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North Shore outing Classmates from the Class of 1964 spent a week together on the Minnesota North Shore last August and were photographed during a tour at a taconite facility in Silver Bay. Pictured from left are Linda Leonardson Hallman, Judy Kaeding Larsen, and Karna Peterson.
‘G’ ring makes front page Retired ELCA pastor Ed Blair ’64, now serving on the town council in Payson, Ariz., was recently pictured with his Gustavus “G” ring on the front page of the Payson Roundup.
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Class Agents: Al Behrends, Terri Novak Delebo
e-mail: 1977classagent@gustavus.edu
Kati Weigel Ball, Baltimore, MD, is director of the Ascension Lutheran Church Nursery School ■ Dave Bieber, St. Louis, MO, is owner of an employee benefits business doing socially responsible investing ■ Chuck Boline, Eden Prairie, is director of information services at Liberty Diversified Industries ■ Michael Dyser, Dorchester, MA, works at Niemen Marcus ■ Karen Heule Webster Hall, Bloomington, is a social worker at CommonBond Communities ■ Al Hawkins,
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Plymouth, is self-employed as an Herballife distributor and voice teacher ■ Steven Kokotovich, Duluth, is an account manager at Minnesota Power ■ Mary Anderson Kunelius, Waterville, teaches fourth grade in the Montgomery/Lonsdale ISD ■ Kathleen Lottmann, Oregon City, OR, retired as a veterinarian ■ Paul Muesing, Chaska, is a tennis instructor at Eden Prairie Lifetime Fitness ■ Kris Miller Nelson, Richwood, is studying for a master’s degree in education at Hamline University ■ Connie Erickson Overland, Sturgeon Lake, works at Moose Lake Elementary ■ Mark Padfield, Marvin, NC, retired as an actuary at Hewitt Associates ■ Scott Pohlman, Maple Grove, is partner/CPA for McGladrey & Pullen, LLP ■ Rad Royer, Eveleth, is selfemployed ■ Bob Vukas, Topeka, KS, is printing and planning manager at Jostens, Inc. ■ Charlie Wold, Andover, is a senior estimator at Blatner Construction ■ Lucy Nelson Zanders, St. Paul, is program director at Congregations in Community for the St. Paul Area Council of Churches ■ Otis Zanders, St. Paul, is a superintendent for the State of Minnesota.
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Class Agent: Mike Stanch
e-mail: 1978classagent@gustavus.edu
Bonnie Stein Anderson, Elkhorn, WI, teaches third grade in the Lake Geneva School District and received a master’s degree in education from University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse ■
Dave M. Anderson, Lake Elmo, is president of G. Anderson & Associates ■ Elizabeth Walker Anderson, White Bear Township, is director of community relations at Thrivent Financial ■ Heidi Handahl Anderson, Nashville, TN, is a sales executive at the Personnel Department ■ Lois Jacobson Anderson, Waupaca, WI, teaches health and adapted physical education in the Waupaca School District ■ Jon Bakken, Waterville, teaches senior high science in the Waterville/Elysian/Morristown ISD ■ Gary Bengtson, Urbandale, IA, is employed at Guideone Insurance ■ Kathy Berg, Eden Prairie, retired as an assistant chief medical examiner for Hennepin County ■ Mary Bess Bullard Biegner, Alexandria, teaches kindergarten in the Alexandria ISD ■ Ann Youngdahl Boline, Eden Prairie, teaches at Maple Grove Senior High ■ Karen Carlson Brigham, Jacksonville, FL, is a stoma therapist for the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville ■ Kathy Aleckson Crandall, Bagley, is a self-employed business owner ■ Kathryn Rodning Cuthbertson, New River, AZ, is a design project leader for Arizona Public Service ■ Linnea Whitney Derby, Isanti, is senior quality engineer for Alcan ■ Steve Dittes, Eden Prairie, is a physician for infectious diseases at Intermed Consultants ■ David Drager, Danube, is pastor at Hector United Methodist Church ■ Janis Eichorst, Waseca, works in compliance and product development at Austin Mutual ■ Betsy Bockstruck, Andover, is president of Jewelry Appraisals by Betsy Bockstruck ■ Teresa Dieter Ford, Elk River, is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with Nurse Anesthesia Services, P.A. ■ Dean Fredrickson, Dayton, OH, is a program and management analyst at USDA/FSA ■ Connie LundgrenGardner, Green Bay, WI, is a legal assistant at Wanezek, Umentum & Jaeke ■ Ray Gardner, Green Bay, WI, is vice president and trust officer at Associated Bank Green Bay ■ Larry Gehrke, St. Paul, is self-employed ■ Dave Gibson, Eden Prairie, works with mission and outreach at Grace Church ■ Patricia Malecha Gonzalez, Carrollton, TX, is a bilingual school teacher in the Dallas School District ■ Linda Hudak Goodoien, Vadnais Heights, is an RN at HealthEast St. John’s Hospital ■ Steve Hansen, Duluth, is an emergency medicine physician at St. Luke’s Hospital ■ Scott Hanson, Sheboygan, WI, is president of Cardinal Environmental ■ Kay Moulton Hawkins, Plymouth, is self-
employed ■ Daidre Reid Hunter, Littleton, CO, is a quality assurance manager at Quest Diagnostics ■ Robin Rich Ivanoff, Volcano, CA, is nursery coordinator at Amador Flower Farm ■ Corey Johnson, Bloomington, is co-president of Micron Molding ■ Nancy Petersen Knapper, Hibbing, is a teacher at Franklin Elementary ■ Rebecca Johnson Knudson, Willmar, is program coordinator for Childcare Resource and Referral in Willmar ■ Timothy Larson, Rochester, is a nephrologist at the Mayo Medical Center ■ Jaimie Boone Lavanger, Chanhassen, is a leader and media spokesperson for Weight Watchers International ■ Ray Lewis, Minneapolis, is a research analyst for Minnesota Institute of Public Health ■ Laurie Stedje Meyer, Plymouth, is an RN at the Buffalo Allina Hospital ■ Gale Prescher Morley, Redwood Falls, teaches at Redwood Valley Middle School ■ Carla Brunswold Nelson, Minnetonka, is preschool director at All Saints Lutheran Church ■ Steven Nilsson, Pasadena, CA, is a photographer with Steven Nilsson Photography ■ Marcia Christianson O’Brien, Rosemount, is employed at Ameriprise ■ Gail Bomgren O’Phaelan, Missoula, MT, is a legal secretary for Huse Law Office, P.C. ■ Cheryl ANNIVE Olson, Shoreview, is a RSARY registered nurse ■ Octobe r 3–4 Debra Bloch Otto, 2008 Aitkin, is assistant vice president of lending at Security State Bank ■ Barb Parks, Pequot Lakes, is a psychotherapist for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota ■ Mark Pearson, St. Paul, is commander with the St. Paul Police Department ■ Michael J. Peterson, Los Angeles, CA, is owner of Proposal Writing for Development ■ Dave Pfeiffer, Sheboygan, WI, teaches physical education and coaches fast-pitch softball at Sheboygan South High School ■ Bruce Purnell, Bloomington, is vice president/distributed systems for TCF Financial Corp. ■ Kris Johnson Ragozzino, Minneapolis, works at Capella University ■ David Retzlaff, Prior Lake, is a senior retail market analyst at Dakota World Wide ■ Mary Hassinger Retzlaff, Prior Lake, is a public health nurse for Dakota County ■ Tina Wold Royer, Eveleth, is provost at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College ■ Peter Ruggles, Marshfield, WI, is pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ■ Neal Scharmer, Cedar Rapids, IA, is vice president and
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