alumni news for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and church organist for various WELS churches in the Milwaukee area, he has also been appointed principal organist/accompanist for the Bach Chamber Choir of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mark looks forward to hearing from any BLC alumni from the class of 1999 or 2001. He can be reached at mkdavidson78@yahoo.com.
2005 Joanna (Kopperud) King was married to Lynn King on June 6, 2009, at the Kopperud farm in rural Westbrook,
2003 Ben and Ambria (Paulson) Hutton are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Victoria Rose on June 8, 2009. She was born at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, Minnesota. Victoria is welcomed home by her big brother Joseph (2). Dusty and Amanda (Rank ’05) Reese welcomed a baby boy on August 27, 2009. Asher Dustin weighed 7 lbs, 13 oz. and was 21-3/4 inches long. Dusty is a school psychologist with Grant Wood Area Education Agency in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Amanda recently completed her master of arts in English from the University of Northern Iowa. The family resides in Cedar Rapids. Jonathan and Rachel (Wilke ’04) Schmidt are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Joel Robert, born June 13, 2009. Rachel works as an insurance products representative for Michigan Association of Insurance Agents. Jonathan is a health policy analyst with the Michigan Senate Majority Policy Office.
2004 Steve and Bridgett (Lacher ’06) Corona were blessed with a baby girl, Ava Giana, on July 29, 2009. 12
Minnesota. Alumnae participating in the wedding were Joanna’s sister, Rebekah Saffert, who was the matron of honor, and Ingrid (Nielsen) Warmka, who was a bridesmaid. The couple now lives in Tigard, Oregon, and they both work for Skedco, Inc. located in Tualatin, Oregon. Joanna is the communications coordinator and Lynn is the medical products specialist. Trevor and Karla (Kromschroeder) Ryan were married on May 19, 2007. They were recently blessed with their first child, Wesley Lloyd, on July 3, 2009. The Ryan family currently farms in rural Goodhue, Minnesota.
2007 Brian Bartelt and his wife Josie had a baby boy in August. Joseph William was born on August 23, 2009. He was 7 lb., 6.6 oz. and 22” long. Mommy and baby are doing fine and their daughter Emily is enjoying getting to be a big sister.
2009 Bethany Lau and Seth Ferkenstad were married on May 23, 2009, at
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Alumni participating in the wedding were Emilie Menges (’09), Maggie Riesop (’09), Jason Costello (’08), Andy Wendorf (’09), Ben Prekop (’08), Alex Johnson (’08), Nick Ollrich (’08), and Aaron Ferkenstad (’02). Seth’s parents are Craig (’74, Sem ’80) and Teresa (Kletscher) Ferkenstad (’78); and his sister is Elsa Ferkenstad (’04). Seth and Bethany make their home in North Mankato, Minnesota. Karyn Lussky, daughter of Glenn (’78) and Rebecca (Madson) Lussky (’80), and Michael Lukasek were united
in marriage on June 19, 2009, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Members of the wedding party included Peter Faugstad (’05, Sem. ’09), Joanna Lukasek (’05), Ryan Lussky (’12), Christina Harman (’10), Matthew Lukasek (’99), Kristin (Lussky) Faugstad (’07), Carolyn (Lukasek) Szwaja (’00), and John Szwaja (’00). The couple are very happy to be living in Northfield, Minnesota, where Michael works in management with Kwik Trip and Karyn is a selfemployed artist.
report | summer 2009