Births
Aaron ’09 and Lori (Lubben) ’13 Crowley, a boy, Taten, born May 7, 2020. They reside in Reading, Minnesota.
Aaron VanMoer ’08 and Dakota Bixler ’06, a girl, Aurora, born May 20, 2020. They reside in Marshall, Minnesota.
Adam ’09 and Heidi Lewis, a boy, John “Johnny” Patrick, born Dec. 5, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Adam ’16 and Michaela Gloden, a boy, Aiden, born June 6, 2020. They reside in Sheldon, Iowa.
Alissa (Minnaert) ’13 and E.J. Colshan, a girl, Hazel, born April 9, 2020. They reside in Beresford.
Andrea (Christy) ’12/Pharm.D. ’15 and Doug Ketcham, a boy, Hayden, born March 29, 2020. They reside in Ankeny, Iowa.
Andrew ’14 and Maggie (Fremark) ’15 Daum, a boy, Beau, born July 28, 2020. They reside in Ree Heights.
Andrew ’14 and Katie (Davis) ’16 Kieke, a boy, Chandler, born June 18, 2020. They reside in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
Angela (Christensen) ’13 and Daniel Prendable, a girl, Mabel, born June 16, 2020. They reside in Yankton.
Ben ’06/M.S. ’09 and Chelsea (Hinders) ’10/DNP ’17 DeWaard, a girl, Collins, born April 9, 2020. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Brad ’12 and Laura (Schwengel) ’13/M.S. ’18 Kahler, a girl, Leokadia, born March 27, 2020. They reside in Colome.
Brayden ’14 and Tara (Skinner) ’13 Carlson, a boy, Marshall, born March 19, 2020. They reside in Brookings.
Brent ’13 and Shanna (Burns) ’14 Kramer, a boy, Eli, born April 12, 2020. They reside in Durham, North Carolina.
Brett ’14 and Ashley (Wajer) ’13 Nowotny, a girl, Regan, born March 28, 2020. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Caleb ’14 and Kristin Karls, a boy, Levi, born April 8, 2020. They reside in Rio, Wisconsin.
Chad ’15 and Hannah (Hepper) ’15/Pharm.D. ’17 Lau, a boy, Wyatt, born May 15, 2020. They reside in Armour.
Chelsea (Budde) ’07 and Jason Jecmenek, a boy, Tanner, born April 21, 2020. They reside in La Grange, Texas.
Chris ’01 and Mary (Moser) ’01 Fagerness, a girl, Mae, born Nov. 23, 2019. They reside in Steen, Minnesota.
Collin ’14 and Megan (Anderson) ’14 Kjose, a girl, Hadley, born May 9, 2020. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Denise (Davis) ’07 and Matthew Ferguson, a boy, Blake, born April 6, 2020. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Derek ’10 and Erin Kraayenbrink, twins, Gibson and Beckett, born Feb. 25, 2020. They reside in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Derek ’11/’13 and Katherine Jaeger, a girl, Lillian, born May 15, 2020. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Derek ’15 and Mickaela (Giese) ’15 Hilleren, twins, Nolan and Foster, born May 5, 2020. They reside in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Drew M.S. ’10/M.Ed. ’14 and Melissa Bunkers, a girl, Reese Rose, born June 28, 2020. They reside in Harrisburg.
Dusty ’08 and Jenny (Stone) ’09 LeBrun, a boy, Hunter, born March 9, 2020. They reside in Colman.
Eli ’13 and Jessica Little, a girl, Elliot, born Nov. 7, 2019. They reside in Castlewood.
Elizabeth (Powell) ’16 and Matthew Luczak, a girl, Isabell, born June 18, 2020. They reside in Mitchell.
Ethan ’15 and Mikayla (Piller) ’15 Quade, a girl, Elsie Joy, born April 2, 2020. They reside in Jeffers, Minnesota.
Greg ’11 and Chelsea Pullman, a girl, Callie, born May 18, 2020. They reside in Emery.
Hunter ’15 and Taylor (DeVries) ’15/M.S. ’17 Deckert, a boy, Carson, born March 20, 2020. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Jennifer (Gunderson) ’06 and Tyler Everson, a boy, Alex, born June 17, 2020. They reside in Austin, Minnesota.
Josh ’98 and Lynsey Munce, a girl, Geneva, born April 9, 2020. They reside in Tea.
Kari (Carlson) ’10 and Ben Fleming, a girl, Merritt, born Sept. 7, 2019. They reside in Florence.
Kayla (Bauman) ’08/M.S. ’17 and Luke Johnson, a girl, Harper, born June 18, 2020. They reside in Hendricks, Minnesota.
Kevin ’16 and Jennifer (Milligan) ’13 and ’17 Howard, a girl, Olivia, born April 9, 2020. They reside in Aurora.
Kyle ’12 and Rachel (Sandgren) ’11 Dalzell, a boy, Eli, born Nov. 6, 2019. They reside in Lemmon.
Mandy (Peterson) ’12 and Jared Johnson, a boy, Archer, born May 26, 2020. They reside in Brookings.
Mark ’08 and Leslie (Kattelmann) ’07 Morgan, a girl, Grace, born Dec. 2, 2019. They reside in Denver, Colorado.
Matt ’11 and Melissa (Gradert) ’11 Johnson, a boy, Sawyer, born March 26, 2020. They reside in Garretson.
Matthew Funk ’18 and Stephanie Hauger ’19, a boy, Bo, born July 11, 2020. They reside in Irene.
Megan (Howard) ’09/M.S. ’12 and Mathew Lynde, twins, Griffin and Vaughn, born April 16, 2020. They reside in Webster.
Michael ’15 Ph.D. and Jordyn Stutelberg, a boy, Colin, born Aug. 5, 2020. They reside in Canby, Minnesota.
Nick ’08/M.S. ’09 and Vanessa (Erler) ’08 Haltvick, a boy, Walter, born May 4, 2020. They reside in Hastings, Minnesota.
Noah ’14 and Jennifer (Arkfeld) ’15 Sellner, a girl, Emersyn, born Jan. 7, 2020. They reside in Harlan, Iowa.
Ryan ’08/Pharm.D. ’10 and Laura Prouty, a girl, Brenna, born May 20, 2020. They reside in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Sarah (Sample) ’13 and Jay Myers, a boy, Christopher, born July 8, 2020. They reside in Winner.
Seth ’14 and Abby Kayser, a boy, Jack, born March 17, 2020. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Shawn ’13/Pharm.D. ’15 and Katie (Harrington) ’14 Voss, a girl, Gracelyn, born April 23, 2020. They reside in Foley, Minnesota.
Tara (Tschetter) ’10 and Ryan Wagner, a girl, Oaklyn, born Dec. 16, 2019. They reside in Miller.
Thomas ’10 and Heidi (Oakland) ’11/Pharm.D. ’13 Hagena, a girl, Everly, born June 19, 2020. They reside in Van Nuys, California.
Travis ’04 and Kaylene Hawkins, a boy, John, born May 10, 2020. They reside in Akron, Iowa.
Troy ’13 and Kayla (Sohler) ’13 Larsen, a girl, Lainey, born May 1, 2020. They reside in Yankton.
Tyler ’13 and Keri (Maechen) ’15 Buttke, a girl, Emma, born Sept. 11, 2019. They reside in Corona.
Tyler ’14 and Jessica (Eibs) ’16 Carlson, a girl, Laylee, born May 19, 2020. They reside in Benson, Minnesota.
Tyler ’14/M.S. ’16 and Hanna (Larsen) ’13/M.S. ’15 Holmquist, a girl, Quincy, born June 12, 2020. They reside in Brookings.
Zach ’16 and Amanda (Buus) ’15 Post, twins, Booker and Menna, born Nov. 14, 2019. They reside in Lakefield, Minnesota.
Zachary ’15 and Teresa (Sandberg) ’15 Pratt, a boy, Braxton, born July 9, 2020. They reside in Pierson, Iowa.
General
1967 Richard B. Crawford retired from being the president/CEO of Midwest Wind Resources in April 2020. He resides in Littleton, Colorado.
1968 David L. Porter wrote “Taking Fire! Memoir of an Aerial Scout in Vietnam†published by McFarland & Company Inc. He resides in Jackson, Tennessee.
1970 Lynn E. Hohensee was elected to a two-year term as president of the Ports Association of Louisiana. He resides in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
2003 Crystal M. Wambeke co-founded Rakemates, a business started to create jobs for those affected by COVID-19. She resides in Carthage, North Carolina.
2005 Rachell L. (Weaver) Henning became a licensed attorney and joined the Henningson & Snoxel Law Firm as an elder law attorney. She resides in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
2007 Jason A. Heppler with three other authors wrote a “Digital Community Engagement,†a book about campus-community partnerships focusing on digital projects. He resides in Omaha, Nebraska.
Deaths
1940 Camilla L. (O’Connell) Fineran of Rapid City, March 29, 2020.
1948 Eldon F. Herring of Brookings, July 1, 2020.
1948 Madeline D. (Ellis) Houghton of Sioux Falls, April 27, 2020.
1949 Charles F. Frost, Sr. of Mankato, Minnesota, April 10, 2020.
1949 John C. Mehl of Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 19, 2020.
1950 Alton D. Rogen of Brandon, June 10, 2020.
1950 Clayton K. Sloat of Brookings, June 8, 2020.
1950 Arthur J. Olien of Oakes, North Dakota, July 31, 2020.
1951 Charles A. Utesch of Charlotte, North Carolina, May 25, 2020.
1951 Emily H. (Ham) Jennings of Spearfish, July 24, 2020.
1952 Bryce A. Wahl of Owatonna, Minnesota, June 21, 2020.
1952 Charles L. Erickson of Windsor, Connecticut, June 5, 2020.
1952 Britta L. (Jones) Miller of Columbus, Ohio, April 25, 2020.
1952 Duane W. Kukuk of San Luis Obispo, California, June 25, 2020.
1952 Robert O. Jack of Palo Alto, California, April 22, 2020.
1953 Brice G. Gamble of Athens, Alabama, April 20, 2020.
1953 Marilyn (Knox) Adams of Lincoln, Nebraska, May 16, 2020.
1953 Ronald J. Conkling of Flandreau, May 1, 2020.
1953 Coral E. (Coffey) Bonnemann of Brookings, April 21, 2020.
1953 Judith “Judy†A. (Adams) Farris of Bell Fourche, April 17, 2020.
1953 Norman F. Schoephoerster of Marshall, Minnesota, June 8, 2020.
1953/M.S.’58 Vernon E. Bau of Truman, Minnesota, April 12, 2020.
1954 Luverne A. Crosser of Brookings, June 12, 2020.
1954 Robert A. Exon of Topeka, Kansas, April 7, 2020.
1954 James R. Schmidt of Scotland, July 9, 2020.
1954 Kenneth W. Carroll of Owatonna, Minnesota, July 9, 2020.
1954 Patsy “Pat” (Taylor) Popowski of Rapid City, July 9, 2020.
1955 Glenn A. Puncochar of Roseville, Minnesota, May 2, 2020.
1955 Joe A. Trammell of Sun City West, Arizona, May 19, 2020.
1955 Loris J. (Brakke) Carlson of Alcester, June 19, 2020.
1955 Raymond “John” Gibson of Indianapolis, Indiana, Feb. 28, 2020.
1955/M.S. ’62 Alexandra “Alice†O. (Zalizniak) Semeniuk of Madison,
Wisconsin, May 9, 2020.
1955/M.S. ’60 Donald J. Brosz of Laramie, Wyoming, Aug. 5, 2020.
1956 Lester A. Klinkel of Huron, April 2, 2020.
1956 Roberta L. (Sellers) Null-Carlson of Whittier, California, May 12, 2020.
1956/M.S. ’57 Vincent A. Hall of Canon City, Colorado, July 2, 2020.
1956/M.S. ’58 Harold C. Falk of Buford, Georgia, Nov. 24, 2019.
1957 Alvin H. Moen of Alexandria, Minnesota, April 29, 2020.
1957 LaVonne M. (Brown) Brennan of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, June 2, 2020.
1957 Ephriam Sieler of Rapid City, March 31, 2020.
1957 Dale D. Olhausen of Loveland, Colorado, July 12, 2020.
1957 James W. Rezek of Sioux Falls, April 13, 2020.
1957 Virgil T. Riley of Des Moines, Iowa, July 25, 2020.
1958 Sonya R. (Ribble) Spear of Tempe, Arizona, April 20, 2020.
1958 Larry D. Kenyon of Benson, Minnesota, April 12, 2020.
1958 Joan M. (Kappenman) Horstman of Sioux Falls, Aug. 5, 2020.
1958 Wilfred “Willy” J. Metz of Windom, Minnesota, Nov. 5, 2019.
1959 Conley J. Stanage of Yankton, May 11, 2020
1959 David L. Evans of Laurens, Iowa, June 22, 2020.
1959 William P. Jensen of Yakima, Washington, April 14, 2020.
1959 Arline A. (Boyer) Olsen of Crystal Lake, Illinois, June 27, 2020.
1959 Robert R. Sestak of Kent, Washington, March 20, 2020.
1960 Jerome Waltner of Freeman, May 13, 2020.
1960 Robert C. Seeger of Waterloo, Iowa, May 2, 2020.
1961 Clarke H. Christiansen of Brookings, July 30, 2020.
1961 Lyle V. Gatzmeyer of Saint Paul, Minnesota, July 23, 2020.
1961 Robert J. Reutzel of Mankato, Minnesota, July 7, 2020.
1962 Douglas L. Beckman of Sun City West, Arizona, June 16, 2020.
1962 James L. Suhr of Hendersonville, Tennessee, July 2, 2020.
1962 Mark D. La Grange III of St. Louis, Missouri, July 7, 2020.
1963 Lance G. Beckman of White Salmon, Washington, April 2, 2020.
1964 Karen M. (Joachim) Griese of Frederick, Maryland, May 16, 2020.
1964 Robert L. Gildy of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Aug. 6, 2020.
1967 (M.S.) Raymond J. Prince of Custer, May 1, 2020.
1967 Virginia “Jinny†L. (Harper) Tarver of Sioux Falls, May 1, 2020.
1967 Steven C. Peterson of Littleton, Colorado, June 21, 2020.
1967/M.S. ’88 Mark L. Berg of Sioux Falls, April 19, 2020.
1968 & ’70 Darryll R. Johnson of Bellevue, Washington, April 8, 2020.
1968 Gerelyn K. (Stewart) Kelly of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, June 13, 2020.
1968 Le Roy “Lee†J. Otterness of Boise, Idaho, April 13, 2020.
1969 (M.Ed.) Robert J. Gednalske of Sioux Falls, July 21, 2020.
1969 John J. Spolans of Corpus Christi, Texas, June 27, 2020.
1969 Shirley L. Anderson of Ankeny, Iowa, July 15, 2020.
1970 (M.Ed.) Vincent A. Scott Jr. of Phoenix, May 17, 2020.
1971 Thomas C. Noble of Meridian, Idaho, July 17, 2020.
1971/M.S. ’74 Patty S. Herman of New Berlin, Wisconsin, June 24, 2020.
1972 Steven E. Hoffart of Burke, May 22, 2020.
1973 James D. Witt of Spearfish, May 26, 2020.
1973 (M.Ed.) Lynn W. Haug of Lake Norden, March 19, 2020.
1973 Ronald L. Vanden Berge of Corsica, July 20, 2020.
1974 Jane K. (Selland) Stradinger of Isabel, June 1, 2020.
1974/M.S. ’76 Leslie “Les” R. Tuma of Brookings, April 19, 2020.
1975 (M.Ed.) Elaine L. (Hoard) McCart of Campo, California, May 1, 2020.
1976 (M.S.) Janice L. (Petersen) Dangel of Sioux Falls, April 13, 2020.
1977 Paul D. Murray of Joplin, Missouri, Feb. 12, 2020.
1978 (M.Ed.) Larry L. French of Madison, June 26, 2020.
1978 Randy D. Louchart of Lawrenceville, Georgia, April 3, 2019.
1981 Margaret “Gigi†(Dreesen) Healy of Mission Hill, April 30, 2020.
1982 (M.S.) Roderick G. Moore of Valparaiso, Indiana, July 8, 2020.
1983 Jerome J. Hoffman of Yankton, July 27, 2020.
1986 Keith L. Wintersteen of Rapid City, May 8, 2020.
1987 Jerome “Jerry†T. Kerns of Dell Rapids, June 25, 2020.
1987 Gordon N. Duncan of Ozawkie, Kansas, Aug. 2, 2020.
1988 (M.Ed.) John H. Keill of Sioux Falls, June 23, 2020.
1990 James G. Hagedorn of Brookings, April 7, 2020.
1996 Nicole R. (Menk) Holmes of Elk River, Minnesota, July 17, 2020.
2001 Laura A. (Dykstra) Aeschlimann of Parker, May 7, 2020.
Faculty Harvie L. Hutcheson of Sioux Falls, May 23, 2020.
Faculty Gary E. Larson of Brookings, June 26, 2020.
Faculty Jane Nelson of Volga, June 19, 2020.
Faculty John E. Miller of Brookings, May 1, 2020.
Faculty Eleanore “Kim†A. Cassel of Brookings, Aug. 3, 2020.
