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Future Cobbers for Class of 2027 Baton Rouge College Prep is a small middle school in Baton Rouge, La., founded by director Kathryn Rice ’01. The school’s mission is to prepare 100 percent of its scholars for success in college and life.
Maggie (Olson) Hartmann, Alexandria, Minn., earned a master’s degree in nursing from the U of North Dakota, Grand Forks; she is a family nurse practitioner for Sanford Health, Parkers Prairie. // A girl, Cecelia, was born to Ross and Jade (Kilen) Haugen, Thief River Falls, Minn., in March. // Andrea Johnke, Richfield, Minn., is an instructional support specialist for Great Clips Inc., Minneapolis. // A boy, Wesley, was born to Kevin and Marissa (Funkhouser) Loge, Kasson, Minn., in April 2015. // A girl, Olivia, was born to Katie (Wolf) and Tim Pipinich, Helena, Mont., in March. // Megan Rice married Logan Hollenkamp in September 2015; they live in Eagan, Minn. // A girl, Claire, was born to Kent and Sarah (Siegle) Sannes, West Fargo, N.D., in May. // A girl, Hallee, was born to Amber and Taylor Sannes, Crookston, Minn., in March. // A girl, Alianna, was born to Bruno ’12 and Megan (Gehring) Surdo, West Fargo, N.D., in March; Megan is director of Total Rewards for TMI Hospitality.
2011 Sasha Bergsagel married Nathan Dykema in October 2015; they live in Fargo. //
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Rachel Claseman married William DeVries III in July; they live in Minneapolis. // A girl, Alma, was born to Sara (Holmgren) and Ross Dankers, Kalispell, Mont., in June. // A boy, James, was born to Mackenzie (Kane) ’10 and Casey DeRoo, Coralville, Iowa, in August 2015; Casey received a doctorate in physics from the U of Iowa, Iowa City, and the Leon Van Speybroeck Postdoctoral Fellowship from HarvardSmithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass. // A boy, James, was born to Nicholas ’12 and Katrina (Corcoran) Holman, Baxter, Minn., in June. // A boy, Barrett, was born to Brienne (Roullier) and Joshua Jans, Minneapolis, in January. // Amber Sperling married Cale Benoit in June; they live in Langdon, N.D.
2012 Heidi Drobinski married Bilal Ghandour in May; they live in Hastings, Minn.; Heidi is an elementary teacher for South Washington County Schools. // Erik Hatlestad, New London, Minn., was promoted to program associate for CURE, which strives for public awareness on the Minnesota River Watershed and other renewable energy
programs. // Benjamin Jacobson, Alexandria, Minn., earned a Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul; he is associate pastor for First Lutheran Church. // A boy, Soren, was born to Kyle ’11 and Anne (Jepson) Larson, Mahnomen, Minn., in March. // Logan Rutten, Philadelphia, earned a Master of Education degree in curriculum and supervision from The Pennsylvania State U; he is a Latin teacher at Penncrest High School, Media. // Brittany Soiney married Dan Swanson ’11 in August; they live in Boise, Idaho. // Anna
Haven, Conn., is a case manager at Columbus House, a homeless shelter. // Kelly Knutson, Hooksett, N.H., is a Concord-north regional field director for NextGen Climate, Concord, Conn. // Mariah Lardy, Fargo, is the club manager for Anytime Fitness, Dilworth, Minn. // Karley Thorson, Pierre, S.D., is a fourth-grade teacher at Buchanan Elementary. // Lauren Wavra, Fargo, is a legal assistant for the city prosecutor’s office.
Stasko, Woster, Ohio, earned a Master of Science degree in plant pathology from The Ohio State U, Columbus. // A girl, Alianna, was born to Megan (Gehring) '10 and Bruno Surdo, West Fargo, N.D., in March; Bruno earned a master’s degree in sports management from Concordia U, St. Paul, Minn.; he is the career and development program manager for Sciences and Mathematics at Concordia College. // Andrea (Wagner) White, Evansville, Minn., is a communication art and design instructor for Alexandria Technical and Community College.
Patrick McGuire in August; they live in Fargo.
2013 Andraya Abrego married Joseph Perron ’11 in June; they live in Fort Collins, Colo. // A girl, Analiese, was born to Meghan and Nathan Meidinger, Houma, La., in February. // A girl, Freya, was born to Jon and Kristi (Knight) Neumann, Barnesville, Minn., in July.
2 0 15 Kayla Bones, Fargo, is the youth director for First Presbyterian Church. // Madeline Johnson, New
2 0 16 Alyson Kasemodel married
ME MOR I A L S 1939: I. Thordis “Teddy” (Aas) Zagona, 99, Tucson, Ariz., in June; she is survived by her husband, Salvatore. 1941: Norman Lorentzsen, 99, Woodbury, Minn., in September; he is survived by his wife, Donna Boller. 1942: Ardeth (Burgeson) Coward, 95, Matthews, N.C., in May. 1943: DeWayne Lee, 95, tAlbuquerque, N.M., in June. // Violet (Otheim) Saarela, 94, Puyallup, Wash., in May. 1944: Dolores "Dee" (Lea) Fowkes, 94, Huber Heights, Ohio, in April. // Chrycentie “Chris” (Hanson) Liggett, 93, Roundup, Mont., in August; she is survived by her husband, John. 1947: Berniece (Samdahl) Brekke, 90, Centennial, Colo., in March; she is survived