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Marita (Herkert) and Eric HerkertOakland, a daughter, Afton Louise, April 2015 Kelli (Andre) and Adam Kellerhals, a daughter, Harper, Oct. 2015 Megan (Finnegan) and Nick Kelley, a daughter, Kaitlyn Elizabeth, Jan. 2016
Kirsten (Plahn) and Gavin White ’07, a son, Ethan Dennis, Oct. 2015
Erin and Alec Schumacher, a daughter, Annabelle Joy, March 2015
Elissa (Wiger) and Aric Yaw, a son, Landen, March 2014
Megan (Harding) and Eric Thorsen ’07, a son, Gavin Eric, Feb. 2016
Jenni (Moon) and John Zeuli, a daughter, Kjerstin Michelle, Feb. 2016
Katie (Young) and Nick Lane, a son, Charles Steven, Feb. 2016 Laura (Gray) and T.C. Mack ’05, a son, Grayson Neal, Feb. 2016 Traci (Unzicker) and Jake Mans ’05, a son, Conor Weston, May 2015 Katie (Gherty) and Ryan McCabe, twin sons, Brady Philip and Rowen Terrence, Nov. 2014 Rachel (Swenson) and Doug Miller, a son, Duke Max, Jan. 2016
2013 Mara Dobervich and Dustin Tapp, a son, Simón, Dec. 2015
2007 Jenny (Silseth) and Kyle Binversie, a daughter, Karlie Lynn, July 2015 Dara (Schuller) and Bjorn Hanson, a son, Thor Thomas, Feb. 2014 Jamie (Holmberg) and Steven Kain, a son, Henry Steven, Aug. 2015 Melissa (Schneider) and Travis Stueve, a son, Teagan Van, March 2016 Claire (Barvir) and Matt Tschann, a daughter, Winnie Frances, Jan. 2015
2008 Laurie (Hockley) and John McKain, a daughter, Leah Annette, July 2015
Amanda (Tryggestad) and Ryan Nelson ’07, a daughter, Bryony Linda Michelle (above center), Jan. 2016. She joins sisters Lily and Poppy.
Michael Hart ’11, a daughter, Eloise Elizabeth, April 2015
Jenn (Winder) and Benj Kost, a son, Soren James, Nov. 2015
Bethany (Peterson) and Brian Kracl, a daughter, Myla Dorothy, Dec. 2014
Nicki (Svestka) and Aaron TerBeest, a daughter, Phoebe, Jan. 2016
Laura (Elliott) and Joel Nelson, a daughter, Allison Faith, Oct. 2014
IN MEMORIAM Read full obituaries at luther.edu/in-memoriam.
1935 Estere (Nelson) Newacheck of Orinda, Calif., died Sept. 12, 2015, age 100. 1938 Selmer S. Norland of Silver Spring, Md., died Dec. 5, 2015, age 99. 1942 Marjorie V. “Marge” (Hove) Barth of Dubuque, Iowa, formerly of Decorah, died March 3, 2016, age 94. Lucile Mae Roberts of Bella Vista, Ark., died Jan. 24, 2016, age 94.
Leigh and Al Onkka, a son, Louis, April 2014 Keely and Kevin Oppermann, a son, Liam, Oct. 2015 Julie (Jacobsen) and Chris Sellers, a daughter, Isla Jayne, Feb. 2016 Stefanie (Ausen) and Matt Stevens, a son, Marcus, Jan. 2016 Lydia and Andrew Steward, twin daughters, Clara Nozomi and Esther Megumi, March 2014 Emily (Lynch) and Phillip Victory, a son, Patrick, Jan. 2015
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Elise (Hoehn) and Clayton Ward, a son, Theodore John, Nov. 2015
2009 Megan (Arneson) and Munch Sherman, a son, Levi Finck, Nov. 2015
1944 Marjorie (Talle) Merriman of Towson, Md., died March 2, 2016, age 93.
2010 Cassie (Tysland) and Jacob Fouts ’12, a son, Jordy Todd, March 2016
L. (Nesset) Grinna of Decorah died Feb. 27, 2016, age 91.
2012 Carah (Claflin) and
Emily (Adams) and Aren King, a daughter, Rebekah Nicole, Oct. 2015
Erica and Christian Kohs, a son, Hudson Jude, Sept. 2014
1946 Esther
William Winter of Annandale, Va., died Dec. 7, 2015.
Margaret Ann (Myhre) Lary of Peoria, Ariz., died Jan. 3, 2016.
1947 Lois Ann (Larson) Severson of Mason City, Iowa, died Oct. 17, 2015, age 87. Ardis (Knutson) Wenstrand of Arlington Heights, Ill., died July 2, 2015, age 88.
1949 Karl Andresen of Eau Claire, Wis., died Jan. 1, 2016, age 91.
Eric O. Giere of St. Louis Park, Minn., died Feb. 2, 2016, age 88.
Gwendolyn (Dueland) Sandven of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Feb. 5, 2016, age 91.
1950 Arnold
C. “Arnie” Groskreutz of Mankato, Minn., formerly of Wells, Minn., died July 18, 2015, age 88.
1951 Evelyn Jean (Rolfs) Martin of Gainesville, Fla., died Feb. 8, 2016, age 88.