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Patsy (Hiner) Hoefer passed away on July 25, 2021, at the age of 70 in Albion, Neb. She is survived by her husband Fred. 1972 Michael and Neva (Beasley ’73) Russell have just retired and are living in Allen, Texas. mrusretired@outlook.com
1953 Lester Hazen passed away June 10, 2021, at the age of 94 in Portland, OR. He is survived by his children, Becky, Fred (Karen) and Jeff (Ronda); five grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. 1961 David and Carylon (Eddy ’62) Dallas celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary, September 1, 2021. Their daughters hosted a reception and the couple attended the outdoor production of Shepherd of the Hills in Branson, Mo. davidcardallas@gmail.com 1963 Gary Kingsley passed away on August 30, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Leann (Hanke), 3 children, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Gary had a deep relationship with God and was a faithful member of the Columbus Avenue CofC in Newton, Kan.
1964 Marcia (Key) Jacobson passed away on August 19, 2021. She is survived by her three children and nine grandchildren. She would have proudly shared that all three of her children and two of her grandchildren attended York College, her two grandchildren are now YC employees and one of her grandsons is currently a freshman. 1967 Sue Ann (Bixley) Yarbrough has moved to Rowlett, Texas. sueyarbrough99@tx.rr.com 1971 Marcia (Black) Dilbeck shared “My children, Joel and Jennifer, have given me six grandchildren: Ashlyn, Joella, Brady, and Cody Dilbeck, and Ethan and Shelby Schindele. Jim, my husband of 45 years, passed away Nov. 30, 2017, from a brain tumor. He was a godly man who served as a deacon and treasurer for 40 years. I was a legal secretary for 25 years. I continue to bake and decorate cakes in my semiretirement. I worship at St. Augustine Church of Christ.” dilbeckmarcia@ gmail.com
1974 Donna (Fox) Haverstock recently moved from Washington to Tennessee. dhaverstock54@gmail.com 1975 Molly B Endsley recently retired from teaching after 28 years and is now embracing the country life at their new place in Oklahoma. mollyendsley@gmail.com Mike and Ginger (McGuire) Fondren welcomed their second granddaughter, Claire Leann, on April 11, 2021. Claire joins her big sister, Catherine Emily (3). ginger.fondren@yahoo.com 1976 Randy Ervin, York College’s renowned hedge trimmer during our annual Work Days, completed his Psy. D. in Clinical Psychology with Capella University and degree conferred on July 31, 2021. He is also completing his PostDoc at Larned State Hospital in Larned, Kan., in order to obtain licensure in Kansas and Nebraska. randyervin72@live.com 1978 Scott and Jody (Magnenat) Schrage retired in 2019 and have enjoyed traveling and camping. They welcomed their first grandchild, Andrew Scott Truka, on July 13, 2020. jschrage@neb.rr.com
York College Mini-Reunion For several years a few couples, who all shared time as students at York College in the mid-'60s, have gathered annually at different locations, for three or four days of catching up and reminiscing. This year's event was at a remote lodge in the foothills of the Ozarks outside of Mountain View, Arkansas. Tim and Kathy Bruner were invited to provide an update on all the latest news coming from the YC campus. The couples and individuals at this year's event included (l-r) Keith Straughn (’64) of Little Rock, AR, Rob (’64) and Nancy Stevenson of Alcoa, TN, Jake (’64) and Marilyn Vincent of Harlingen, TX, Sherry (Hottle ’65) Sparks of Omaha, NE, Don and Roberta “Bertie” (Christison ’64) Simmons of Searcy, AR, and the Bruners. Not pictured were J. Ray (’65) and Ruth Anne (Brown ’65) Toland of Searcy, AR.
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1980 John and Banessa (Hale) Rampton shared that in January they celebrated 40 years of marriage and have 6 precious grandchildren. Jnbrampton@hotmail.com 1981 Juan Jr and Pamela (Manley) Martinez celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on August 15, 2021. juannpamm@comcast.net 1982 Timothy Charlton retired from the USPS after 35 years of service. Tim shared, “I have never had any better experience than my time at York. After 40 years, it is still my ’happy place.’” tim-beau@att.net
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1983 Taunya (Bos) Yaeger passed away peacefully Oct. 12, 2021, after a battle with cancer. She is survived by her three children Elisa, Ben, and Margo and her six grandchildren.
1984 Marquisette Bickford, along with Ryan and Valene (Kite) Roseke (’88), were part of a mission team this fall that cared for abandoned babies and a whole lot more with Neema Village in Arusha, Tanzania. Neemavillage.org mabickford64@gmail.com 1985 Lynnette (Shields) Gonzalez is YC’s resident director of Kiplinger Apartments and the student life administrative assistant. lagonzalez@york.edu 1989 Theresa Long has opened a new business: Waves Counseling at 315 Main St, Chadron, NE 69337. waves.tlong@gmail.com (w) or friendoftheLamb@gmail.com (p) 1997 Cameron and Andrae (Schoessler) Clifford celebrated their wedding on October 2, 2021, at East Hill Church of Christ in York, Neb. Congratulations to both! schoesslera@yahoo.com Mason Marshall updated his address: 3167 Connell Ave, Medford, OR 97501. Marshall is the principal at Eagle Point M.S. mason.marshall@charter.net 1999 Joshua Gray recently graduated from Iowa State with a Master of Engineering in Cyber Security. joshua@graysnet.net
