Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

Quadrangle - 73
Members of the Class of ’69 at Joy Finney’s 60th Birthday get-together
at Mary Self Skarsten’s on October 15th, 2011. L to R:Tariq
Kidwai, Doug Nave, Joy Finney, Mary Self Skarsten, Ellen Macintosh
Todd
classmates JOY FINNEY, ELLEN MCIN-
TOSH TODD & KIM RUGH BERGIER.
CAROLYN TURNER & Arnold fulfilled
a dream & drove to Boston for a long
wk-end. More grandchildren blessed the
families of JANET ALLEN MACHULA
& Paul, ANGIE COWART CHEEK (Amelia
born to son Steven Oct in ’10), ADA
HAAGEN BRUCE & Michael (grandson
Jaden to daughter Courtney in Feb),
JOANN PHILLIPS GIBSON (Jackson to
daughter Lindsey in May). DOUG NAVE
is proud Grandpa to Ada (13mo) born to
daughter Carmen living in Waterloo ON
& John Robert (6mo) born to daughter
Lenore living in Toronto). Many agree
being a grandparent is the best club ever &
JOHN WHITCOMB asks how to nudge the
process forward in a politically, socially,
ethically, morally, gently, successful
fashion as his 2 kids are busy pursuing
professional lives. On the other hand, our
parents are advancing in yrs & also into
eternity. CHERYL BEACHY PAULO-
VICH went from home in AZ to see her
Dad (92) in Goshen before he died, just
before Easter, leaving his wife of nearly 70
yrs. ANGIE COWART CHEEK’s parents
in their 90s live near her. WIM FRAN-
Cheryl Beachy Paulovich ’69, Marg Patton Boster ’69, Doug
Nave ’69, Janet Allen Machula ’69
KEN travelled from
his home in Rwanda
to Holland to visit his
2 grandkids & father
(91). KATHY GET-
TER LINDQUIST
returns to India each
Feb to visit her father
(86) who is still active
in mission work.
HARALD GRUBER
was pleased to travel
from IA to Germany to
have time with his father
for his 89th birthday
in Jun, just before
he died. CAROL JOHNSON COCHRAN’s
Dad (93) & living near Carol in OR, died
last Jan after a yr of multiple health problems.
TOM MCCULLOCH & Lesley live
in WA near Tom’s Mom who just published
her memoirs. TARIQ KIDWAI, Tania &
2 daughters flew to India in Dec 10 upon
hearing that his mother (94) had a stroke.
She died in Jun. Other sad losses include
LOIS FEIERABEND ROSKO’s husband
Bill who died suddenly of a heart attack
just before Christmas 10. Fortunately,
Lois’ daughter & granddaughter live with
her & her parents & sister MARY FEI-
ERABEND GIRARD ’76 live next door in
Madison WI. BETTE LARSON DEAN’s
sister MARTHA LARSON THOMSEN
’72 died of cancer Feb 24 in Mpls, MN.
& KATHY ROBINSON LOANE’s sister
Terry Robinson died on Jul 10 of complications
from cancer surgery also in Mpls.
On a positive note CHERYL BEACHY
PAULOVICH (Chaplain of a Srs Centre
in Phoenix) was ordained in the Mennonite
Church by STANLEY FREISEN
’58 on Nov 10. TITUS PRESLER & Jane
are in Peshawar PAK where he is Dean
at Edwardes College, but were in VT in
Aug for Jane’s successful back surgery.
JUDY SMITH CRIDER
& Dana attended youngest
son Jonathan’s wedding
where KATHARINE
LEHMAN WALKER (S)
sister of ANNE LIND (S)
officiated. Finally what
would Jottings be without
mini-reunions of which
we had our share. In late
Fall 10 PAUL HAMIL-
TON did an ed seminar
in Mpls & had dinner
with KATH GETTER
LINDQUIST & DAN
NAVE. BETTE LAR-
SON DEAN & Gordie
David Jennings ’69
took Spring Break in northern MN & saw
NANCY BARR PATTEN & Mark in Apr.
MARC MUMBY had a business trip to
DC & was given a bicycle tour of the city
by JOHN BURKHALTER in Jun. BETTE
& Gordie traveled to Scandinavia in Jul
to see relatives in Sweden & stayed with
MARY SELF SKARSTEN’s relatives in
Bergen, Norway. During a trip to Phoenix
in Sep, to visit sister MARY NAVE DAVIS
’72, DOUG NAVE & Jane also met with
JANET ALLEN MACHULA, CHERYL
BEACHY PAULOVICH & MARG PAT-
TON BOSTER. After her sister Terry’s
memorial service in Mpls, KATH ROBIN-
SON LOANE met with KATH GETTER
LINDQUIST, BETTE LARSON DEAN &
DAN NAVE.—Mary
Marc Mumby ’69 and John Burkhalter ’69 in DC