alumni news Bethany in the fall, Noah (16), and Rachael (12). Ken has been working at the Lake Region Hospital as a physical therapist for almost twenty-one years. Susan has worked at Trinity Lutheran School for seventeen years as a fifth and sixth grade teacher.
1985 Jill (Emery) Dunavan sends greetings to the class of 1985. She is also hoping to hear from her friends Jean, Wendy, and Amy.
1986 Loren and Sara (Golisch) Heintz and their five children were named the 2007
Murray County Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota. Sara is the youth leader for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Fulda and is employed as the church secretary there. She also works at the Fulda Elementary School during the school year.
1990 Mike and Chandra (Schnell) Dale announce the birth of their daughter, Claire Elizabeth, who was born on July 9, 2007. Kevin Woller is currently a research investigator in the high-throughput organic synthesis department at Abbott Laboratories in Illinois. He and his wife, Joy, have two sons: Ethan (9) and Gabe (5).
1991
child, Zipporah Christal. They also have another daughter, Zuriana Cherish (12). Tito and Domineque both enjoy doing mission work in Mexico and at migrant camps. Lisa (Janssen) Bohler sends greetings to all of her Bethany friends.
1993
Leroy and Cheryl (Lothert) Kiecker (’89) welcomed a baby girl, Hannah Sophia-Rose Kiecker, on December 22, 2007. Hannah’s older siblings are Jacob (8) and Ethan (5).
1989
1994
Jill Blekestad-Ruehling is currently working as a nurse for Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato, Minnesota. She and her husband, Rick, of seventeen and one-half years have six children: Kaleb (17), Chantel (15), Chania (11), Kolten (8), Kaven (5), and Chakylyn (3).
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1995 Jerry Cascione married Mirjam Toepfer (’99) on August 18, 2005, in Tuusula,
Tito and Domineque (Prinzing) Antonio were blessed with a second
Rachel (Roth) Erkkila, her husband Jon, and daughter Lilly (4) have recently relocated to Des Moines, Iowa, after Rachel accepted a job as registrar at Des Moines Area Community College. Rachel (Schneider) Lowrey has a new daughter, Annika Ruth, born on September 11, 2007. Annika Ruth is Rachel’s fourth child.
1988
Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. Big sisters Karsen (6) and Jordyn (4) love their little brother. Chad Janzen is currently the high school principal in Canistota, South Dakota. Chad and his wife have two sons, Evan (3) and Dylan (4 months). Josh Schuch and his wife are expecting their fourth child in April.
John and Lisa (Dierks) Risse welcomed their third child, a baby boy, on July 12, 2007. John (“Jack”) Isaac Risse was born at St. John’s
Finland. God blessed them with a son, Michael Jack Cascione, born on May 14, 2007. Jerry serves as a pastor in Creighton, Missouri. Mark and Michelle (Lee) Hayes (’71) have two daughters, Madisyn (4) and Natalie (2), with another on the way. Kim (Dollard) Langille and her husband, Jason, recently celebrated the
first birthday of their third child, Ruby Sonora. Jason continues to work for John Deere, Horicon, as a business analyst. Kim stays at home to be with their three little blessings: Sydney, Claire, and Ruby. The family currently lives in Columbus, Wisconsin.
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