Emily Morrow ’05 is a business manager at Dillard’s in Columbia, Mo.
nounce the birth of their fourth child, Lucas Daniel, on Feb. 16, 2006.
Kimberly Phares ’05 is a teacher and coach for the Potosi School District in Potosi, Mo.
Curtis Peters ’96 announces the birth of his son, Jonathon Lee, on May 4, 2005.
Annica Tuley ’06 is an elementary teacher for the Moberly Public Schools in Moberly, Mo.
Allicia (Young) and Paul Baum, both class of ’98, announce the birth of their son, Matthew Bradford, on Dec. 23, 2005. Paul is the business manager at Wehr Ford in Mountain Grove, Mo.
MARRAIGES John Bartley ’75 and Carla Louise Leeson were married on Feb 24, 2006. She was, literally, “the girl next door.” Mandy (Yingling) ’98 and Craig Kostman wed on July 30, 2005, in Parkville, Mo. Mandy is a fourth-grade teacher at Atchison Elementary in Atchison, Kan., and recently completed her master’s in administration through William Woods University. Amy (Himmelberg) ’99 and Travis Frey were married March 18, 2006, in Linn Memorial UMC. Amy is a supervisor at the Moberly Area Community College campus in Columbia, Mo Josh Fuller ’99 and Christina Williams were married in June 2005. He is currently a recreation supervisor for sports for the city of Casper, Wyo. Suzanne (Akin) ’00 and Corey Hall were married on Oct. 15, 2005, at the Versailles United Methodist Church. Suzanne is employed at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home, her familyowned funeral home in Versailles and Laurie, Mo., as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. Her husband, Corey, is the branch manager for Concordia Bank in Laurie, Mo. They reside in Versailles. Jessica (Dannenhauer) ’01 and Paul Koscielski Jr. were married on Sept. 24, 2005. Danielle (Chinn) ’01 and Justin Gardner were married on Sept. 3, 2005. She is currently a legal assistant with Cheyenne County in St. Francis, Kan. Laura (Friedrich) ’02 and Mike Robinson were married in July 2005 in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Laura (Arthur) ’03 and Jeffrey Harbison ’04 were married March 13, 2006. Sarah (Peterson) ’03 and Jeffery Lappe were married Aug. 6, 2005. Wendy (Kraft) ’03 and Charles Reese were married Dec. 18, 2004. Wendy is currently a youth specialist with the Division of Youth Services for the State of Missouri. Samie Jo (Blattner) ’05 and David Hill were married July 3, 2005. Carrie (Ridenhour) ’05 and Ryan Okenfuss were married on Oct. 15, 2005. Carrie is a firstgrade teacher for Crawford County R-II in Cuba, Mo.
BIRTHS Holly (Toler) Boyer ’94 and husband, John, an-
Shawna (Fuemmeler) ’98 and Scott Stefankiewicz ’99 announce the birth of their third child, Rylan Scott, on Sept. 12, 2005. Scott is an investigator at Moberly Correctional Center and Shawna will be teaching ninth and tenth grade English at Salisbury High School. Brandon Wrinkle ’99 and wife Nancy announce the birth of their daughter, Morgan Rose, on March 22, 2005. Kelly (Johnson) ’99 and Keith Ogle ’98 announce the birth of their second child, Emma, on March 22, 2006. Keith is a dialysis nurse in Kansas City, Mo., and Kelly completed her master’s degree in secondary education in curriculum and instruction from Central Missouri State University in Dec. 2005. Kari (Wesselman) ’00 and Robert Adams ’97 announce the birth of their first child, Avery
Edwin L. Orear ’43 of Coffeyville, Kan., died Feb. 15, 2006. Orear enlisted in the Navy in 1943, and was honorably discharged in 1947. He then worked for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company until July 1951. Later that July he became a coowner of McKnown and Orear Insurance and Real Estate Agency. In 1955, he joined State Farm Insurance Company and moved to Coffeyville, Kan. He retired from State Farm in 1984. Orear was involved with a number of organizations in Coffeyville, including: the Board of Trustees of the First United Methodist Church, the Coffeyville Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Coffeyville at 100 Committee, the Southeast Kansas Area Health Council, and the Coffeyville Medical Center Endowment Foundation, where he was on the initial board of directors. He is survived by two sons, Gary Orear, Lexington, Ky., and Dr. James Orear, Joplin, Mo.; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nadine (Taylor) Orear ’42 and his brother Errell Orear ’40. Orear and his family have established two scholarships at Central; the Orear Memorial Scholarship and the Edwin L. ’43 and Nadine Taylor ’42 Orear Hall of Sponsors Scholarship. Megan Curley, a current freshman, is the current recipient of the Orear Hall of Sponsors Scholarship.
McKenna, on March 3, 2005. Robert is a nuclear engineer for the Navy, and Kari works in real estate and for a contractor. Ryan Pharr ’00 and wife Dawn announce the birth of their first child, Avery Grace, on Dec. 14, 2005. Ryan is a family practice resident at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Mo. Brian Bohner ’01 and wife Danielle, announce the birth of their first child, Destiny Marie, on Feb. 3, 2006. Carolyn (Shepard) and Aaron Money, both class of ’01, announce the birth of their son, Vincent Thomas, on May 2, 2006. Erin (Paulsmeyer) ’02 and Marty Gerloff ’04 announce the birth of their daughter, Madeline Brae, on Nov. 2, 2005. Erin is an R.N. at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, and Marty is employed by Paulsmeyer Farms in Chamois. Lynne (Biggs) ’02 and Brandon Maddox ’03 announce the birth of their second child, Gage, born in March 2006. Hilary (Mueller) and Josh Myers, both class of ’02, announce the birth of their first child, Kathryn Marie, on Oct. 16, 2005. Shannon (Purdum) ’03 and Bobby Strumlauf ’01 announce the birth of their first child, Payton Leigh, on April 7, 2006. Stacey (Morrison) Drilling ’05 and husband David announce the birth of their first child, Noah Christopher, on April 2, 2006.
DEATHS 1930 Richard Freund ’30 of Beaver Dam, Wis., died June 22, 2005. Eunice Harra ’30 of Miami, Fla., died Jan. 16, 2006. Viverette Lee ’32 of Charleston, Mo., died May 14, 2005. Esther (Laursen) Randolph ’33 of Fulton, Mo., died Jan. 8, 2006. Mildred (Snyder) Walker ’33 of Prairie Village, Kan., died March 22, 2006. Bernice (Followill) Joslin ’34 of Rolla, Mo., died Sept. 15, 2005. Eileen (Rethwisch) Sewald ’34 of O’Fallon, Ill., died Jan 19, 2006. Raymond Groves ’35 of Mexico, Mo., died July 8, 2005. Ruth Aldridge ’39 of Saint Louis, Mo., died Feb. 11, 2006. Robert Campbell ’39 of Chesapeake, Va., died Dec. 25, 2005.
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