Births
Allison (Crown) ’10 and Matt Englund, a boy, Ace, born Feb. 24, 2019. They reside in Pierre.
Anna (Hansen) ’12 and Benjamin Wicks, a boy, Forrest, born May 21, 2019. They reside in Omaha, Nebraska.
Austin ’11 and Mary Ellen (Manning) ’10 Rounds, a girl, Adeline, born Oct. 26, 2018. They reside in Pierre.
Bailey (Kopplin) ’15 and Nathan Aesoph, a boy, Everett, born May 13, 2019. They reside in Highmore.
Brett ’10 and Stephanie (Nussbaum) ’11 Tighe, a boy, Carter, born Jan. 10, 2019. They reside in Garretson.
Christian ’13 and Natasha (Hartman) ’13 Karels, a boy, Gavin, born May 31, 2019. They reside in Milbank.
Cody ’14/Pharm.D. ’16 and Brooke (Simpson) ’13 Baker, a boy, Harrison, born Nov. 28, 2019. They reside in Algona, Iowa.
Dallas ’12 and Morgan (Samyn) ’13 Mahoney, a girl, Waverly, born Feb. 16, 2019. They reside in Marshall, Minnesota.
Daniel ’09/M.S. ’12 and Briana (Wirth) ’10 Hanson, a girl, Sloane, born Feb. 12, 2019. They reside in Aurora, Colorado.
Darren ’14 and Gina (Burns) ’13 Gronewold, a boy, Max, born May 7, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
David ’03/M.S. ’10 and Abby (Meeder) ’05/M.S. ’07 Brue, a girl, Alyssa, born Dec. 19, 2018. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Greg ’00 and Beth Palmer, a boy, Easton, born Nov. 24, 2018. They reside in Miller.
Jason ’06 and Lisa (Atkinson) ’08 Fuccello, a boy, Luca, born April 6, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Jeff ’09 and Suzy (Puetz) ’09/Pharm.D. ’11 Burros, a girl, Nevada, born May 14, 2019. They reside in Overland Park, Kansas.
Joseph ’14 and Sammy Russell, a boy, Barron, born Aug. 29, 2018. They reside in Litchfield, Minnesota.
Joshua ’15 and Heather (Malakowsky) ’13 Tonkin, a girl, Olivia, born May 20, 2019. They reside in Truman, Minnesota.
Kelly (Mach) ’04 and Bryan Boyd, a girl, Rayne, born May 22, 2019. They reside in Harrisburg.
Kevin ’13 and Amy Hauth, a boy, Henry, born Jan. 26, 2019. They reside in Springfield, Minnesota.
Kira (Sudbeck) ’08 and Brian Ohlsen, a boy, Warren, born Feb. 19, 2019. They reside in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Kyle ’08 and Jennifer Ignaszewski, a girl, Marie, born March 2, 2019. They reside in Alden, Minnesota.
Luke ’07 and Jessica Tegels, a boy, Julian, June 6, 2019. They reside in Bondurant, Iowa.
Megan (Scaefer) ’17 and Tate Hill, a girl, Julia, born Feb. 17, 2019. They reside in Paynesville, Minnesota.
Miranda (Moody) ’13 and Austin Ribstein, a girl, McKinlee, born Dec. 10, 2019. They reside in Brookings.
Nicholas ’15 and Kayla (Droll) ’16 Hanten, a boy, Hudson, born Dec. 7, 2018. They reside in Valley Springs.
Nicole (Hoffmann) ’08 and Jonathan Fink, a boy, Alexander, born June 4, 2019. They reside in Motley, Minnesota.
Rachel (Toren) ’14 and Greg Hastings, a girl, Adeline, born Feb. 18, 2019. They reside in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Randy ’04 and Sarah (Kratovil) ’09 Santema, a girl, Lillian, born Oct. 19, 2018. They reside in Volga.
Samuel ’10 and Heidi Drown, a boy, Milo, born Dec. 21, 2018. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Seth ’06 and Kelsey (Wuttke) ’08 Sweeney, a girl, Blayke, born April 15, 2019. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Tom ’10 and JoAnna (Rohlik) ’11 Low, a girl, Zoey, born April 23, 2019. They reside in Sloan, Iowa.
Travis ’04 and Crystal (Mohrhauser) ’06 Reith, a boy, Colin, born March 19, 2019. They reside in Avoca, Minnesota.
Trent ’12 and Shannon Kubik, a boy, Landon, born Oct. 10, 2018. They reside in Hamill.
Tyler ’11 and Megan (Cass) ’12 Pickner, a girl, Macy, born May 6, 2019. They reside in Pierre.
Woody ’13 and Allison Dahl, a girl, Evelyn, born May 16, 2019. They reside in Brookings.
General
1956 Eugene T. Lyons posthumously received a Patriarch of Uncinaria research by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California.
1970 Derald W. Peters was elected onto the Industry Board of the American Health Council. He resides in Omaha, Nebraska.
1974 Richard B. Gerry was inducted into the Rapid City Sports Hall of Fame in May. He resides in Bemidji, Minnesota.
1975 Marc C. Johnson wrote a book called “Political Hell-Raiser: The Life and Times of Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.†He resides in Manzanita, Oregon.
1984 Mark R. Millage was named the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Dakota State University. He resides in Sioux Falls.
1991/M.S. ’98 Michael J. Oster was promoted to the rank of brigadier general for the South Dakota Army National Guard. He resides in Rapid City.
1994 Stephanie L. (Hartmann) Kaufman was awarded the James Madison Graduate Fellowship for South Dakota for 2018. She resides in Sturgis.
1997 Michael T. Kesler was the recipient of the 2018 Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence by South Dakota State University. He resides in Rochester, Minnesota.
Roger ’78 (M.S.) and Vonda (Wentz) ’78/’07 Gates celebrated 40 years of marriage in May. They reside in Ringgold, Georgia.
Scott ’86 and Patsy (Holmes) ’86 Carey attended the commissioning of the USS SOUTH DAKOTA (SSN 790) Feb. 2, 2019, in Groton, Connecticut. They reside in Clairton, Pennsylvania.
Deaths
1941 Marion E. (Wiseman) Jacobson of Des Moines, Iowa, April 1, 2019.
1941 Mary Lou (Brooks) Davis of Rapid City, June 8, 2019.
1945 Loretta (Yopp) Adrian of Hermosa, April 9, 2019.
1946 Elmer E. Blair of Pickstown, May 23, 2019.
1948 Arline J. (Muffat) O’Rourke of Kansas City, Missouri, May 3, 2019.
1949 (Aggie) Vernon Karli of Clive, Iowa, May 30, 2019.
1949 Layle M. Evans of Mellette, March 31, 2019.
1950 Douglas E. Ericson of Lexington, Kentucky, May 27, 2019.
1951/M.S. ’60 Darrell L. Zimmerman of Huntington Beach, California,
Feb. 4, 2019.
1952 Richard K. Wilson of Harlingen, Texas, June 1, 2019.
1952 Werner F. Bieber of Williamsburg, Virgina, April 1, 2019.
1953 Harlow J. Miner of Severna Park, Maryland, April 18, 2019.
1953 Vern G. Tolstedt of Helena, Montana, June 13, 2019.
1953/M.Ed. ’60 Robert K. Harmel of Wayzata, Minnesota, March 29, 2019.
1953/M.S. ’55 Archie D. Wilcox of Tallahassee, Florida, March 24, 2019.
1954 Gary Gefke of Brandon, Florida, May 18, 2019.
1955 (Aggie) LeRoy Arhart of Woonsocket, May 21, 2019.
1955 Ivan L. Madsen of Pipestone, Minnesota, June 3, 2019.
1955 Ralph M. Schreurs of Garretson, June 4, 2019.
1955 Willard D. Ottman of Lemmon, Dec. 14, 2017.
1956 Albin L. Kaiser of Reno, Nevada, June 2, 2019.
1956 Berwyn L. Place of New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2019.
1956 John D. Schneider of Bloomington, Minnesota, April 11, 2019.
1956 Marilyn J. (Potthast) Peake of Adrian, Michigan, June 7, 2019.
1957 Keith K. Kundel of Houston, Texas, April 28, 2019.
1958 Douglas K. Koch of Sioux Falls, May 29, 2019.
1958 Lowell V. Erichsen of Sioux Falls, April 2, 2019.
1958 Richard F. Yotter of Greenwood, Missouri, May 26, 2019.
1958 Thomas A. Broadhurst of Spearfish, April 25, 2019.
1959 John J. Lee of Webster, June 3, 2019.
1959 Ronald H. Leech of Saint George, Utah, May 31, 2019.
1960 Duane C. Helmberger of Farmersville, Texas, June 12, 2019.
1960 Melvin R. Kaiser of New Brighton, Minnesota, Jan. 3, 2019.
1960/M.Ed. ’62 Kenton R. Frohrip of Sartell, Minnesota, May 24, 2019.
1960/M.Ed. ’69 Virgil D. Newman of Volga, May 7, 2019.
1961 David P. Harles of Huron, June 13, 2019.
1961 Joe Raburn of Cambridge, Nebraska, April 16, 2019.
1961 Larry C. Kelley of Palm Desert, California, April 10, 2019.
1962 (M.Ed.) Robert T. Oas of Madison, May 4, 2019.
1962 Herbert M. Glanzer of Huntsville, Alabama, April 20, 2019.
1962 Lawrence E. Mack of Watertown, June 6, 2019.
1963 Jacob D. Bollinger of East Wenatchee, Washington, May 20, 2019.
1965 George A. West of Brookings, April 22, 2019.
1965 Paul V. Henrikson of Shoreview, Wisconsin, March 31, 2019.
1967 Dennis G. Heiser of Sioux Falls, May 21, 2019.
1968 Bonita L. (Krug) Henley of Estes Park, Colorado, April 3, 2019.
1968 Lonnie L. LaBrie of Doland, June 18, 2019.
1968 Richard E. Fitzgerald of Dell Rapids, June 2, 2019.
1968 Ronald R. Larsen of Lake Preston, Jan. 1, 2019.
1969 (M.S.) Robert J. Callahan of Fargo, North Dakota, May 14, 2019.
1969 Alan R. Lowitz of Rockledge, Florida, Sept. 17, 2018.
1969 Tonya (Holton) Moon of Richfield, Minnesota, Feb. 28, 2019.
1969 Zoell D. Colburn of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, March 4, 2019.
1971 Gaylene A. (Hosley) Haber of Sioux Falls, April 18, 2019.
1972 (M.S.) Sharon M. (Hansen) Stender of Colfax, Wisconsin, May 1, 2019.
1972 Harlan J. Quenzer of Mitchell, May 17, 2019.
1972/M.S. ’73 Jeffery B. Young of Lakeside, California, March 12, 2019.
1973 Ann E. (Steensland) Webb of Canton, March 16, 2019.
1973 Dennis C. Stuetelberg of Mitchell, May 28, 2019.
1973 Pamela R. (Melstad) Templeton of Pierre, March 22, 2019.
1974 Jacolyne R. (Mason) Gilbertson of Yankton, June 5, 2019.
1974 Wayne L. Fenner of Huron, March 16, 2019.
1975 (M.Ed.) Ada A. (Epton) Fravel of Sioux Falls, May 27, 2019.
1976 Dallas P. Tonsager of McLean, Virginia, May 21, 2019.
1976 Douglas L. Tschetter of Sioux Falls, June 16, 2019.
1976 Jane M. Leite of Sioux Falls, May 9, 2019.
1976 Robert L. Berndt of Baker, Montana, April 24, 2019.
1976/M.S. ’99 David L. Gilkerson III of Brookings, June 14, 2019.
1977 Deon M. Simon of Brookings, March 25, 2019.
1977 Paulette A. (Haupt) Tobin of Grand Forks, North Dakota, May 30, 2019.
1977 Ronald L. Klucas of Pierre, March 23, 2019.
1983 Brian P. White of Jasper, Georgia, Nov. 29, 2018.
1985 Pamela A. (Frye) Lanigan of Independence, Missouri, April 23, 2019.
1988 (M.Ed.) James A. Ceglian of Belle Fourche, Feb. 23, 2019.
1990 (M.S.) Julie M. Heinz Johnson of Ripon, Wisconsin, June 13, 2019.
1990 Michael G. Roeber of West Bend, Wisconsin, March 17, 2019.
1992 Carol J. (Duxbury) Olesen of Arlington, April 28, 2019.
1992 Peggy R. (Hogan) Grady of Hot Springs, April 2, 2019.
2014 Alex J. Cutler of Sioux Falls, April 19, 2019.
Faculty Hans G. Graetzer of Ft. Collins, Colorado, April 14, 2019.
Faculty Robert W. Kieckhefer of Brookings, March 29, 2019.
Faculty Rodney E. Bell of Lodi, California, March 31, 2019.
