GUSTIES

Looking Forward, Looking Back

IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE OUR WORLDS WERE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN BECAUSE OF COVID-19.

That means we’ve navigated this entire academic year in a new reality of Zoom-ing, social distancing, and pivoting. We know all of you have no doubt had to make dramatic changes to your lives—and that many of you have experienced great challenges in the form of job changes, financial struggles, and even the loss of friends and loved ones. This year has been heavy.

But we look ahead to a world after COVID.

For alumni and parent engagement, this year has given us twists and turns as well. But for all the challenges we’ve seen, we’ve also embraced opportunities and caught glimpses of what a future of keeping you connected to Gustavus and one another might look like. For example, we see the value of more robust virtual programming to ensure that geography and mobility no longer limit our connectivity. We’ve also been able to inspire hundreds of new and long-time donors alike to make direct, tangible impacts on the lives of students through fundraising for the emergency fund, PPE kits, and other rapidly evolving day-today needs.

We’ve had plenty of wins during this difficult academic year, despite all the chaos. And we owe those wins to all of you, for sticking with us, for sticking with Gustavus.

As we look ahead, we’ll be carefully evaluating which ways of engaging with you will endure and which require further innovation. But know this: We’re definitely not getting rid of our Reunion Weekend celebration or Homecoming festivities for Gusties of all ages and life stages. We know that coming back to the hill to connect and reminisce is incredibly valuable to you. It means a lot to us too.

We miss you—and we can’t wait to see you on campus, hear from you through the mail or catch you on a Zoom. Wherever, whenever— your support allows us to look confidently to the future.

We are grateful for you, Gusties!

Last chance to complete the 2021 Alumni Survey!

Share your thoughts with us before May 31 by visiting gustavus.edu/alumni/survey. We’ll use your feedback to shape the next five years of the Gustavus Alumni Association as we live into our shared vision: that the GAA and its members play a vital and vocal role in the Gustavus community, are ambassadors of the College, and are champions of all Gusties. Then, look for breakdowns of our findings in upcoming issues of the Quarterly. We’re excited to share what we learn with you.

Katie Ackert Schroeder ’03 Director of the Gustavus Fund Angela Erickson ’01 Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement

Michael Bussey ’69, (president) senior consultant, Donor by Design Group, LLC

J. C. Anderson ’82, (vice president) partner/ attorney, Lathrop GPM

Dan Michel ’90, (treasurer) director, digital media, Evangelical Lutheran

Church in America

Esther Mulder Widmalm-Delphonse ’08, (secretary) attorney, labor law,

United States Department of Labor

Rick Barbari ’91, head of enterprise data management, US Bank

Mark Bergman ’79, president and owner,

Bercom International, LLC

Mary Booker ’91, executive director, student financial services, University of

Delaware, Newark

Sarah Schueffner Borgendale ’06, managerrecruiting, inclusion and diversity,

Fredrikson and Byron, P.A.

Jen Brandenburg ’02, pharmacist, Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Sara Schnell Elenkiwich ’10, sourcing manager,

Sparboe Farms

Bruce Ensrud ’90, wealth advisor,

Thrivent Financial

Alissa Fahrenz ’13, analyst,

Excelsior Energy Capital

Amy Zenk James ’94, sales and outreach director, Meadow Woods Assisted Living

Peter Kitundu ’92, vice president, chief compliance and privacy officer,

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Todd Krough ’85, senior investment officer,

Tealwood Asset Management

Bill Laumann ’66, retired schoolteacher/ librarian, Albert Lea ISD #241

Jessica Martinez ’15, assistant to the principal,

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

Jason Mischel ’96, vice president of sales and marketing, Valley Queen Cheese

John Moorhead ’68, retired co-owner,

Lindskoog Florist

Jace Riggin ’16, admissions officer,

Macalester College

Deb Johnson Rosenberg ’79, director of retirement plan consulting, Stiles Financial

Services, Inc.

Mary Anderson Rothfusz ’83, retired attorney

Mark Scharmer ’77, retired executive vice president, insurance operations,

Federated Mutual Insurance Company

Daniel Sellers ’06, executive director,

Ciresi Walburn Foundation for Children

Vidya Sivan ’02, digital communications specialist, Harvard Kennedy School

Marcia Stephens ’73, retired financial advisor

Matt Swenson ’06, director of CEO communications, Cargill, Inc.

Ann McGowan Wasson ’82, homemaker, volunteer

CLASS NEWS and information to be included in the Alumni section of the

Quarterly should be sent to: Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082-1498

alumni@gustavus.edu | 800-487-8437 | gustavus.edu/alumni

MY GUSTAVUS

Charlie Potts ’01

ENGLISH MAJOR “AS A STUDENT, I KNEW THE WEEKLY WAS AN IMPORTANT PLACE FOR STUDENT'S VOICES. I STILL SEE THAT TODAY.”

It wasn’t until I got a call from Dean of Admission Mark Anderson ’66 asking me about my college plans that I made a switch and decided to come to Gustavus. My dad was a chemistry professor here, and I didn’t think I wanted to come to the college just six blocks from my house. But apparently I did.

I knew I wanted to be an English major. At the end of my first year, I started asking about The Weekly. I had these grand visions of being a sportswriter, but I knew I had to get some experience first. I went to Greg Holker ’00, who was the sports editor at the time, and by the start of my sophomore year, I was writing for The Weekly.

After a while, another Gustie, Joel Stoltenow ’99, who had been working for the Mankato Free Press, encouraged me to give the paper a call. The paper hired me on as a stringer, taking down final scores and calling coaches—this was all before today’s internet.

I started to show the Free Press my Weekly articles and they gave me an opportunity to write a couple sports columns. It was different because for The Weekly I knew the people reading were just my friends. For the Free Press, all these people in southern Minnesota were seeing my writing. Sometimes the Free Press had me cover Gustavus events, so at that point I was writing articles for both.

I remember one time as a sophomore, I decided to write something other than sports. I submitted an editorial to The Weekly about hazing within Greek Life, and it called out some problematic behaviors of other students. The editor-in-chief at the time was a sorority member and without me knowing, she titled it “Rush Makes Fools of Lonely People.” (Ed. note: Oct. 8, 1998 issue)

I definitely didn’t mean for the article to be as controversial as it was, but it helped me find my voice in my writing. It led to another article for the Free Press about why the NCAA should pay its athletes—20 years ahead of its time.

I had an opportunity to build relationships with Gustavus administration through my involvement in The Weekly and on campus. I saw the Dean of Students in a different light. I was dead set on becoming a sportswriter until I developed those relationships. By the time I graduated, I knew I would work in student affairs. Now I am the Assistant Vice President for Student Life at Gustavus. I sometimes miss sportswriting, but I am always finding ways to incorporate my love for writing in the work I do on campus.

Both Sides Now

His tenure at The Weekly inspired Potts’s research and EdD dissertation on how college students use social media. “The Weekly taught me invaluable lessons about how students are feeling by providing insights into student life. Now, as an administrator, I’ve been on both sides of this.”

56| Bob Erickson, Chanhassen, a retired adjunct professor, published Gustavus Men’s Swim History in 2018 and is now writing Gustavus Women, In and Out of the Pool. Both are available at the Gustavus Athletic Department.

58| Ade L. Sponberg, Fargo, ND, was honored when the North Dakota State University athletic department announced the Ade Sponberg Endowment. Sponberg was the Bison athletic director from 1973 to 1986.

63| Susan Curnow Breedlove, Minneapolis, is collaborating with educators of Minneapolis Henry High School infusing curriculum with community history contextual to the times. She writes for a local newspaper and serves on the Community Power Board which addresses clean energy.

64| Deanna Nelson, Raleigh, NC, is the president and chief scientific officer of BioLink Life Sciences, a drug/supplement company. She works to prevent and cure chronic diseases.

67| Dawn Ekstrom Michael, Vero Beach, FL, was honored for her volunteer work with the Senior Resource Association as a Board member, fundraiser, and goodwill ambassador that has transformed SRA’s DayAway programs, Meals on Wheels and public transit system. 71| Judy Wood Chammas, McLean, VA, is a retired foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State.

Cory Muth Jepsen-Hobbs, Grafton, WI, is a retired nurse practitioner working in cancer care and blood disorders at Matthews Oncology Associates.

Rachel Peterson Jones, Gleason, WI, is a retired RN living in the Wisconsin countryside and staying active and healthy.

Shirley Gholston Key, Memphis, TN, is president of the nonprofit Key Education and Consulting Company.

Clayton A. Larson, Arden Hills, retired as a building code and accessibility specialist at RSP Architects.

Linda Lindstrand Swalin, Atwater, has retired as an orthodontic appliance fabricator at West Central Orthodontic Lab in Willmar.

72| Eric W. Stokhuyzen, Zutphen, Netherlands, has retired as the director of alliance operations for Skyteam Airline Alliance.

75| Lynn Pinske, Virginia, is a retired social services worker for St. Louis County.

KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD MAKE A GREAT GUSTIE?

There is a $4,000 scholarship waiting if you recommend them.

High school students—particularly rising seniors—who choose Gustavus under the endorsement of an alum receive a $4,000 scholarship from the College. It's that simple.

How do you refer someone? Go to gustavus. edu/alumni/referral, or call 507-933-7676.

Students must apply by November 1, 2021. They must choose to attend by May 1, 2022. (Note: Students with immediate family members who have graduated from Gustavus are instead awarded a Gustavus Legacy Scholarship.)

Since the program's inception in 2016, hundreds of high school students have become Gusties under your endorsement and with our financial aid help. Thank you for helping us shape the future of Gustavus by finding the best and brightest young people to join our community. 76| Carol Frydenlund Knobbe, Bennington, NE, has retired from the sales department at Z Gallerie in Omaha.

Gary D. Slarks, Owatonna, retired as a facilities analyst for Federated Mutual Insurance Company.

Carol Enderson Twiggs, Edina, retired as a healthcare clinic manager at Clinic Sofia ObGyn, PA.

78| Brad Austin, Eden Prairie, is president of Harmon, Inc. in Bloomington

Scott A. Hanson, Sheboygan, WI, is president of Cardinal Environmental.

Kendra Black Smith, Redmond, WA, continues as a clinical professor of neonatology at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.

80| Becky Meyers Magnuson, Scandia, has retired after teaching 40 years, mostly kindergarten, at Linwood Elementary School in Forest Lake.

81| Karen Glaser, Anchorage, AK, is an associate broker at Re/Max Dynamic Properties.

82| Rochelle Bosshart Krusemark, Sherburn, serves on the United Soybean Board, Soy Nutrition Institute, U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action, and the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council.

83| Ronda Petersen Bayer Rogers, is associate , general counsel for Liberty Diversified International.

84| Peter Ford, Arlington, VA, is the corporate security director for Novavax, a late-stage biotechnology company.

Katy Kelly Noun, Minneapolis, is a self-employed artist with a studio in the Casket Arts Carriage House specializing in painting and hand-sculpted ceramics. She exhibited in Part of Artists RX: An artist’s response to COVID-19 at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

Kimberly Hokanson Smith, Minnetonka, is senior director of incentive sales for Hilton. 85| Marcio J. Barbosa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a retired business development manager. Beth Haen Orlowsky, Minnetonka, published a book, Fearless and Free, in September 2020, after having to take a leave of absence from her French teaching position at Minnetonka High School due to advancing cancer in her body. The book about her long battle with cancer with an effort to encourage anyone going through a dark valley that conquering fear can allow a person to live in freedom through every storm.

86| Nancy Rydland, Plymouth, is a national sales implementation manager at Optum.

Kristine Alvheim Smith, Rockford, works at MetLife in Minneapolis.

87| Brian Bowers, Prior Lake, is president of Financial Recovery Services.

David Johnson, Minneapolis, is a client development manager for Houston Engineering.

Trudy Johnson Mencke, San Antonio, TX, is administrator/ finance manager for Mission Point Christian Church.

91| Nancy Scott Concepcion Casper, WY, is a global , product market manager at Vale Canada in Toronto.

Scott P. Klosterman, Casper, WY, is an attorney for Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C.

92| Karla Cazer, Sioux Falls, SD, is a clinical nurse specialist in geriatrics and faith

community nurse coordinator for Sanford USD Medical Center.

93| Kerry Peters, Lakeville, IN, is chief executive officer/owner of New View Strategies.

Jon Stolp, Tallahassee, FL, is president of Florida Retail Federation Services.

96| Rebecca Wagner Lee, Minneapolis, is a director of retirement services for the State of Minnesota in St. Paul.

97| Jennifer Pleuss Spande, Alexandria, VA, is participating in a one-year fellowship program serving as a foreign policy advisor to Senator Tim Kaine. In the summer of 2021 she will return to the State Department, where she has worked as a diplomat for the last 18 years as the director of the Office of Haitian Affairs.

98| Chris Andrews, St. Paul, is a budget and data analyst for the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management.

01| Kyle Momsen, Alexandria, is a regional director for Ducks Unlimited.

02| Maggie Berndt, Lincoln, NE, is the community engagement manager for NET, Nebraska‘s PBS and NPR Stations.

Heidi Miller Windmiller, Wayzata, is the director of brand development at The Stable in Minneapolis.

03| Lauren Swanstrom Mitchell, Edina, is a parent educator for the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Program at Columbia Heights Public Schools.

Dave Newell, Charlotte, NC, is president of Evolve Leadership Consulting.

06| Monica Forte, Little Canada, is a pharmacist at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Mark Iverson, Denver, CO, is a commissioning technician at FieldCore.

Jackie Winfree, Fairborn, OH, is director of membership at 91.3 WYSO radio station in Yellow Springs, OH.

07| Barry Cattadoris, Owatonna, is a criminal defense lawyer for the Minnesota Public Defense Board.

Tane Danger, Minneapolis, who you may have seen as a host of the Give to Gustavus Day livestream, is the new director of Westminster Town Hall Forum. The Forum is the largest and one of the most prestigious speaker series in the upper Midwest.

08| Nick McCoy, Minneapolis, is a personal trainer at Fitness First of Minnesota.

09| Daniel P. Conlin, Mankato, is an associate vice president for Synchrony.

10| Kelley Nemec Dixon, White Bear Lake, is the owner/general manager of Saint Croix Linen in St. Paul.

Kevin A. Geurink, Grand Island, NE, graduated from United Theological Seminary and is the pastor at First Presbyterian Church.

THE STUDENT BECOMES THE PROFESSOR

These Gusties went on to excellence in their lives as teachers and scholars. We have given them As.

Dr. Richard DeRemee ’56 has been recognized with the Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement

Award, presented by Marquis Who’s Who. He is a retired pulmonary disease specialist affiliated with the Mayo Clinic with more 30 years of service to his students, patients, and discipline. After service in the U.S. Army, he completed an additional residency and fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He then joined Mayo as a full-time consultant clinician, then associate faculty member, then professor.

Physics professor Larry P. Engelhardt ’00 was named Francis Marion University’s J.

Lorin Mason Distinguished Professor for the 2019–20 academic year. The annual award is the highest honor bestowed upon an FMU faculty member and is based on ongoing contributions to teaching, professional service, and scholarly activities.

Tompkins Cortland Community College history professor David Flaten ’87 has won a Fulbright

Award to teach at the Technological University of Pereira in Columbia. He will teach graduate and undergraduate courses on "Human Uses and Adaptations of the Natural Environments in the Americas." He will also teach an elective course in the Management Science area serving the

Industrial Engineering Program.

Sophia Backman Nelson, Minneapolis, is the senior manager within the Strategy and Consulting Group at Accenture.

Harry Youngvorst III, Saint Peter, is an RN at Good SamaritanHome Care.

11| Haley Carpenter Bogdasarian, Ashburnham, MA, is a physician assistant at Ashburnham Family Medicine.

Brandon Boyd, Rochester, is a firefighter/paramedic for the Red Wing Fire Department.

Katie Everett, Brooklyn Center, is a recreation supervisor for the City of Vadnais Heights.

Lydia Francis, Minneapolis, is an assistant visiting professor in the theatre department, as well as the scenic designer and painter, at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Ally Billion Messerschmidt, Essex Junction, VT, is an operating room nurse for the University of Vermont Hospital.

Emily Thayer Owens, St. Paul, is the associate director of college counseling at Venture Academy.

Bethany Ringdal, Robbinsdale, is a ministry networker for the International Association for Refugees.

Brady Skaff, Homer, AK, is the human resource business partner for South Peninsula Hospital.

12| Landon Shroyer, Northfield, works for Network Trading and is the assistant women‘s basketball coach for Carleton College.

13| Kate Bissen, Chanhassen, is the brand manager for Boston Scientific.

Hannah Durbin Clark, Champaign, IL, is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Andre Creighton, St. Paul, completed his MBA from Augsburg University in 2019 and is co-founder and executive officer at TurnSignl in Minneapolis. He has also launched a non-profit, Foreshadow, to help bridge the achievement gap for youth in the Twin Cities.

Hallie Martin Fischer, Crookston, graduated last May from the University of St. Thomas School of Law and is an attorney with the law office of Fischer, Rust, Stock & Rust.

15| Jessica Martinez, Minneapolis, was recognized with a Minnesota Independent School Forum (MISF) Award which recognizes “the quiet and essential work of an individual who supports the school outside the classroom.” Jessica is the academic dean for Grade 9 at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.

McCartney Renn, Baraboo, WI, graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2020 with a master of science in nursing and became a board-certified neonatal nurse practitioner in December.

16| Reed Baillie, Lincoln, NE, is a social studies teacher at Lincoln Public Schools.

Kaitlin Kwasniewski Biteler, Brookings, SD, is an audit coordinator for the South Dakota Department of Revenue.

Alyssa Maxson Egersett, Shakopee, is a mental health professional at St. David‘s Center for Child and Family.

Marissa Haeny, Minnetonka, is an account manager for metroConnections.

17| Carl Cusack, Minneapolis, is a legal assistant at GoldenbergLaw.

Emily Severson Mousel, Denver, CO, is a corporate communications professional for National Renewable Energy Lab.

Britta Powell, Minneapolis, is the fundraising support coordinator for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

18| Ty A. Griffith, Hudson, WI, is an elementary teacher for Pine City Public Schools.

David D. Her, Lakeville, is attending graduate school for clinical mental health counseling.

19| Vanessa Case, New Brighton, is a cardiac rehabilitation intern, telemetry technician at Hennepin Healthcare

Lindsay Concepcion, Stillwater, is a private Spanish immersion tutor.

20| Lanie Altmann, Olivia, is a marketing and experience coordinator for Medica.

Jacob Koshiol, St. Paul, is a paraprofessional at School District 622 in Maplewood, he also started an independent project of collecting winter clothing for the homeless communities in St. Paul.

ERRATUM Margie Young Sampsell ’71 was incorrectly listed in the Spring issue of the Gustavus Quarterly as having retired from her Realtor position with Edina Realty. That was in error. Margie has not retired.

WEDDINGS

Travis Lennox ’05 and Liliana Payne’03, 07/10/20, Minneapolis

Heather Meyers ’05 and Michael Mendiola, 08/29/20, Minneapolis

Paul Anderson ’07 and Amy Gosewisch ’10, 10/24/20, St. Paul

Kelly O’Brien ’10 and Aaron Paisar, 09/19/20, Bloomington

Meghan Stromme ’11 and Chris Culverson, 10/3/20, Kasson

Janey Helland ’11 and Logan Skelley, 7/25/20, Helena, MT

Hallie Martin ’13 and Henry Fischer, on 8/4/18, Crookston

Julie Nowariak ’13 and Meghan Carmichael, 07/11/20, Champlin

Connor Dufault ’16 and Rojonaina Andriamihaja ’16, 09/26/20, Minneapolis

Spencer Hanna ’16 and Cassandra Smith ’18, 10/24/20, Hastings, MN

Matthew R. Mehrkens ’18

and Anna Johnson ’18, 08/08/20, Fitchburg, WI

BIRTHS

Lily to Brandon C. Burmeister ’02 and Gina Sehnert Burmeister ’03, 10/10/20

Elvis, to Josh Carter ’03 and Sarah Carter, 7/1/20

Sydney Faye, to Marc Beckmann ’05 and Nicole Briggs Beckmann ’05, 3/12/20

Remy, to Heather Mendiola '05 and Michael Mendiola, 10/16/20

Benjamin, to Suzanne TempleGumm '05 and Shawn Gumm, 03/30/20

Calvin Leo, to Steven Helm ’07, and Julie Landkamer Helm ’08, 11/3/20

Sons, Owen on 6/11/18, and Samuel on 7/23/19, to Shawn Syverson '09 and Jenna Syverson

Lydia, to Alysha Thompson Coffman ’10 and Dan Coffman, 09/21/20

Eleanor, to Katie Oelfke ’12 and Ethan Harstad, 05/19/20

Solvi, to Hollie Luckow Edlund ’13 and Isaac Edlund, 07/09/19

Addison, to Kaitlyn Hawkins ’14 and Derek Hawkins, 10/30/20

IN MEMORIAM

Ardene Claude Friest ’43, Menomonie, WI, on 7/15/20. A wife, mother, and volunteer, she worked as an airline stewardess for Northwest Airlines (pre-jet), and for many years as a school nurse. She is survived by her two children.

Marian Krenik Olson Babcock

’44, Saint Peter, on 12/16/20. Marian taught business at Saint Peter High School and helped with all aspects of running her first husband’s busines, the St. Peter Herald. She is survived by her two children and six stepchildren including William Babcock ’79.

Lewis B. Anderson ’46, Overland Park, KS, on 11/29/20. A World War II Army Air Corp combat fighter pilot, he later worked his whole career for New Holland Farm Machinery Company. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and six children.

Robert G. “Rib” Peterson ’47, Rochester, on 12/12/20. A World War II Navy navigator and captain of a ship, he later owned and operated Peterson Service Station, was a mail carrier, and owned several Great Clips barbershops. He is survived by his wife, Carol and two daughters.

Lois Edstrom Boline Anderson

’49, Minneapolis, on 12/3/20. A wife, mother, nurse, and volunteer, she is survived by three children and two stepchildren.

Phyllis Johnson Berglund ’49, Aptos, CA, on 1/12/21. She was a wife and mother and is survived by three children.

Mildred Covey Hill ’49, Forest Lake, on 1/1/21. A wife, mother, and former high school English teacher, she is survived by three children.

Harriet Carlson Docken ’50, Hallock, on 12/12/20. A former schoolteacher and organist for the Red River Lutheran Church, she is survived by a son.

Into Liimatta ’50, Spokane, WA, on 11/27/20. He was a World War II veteran who immigrated to the U.S. from Finland in 1947 speaking very little English. He completed three degrees and worked his whole career in forest management. He is survived by two daughters.

Harold C. Skillrud ’50, Bloomington, IL, on 1/5/21. A former ELCA Bishop of the Southeastern Synod and a regional representative for the ELCA Board of Pensions, he is survived by his wife, Lois (Dickhart ’50), and three children.

Anthony P. Almen ’52, Minnetonka, on 11/30/20. The first male elementary education major from Gustavus, he went

on to graduate school and had a long career in the Hopkins School Dist. teaching and as a curriculum leader. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, and two children.

Marie Schafer Benson ’52, Saint Peter, on 1/24/21. She was a high school librarian who married and then traveled with her pastor husband to Tanganyika, East Africa, to be missionaries. They lived there for 20 years doing mission work and raising their family, returning to Saint Peter in their retirement. Marie is survived by three sons, including John ’80 and Todd ’83.

Ruth Larson Budke ’52, Asheville, NC, on 11/4/20. A wife and mother, she is survived by three children.

Dennis Holt ’52, Rochester, on 12/31/20. He taught high school speech for many years before becoming a speech pathologist for the Mayo Clinic. He is survived by three daughters.

Ruth Lundvall Zahller ’52, Eden Prairie, on 11/17/20. A self-employed private tutor, she is survived by two children.

Lois Kruger Tureen ’53, Cambridge, on 12/21/20. A longtime physical education teacher and coach for Cambridge-Isanti High School, she is survived by a brother and several cousins.

Eugene “Gene” Frisk ’55, Duluth, on 4/14/19. A Korean War veteran proud Swede, he worked a variety of professions most recently as a real estate appraiser. He is survived by wife, Beverly Peterson ’53 and three children.

Garfield “Gary” Broman

’56, New London, on 11/24/20. A former chemical engineer for Thiokol Corp. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, and two children.

Mary Nelson Campion ’56, Minneapolis, on 1/2/21. A wife and mother of eight, she also worked as a secretary at various locations. She is survived by her husband, Michael, eight children, and many grandchildren.

Dennis R. Carlson ’57, Anoka, on 11/21/20. An orthodontist in Anoka, he is survived by a daughter.

Mary Alice Bloomstrom

Chandler ’57, Bozeman, MT, on 12/10/20. A former social worker in child welfare, she is survived by her husband, Fredrick “Jim,” and two children.

Charles G. Hendrickson ’57, Saint Peter, on 12/17/20. A former professor of physics, who later in retirement built pipe organs and started Hendrickson Organ Company. He is survived by two sons.

Marilynn Anderson Martinson

’57, Edina, on 1/6/21. She spent her career working as an executive secretary and is survived by her husband, Robert, and two children.

Ione Christenson Muehlhauser

’57, Isanti, on 11/8/20. She worked as an RN for 44 years and is survived by her husband, Bruce, and four sons.

Alice Nelson Olson ’57, North Platte, NE, on 11/16/20. A former RN at North Platte’s Great Plains Regional Medical Center, she is survived by four children.

Duane Roloff ’57, Fairmont, on 11/16/21. An Army veteran, he owned and operated Roloff Insurance Agency and is survived by his wife, Shirley, and three children.

Loren Herbst ’58, Bloomington, on 11/27/20. He was a long-time bank executive at Norwest/Midland and is survived by his wife, Ellen, and three children including Cynthia Ripple ’86 and Helene Lieske ’88.

Robert O. Freund ’60, Bloomington, on 11/16/20. A retired controller for Bystrom Bros., he is survived by his wife, Vivian, and a daughter.

David W. Nelson ’62, Excelsior, on 11/9/20. A Navy veteran, he was a principal for 29 of his 31 years in education in the Hopkins School District. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and two children including Julie Skeie ’89.

Bradley J. Pester ’62, Minneapolis, on 10/8/20. A retired Navy Lieutenant Commander who served two tours with special forces, he later had a successful career in financial services. Brad is survived by two sons including Nicholas ’00.

Dorothy Jacobson Delegard

’63, Minneapolis, on 11/15/20. She worked for years as a juvenile probation officer and is survived by a daughter.

Geraldine Gustafson Kroll

’63, Brooklyn Park, on 12/29/20. She enjoyed a successful nursing career and is survived by three children.

Mary Young Reinitz ’63, Davenport, IA, on 11/13/20. She worked as a bookkeeper and office worker as well as a nutrition educator for Iowa State University Extension. She is survived by two sons.

Joy Parkinson Scofield ’64, Rockwall, TX, on 11/30/20. She was an elementary education teacher and is survived by two daughters.

Mary Tveidt Adams ’65, Arnolds Park, IA, on 1/8/21. A former elementary school teacher and partner with her husband in the Lakes News Shopper, she is survived by her husband, John, and three children.

Dottie Mattson Winterton ’71, Midway, UT, on 9/10/20. She was a retired program director for Utah Valley medical Center and is survived by a brother, Donald Mattson ’65.

Cheryl Muhlhausen Hemphill

’78, Red Wing, on 11/26/20. A gifted musician, she gave private piano and flute lessons as well as performed for many functions. She is survived by two sons.

David O. Anderson ’85, Mankato, on 1/12/21. He worked in real estate and property management and later developed his own construction business. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy, and three siblings: Lisa Johnson ’83, Steven ’87, and Kristin Vanella ’89.

REMEMBERING

ANNA MAE BARKLOW

(former staff) Saint Peter, on 1/21/21. A building service supervisor, she passed away after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She started at Gustavus in 2007 and had a consistent, positive, and friendly presence among her colleagues in the physical plant and the community as a whole. She was named the recipient of the 2020 Augusta Carlson Schultz Award for Outstanding Support Staff Employee this past fall. She is survived by her husband, John, and two children.

REMEMBERING

PAUL BAUMGARTNER

(former faculty) Saint Peter, on 1/31/21. A longtime music faculty member and professor emeritus, he taught at Gustavus from 1964 to 1997. Well-known among the Gustavus community for the four-handed piano duets performed with his late wife, Helen, Paul had a deep love for music and continued to teach piano and mentor musicians long after his retirement. Colleagues remember him for the deep pride he took in his work and the dedication he and his students showed for one another. Preceded in death by his wife, Helen, who also taught in the music department at Gustavus, Paul is survived by five children, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

GUSTIES DIDN’T GATHER

(but we’ll see you soon!)