is an independent business owner of PNW Medical Records Review. Paul Torkelson, Hanska, was reelected to the Minnesota State House of Representatives, Dist. 16B. It is his third term.
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Scott Fichtner, Saint Peter, has retired as the environmental service director for Blue Earth County. Mike Kemp, Omaha, NE, who is the senior associate athletic director for the University of Nebraska, Omaha and has recently been selected to serve as chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Committee for the 2020–21 season.
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Doug Dunn, Woodbury, has retired from his position as senior research specialist for 3M. LaVonne Carlson Moore, Belle Plaine, retired after teaching adult basic education English for 12 years at Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative, prior to that, she taught German for 30 years.
Nancy Nordgren, Saint Paul, retired from her position as copy editor/multiplatform editor for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. John D. Trawick, La Mesa, CA, is a senior research fellow for Genomatica.
Julie S. Johnson, Netherlands, is founder and managing director of Julie Johnson Consulting, an international consultancy focused on executive coaching. Charlie Wirth, Excelsior, is owner/manager of Valutec.
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Scott Gislason, Minneapolis, is a financial advisor for North Star Resource Group. Wayne Peterson, Plymouth, is a retired pastor for St. Barnabas Lutheran Church in Plymouth.
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Jan Johnson Dick, Minnetonka, is the chief talent, strategy and education officer for the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. Ann Onkka Leuer, Virginia Beach, VA, has retired from the Eagan School District #196 after teaching elementary education for 41 years.
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Teri Carter Anderson, Maple Grove, has retired after working 40 years at Prudential Insurance in various leadership and project director roles. Mary Jo Dusek Briggs, Shoreline, WA, is an ambulatory care manager–RN for Virginia Mason Health System. Lauren Swanson Ellingson, Powder Springs, GA, works as a sales consultant for Tupperware. Renee Rule Greer, San Antonio, TX, is the branch chief of military orthopaedic trauma for the Department of Defense Trauma Registry and was the chief nursing officer for the World Scout Jamboree in the summer of 2019.
Brian Johnson, Valparaiso, IN, has been named executive director of the Grunewald Guild in Leavenworth, WA. The Grunewald Guild is an arts education retreat center nestled in the Cascadian woodland. Michael Kincade, Weymouth, MA, has been elected Chairman of the Health Services Board of Directors for the Dimock Center in Boston. Lori J. LeCount, British Columbia, Canada, is a financial clerk for San Juan County, a group of islands off the coast of Vancouver and Washington. Amy Dunlevy Odgren, Walker, was elected in August to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. She has served as assistant to the bishop and director for evangelical mission in the Northeastern Minnesota Synod since 2016.
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Terri Quale Cope, Victoria, is the president and owner of Mojo. Raymond Marron, Maple Grove, is senior vice president at Kate-Lo Tile & Stone. Nancy Fleming Nelson, Woodbury, is a principal at Cirdan Health Systems and Consulting. Tony Randgaard, Minneapolis, writes aviation and travel articles for Minnesota Connected and
