CLASS NOTES 2001
2002
2002
2003
2004
Siri Loftness to Shaun Maasch in September; they live in Golden Valley, Minn. Jennifer Vomhof to Aaron Hoska in August; they live in Lino Lakes, Minn.
Christopher Miller, Bigfork, Mont., was elected to a three-year term as a member of the board of trustees for Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ, Canton, Mich. Betsy (Fink) Hassett, Rochester, Minn., was named Emerging Leader of the Year 2014 as a member of the United Way Emerging Leaders in Giving Advisory Board for the United Way of Olmsted County. Jeff Knight, Fargo, N.D., won nine ADDY awards from the American Advertising Federation of North Dakota – five gold, two silver and two Judge’s Choice awards. Briana (Parke) Scearcy, Dilworth, Minn., was named to the 35 Under 35 Women’s Leadership Program by the United Way, Fargo, N.D.
2012
Anna Stasko, Wooster, Ohio, received the United Soybean Board Fellowship from the American Society of Agronomy; she is a graduate research associate in the department of plant pathology at The Ohio State U’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
Christa Heckman to Vahid Sadrzadeh in December; they live in Woodbury, Minn. Lindsay Matts to Kent Benson in April 2014; they live in St. Paul, Minn. Amanda Jennissen to Sunshine Hochhalter in December; they live in Billings, Mont.
2004 2005
Brandon Teachout to Miranda Huseth in May 2014; they live in Mountain View, Calif.
2008
Melissa Reinhart to Erik Kornkven in December; they live in Bottineau, N.D.
2012
Heather Franzen to Logan Rutten in June 2013; they live in Belt, Mont. Bethany Johnson to Drew Haner in July; they live in Burlington, N.D.
2013
Laura Dronen to Erik Eggers in August; they live in Fargo, N.D.
Marriages 1967
Randall McKee to Richard Tinerella in June; they live in St. John, Ind.
2014
Linzi Reiersgard to Sean Napier ’13 in July; they live in Kalispell, Mont.
1991
Robert Heuer to Jason Fussell in August; they live in Issaquah, Wash.
Births
1997
A girl, Callaway, to Jona Nykreim and Tim Moore, Eagle, Colo., in November.
Matthew Desing to Oscar Beltran in January 2014; they live in El Paso, Texas.
1999
Jason Poirer to Joe Holan in October; they live in Minneapolis.
2001
Andrea Hansen to Mike Bishop in October; they live in Golden Valley, Minn.
1993 1997
A boy, Micah, to Michele (Haugen) and Adam Lovehaug, Fargo, N.D., in December.
1998
A boy, Griffin, to Jim and Kristin (Wayne) Nelson, Shoreview, Minn., in June. A boy, August, to Aric and Leah (Kleven) Oeltjen, Villard, Minn., in August.
1999
A boy, Yusuf, to Sayed and Cathy (Quanbeck) Kibria, Corona, Calif., in November.
2000
A girl, Maddyn, to Kevin and Naomi (Thompson) Casper, Prior Lake, Minn., in September. A girl, Miriam, to Amy (Clark) and Peter Gallick, Hudson, Wis., in September. A boy, Owen, to Michael and Susan (Bade) Haukaas, Jamestown, N.D., in July. A boy, Augustus, to Melanie Knaak-Guyer and Sam Guyer, Madelia, Minn., in October. A girl, Piper, to Nathan and Erin (Pearce) Thomas, Metamora, Ill., in March.
2002
A girl, Lillian, to Tyler and Kiaja (Morgenthaler) Klabo, Shakopee, Minn., in December. A girl, Beth, to Alicia Sutliff-Benusis and Jay Benusis, Rapid City, S.D., in January.
Everywhere a Cobber
2003
Sarah Brock ’14, serving as a Young Adult in Global Mission (YAGM) with the Lutheran Church of Rwanda, met Sherman Bishop ‘76 in Kigali, Rwanda, where he was visiting his daughter, also a YAGM participant.
2004
A girl, Layla, to Kateri Mancini and Michael Gallagher, South Haven, Minn., in October. A girl, Ruby, to Craig and Jill (Flatau) Walter, Sebeka, Minn., in August.
A boy, Rylan, to Mark and Beth (Frederickson) Bents, Lakefield, Minn., in April 2014. A boy, Theodore, to Anne and Nathan Mugaas, Minot, N.D., in May 2014. A
A Niblet for Each Anna (left) and Beth, daughters of Alicia Sutliff-Benusis ’02 and Jay Benusis of Rapid City, S.D., enjoy Niblet. Marcia Beshara ‘82 delivered both girls. boy, Landon, to Robert and Maria (Makela) Tarpinian, Farmington, Minn., in September.
2005
A boy, Cullen, to Craig and Michelle (Singlestad) Baxter, Anchorage, Alaska, in October. A girl, Mara, to Emily (Tollefson) and John Mackner, Minot, N.D., in May 2014. A boy, Benjamin, to Steve and Heather (Johnson) Petricig, Grand Forks, N.D., in October.
2006
Twin girls, Elisabeth and Amelia, to Chad and Jamie (Pfeifer) Bulera, Pine City, Minn., in September. A girl, Olive, to Kyle and Ann (Demmer) Dreke, Graceville, Minn., in August. Twin girls, Mia and Marney, to Justin and Kimberly (Kennedy) Foth, Champlin, Minn., in February. A boy, Griffin, to Robby ’05 and Emily (Mundt) Lundbohm, Moorhead, in February 2014. A girl, Adalyn, to Erick and Allison (Lowe) Plummer, Grand Marais, Minn., in November. A boy, Tanner, to Kyle and Katie (Callander) Polman, Wadena, Minn., in September. A girl, Katherine, to Stephanie (Parezo) ’07 and Aaron Schumacher, Zumbrota, Minn., in October. A girl, Annika, to Jamie (Evavold) and Matthew Wade, Duluth, Minn., in May 2014.
2007
A girl, Esther, to Sarah and Josh Pederson, Tuscaloosa, Ala., in December. A girl, Emmeline, to Bobbie Jo and Derek Tronsgard, Mound, Minn., in October.
2008
A boy, Erick, to Jaime and Kelly (Nervick) Bacon, Lakeview, Ore., in February. A girl, Cecilia, to Keith and Rebecca (Schott) Duffy, Des Moines, Iowa, in September. A boy, Mika, to Joy and Luke Haugen, Hawley, Minn., in March 2014. A girl, Violet, to Luke and Amanda (Johnson) Fuechtmann, Melrose, Minn., in July.
2009
A girl, Catherine, to Nick and Emily (Campbell) Gard, Fargo, N.D., in October. A boy, William, to Kris and Sarah (Harper) Knopf, Glyndon, Minn., in October.
2010
A boy, Andrew, to Peter ’09 and Kayte (McGuire) Haagenson, Minnetonka, Minn., in January. A boy, Cash, to Lee and Abby (Tisdale) West, Grafton, N.D., in January. Concordia Magazine
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