Births
Aaron VanMoer ’08 and Dakota Bixler ’06, a boy, Cooper, born Nov. 22, 2022. They reside in Milroy, Minnesota.
Adam ’12 and Michelle MacHolda, a girl, Mallory, born Sept. 7, 2022. They reside in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Adam Day ’18 and Jill Folsland ’18, a boy, Morgan, born Aug. 3, 2022. They reside in North Sioux City.
Amber (Zemlicka) ’13/Pharm.D. ’15 and Kendale Berndt, a girl, Sophie, born July 8, 2022. They reside in Aberdeen.
Andrea (New) ’11/Pharm.D. ’13, and Scott Nei, a girl, Eleanor, born June 12, 2022. They reside in Rochester, Minnesota.
Austin ’13/M.S. ’18 and Molly Brynjulson, a girl, Amelia, born July, 13, 2021. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Austin ’20 (M.S.) and Samantha ’21 (Ph.D.) Egolf, a boy, Clyde, born Aug. 9, 2022. They reside in Kansas City, Missouri.
Benjamin ’13 and Katie (Wollenburg) ’12 Bahr, a boy, Arik, born Sept. 20, 2022. They reside in Corcoran, Minnesota.
Bobbi Jo (Wild) ’15 and Kollin Berg, a girl, Hope, born June 2, 2022. They reside in Lansing, Iowa.
Brooke (Behrend) ’15 and Preston Davis, twins, Brody and Emmy, born July 1, 2022. They reside in Egan.
Caleb ’16 and Shannon (Bulfer) ’16 Nowicki, a boy, Adam, born Aug. 28, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
Cam ’15 and Katie (McNeary) ’16 Jones, a girl, McKenna, born March 3, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
Cassie (Beckett) ’19 and Christian Boomsma, a boy, Leo, born April 13, 2022. They reside in Redfield.
Chad ’16 and Kathryn (Mattes) ’16 Munk, a girl, Athena, born Oct. 19, 2022. They reside in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Christain ’14 and Maggie Bergheim, a boy, Harvey, born Oct. 7, 2022. They reside in Lawton, Iowa.
Cole ’15 (M.S.) and Megan (Jordre) ’15 Kukowski, a boy, Quincy, born May 31, 2022. They reside in Aberdeen.
Crystal (Cantu) ’12 (M.S.) and Jason Manning, a girl, Kinley, born July 22, 2022. They reside in Ozark, Missouri.
Cullen ’16 and Katie (Olson) ’15 Mack, a boy, Harlan, born Oct. 8, 2022. They reside in Freeman.
Darren ’14 and Gina (Burns) ’13 Gronewold, a boy, Jack, born March 9, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Dean ’09/M.S. ’13 and Kelsey (Bouchers) ’14 Priddy, a girl, Isabelle, born Dec. 11, 2021. They reside in Victoria, Minnesota.
DJ ’14 and Dayna Buseman, a boy, Benton, born July 7, 2022. They reside in Canistota.
Douglas ’16 and Taylor Kallas, a girl, Hadleigh, born May 6, 2022. They reside in Leola.
Emily (McMahon) ’15 and Cody Nordhues, a boy, Francis, born Oct. 4, 2022. They reside in Hartford.
Eric ’14 and Riley Felderman, a girl, Sutton, born June 24, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Erica (Spaans) ’08 and Jason De Wit, a boy, Jonah, born May 28, 2022. They reside in Rock Valley, Iowa.
Haley (Dorschner) ’20 and Matt Pease, a girl, Brynlee, born Feb. 15, 2022. They reside in Fort Pierre.
Hayden ’14 and Jami Tanner, a boy, Gentry, born Sept. 15, 2022. They reside in Sunburg, Minnesota.
Jacalyn (Seas) ’13 and Steve Paradis, a girl, Logan, born Sept. 21, 2022. They reside in Luverne, Minnesota.
Jackie (Pajl) ’19 and Jacob Dickes, a boy, Colton, born Oct. 30, 2021. They reside in Bloomfield, Nebraska.
James ’10 and Ashley (Schulte) ’08 McMahon, a girl, Jocelyn, born Aug. 25, 2022. They reside in Hartford.
Jane (Tschetter) ’07 and Christopher Lucas, a girl, Katherine, born Oct. 2, 2022. They reside in Washington, D.C.
Jarrod Fredericks ’08 and Kaira Dempsey ’13, a boy, Aiden, born July 18, 2022. They reside in Estelline.
Jeff ’09 and Kalli (Odegaard) ’09 Vahrenkamp, twins, Joshua and Jack, born Oct. 8, 2022. They reside in West Bountiful, Utah.
Jennifer (Bender) ’12 and Craig Barlund, a girl, Palmer, born Aug. 20, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
Jeremy ’09 and Amber (Hanson) ’07 Knutson, a girl, Elinora, born Sept. 15, 2022. They reside in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Joe ’05 and Kimberly (Maxwell) ’05 Bannwarth, a boy, Rafferty, born July 22, 2022. They reside in Gretna, Nebraska.
Jon ’12 and Kendra Fick, a boy, Miles, born Oct. 3, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Jon ’17 and Kayla (Landsman) ’16 Geffre, a girl, Harper, born Feb. 3, 2022. They reside in Bruce.
Kacy (Schniedermeyer) ’19 and Tyler Jensen, a girl, Brynn, born April 18, 2022. They reside in Hawk Point, Missouri.
Kate (Fenstermacher) ’15 and William Peyton, a boy, Henry, born June 6, 2022. They reside in Zimmerman, Minnesota.
Katie (Lutter) ’17 and Tyrel Long, a girl, Mildred, born Sept. 6, 2021. They reside in Kimball.
Kelly (Tinklenberg) ’17 and Dalton De Haan, a girl, Raya, born Nov. 4, 2022. They reside in Hull, Iowa.
Laura (Alsgaard) ’11 and Eric Merrill, a girl, Winifred, born July 28, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Lee ’11 and Heidi (Hagin) ’11 Sanderson, a boy, Matthew, born Sept. 21, 2022. They reside in Conde.
Leslie (Recher) ’11 and Seth Blackburn, a boy, Haiden, born Nov. 5, 2022. They reside in Glenwood, Iowa.
Lucas ’17/M.S. ’19 and Jenna (Dietel) ’16 Zilverberg, a girl, Mya, born June 20, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
Maggie ’16 Boe and Anthony Shanks, a boy, Caeleb, born May 17, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
Makenna (Bucher) ’20 and Colby ’20 Den Herder, a boy, Emmett, born June 22, 2022. They reside in Luverne, Minnesota.
Mariah (Nachreiner) ’15 and Brandon Koch, a boy, Dawson, born Feb. 20, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Matt ’16 and Karen Dahle, a boy, Charlie, born Nov. 13, 2022. They reside in Waseca, Minnesota.
Matthew ’03 and Molly (Lennon) ’03 Oedekoven, a boy, Landry, born June 12, 2022. They reside in Rock Rapids, Iowa.
Matthew ’10/M.S. ’12 and Wiphawi ’14/M.S. ’19 (Phifer) Brua, a boy, George, born June 16, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Matthew ’14 and Kaylee (Wegner) ’16 Holdvogt, a girl, Jane, born Aug. 8, 2021. They reside in Medford, Minnesota.
Matthew ’17 and Taryn (Wolf) ’18 Blaseg, a girl, Natalie, born Jan. 19, 2022. They reside in Fort Pierre.
Megan ’12 (Lahr) and Steve Tatum, a boy, Waylon, born July 18, 2022. They reside in Draper.
Michael ’17 and Brittney Ruba, a boy, Rexton, born May 24, 2021. They reside in Le Mars, Iowa.
Mitch ’05 and Megan (Poppens) ’06 Heusinkvelt, a boy, Myles, born Aug. 3, 2022. They reside in Elkhorn, Nebraska.
Mitchell ’16 and Megan (Novak) ’16 Madsen, a boy, Beau, born May 25, 2022. They reside in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
Mollie (Sloot) ’14/Pharm.D. ’16 and Steve Shoyer, a boy, William, born April 15, 2022. They reside in Sparta, Wisconsin.
Morgan (Poppema) ’14 and James Granstra, a girl, Evelyn, born May 9, 2022. They reside in Sheldon, Iowa.
Nick ’17/Pharm.D. ’19 and Brittany (Kortan) ’17/Pharm.D. ’19 Elgersma, a girl, Rell, born Aug. 13, 2022. They reside in Harrisburg.
Noel (Plaetz) ’05 and Aaron Kubat, a boy, Bradley, born Oct. 28, 2021. They reside in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Rachael (Bour) ’17 and Ben Trebesch, a girl, Hazel, born Aug. 25, 2022. They reside in Farmington, Minnesota.
Ryan ’10 and Emily (Tschetter) ’10 Willett, a girl, Anna, born March 15, 2022. They reside in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Samuel ’16 and Carmen Brovold, a girl, Iris, born July 30, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
Sara (Berg) ’12/M.S. ’16 and Sean Bauder, a boy, Oslo, born Aug. 2, 2022. They reside in Tyndall.
Sara (Johnston) ’15 and Jacob DeGroot, a girl, Lily, born Jan. 23, 2022. They reside in Rapid City.
Shelby (Hochstein) ’16 and Connod Wuebben, a boy, Dawson, born Sept. 6, 2022. They reside in Hartington, Nebraska.
Spencer ’20 and Jennifer (Huber) ’19 Thompson, a girl, Everly, born Oct. 12, 2022. They reside in Sioux Falls.
Stephenie (Krause) ’14 and Ryan Vanden Berge, a girl, Ella, born Aug. 27, 2022. They reside in Huron.
Tanna (Waltman) ’18 and Isaac McMahon, a girl, Lily, born Nov. 20, 2021. They reside in Brookings.
Tanner ’11 and Jenna (Pierce) ’13 Nelson, a girl, Briar, born April 20, 2022. They reside in Brookings.
Taylor (Halverson) ’20 and Dane Coughlin, a girl, Nora, born Nov. 18, 2021. They reside in De Smet.
Todd ’14 and CeCelia (Gorder) ’17/M.Ed. ’22 Louwagie, a boy, Hayes, born May 16, 2022. They reside in Estelline.
Travis ’04 and Samantha Wipf, a girl, Henrietta, born Nov. 1, 2022. They reside in Huron.
Travis ’07 and Avery ’08 Haselhorst, a girl, Avery, born July 9, 2022. They reside in Littleton, Colorado.
Tyler ’14 and Jessica (Eibs) ’16 Carlson, a boy, Hayes, born March 20, 2022. They reside in Benson, Minnesota.
Tyler ’14 and Kylee Vreugdenhil, a boy, Max, born July 22, 2022. They reside in Kearney, Nebraska.
Weddings
Ethan Frazier ’20 and Natalie Hilden ’20, Feb. 19, 2022. They reside in Abilene, Texas.
Joe Kalina ’18 and Danielle Angileno ’17, Oct. 15, 2021. They reside in Montgomery, Minnesota.
Matt Kunerth ’17 and Mikayla Weiss ’20, Aug. 20, 2022. They reside in Aurora.
General
1981 Kathryn A. (Waples) Walker joined the Kummer Institute Foundation board of directors and will serve a four-year term. She resides in Olathe, Kansas.
1990 Mark A. Vorderbruggen’s book “Foraging: Explore Nature’s Bounty and Turn Your Foraged Finds Into Flavorful Feasts (Outdoor Adventure Guide)” was released in May 2022. It contains 70 easy-to-find, easy-to-identify, easy-to-use plants and over 20 recipes. He resides in Spring, Texas.
2002 Kevin R. Maxwell was re-elected to a second three-year term on the Harrisburg City Council in April 2022. He has served on the council since November 2018 and as council president since May 2020. He resides in Harrisburg.
2006 Teri L. Bergeleen received the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Regents Early Careerist Healthcare Executive Award at the 2022 South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO). She resides in Harrisburg.
2009 & ’11/Pharm.D. ’13 Michelle R. Locke was selected as the 2022 Health System Pharmacist of the Year at a gala event in Kansas City, Missouri. She resides in Chugiak, Alaska.
2013 Glen B. San Juan opened an online hypnotherapy business: “Ohana Hypnosis.” He resides in Fargo, North Dakota.
Deaths
1944 Jean Cole Evans of Windsor, Colorado, Aug. 19, 2022.
1945 Kathleen E. (Frank) Gibbs of Rapid City, Oct. 10, 2022.
1946 Lillian E. (Dubbe) Stofferahn of West Point, Nebraska, Dec. 5, 2022.
1947 Gordon J. Mydland of Lake Preston, Oct. 6, 2022.
1947 M.E. “Chris” Christopherson of Easley, South Carolina, Sept. 21, 2022.
1950 Louis E. Remily of Madison, Wisconsin, Nov. 11, 2022.
1951 Aloysius J. Ernster of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oct. 19, 2022.
1951 Beverly J. (Haberman) Sampson of Sioux Falls, Aug. 13, 2022.
1952 Elwood L. Truman of Sioux Falls, Nov. 23, 2022.
1952 John “Matt” E. Sutton of Pierre, Sept. 20, 2022.
1952 M. D. Whetsel of Mitchell, Aug. 22, 2022.
1952 Mary R. (Raymond) Mead of Buda, Texas, Nov. 17, 2022.
1952 Peter H. Franz of Edina, Minnesota, Oct. 23, 2022.
1952 Shirley A. (Herder) Schlottman of Rapid City, June 19, 2022.
1952 V. Scott Whitley of Waverly, Iowa, Aug. 12, 2022.
1952/M.S. ’58 Eugene J. Doering of Fort Collins, Colorado, July 21, 2022.
1953 Donald J. Entwisle of New Richland, Minnesota, Nov. 11, 2022.
1953 Richard N. Reyer of Medina, Minnesota, July 17, 2022.
1953/M.S. ’57 Milo I. Harpstead of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, June 15, 2022.
1955 Hank D. Williams of Brookings, Aug. 29, 2022.
1955 Pauline M. (Mostert) Earley of Brookings, Dec. 2, 2022.
1955 Robert P. Byers of Windom, Minnesota, Aug. 21, 2022.
1956 Charles W. Sapp of Boerne, Texas, Aug. 6, 2022.
1956 Harry A. Jones of Brookings, Sept. 20, 2022.
1956 Noel H. Egan of Sioux Falls, May 3, 2022.
1956 Robert A. Matson of Waconia, Minnesota, Sept. 26, 2022.
1957 Clifford G. Groseth of Yankton, Nov. 30, 2022.
1957 Duane W. Sudman of Northfield, Minnesota, Aug. 31, 2022.
1957 Nadeem F. Audeh of Huntsville, Alabama, Oct. 17, 2022.
1958 Paul R. Allen of Rochester, Minnesota, Sept. 14, 2022.
1958 Ronald A. Arntson of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Oct. 7, 2022.
1959 Anette (Kaufman) Eisenbeis of Marion, Nov. 11, 2022.
1959 Barbara M. (Baxter) Hughes of Watertown, Nov. 23, 2022.
1959 Beverly A. (Whitney) Blaze of Fort Myers, Florida, Sept. 29, 2022.
1959 Birdie L. (Preheim) Paine of Concord, California, Sept. 5, 2022.
1959 Conrad A. Kiger of North Oaks, Minnesota, Oct. 11, 2022.
1959 Donald D. Ditmanson of Sioux Falls, Sept. 21, 2022.
1959 Gene C. Kerger of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, Oct. 11, 2022.
1959 John “Ken” K. Allender of Rapid City, Aug. 29, 2022.
1959 Kenneth E. McMurray of Marion, Iowa, Oct. 25, 2022.
1959 Marlene J. (Hofer) Schultz of Freeman, Aug. 23, 2022.
1959 Robert F. Troemel of Bloomington, Minnesota, Nov. 17, 2022.
1959 Thomas A. Kelly of Frankenmuth, Michigan, July 13, 2022.
1960 (M.Ed.) Newton Potter of Hutchinson, Minnesota, Aug. 31, 2022.
1960 Beverly J. (Smail) Allen of Rochester, Minnesota, June 21, 2022.
1960 Donna M. (Caldwell) Wobig of Ames, Iowa, Aug. 25, 2022.
1960 Ellis L. Ross of Watford City, North Dakota, July 24, 2022.
1960 Larry L. Windedahl of Palos Park, Illinois, June 17, 2022.
1960 Muriel (Jacobson) Leafstedt of San Antonio, Texas, July 24, 2022.
1960 Roger L. Krell of Allen, Texas, Nov. 27, 2022.
1961 (M.Ed.) James L. Sopoci of Mitchell, Sept. 13, 2022.
1961 James H. Schramm of Winner, Aug. 13, 2022.
1961 Jo Ann (Laughrey) Satterlee of Brookings, Aug. 15, 2022.
1961 Mary E. (Leinbach) King of Greeley, Colorado, Sept. 12, 2022.
1961 Sharol L. (Rohde) Darling of River Falls, Wisconsin, Nov. 11, 2022.
1961 Sharon L. (James) Gay of Deephaven, Minnesota, Sept. 15, 2022.
1961/M.Ed. ’64 R. Chadwick Hoffbeck of Perry, Iowa, Dec. 4, 2022.
1962 David L. Waring of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Nov. 1, 2022.
1962 Eugene R. Nagel of Gettysburg, July 25, 2022.
1962 Richard L. Eide of Jackson, Michigan, Sept. 27, 2022.
1962 Thomas A. Leisinger of Hartford, Oct. 19, 2022.
1963 (Ph.D.) Gerald M. Simantel of Meridian, Idaho, March 4, 2022.
1963 Glen A. Frerichs of Fulton, Missouri, Aug. 15, 2022.
1963 Glenn J. Gulbranson of Madison, Sept. 29, 2022.
1963/M.S. ’74 Jay A. Runestad of Boone, Iowa, Oct. 20, 2022.
1964 (M.Ed.) Ruth A. (Swift) Anderson of Brookings, Oct. 6, 2022.
1964 Jon D. Rardin of Montrose, Oct. 4, 2022.
1964/M.Ed. ’70 Roger A. Wiltz of Wagner, Sept. 5, 2022.
1964/M.S. ’65 Douglas L. Tschetter of Sioux Falls, Dec. 2, 2022.
1965/M.S. ’80 Elizabeth A. Pond of Ipswich, Oct. 18, 2022.
1966 (M.S.) Paul S. Gill of Naples, Florida, July 19, 2022.
1966 Allen L. Landa of Sioux Falls, July 28, 2022.
1966 Jerry D. Crow of Windom, Minnesota, Nov. 25, 2022.
1966 Kenneth R. Erickson of Woodbury, Minnesota, July 27, 2022.
1966 Leon C. Perkins of Roseville, Minnesota, Aug. 2, 2022.
1967/M.S. ’68 Frederick D. Hejl of Gaithersburg, Maryland, July 23, 2022.
1967/M.S. ’69 Michael K. Fresvik of Saint Paul, Minnesota, July 18, 2022.
1968 John “Mike” M. Kain of Lead, Sept. 9, 2022.
1968 Kiva M. (Sproule) Hokanson of Austin, Texas, Nov. 7, 2022.
1968 Larry D. Sweeter of Lawrence, Kansas, Aug. 12, 2022.
1968 Robert L. Nelson of Green Valley, Arizona, Aug. 28, 2022.
1968/M.A. ’72 Calvin E. Willemssen of Sioux Falls, Dec. 10, 2022.
1969 (M.Ed.) Warren D. Ludeman of Flandreau, Oct. 24, 2022.
1969 Ronald R. Kimball of Sioux Falls, Sept. 19, 2022.
1969 Russell E. Brown of Arlington, July 28, 2022.
1970 Cheryl A. (Stanosheck) Youngs of Moorhead, Minnesota, Nov. 25, 2022.
1970 Kathryn E. (Muser) Lubinus of Platte, Nov. 22, 2022.
1970 Mary E. (Kub) East of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Oct. 25, 2022.
1970 Robert W. Slade of Raleigh, North Carolina, May 27, 2022.
1973 (M.S.) Bryan B. Clement of Covington, Louisiana, Sept. 25, 2022.
1973 Sharon A. Sveningson of San Diego, California, May 19, 2022.
1973/M.S. ’76 Philip E. Engle of Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov. 30, 2022.
1974 Sandra K. (Bosley) Schoen of Sioux Falls, Dec. 3, 2022.
1974/M.S. ’79 Douglas J. Fiedler of Nampa, Idaho, Oct. 19, 2022.
1975 Donna R. Yost of Lander, Wyoming, Sept. 18, 2022.
1975 Jerry L. Null of Centerville, Nov. 8, 2022.
1975 LeAnn M. (Birch) Walters of Sioux Falls, Sept. 13, 2022.
1976/M.S. ’88 Ronald L. Kortemeyer of Rapid City, Sept. 10, 2022.
1977 Kathryn J. Frey of Watertown, Oct. 5, 2022.
1977 Thomas R. Tornow of Madison, Oct. 9, 2022.
1978 Jon S. Flemmer of Webster, Aug. 4, 2022.
1979 John F. Swedzinski of Taunton, Minnesota, Aug. 27, 2022.
1981 (M.Ed.) Patricia G. (Cooper) Darger of Sioux Falls, Aug. 2, 2022.
1982 Brian E. Biggerstaff of Omaha, Nebraska, Aug. 28, 2022.
1982 Julie J. (Mashek) Sink of Apple Valley, Minnesota, May 18, 2022.
1982 Olin O. Oedekoven of Gillette, Wyoming, Oct. 4, 2022.
1984 (M.Ed.) Joan E. (Brinkman) Austad of Oldham, Nov. 16, 2022.
1984 Robin G. (Kruthoff) Brandon of Hampton, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2022.
1986 (M.Ed.) Wayne D. Delzer of Spearfish, Dec. 2, 2022.
1986 Donna M. Stotz-Raetzman of Brookings, Aug. 10, 2022.
1987 Ann M. (Gross) Thomsen of Bowdle, Aug. 12, 2022.
1988 Rick A. Halseth of Hudson, Oct. 11, 2022.
1989 & ’90/M.S. ’91 James J. McCauley of Sioux Falls, Sept. 12, 2022.
1991 Jeffrey S. Egeberg of Madison, Aug. 13, 2022.
1995 Brian J. Peterson of Slayton, Minnesota, Aug. 1, 2022.
1995 Scott W. Greenhoff of Sioux Falls, Oct. 8, 2022.
1998 (M.S.) Roselyn J. (Nelson) Collver of Sioux Falls, Nov. 11, 2022.
2001 Curt A. Christensen of Rapid City, July 23, 2022.
2001 Thomas P. Jacobson of Volga, Oct. 12, 2022.
2002 Brian J. Aust of Sioux Falls, Sept. 27, 2022.
2008 Kendra J. (Brown) Brouwer of Sioux Falls, Oct. 22, 2022.
2012 Maria C. Hanson of Hendricks, Minnesota, Sept. 23, 2022.
2013 (M.Ed.) Deborah A. (Schipke) Nowak of Sioux Falls, Dec. 7, 2022.
2014 Ashley N. Wiekamp of Goodwin, Sept. 21, 2022.
2016 John P. Wallace Jr. of Sioux Falls, July 29, 2022.
2020 Angela M. Heinz of Ipswich, Aug. 20, 2022.
2020 & Faculty Alireza Salehnia of Murieta, California, Aug. 21, 2022.
Faculty Henry Kayongo-Male of Cumming, Georgia, Oct. 12, 2022.
Faculty Lorna E. Foster of Brookings, Oct. 19, 2022.
