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LOPER ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

by Heather Stauffer

Helen (Winter) Stauffer '64, MSE '68

led an extraordinary life with a vibrant career. In 1943, Helen became one of the nearly 70,000 women to enlist in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) during World War II, teaching aerial gunnery at Naval Air Station Alameda in California. In 1944, Helen married Mike Stauffer and they lived in San Francisco for the remainder of the war before moving to Nebraska.

When her youngest daughter, Melody, started kindergarten in 1962, Helen enrolled in classes at Kearney State College. She shared her educational milestones with her children. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kearney State College in 1964, the same year her oldest daughter graduated from high school. While continuing with classes, she taught at Grand Island High School from 1964-1967. She completed her master’s degree in English from Kearney State College in 1968, the same year her son graduated high school. She began her career as an English professor at KSC in 1968, all the while continuing her graduate studies. In 1974, the Stauffers not only celebrated Melody’s graduation from high school, but also Helen’s completion of her Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Helen is the author of the most comprehensive biography of the Nebraska author Mari Sandoz, “Mari Sandoz: Story Catcher of the Plains” (1982), and editor of a book of correspondences, “Letters of Mari Sandoz” (1992). Helen served on the board of directors of the Great Plants Chautauqua; Nebraska Humanities Council; Sandoz Heritage Society; and Western Literature Association, which she also served as president. She was a member of the Willa Cather Foundation, Modern Language Association and National Education Association, among others.

She became professor emerita at KSC in 1990. She and Mike traveled the globe, and Helen never lost her love of reading. Her husband died in 2014, the year of their 70th wedding anniversary. Helen moved to Lincoln in 2016, bringing along hundreds of her favorite books, which she sometimes referred to as “friends.” Helen died on Nov. 21, 2019, at the age of 97.

1951

Elinor (Cook) Hardin of Kearney celebrated her 90th birthday Aug. 3. Raymond Kolbo of Callaway celebrated his 90th birthday July 31.

1956

Charlotte (Fisher) Reicks of Grand Junction, Colorado, was honored by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America for bicycling 20 years, traveling 20,000 miles and raising nearly $750,000 as part of Bike for the Cure.

1959

Claire and Ellen (Raymond) Boroff '60 of Kearney celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Dec. 27. Cliff Lowell MSE '62 of Seward celebrated his 90th birthday March 15.

1964

Ken Aldridge of Mansfield, Texas, published his ninth crime novel, "The Demise of Henry Schultz." Aldridge served 24 years as a special agent with the FBI.

1969

Catherine (Gancos) Bals of Elm Creek celebrated her 90th birthday Feb. 14. Vernelle and Don Pettijohn MSE of Axtell celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Aug. 22.

1970

Marilyn (Atkins) MSE '76 and Larry Jensen MSE '76, Ed.S. '81 of Bennet celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 19.

1971

Eldon and Vickie (Fletcher) Johnson '84,

MAE '06 of Minden celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 28. Les Livingston was inducted into the Kearney High Hall of Fame as tennis coach in August.

1974

Scott Maul Ed.S. '88 of Georgetown, Texas, is a volunteer with the Rotary Club and the Devil Dog Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force.

1975

Jon Abegglen of Kearney has been elected to the board of directors of the Platte Institute. The board is responsible for overseeing the Platte Institute's mission to remove barriers to growth and opportunity in Nebraska. Gary Cooper MSE, MAE '88, Ed.S '94 of Thedford is interim superintendent for the 2020-21 school year at Gering Public Schools. Dan Simmons of Kearney was inducted into the Nebraska Softball Hall of Fame for his pitching career. Terry Torson of Kearney retired as principal of Kearney Catholic High School after 33 years of service.

1977

Brian Bode of Kansas City, Missouri, is vice president of facilities at Park University. Imogene and Harold Johnson of Lakewood, Colorado, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 2. Jerome Skrdla MSE '83 of Gretna will be inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in October for his success coaching girls basketball at Kearney Catholic, Fort Calhoun and Gretna high schools.

1980

Janis (Talley) Dymacek retired after 39 years of teaching, 38 of those years at WilberClatonia Elementary. She and her husband, Jim '72, MSE '78, live in Waverly. Jim retired after 35 years in education in 2007, the last 14 years as a counselor at Lincoln East High School. Carl Streeter of Ord is the 2020 Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Hall of Fame wrestling official.

1981

Tim Marshall of Malcom has been named CEO/general manager of the Rural Radio Network.

1982

David Brandt of Kearney retired from UNK Jan. 30. David had worked in the Disability Services for Students office since 2002.

1985

John Hoggatt of Kearney is market president of Pinnacle Bank's loan production office in Kearney.

1987

Brett Wall of Dana Point, California, is executive vice president for the restorative therapies group of Medtronic. Ray and Jolene (Spohn) Ward of Kearney celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary March 10.

1988

Daniel Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., of Omaha has been named chief of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine. He also is a member of the physician leadership team for Nebraska Medicine's Heart and Vascular Center clinical program. Julie (Mears) Saalfeld of Kearney retired from UNK in February. Julie worked at UNK for 41 years.

1990

Jolene (Johnson) Berg of Kearney was presented with a UNK Staff Award for Excellence at fall convocation for outstanding service to students, the university and education. Jolene is a student accounts manager in the Finance Office. Jill (Yost) Clevenger MAE '95 of Kearney was named the Nebraska Distinguished Principal of the Year by the Nebraska Association of Elementary School Principals. Michelle (Thompson) Widger of Kearney is a senior lecturer at UNK.

1991

Mark Webber of San Ramon, California, is a Google for Startups advisor in residence in Silicon Valley. Mark is also the co-founder of many startups.

1992

Brian Moore of Kearney is senior vice president at Pinnacle Bank's loan production office in Kearney.

1993

Robyn (Adam) Jackson of Kearney is vice president, portfolio manager, at Pinnacle Bank's loan production office in Kearney. Kristi (Skala) Milks of Gibbon is an administrative associate for the College of Arts and Sciences on campus. Kristi is in her 29th year at UNK.

1994

Andrea (Riggins) Childress MBA '98 of Kearney is assistant vice president and CIO for Information Technology Services at UNK. Trish (Sunderman) Danburg of Axtell is the director of alumni engagement at the UNK Alumni Association. Randy Jackson of Kearney is vice president, agricultural lender, at Pinnacle Bank's loan production office in Kearney. Lisa (Dusatko) Plummer of Kearney was presented with a UNK Staff Award for Excellence for outstanding service to students, the university and education. Lisa is the business manager for UNK Student Health and Counseling.

Brenda (Seier) Eschenbrenner, Ph.D.,

of Kearney received the Pratt-Heins Award for Scholarship and Research. Brenda is an associate professor of accounting at UNK. Bill Murphy MAE of Kearney is the associate athletic director – sports medicine at UNK.

1995

Doug Koster of Kearney was inducted into the Kearney High School Hall of Fame for basketball.

1996

Jeremy Hansen of Smithfield opened the Jeremy Hansen Gallery at The Herald in Bertrand.

1997

Gary Brandt MBA of Kearney is chief executive officer of Cooperative Producers Inc., headquartered in Hastings. Jodi Hoos, J.D. ('97)

Jodi Hoos, J.D., of Glasford, Illinois, has been named the Peoria County state's attorney. Hoos has been a judge in the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court in Peoria County.

1998

Carrie and Lupe Martinez of Riverdale celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 12. Matt Rogers MAE '07 is principal of Kearney Catholic High School. Hope (Wagner) Shuler of Aurora, Colorado, is associate commissioner/senior woman administrator for the Western Athletic Conference.

1999

Chris Mortenson MA of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, received the 2019 American Book Fest Best Book Award in the History: United States category for the book “Daily Life of U.S. Soldiers: From the American Revolution to the Iraq War,” which Mortenson co-edited. Chris is the chair of the Ouachita Baptist University department of history.

2001

Holly (Waller) Carnes of Kearney is co-head coach for the Kearney High School softball team for the 2020 fall season. Joe Johnson of Kearney is business consultant leader for the Nebraska region with Olsson. Dustin Snyder of Papillion is senior account manager at Black Hills Energy. Jed True of Kearney is associate vice president and credit manager at Heartland Bank in Kearney.

2002

Julie (Schultz) Everett MAE of Kearney received the State Distinguished Educator award from the Nebraska State Literacy Association. Julie teaches first grade at Meadowlark Elementary in Kearney. Torri (Walford) Janecek, D.O., of Lincoln is an OB/GYN at Bryan Women's Care Physicians.

2003

Travis Payne of Papillion is director of marketing and community relations at Neemann & Sons.

2004

Brenda (Buker) Petersen, Ph.D., of North Platte opened Cervelle Academic Consulting & Tutoring Services in Kearney. She has another office in North Platte. Jamie (Anderson) Vetter of Kearney is the executive director of the Family Advocacy Network.

2005

Kirsti (Prouty) Schack of Kearney is the retail manager at First National Bank of Omaha Kearney branch and the co-treasurer for the GROW Nebraska Board.

2006

Kristi (Andrews) Gargan of Kearney is marketing director at Buzz’s Marine and a director on the GROW Nebraska Board. Cola Svec of Omaha is the soul train conductor at Soul & Swag.

2007

Jenna Derr, M.D., of Kearney is a family medicine physician at Platte Valley Medical Group. Curt Ott of Kearney is vice president at Pinnacle Bank's loan production office in Kearney. Ray Longoria of Kearney is program manager at Kearney Family YMCA.

2008

Brandon Brill of Cozad was inducted into the Kearney High School Hall of Fame for wrestling. Gv “Shane” Freeman of Saint Louis, Missouri, founded the nonprofit Software Field Manual. Monica (Fuentes) Mueller ME '11 of Kearney is a mental health therapist with the Center for Psychological Services. Matt Serbousek, D.M.D., of Grand Island is the Nebraska Academy of General Dentistry president. He currently practices at Island View Dental in Grand Island. Heather (Korte) Wolf MS '13 of Overland Park, Kansas, is a recruiter for Farmers Insurance.

2009

Kassandra Montag of Omaha published "After the Flood." The novel will be translated into 17 languages and has been optioned for television by Chernin Entertainment.

2010

Amy (Drake) Bettles of Kearney has been named to a three-year term on the Sales Assistant Advisory Board of Securities of America Inc. Erica (Burson) Brockmoller of Lexington is the recipient of the 2019 Nebraska High School Press Association Distinguished Adviser Award. Dawn (Lamberson) Darling of Kearney has been named the 2019 Social Worker of the Year by the Nebraska chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Mark Porter of Grand Island is an insurance agent with Farmers Insurance.

2012

Stephanie (Burchess) Dannehl MS of Bertrand has become the first Nebraskan to receive the nationwide I Love My Librarian Award. Dannehl is school librarian/tech integration specialist at Bertrand Community School. Jenna (Rouzee) Jones of Lincoln is head volleyball coach at Doane University. Jackie Keithley of Omaha is a soul mixologist at Soul & Swag. Seth and Karah Maschmeier of Kearney opened Gambino’s Pizza. Jess McHargue of Lexington was awarded the United Soccer Coaches "Small School" Coach of the Year for the state of Nebraska. Velta Napolean-Fanis MS of Victoria, Texas, completed her Ph.D. in mathematics and science education, with an emphasis in biological science education. Brad Rediger MBA '14 of Austin, Texas, is senior sales development representative at Medallia.

2014

Andy Hoffman of Omaha is a football coach at Midland University. Mannie Reinsch MAE '16 of Kearney is associate athletic director for external relations and development at Colorado State University-Pueblo.

2015

Ashley Whitley of Kearney has been named volunteer of the month by Kearney/Buffalo County CASA for her advocacy for abused and neglected children

2016

Andrew Hanson of Kearney is associate development officer at the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association. Alyssa Sobotka of Worthington, Minnesota, is a digital content specialist at Bedford Industries. Tiffany Tarvestad MBA of Kearney is a merchandising administrative assistant at Bass Pro Shops. Sydney (Seberger) Wagner MSE '18 of Kearney is a speech-language pathologist for Alpha Rehab and Physical Therapy. Nick White of Lincoln is a client success specialist at GolfStatus.

2017

Holly Green of Kearney is the outreach and communications coordinator for Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever of Nebraska. Miranda Heeren of Topeka, Kansas, is the office manager for Mammoth Sports Construction in Meriden. Evie Sintek of Sherman, Texas, is a fifthgrade teacher in Denison. Kyle Stohs MBA '18 of Odell is controller for Nebraska Cattlemen.

2018

Austin Hibberd of Kearney is an officer with Kearney Police Department. Jonah Peterson of Central City is an IT support specialist for Sandhills Publishing in Lincoln. Ivy Prater of Washington, D.C., received the 2020 Judy Schneider Fellowship from Women in Government Relations. Prater works for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) as their coalition and grassroots associate. McKenzie Smith of Kearney is a sales associate with Farm Bureau Insurance.

2019

Tyler Cretacci of Kearney works for USA Communications. Ted Degner of North Platte is a high school science teacher at North Platte Public Schools. Aubrey Fisher of Grand Island is a licensed Realtor for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier Real Estate. Kyle Glandt of Seward is attending graduate school at Kansas State University. James Kramer of Portland, Oregon, is a project engineer for Howard S. Wright company. Lacie Lindner of Kearney is an officer with Kearney Police Department.

Loper Unions

Haley Allen '15 of Omaha married Joe Mendick June 8, 2019. Brooke Butterfield and Daniel Anderson '16 of Kearney married Sept. 22, 2019. Matt Harms and Jordyn Bartels '18 of Kearney married April 4. Jason Bott and Julia (McDonald) Beckstrand '03, MS '09 of Kearney married in December. Jensyn Meyer and Connor Beranek '18 of Kearney married March 28.

Tim Brayton '06 of Lexington and Brenda Tincher '01 of Kearney married July 13, 2019. T.J. Burbach '18 and Courtney Hayden '17 of Kearney married July 27, 2019. Mike Carper '82 and Jennifer Wolford '92 of Kearney married Jan. 4. Jordan Cox '18 and Regan Fisher '18 of Kearney married July 13, 2019. Brett Delehant '06 and Kylee Weber of Kearney married July 20, 2019. Michael Dulitz '95 and Melinda Holcomb '91, MSE '95 of Kearney married Nov. 28, 2019. Taylor Kitzelman and Austin Edghill '16 of Kearney married Nov. 10, 2018. Tayler Fruit '15 of Kearney and Daniel Johns married Nov. 30, 2019. Julie Geiger '04 of Kearney married Dominick Boysen Oct. 5, 2019. Kolten Harshbarger '18 of Kearney and Stephanie Slayden '18 of Emporia, Kansas, were married Aug. 9, 2019. Andrea Hesterman '15 of Overland Park, Kansas, married Matt Simianer Sept. 22, 2018. Breanna Hiner '19 of Kearney married Dillon Rose Oct. 19, 2019. Jayme Houdek '12 of Columbus married Shawn Santee Oct. 19, 2019. Blake Johnson '15 and Brook Wiemers '15 of Kearney married Aug. 17, 2019. Lauren Kennedy '15 of Elm Creek married Luke Ourada Nov. 24, 2019. Ryan Larsen '10 and Brandi Brummer '14 of Omaha married Aug. 17, 2019. Lori Sierra and Travis Rodgers '95 of Brule married Feb. 14. Seth Hodges and Suzzan Trambly '15 of Kearney married Aug. 31, 2019. Shyann Cochrane and Colton Walker '18 of Kearney married July 9, 2019. Breanna Wolfe '15 and Spencer Mills of Kearney married Sept. 14, 2019. Madison Yeutter '19 of Kearney married Michael Forsman of Aurora Oct. 26, 2019.

Loper Legacies

Cody '14 and Katie (Sokolowski) Anthony '14 of Lincoln are parents of a daughter, Kiya Marie, born Sept. 5, 2019. She has twin sisters, Kenley and Skylar. Jordan '14 and Ariane (Aten) Arensdorf '13, MBA '19 of Kearney are parents of a son, Ace Alexander, born April 5. Ryan '16 and Ashlee (Bruntz) Bauer '15 of Lincoln are parents of a son, Caleb Ryan, born Sept. 3, 2019. He has a sister, Eloise. Scott MBA '09 and Abbie (Weidner) Benson '10, MS '16 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Fiona Abigail, born July 21, 2019. Matt '15 and Hannah (DeWitt) Bowman '14 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Hadley Rae, born March 9. Lance '09 and Alicia (Mueller) Burmood '06 of Lincoln are parents of a son, Franklin Michael, born Feb. 11. Robin '04, MAE '09 and Michelle (McGeorge) Burton '05, MA '12 of Schuyler are parents of a daughter, Bridget Kay, Oct. 7, 2019. Charley and Kylie (Keller) Corkern '07 of Eustis are parents of a daughter, Adalyn Jo, born Dec. 23, 2019. Blake '12 and Sarah (Nordhues) Cover '11 of Central City are parents of a daughter, Clare Marie, born October 20, 2019. She has brothers Jacob, Luke and Micah. Andy '07 and Katie (Willman) Craig '06 of Minden are parents of a daughter, Isabel Hope, born Sept. 12, 2019. Cade '11, '12 and Michelle (Hermesch) Craig '11 of Omaha are parents of a daughter, Eliza Jane, born Nov. 28, 2019. She has a big brother, Asher. Andi '13 and Katie (Swett) Diediker '13 of Wayne are parents of a daughter, Emersen (Emmy) Lynn, born July 10, 2019. Keenan and Kristin (Severance) Dobish '18 of Ord are parents of a daughter, Everly Marie, born July 21, 2019. She has a brother, Greyson. Mason '09 and Lauren (Swertzic) Doughty '12 of Lincoln are parents of a son, Bryer Adam, born Aug. 25, 2019. Taylor and Austin Edghill '16 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Winry Louise, born Dec. 2, 2019. Sebastian '10 and Emma (Fahrlander) Edwards '10 of Omaha are parents of a daughter, Stella Lou, born Sept. 3, 2019. Nikelle and Lucuas Gerdes '08 of Elm Creek are parents of a daughter, Lillian Kathleen, born Feb. 21. Mike and Becky (Schneider) Holtje '04 of Arlington, Virginia, are parents of a daughter, Edith Audrey, born Nov. 7, 2019. Charlie and Kiley (Moncrief) Isaac '09 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Isabella Jean, born Sept. 7, 2019. She has two brothers, Brayden and Braxton. Elizabeth and Daniel Johnson '13 of Holdrege are parents of a son, Axel William, born July 19, 2019. Taylor and Faron Klingelhoefer MA '14 of Amherst are parents of a daughter, Kamrie Ann, born Jan. 6. Jared and Ashley (Hubbard) Kral '08 of Holstein are parents of a daughter, Georgia Rose, born Dec. 30, 2019. She has a brother, Owen, and a sister, Hattie. Jamie '05 and Michelle (Marks) Krause '02, MSE '05 of Roswell, Georgia, are parents of a son, James Ronald, born Nov. 15, 2019. He has a big brother, Samuel. Jared '05 and Marissa (Schleiger) Kruse '12 of Kearney are parents of a son, Wyatt R. John, born Dec. 31, 2019. He has a sister, Alla. Tricia and Ryan Lieske '96 of Ravenna are parents of a son, Ryker Joel, born Aug. 28, 2019. He has sisters, Ava and Hailey. Brandon '07 and Lawnie (Woolsey) Luedtke '07 of Axtell are parents of a son, Odell Eugene, born Aug. 12, 2019. He has two sisters, Carsen and Lincoln. Kyle '12 and Kasey (Nansel) McBride '12 of Littleton, Colorado, are parents of a daughter, Kaileia Ann, born Sept. 10, 2019. Ryan and Samantha (Watts) Meichtry '13 of Franklin are parents of a son, Wesley John, born Aug. 10, 2019. He has a brother, Kennedy, and a sister, Scarlett. Preston '15 and Lindsay (English) Meier '13, MA '16 of Elm Creek are parents of a son, Thayer Dean, born Nov. 19, 2019. He has a brother, Tyce. Brandon Seitz and Madison Messersmith '18 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Huntley Maun, born Aug. 20, 2019. Jenna and Jacob Olmstead '16 of Overton are parents of a daughter, Macie Lynn, born Oct. 31, 2019. She has a brother, Owen. Rachel and Dalton Peterson '14 of Bertrand are parents of a daughter, Macy Grace, born Nov. 26, 2019. She has a brother, Clay. Kyle and Jenna (James) Pritchard '11 of Pleasanton are parents of a son, Hayes Todd,

born March 16. He has brothers, Rykan and Waylon, and a sister, Sawyer. Alex '17 and Elizabeth (Spellman) Quintana '16 of Kearney, Missouri, are parents of a son, Beau Ryan, born July 22, 2019. Justin and Katrina (Prellwitz) Ronning ‘13 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Ree Anne, born Feb. 29. She has a sister, Renn. Emily and Trey Shafto '13 of Ravenna are parents of a daughter, Quincy Kay, born March 14. Allison and Justin Spaulding '10 of Kearney are parents of a son, Reed Allen, born April 14. Derek and Katie (Turek) Story '17 of Kearney are parents of a son, Greyson Lee, born Jan. 18. Heath Stukenholtz '03 and Christina Calkins of Lincoln are parents of a daughter, Frankie Lu, born Dec. 28, 2019. James Trambly ‘06 and Olimpia LeiteTrambly MS '09 are parents of a daughter, Jasmine Victoria, born July 11, 2019. She has a brother, Tiago, and a sister, Elizabella. Harrison and Kelsi (Haines) Trampe '12, MS '15 of Kearney are parents of a daughter, Remi Kae, born March 27. She has a sister, Neeli. Tanner and Kristina (Epke) Tool MA '09 of Elm Creek are parents of a son, Carden Donald, born Feb. 2. He has a brother, Cavan. Kristin and Kevin Wait '07 of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, are parents of a daughter, Aubrey Mae, born Sept. 9, 2019. She has a big sister, Finley. Seth '12 and Krystal (Nunnenkamp) Webster '12 of Minden are parents of a son, Eli James, born Oct. 22, 2019.

Lopers In Memoriam

Lois (Zwiebel) Adams '49 of Bozeman, Montana, died Jan. 20. She was 95. Barbara “Barb” (Luth) Akert '75 of Monument, Colorado, died Feb. 10. She was 67. Dewaine Alcorn '56, MAE '59 of Omaha died Feb. 11. He was 87. Audrey (Holcomb) Allbright '66 of Lexington died Feb. 29. She was 88. Bryan Allen '88 of Kearney died Jan. 4. He was 59. Dennis Andariese '70 of Fredericksburg, Virginia, died Jan. 8. He was 70. Carol (Armstrong) Bartels '71 of Franklin died Nov. 23, 2019. She was 88. Gary Barth '71 of Culbertson died July 11, 2019. He was 71. Marjorie (Hanson) Baxter '94 of Kearney died Feb. 24. She was 73. Jerry Becker '68 of Kearney died Sept. 3, 2019. He was 78. Lois (Moody) Bellinger '71 of Gothenburg died March 3. She was 91. Josephine Bissell '55 of Kearney died Aug. 22, 2019. She was 95.

Barbara Ann (Viren) Blackburn '57,

MS '74, Ed.S. '90 of Holdrege died Sept. 22, 2019. She was 83. Glen Blobaum '74 of Fairbury died Feb. 24. He was 68. Glenda (Koester) Booker '65 of Wayne died Nov. 21, 2019. She was 77. Alan Brecht '67 of Kearney died Jan. 8. He was 74. Delbert "Jack" Bridge '65 of Kearney died April 24. He was 79. David Brink '56 of Omaha died Jan. 1. He was 85. Carol (Loostrom) Brown '61 of Lexington died March 20. She was 81. Ralph Brumbaugh MSE '69 of York died Jan. 8. He was 77. Larry Butler '73 of Kearney died Dec. 2, 2019. He was 69. Elsie (Shuck) Cafferty '69, MSE '71 of Kearney died Oct. 18, 2019. She was 85. William Campbell II '90 of Omaha died Jan. 3. He was 86. Tom Carman '71 of Omaha died July 9, 2019. He was 70. Lyle Casper '63 of Omaha died Feb. 1. He was 81. Marlene (Petersen) Chamberlain '81 of Sutherland died Dec. 5, 2019. She was 81. Ed Chramosta Jr. '67 of Ravenna died Oct. 8, 2019. He was 74. Lee Christensen '69 of Orleans died Jan. 23. He was 73. Kevin Clemens '00 of Scottsbluff died Feb. 15. He was 61. Carl Cornelius Jr. '80 of Sidney died March 19. He was 93. Greg Craig '75 of Minden died Aug. 13, 2019. He was 67. Nancy (Jeffery) Cunningham '75 of Miller died Nov. 14, 2019. She was 66. James Daily '56 of Lake Forest, California, died Oct. 14, 2018. He was 87. James Damm '74 of Apollo Beach, Florida, died March 22. He was 71. S. Wayne Daugherty '70, MSE '71 of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, died Oct. 1, 2019. He was 75. Richard “Rich” Dostal '68 of Beatrice died March 13. He was 76. Frances (Johnston) Ebmeier '64 of Bertrand died March 11. She was 83. Dennis Einspahr '69 of Fremont died April 9. He was 75. Richard Einspahr MAE '87, EdS '01 of Elwood died Jan. 29. He was 63. Phillip Fahrlander MSE '68 of Minden died Jan. 15. He was 85. Donald “Don” Felton '78 of Lincoln died Jan. 27. He was 65. William Foster '62 of Gibbon died Jan. 8. He was 86. Ruth (Nicholas) Fowler '64 of Kearney died April 26. She was 98. Donald Frey '75 of Kearney died April 4. He was 71. Ann (Leiding) Fuerst '66 of Holdrege died Sept. 27, 2019. She was 84. David Gilbert '63 of Cozad died Jan. 20. He was 79. Jacobi Goodell '14 of Omaha died Sept. 12, 2019. She was 27. Virginia (Duncan) Gosda '55 of Livingston, Montana, died Jan. 17. She was 85. Wanda (Axmann) Haber '68 of Leesburg, Florida, died March 12. She was 74. Norris Haring '48 of Edmonds, Washington, died June 27, 2019. He was 95. Shirley (Boisen) Harkness '41 of Cozad died Sept. 14, 2019. She was 99. Pamela Hickenbottom '84 of Broken Bow died Sept. 30, 2019. She was 57. Helen Hinz '91 of Culbertson died July 29, 2019. She was 51.

Richard "Dick" Hoffman '59 of Lincoln died April 5. He was 86. Sandra (Schroer) Huber '65, MSE '70 of Missouri Valley, Iowa, died Jan. 25. She was 78. Cheryl (Abresch) Jack '72 of Glenwood, Iowa, died April 6. She was 69. Larry Jacobsen '62 of Omaha died Sept. 19, 2019. He was 81. Sara (Swanson) Jacobsen '63 of Palatine, Illinois, died Dec. 6, 2019. She was 78. Morten Johnson '65 of Pleasanton died March 13. He was 77. Stanley Johnson MSE '71 of Buffalo, Minnesota, died Dec. 30, 2019. He was 75. Gerald Jordan '57, MSE '64 of Lincoln died Jan. 24. He was 84. Deanna (Bruning) Jurgens '61 of Lincoln died Dec. 23, 2019. She was 79. Charles Kelly '60 of Omaha died Jan. 27. He was 85. Marian (Nisley) Kline MSE '66 of Fremont died March 7. She was 98. Fay (Spansberg) Larson '50 of Lincoln died Dec. 30, 2019. She was 90. Kay (Marrow) Leonard '75 of Madison, Alabama, died Dec. 21, 2019. She was 65. Kent Lilly '73 of Kearney died Aug. 25, 2019. He was 72. Robyn (Robison) Lind '85 of Kearney died Feb. 28. She was 60. Darrel Lloyd '55 of Hastings died Nov. 28, 2019. He was 85. Alex Long '13 of Anna, Texas, died Jan. 1. He was 37. Dorothy (Drake) Manning '64 of Broken Bow, died Feb. 9. She was 92. Rae Matlock-Graham '90 of Omaha died July 14, 2019. She was 52. Dean McConnell MAE '60 of Norfolk died July 25, 2019. He was 94. Kay (Nelson) McGill '58 of Solana Beach, California, died Jan. 26. She was 83. Wayne McKinney '48 of Kearney died July 30, 2019. He was 94. Jim Mitchell '70 of Elm Creek died Sept. 15, 2019. He was 71. Willie “Bill” Morrison Jr. MBA '94 of Omaha died March 26. He was 83. Doris (Bleck) Murray '68 of Axtell died March 7. She was 98. Bill Nelson '69 of Kearney died Aug. 16, 2019. He was 72. Robert “Bob” Nielsen '63 of Pasadena, California, died Oct. 20, 2019. He was 73. Darold Nielsen '60, MSE '65 of Kearney died Apr. 23. He was 86. Doug Nutter '69 of Sagamore Hills, Ohio, died Oct. 27, 2019. He was 76. Carolyn O'Brien '64 of Kearney died Dec. 28, 2019. She was 76 Joan (Johnson) Ostrander '81 of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died Aug. 12, 2019. She was 88. Sharon (Hoback) Peterson '58 of Kearney died July 20, 2019. She was 80. Bernie Phillips '67 of Kearney died Oct. 4, 2019. He was 74. Dale Poore '57 of McCook died Feb. 21. He was 88. Gayla (Thomsen) Probasco '71 of Arapahoe died Nov. 13, 2019. She was 70. Margaret "Peg" Quinlan '78 of Omaha died March 29. She was 63. Robert "Bob" Rademacher '57 of Fort Collins, Colorado, died April 9. He was 84.

Marion "Jeanne" (English) Raimondo '01

of Columbus died July 5, 2019. She was 79. Linda Rasmussen '88 of Elba died July 11, 2019. She was 64. Michael Ratliff '81 of McKinney, Texas, died Aug. 8, 2019. He was 61.

Rosemary (Meysenburg) Reiter '71, MSE '87

of Holdrege died Nov. 27, 2019. She was 87. Henry Rice '71 of Columbus died Feb. 16. He was 78.

Bonita "Mitch" (Buckhammer) Robinson '65

of Manning, Iowa, died Oct. 30, 2019. She was 76. Mary (Weber) Scamehorn '76 of Kearney died Feb. 13. She was 96. Linda (Stocks) Schafer '71 of Lincoln died Dec. 11, 2019. She was 70. Shirley (Blythe) Scoville '73 of Elm Creek died Dec. 4, 2019. She was 85. Jeff Seitzinger '87 of Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, died March 4. He was 56. Claire (Bauer) Sharpe '76 of Lincoln died July 2, 2019. She was 66. Jim Stalker '59 of Bellevue died March 17. He was 83. Helen (Winter) Stauffer '64, MSE '68 of Lincoln died Nov. 21, 2019. She was 97. Dr. Stauffer is an author and was an English professor at UNK. Eric Stelk '74 of Grand Island died July 1, 2019. He was 67. Colleen (Johnson) Street '75 of Grand Island died July 4, 2019. She was 64. Walter Sturtevant '67 of Beaver City died March 4. He was 81. Agnes “Nessie” (Miller) Swedlund '69 of Plattsmouth died Jan. 25. She was 73. JoAnn (Chalupa) Switzer '75 of Gretna died Jan. 4. She was 86. Robert “Rob” Tesdahl MBA '00 of Norwalk, Iowa, died Oct. 16, 2019. He was 48. Dennis Thomas '76 of Omaha died March 9. He was 65. Arlys (Saathoff) Torrey '68, MSE '74 of Kearney died Aug. 20, 2019. She was 91. Dan Traudt '69 of Grand Island died June 29, 2019. He was 72. Stanley Urwiller '58 of Grand Island died Jan. 6. He was 83. Randall Vinzant '72 of Lincoln died Feb. 5. He was 70. John Wenburg '62 of The Villages, Florida, died Nov. 27, 2019. He was 78.

Sandi (Reinke) Wendell '79, '00, MAE '88

of Axtell died Feb. 3. She was 62.

Margaret Joan (Phelps) Yentes '59

of Holdrege died Feb. 11. She was 91.

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