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1963 Don Hill
1964 Gary and Linda Harward
1965 Wayne Shively
1973 Kris O’Clair
1976, 1977, 1978 Wendy Bancroft Hatt
1981 Michael Madsen
1984 Joan Phillips Slavens
1990 Tom Gerking NEW!!
1991 Troy Sparks
1995 Jennifer LeMar
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1926
Dwight Hauff was inducted into the Sioux
City Relays Hall of Fame during the 2003
awards ceremony. Hauff, past president
of the National Sporting Goods Association,
has been in the sporting goods industry
more than 70 years.
1950
Roger L. Burgess was elected board
chairman of Joint Action in Community
Service (JACS), a national, inter-faith
organization helping “at risk” youth
become productive citizens. Burgess, along
with James A. Hamilton 1953, helped to
found the organization in Washington,
D.C., 34 years ago.
1956
Jack Pommrehn, of Denver, Colo., was
inducted as a “Special Individual” into the
University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame
Class of 2003 in October. Pommrehn, who
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was registrar for the university from 1970
to 1999, was recognized for his outstanding
spirit and support of Pioneer athletics
during his tenure.
1957
Mildred (Nemecheck) Moseman
received a 35-year service award at the 86th
annual meeting of the Siouxland Area
Chapter of the American Red Cross.
1958
Lorna (Arneson) Zellmer was reunited
with her brother Cecil Mincer of
Milwaukee, Ore., and her sister Elna Green
of Kearney, Neb., after a 60-year
separation. The siblings were placed in an
orphanage in Davenport, Iowa, in 1939.
1959
Roland Junck is a member of the Western
Iowa Tech Community College Foundation
Board of Directors.
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pen name of Claire Garden, is available as
1960
Carole Van Wyngarden, of Crystal Lake,
Ill., has had her novel Child of the Wild
Wind published by Electric ebook
Publishing. The novel, published under her
an e-book or in paperback at http://
home.centurytel.net/proste/garden/
published.htm.
1961
Loren Andrews is a volunteer teacher at
Woodbury Central School, Moville, Iowa,
where he returned after he retired from
an 18-year career teaching in Harlem, N.Y.
Lamar Cope has retired as head of the
religion department at Carroll College,
Waukesha, Wis. She had taught at Carroll
since 1969.
John Keshishoglou has been named
professor emeritus of television-radio at
Ithaca College in New York. He retired
from the college in 2000 after more than
35 years, during which he established the
departments of Cinema and Photography
and Corporate Communication.
1962
The Rev. Dr. Allen Call of First United
Methodist Church, Sioux City, was one of
29 pastors recognized for retirement at the
2003 Iowa United Methodist Conference
in Ames, Iowa.
Jack Conner is one of the executive
cabinet officers for the United Way of
Siouxland’s 2003-2004 campaign. He is a
partner with Heinjes, Conner, Williams &
Grimsley, L.L.P.
Goldie Krumwiede was recognized at the
106th Emerson-Hubbard, Neb., alumni
banquet held in June. Krumwiede was a
graduate from the class of 1926.
1963
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Don Hill is assistant headmaster for
External Affairs at Mercersburg Academy,
a boarding preparatory school in
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. He and his
wife, the former Linda Lockard, have two
children and four grandchildren.
Send your class notes to:
hilld@mercersburg.edu.
Laurin Eichhorn has retired as a teacher
at Sioux City North High School. Eichhorn
had taught in the Sioux City Community
School District since 1967.
Roger and Cleo (Brent) Hansen moved
to Loveland, Colo., three years ago after a
combined 59 years of teaching in the
Siouxland area. Cleo has become active in
masters’ swimming competitions.
Beverly (Frazier) Kolbe has retired after
teaching for 39 years in the Sioux City
Community School District. She was an
eighth grade English teacher at Woodrow
Wilson Middle School for the past three years.
1964
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITORS
Gary and Linda Harward 1981 are retired
in rural McLennan County, Texas. Their
last “paying” jobs were senior vice
president and chief financial officer (CFO),
MidAmerican Energy, and personnel
manager, Great West Casualty, respectively.
Send your notes to:
L-GHarward@worldnet.att.net or 420
Canyon Oaks Road, Crawford, TX 76638
Ray Krigsten was appointed to the Sioux
City Museum Board of Trustees by the
City Council.
Carolyn (Daniels) Schmith retired from
her position as a counselor at Sioux City
North High School. Schmith was a
counselor in the Sioux City School District
for 34 years.

1965
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Wayne Shively, Sioux City, is currently a
part-time employee of the Woodbury
County Community Action Agency. He is
retired after teaching English and language
arts for 33 years.
Send your class notes to:
Shively130@aol.com.
Robert Arnold was recognized for 20
years of service by the Sioux City Noon
Lions Club.
Dr. Gary Davis received the Illinois Society
of Association Executives “Distinguished
Member” award. Davis has led the Illinois
Community College Trustees Association
since 1986.
Marie (Johnson) Shattuck has retired
from teaching. Shattuck, who was a sixthgrade
science teacher at Sioux City East
Middle School, taught for 43 years in Sioux
City, Wahoo, Neb., and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Rich Vanderloo, athletic director at Sioux
City East High School, was named
Northwest Iowa Athletic Director of the
Year at the 35th annual Iowa High School
Athletic Directors Convention in Des
Moines. Vanderloo was also honored at
the Iowa Boys State Basketball Tournament
as one of the recipients of the Iowa High
School Athletic Association’s school
administrator awards.
1967
Lillian (Schwartz) Brodkey and her
husband Norman received a special award
from the Sioux City Noon Lions Club for
their many years of service to the club and
the community. The Brodkeys provided
eye exams and glasses for more than 2,000
individuals with the assistance of the Noon
Lions Club.
James Lucas has retired from teaching.
Lucas, who began his teaching career at
Walthill High School, Walthill, Neb., in 1967,
was a teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle
School, Sioux City, for the past 11 years.
1968
Richard Birk has retired from teaching.
Birk, who was a mathematics teacher at
Herbert Hoover Middle School, Sioux City,
taught in the Sioux City community schools
for 34 years.
Gary Jones is a board member for the
Siouxland Area Chapter of the American
Red Cross.
1969
Jim Jung, a retired Navy commander, is
serving on the Historic Preservation
Commission in Sioux City. He also belongs
to the Tax Research Conference, an
independent government watchdog
agency, the Public Museum Association
Board, and the City of Sioux City’s
Marketing Task Force.
Steve Lande is the foundation director
of the Foundation of Jewish Philanthropies
of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation,
Miami, Fla. He was previously the
foundation director of the United Jewish
Federation of Greater Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, Pa., for 18 years.
Larry Pohlman was inducted into the
Missouri Bandmasters Association Hall of
Fame. Pohlman, who resides in Troy, Mo.,
retired from teaching in 1999 after a 29year
career as a band and orchestra
instructor. His ensembles consistently
received “Division I” ratings in state music
festivals, appeared as featured performers
at the Missouri Music Educators Association
conference seven times, and made
numerous appearances in national parades
and music festivals. In 1977, while president
of the Missouri Bandmasters Association,
he founded the Missouri All-State Band.
CATCHING UP WITH LINDA (STARK) TITUS
Graduation Year: 1969
Majors: English and German
Additional Degrees: Juris Doctor,
William Mitchell College of Law, 1978
Current Residence: Jackson, Minn.
Current Occupation: Judge of District
Court in Jackson County
Morningside classmates of Linda Titus
may be surprised to know she went on
to become a lawyer and judge. After all,
she earned her undergraduate degrees
in English and German, and her post-
Morningside career began as a secondary
level English teacher in Circle Pines,
Minn.
But after Titus began teaching, she
decided to change career paths.
“Although I have a great deal of respect
for teachers and the teaching profession,
I realized it wasn’t for me,” Titus said. “I
knew that I wanted a graduate degree,
so it really became a process of
elimination until I found a field that fit my
background and my temperament.”
Titus found that fit in the field of law.
After her husband, Mark 1969,
graduated from the University of
Minnesota College of Veterinary
Medicine, Titus enrolled in night classes
at William Mitchell College of Law in St.
Paul, Minn. One year later, she began
working as a part-time law clerk for a law
firm in Cambridge, Minn.
She was admitted to the Minnesota Bar
as an attorney in 1978 and gained
employment with a private law firm in
Worthington, Minn. Titus opened her own
law office in Jackson, Minn., in 1984 and
served as the Jackson County Attorney
in 1988 and 1989. She was appointed a
Minnesota District Court Judge,
chambered in Jackson County, for a term
that began on March 1, 1990. She has
held that position for the past 13 years.
Titus values the knowledge she gained
as an English major at Morningside.
“I spend many of my working hours
reading pleadings and legal authority,
listening to legal arguments, organizing
my thoughts, and writing legal orders
and memoranda,” she said. “I use the
skills I learned at Morningside every day.”
Titus said her memories of Morningside
are mostly images of everyday things
such as Saturday night dances in the
“Commons,” mandatory chapel services,
building Homecoming floats, steak
dinners on Saturdays, and attending
Morningside at a time when “female
students could not wear slacks to class
unless it was ten degrees below zero.”
She also remembers many of her
professors.
“I remember how Dr. Howard Levant
swung his feet under the table as he
lectured about world literature,” Titus
said. “I remember that, after I’d done
poorly on my first college test, Dr. James
Clemens told me that, if there were four
questions on a one-hour test, I should
write for 15 minutes on each question. I
remember Dr. Carrol McLaughlin’s
lectures on the American novel, and
climbing to the top floor of Lewis Hall for
Dr. Bill Knepper’s 8-a.m. class on
seventeenth-century literature.”
“I remember good friends, outstanding
professors, and marrying Mark three
weeks after graduation,” Titus said.
Her memories of Morningside are not
confined to her college days. She said,
“On a sunny day in May of 2002 we
watched our son Daniel’s graduation
ceremony outside on Morningside’s lawn
near Lewis Hall. A few weeks later we
returned to campus to celebrate his
marriage to a classmate, Stephanie
Hollowell 2002, at Grace United
Methodist Church.”
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1970
Marilyn (Webb) Hagberg is a member
of the board of directors for the Western
Iowa Tech Community College Foundation
and the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
Association. She is a vice president and
trust officer at Security National Bank,
Sioux City.
Collette (Shipton) Heuertz has retired
after 32 years of state employment with
Iowa Workforce Development. She
currently works part-time as a teller in a
local bank in Polk City, Iowa.
Ronald Yockey was recognized for 10
years of service by the Sioux City Noon
Lions Club.
1971
Cy Chesterman was elected to serve a
three-year term on the Western Iowa Tech
Community College Foundation Board of
Directors. Chesterman is president of
Chesterman Co., Sioux City.
Diane (Hansen) Gardner received a 30year
service award at the 86th annual
meeting of the Siouxland Area Chapter of
the American Red Cross.
1972
Von Bornholtz was elected vice president
of the executive committee of the
Siouxland Officials Association for
2003-2004.
Ruth Haafke is the author of Tilly’s Tales,
published by Character Art & Publishing.
The 291-page spiral-bound book includes
a variety of personal reflections, family
stories, and stories of her years as a school
teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School,
Sioux City.
Mary (Schwartz) Heller has retired as
principal of Herbert Hoover Middle School,
Sioux City. Heller was an educator for
36 years.
Joy (Fish) Robbins transferred to the MCI
Center in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, as a
supervisor for Priority Customer Service.
She had held the position of supervisor
for Local and Long Distance Billing
Research for Commercial Accounts at the
Highlands Ranch, Colo., center.
Charese Yanney was appointed
campaign chair for the executive
committee of the United Way of Siouxland
for 2003-2004. Yanney is also a member
of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
Association Board of Directors. She is a
partner with Guarantee Roofing, Siding, &
Insulation Company.
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1973
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Kris O’Clair is a specialist for the Southwest
Area Superintendent of Denver Public
Schools, Colo. This is her twentieth year in
education. Her husband Tim is a 1972
graduate, and her daughter Shelby
graduated in 2000.
Send your notes to: kkoclair@aol.com or
7655 S. Holland Way, Littleton, CO 80128.
Gayle Jeffers, French educator at East
High School, Sioux City, has been selected
as a state trainer for the National Education
Association/Iowa State Education
Association “I Can Do It” program, which
is designed to help teachers and support
staff improve their instruction and
classroom behavior management skills.
Larry “Mace” Mason was named head
boy’s basketball coach at Sioux City West
High School. Mason has been an assistant
basketball coach and social studies teacher
for the Sioux City schools for 30 years.
Jim McMahon is one of 93 U.S. Attorneys
nationwide and the sole U.S. Attorney for
the state of South Dakota.
D. Jon Winkel is a member of the Western
Iowa Tech Community College Foundation
Board of Directors. Winkel is chief
executive officer of Long Lines, Ltd.,
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
1974
Dr. Paul A. Berger is in his 25th year as
an emergency room (ER) physician in
Sioux City. Berger, who has been affiliated
with St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
since 1987, estimated he has treated 4,000
persons a year and more than 90,000
patients in his career.
Karen Taylor Burton was approved by
the Sioux City School Board to lease and
operate the swimming pools at East, North,
and West High Schools for her private swim
school. Burton relocated her business, Mac
Tay Aquatic Schools, a comprehensive
swim school she founded 27 years ago in
Illinois, to Sioux City to operate as
Siouxland Aquatics.
Deb Gengler-Copple’s oil painting of a
bull elk was selected over 34 entries as
the 2004 habitat stamp that will be on
Nebraska hunting licenses. She also won
the contest in 1997 with a painting of a
white-tailed deer. She has provided the art
for the Golden Sun Feeds calendar every
year since 1989, and her paintings have
also appeared on the cover of Nebraska
Life magazine.
Daryl Hecht, an Iowa Court of Appeals
judge who resides in Sloan, is one of three
nominees for the vacancy on the Iowa
Supreme Court.
1975
Earl Belt received a 10-year service award
at the 86th annual meeting of the Siouxland
Area Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Michael L. Bennett was re-elected to the
board of directors of the United Way of
Siouxland for 2003-2004. Bennett is
president and chief executive officer of Terra
Industries, Inc.
Ron Butler was installed as third vice
president of the Sioux City Noon Lions Club.
Dale Howard is the author of two chapters
in the book Special Edition: Using Microsoft
Project 2002, published by Que Publishing.
Howard resides in Denver, Colo., where
he is an independent project management
consultant.
Larry Hunecke accepted a position as high
school principal at Cherokee Washington
High School, Cherokee, Iowa.
Jenni (Galles) Malsam joined the
prevention department at Jackson
Recovery Centers, Inc., Sioux City. Malsam
works at Sioux City West High School and
the Central Campus with the Reconnecting
Youth Program.
Cathy (Emrich) Seaton received first place
in the Siouxland Toastmasters speech
contest held to select participants for the
Toastmasters International Contest. Seaton,
who represented Sweet Talkers
Toastmasters, is a computer education
specialist at Wells’ Dairy, Inc., Le Mars, Iowa.
Mary Lou (Bylsma) Wielenga was the
guest organist for a service and organ recital
held at Faith Lutheran Church, Sioux City,
to dedicate its remodeled sanctuary, new
chancel furnishings, new organ, and
Pentecost stained glass window.
1976
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR FOR
1976, 1977, & 1978
Wendy (Bancroft) Hatt, Ames, Iowa, is

the secretary/office manager at Memorial
Lutheran Church. Previously, she taught
preschool for 15 years. Wendy and her
husband, Jon Hatt 1983, have two sons,
Dan and Greg.
Send your notes to: Wchatt2@aol.com.
Melvin Williams, a 22-year veteran of the
Sioux City Police Department, was promoted
to the rank of captain. His new assignment
is as Support Services Bureau commander.
1977
Lori (Nettleton) Engler is a third grade
teacher at Holdrege Public Schools,
Holdrege, Neb., and has been teaching for
27 years. Her husband Jim Engler 1978 is
a commodities broker for Agwest
Commodities, Alma, Neb. The couple has
two children, Mindy and Matt.
1979
Ron Jorgensen, was named vice
president for 2003 for the Crittenton Center,
a non-profit, human service agency serving
Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
Jorgensen, who is vice president for
business and finance at Morningside, was
also appointed board representative-atlarge
for the executive committee of the
United Way of Siouxland for 2003-2004.
Pamela Miller-Smith accepted a position
as a finance manager in the Credit and
Compliance Department at Gateway, Inc.,
North Sioux City, S.D. She was also elected
as a new member of the Siouxland Humane
Society Board for the 2003-2004 year.
Brent Plantage is chair of the finance
division of the United Way of Siouxland’s
2003-2004 campaign. Plantage is vice
president at Liberty National Bank.
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1980
Marilyn Eickholt received the Volunteer
Fundraiser Award at the 86th annual
meeting of the Siouxland Area Chapter of
the American Red Cross.
Anitta (Shell) Spenner was re-elected to
the board of directors of the United Way of
Siouxland for 2003-2004. Spenner is director
of human resources at Gateway, Inc.
1981
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Michael Madsen, Chicago, Ill., currently
works in the advertising-credit department
of The Chicago Tribune. Previously, he was
with the Bankers Insurance Company and
Midas International.
Send your notes to:
mpmadsen@sbcglobal.net.
Bob Gibson was selected as assistant
conductor of the Sioux City Municipal
Band. Gibson is director of bands at
Herbert Hoover Middle School, Sioux City.
He performs with the Sioux City Symphony
Orchestra and is the founder and leader
of the Sioux City Jazz Orchestra.
Gina (Chedester) Myers was named
manager of hospital surgery at St. Luke’s
Regional Medical Center, Sioux City. She
was previously the manager of surgery at
Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City.
John Strohm was named to a vice president
position at First National Bank, Omaha, Neb.
MORNINGSIDE REUNION PHOTOS
Strohm manages the broker service area of
First National Equipment Financing.
Bryan J. Watkins earned a doctoral
degree in education with concentrations
in adult and continuing education from
National Louis University, Chicago, Ill.
Watkins is the founding executive director
of the Institute for Adult Learning at
Dominican University, River Forest, Ill.
1982
Sherri (Levers) Biederman joined the
residential sales division at United Real
Estate Solutions, South Sioux City, Neb.
Shay (O’Brien) Gebauer joined Christy-
Smith Funeral Homes of Sioux City and
McCulloch Funeral Home of Moville, Iowa,
as a pre-need counselor.
Conservatory Reunion Left to right, back row: JoAnn (Vander Feen) Kots; Marcella (Carlson) Wheaton; Anamae
(Koole) Vasquez; Tom Canfield; Zean Zurcher; Gary Fridley; Don Kelsey; Gary Kesting; Don Peterson; David
Bircher; Allen Butcher. Third row: Charles Krusenstjerna; Milton Madden; Jerry (Sloan) Johnson; Kay Pech;
Richard Anshutz; Linde (Wohlenberg) Tandy; Claris (Linder) Olson; Alleen (Lindquist) Fraser; Shirleen (Nystedt)
Madden. Second row: Lucy (Yoshioka) Buhler; Mabel (Long) Huldeen; Dorothy Arnold; Ruth (Sloan) Mortensen;
Eleanor (Everett) Tasker; Jeff Fraser. First row, sitting: Donald Morrison; Dorothy (Robinson) DeJong; Grayson
Sloan; Genevieve (Whittington) Sloan.
Teacher Reunion Left to right, back row: Dorothy Andersen; JoAnn (Vander Feen) Kots; Marcella (Carlson) Wheaton;
Anamae (Koole) Vasquez; Zean Zurcher; Gary Fridley; Gary Kesting; Don Peterson; David Bircher; Allen Butcher.Third
row: Nancy (Cline) Youds; LaDonna (Rispalje) Preston; Charles Krusenstjerna; Milton Madden; Jerry (Sloan) Johnson;
Kay Pech; Richard Anshutz; Claris (Linder) Olson; Alleen (Lindquist) Fraser; Shirleen (Nystedt) Madden. Second
row: Mabel (Long) Huldeen; Sally (Nordstrom) Engebretson; Marta (Ralston) Nelson; Donald Nelson; Nicholas
Kleve; Robin (Shafer) Loy; Dorothy Arnold; Ruth (Sloan) Mortensen; Bev (Fraser) Kolbe; Jeff Fraser; Lucy (Yoshioka)
Buhler. First row, sitting: Nancy (Bellows) Frederiksen; Dorothy (Robinson) DeJong; Grayson Sloan; Genevieve
(Whittington) Sloan; Eleanor (Everett) Tasker; Elisabeth Morrison; Donald Morrison.
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1983
Susan (Richmann) Chartier made a
presentation at the 2003 Council for
Exceptional Children annual conference in
Seattle, Wash. Chartier, a special education
consultant at Western Hills Area Education
Agency 12, Sioux City, presented the session
titled “Managing Your Para-educator to
Effectively Work with Students” along with
fellow Western Hills Area Education
Agency staff member Carla Lee.
Marlin Jeffers was elected president of the
Western Hills Area Education Agency 12
Professional Staff Association for 2003-2004.
Jeffers has also been selected as a state
trainer for the National Education
Association/Iowa State Education
Association “I Can Do It!” program, which
is designed to help teachers and support
staff professionals improve their instruction
and classroom behavior management skills.
1984
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Joan (Phillips) Slavens, Denton, Texas
has worked as a legal assistant in Dallas,
Texas since 1988 and attended Texas
Woman’s University in Denton to complete
courses for teacher certification in English,
language arts, and reading. She is married
to J. Paul Slavens 1984, and they have a
daughter, Madison.
Send your notes to: Justjoan12@charter.net.
Kristine Jepson recently presented a recital
in Onawa, Iowa. Jepson, a native of Onawa,
has appeared in many of the leading opera
houses in the United States and Europe.
Flora (McNeal) Lee was elected as a
member-at-large of Western Hills Area
Education Agency 12 Professional Staff
Association for 2003-2004.
Dr. Paul Parmelee was a guest speaker
in a fifth-grade science class at Franklin
Elementary School, Le Mars, Iowa, in May.
Parmelee is a family physician at Medical
Associates, Le Mars.
Curtis Turner is a K-5 teacher at
Woodbury County Alternative School,
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
1985
Randy Peters, a professional singer in
Minneapolis, Minn., returned to his home
town of Moville, Iowa, as the headliner
for a concert of musical theater at
Woodbury Central High School in June.
Among those who joined Peters on stage
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were Bob Barry 1983, Bette Skewis 1983,
and Nancy Walker 1985. Proceeds from
the concert went to help support the
Moville Town Players’ summer theater
season and the Woodbury Central theater
department.
1986
Paul Bergmann is a board member for
the Siouxland Area Chapter of the
American Red Cross.
Jon Buck is the chair of the Dakota County
division of the United Way of Siouxland’s
2003-2004 campaign. Buck is a research
analyst at Great West Casualty.
Leslie (Henningsen) Garman is the
executive director of the American Heart
Association (AHA) chapter in Des Moines,
Iowa. Garman is responsible for the metro
division board of the AHA and all of its
fund raising within Polk County.
Michelle (Thomsen) Henry is a clinical
training coordinator at the Community
Health Center of Snohomish County, Wash.
Pat Rogers was named a partner at the
insurance firm of Luse-Etler-Goodwin, Inc.,
Moville, Iowa. Rogers, a 13-year veteran
of the property and casualty insurance
business, holds professional designations
of Chartered Property and Casualty
Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk
Management (ARM).
Joel Steenhoven is a board member for
the Siouxland Area Chapter of the
American Red Cross.
1987
Todd Armstrong is a sixth grade teacher
at Santiago Christian School in the
Dominican Republic.
Troy A. Jasman, executive director of
administrative services and chief financial
officer for Western Iowa Tech Community
College, Sioux City, was selected as one
of the college’s two sponsored
representatives to the 2003-2004
Community College Leadership Institute
Consortium (CLIC).
Valorie Kruse is a member of the board
of directors for the Crittenton Center, a nonprofit,
human service agency serving Iowa,
Nebraska, and South Dakota.
1988
Dan Camarigg joined RBC Dain Rauscher,
Sioux City, as an associate vice presidentfinancial
consultant.
Deanna Cloud is the recipient of the 2003
Deb Dalziel Award given annually by the
Iowa Small Business Development Centers
(SBDC). Cloud is president of Marvel
Media, Inc. of Sioux City. The Deb Dalziel
award is awarded to women who have
significantly improved or changed their
own personal situation, thus having an
impact on others around them.
Tom LoVan was re-elected to the board
of directors of the United Way of Siouxland
for 2003-2004. LoVan is a pastor at
Morningside Lutheran Church.
Cynthia (Stevens) Van Horn and her
husband John reported that they had a
daughter, Katherine “Katie” RosaLee, who
was born on Oct. 3, 2003, at Mary Greeley
Hospital, Ames, Iowa, and “went to the
Lord’s loving arms” on Oct. 5, 2003, at the
University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City,
Iowa. The couple has two other children,
a son Daniel and a daughter Marla.
1990
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
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voice chorale, 75-voice junior high mixed
Tom Gerking is in his fourteenth year of
teaching 7-12 vocal music at Westwood
Community School, Sloan, Iowa, where he
directs the 120-voice mixed chorus, 52-
chorus, three show choirs, the fall musical,
and the Renaissance Madrigal Feast. He is
also advisor to the Westwood Student
Councils. He is a member and officer of
the Northwest Iowa Director’s Association,
serves as Northwest District Chair to the
Iowa Choral Director’s Association, and is
director of the Immaculate Conception
Church Choir in Sioux City.
Send your notes to: tgerk@hotmail.com
or Box 337, Sloan, IA 51055.
Jon Barnett was promoted to chief
engineer with HuskerVision at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Barnett, in
his ninth year with the athletic department,
is responsible for providing engineering
support and maintenance to the control
room, the HuskerVision studio, and the
big screens in Memorial Stadium and in
the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
1991
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Troy Sparks is a mail carrier and also
works in television production and

announces for a cable access station.
Previously he worked as a teaching
assistant for four years in Milwaukee, Wis.,
where he and his wife Debra reside.
Send your notes to:
sparkstroy@aol.com.
Jodi (Boyer) Hernes accepted a position
as elementary school librarian for the
Canton School District, Canton, S.D.
Rebecca (Hefner) Nelson was appointed
vice chair for the executive committee of
the United Way of Siouxland for 2003-2004.
Nelson is an attorney and partner with
Rawlings, Nieland, Probasco, Killinger,
Ellwanger, Jacobs & Mohrhauser, L.L.P.
Margo (Cox) Nixon was promoted to
education coordinator at Hospice of
Siouxland. Nixon is a certified Hospice
and palliative care nurse and is a member
of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses
Association.
1992
Kathryn (Hladky) Haack accepted a
position as a nursing instructor in the
department of nursing and allied health at
Western Iowa Tech Community College,
Sioux City. She was previously a nurse
practitioner at Sioux City Allergy and
Asthma Associates and a registered nurse
(RN) in Mercy Medical Center’s intensive
care unit.
Pam (Zarkos) Petersen was recognized
for 20 years of employment by First
National Bank of Bancroft, Neb., where
she is an assistant cashier.
1993
Virginia Bitterly was presented the 2003
Matt Parrott Integrity Award for the
business and professional division at the
College of Business Administration of the
University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Cedar
Falls. Bitterly is a social service consultant.
Mary (Peter) Dermit received a five-year
service award at the 86th annual meeting
of the Siouxland Area Chapter of the
American Red Cross.
Rosanne Lienhard is an assistant attorney
for the city of Sioux City and an adjunct
instructor at Morningside. She serves on
the Executive Council of the Iowa State
Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division
and has been appointed to the Supreme
Court Grievance Commission. Lienhard
was an advisor to Morningside’s chapter
to the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and is
president of the Alpha Delta Pi Northwest
Iowa Alumnae Association.
Erin Munson-Klopstad, a reading
recovery teacher at Grant Elementary, was
selected by Sam’s Club as the organization’s
2003 Sioux City Teacher of the Year. The
award, based on voting by teachers,
parents, and students in the community,
came with a $1,000 award for her to use
in her classroom.
1994
Renea (Springer) Anderson is executive
director of Harrison County Development,
Harrison, Iowa.
Chris Bogenrief is the vice chair of the
Durable & Nondurable Goods division for
the United Way of Siouxland’s 2003-2004
campaign. Bogenrief is a commercial
specialist at Century 21 Davenport &
Associates.
Ting-I Chu was promoted to the position
of senior assistant manager at Macoto
Bank, Taichung, Taiwan.
Jeff Eaton of Pioneer Bank, Sioux City,
successfully completed all requirements
necessary to achieve the Certified
Community Lender (CCL) designation. He
was among 34 candidates awarded this
identification in Iowa in the inaugural year
of the nationwide program.
Todd and Lorinda (Clayton) Everett,
who reside in Enterprise, Ala., adopted two
daughters, Marissa DeAnn in February 2003
and Makayla Raeleigh in June 2003.
1995
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Jennifer (Rice) LeMar, Des Moines, Iowa,
is a stay-at-home mother to Elizabeth and
Samuel. Previously she worked for BORN
as a consultant in Dallas, Texas, and for
Principal Financial Group in Des Moines.
Send your notes to:
nennikers@hotmail.com.
Karen (Duff) Eberle, assistant professor
at St. Luke’s College of Nursing, Sioux City,
was part of a nine-member Sioux City team
that went on a medical mission trip to
Guatemala during March 2003. The trip
was sponsored by HELPS International, a
Dallas, Texas-based, nondenominational
Christian organization.
David Herbst graduated from the
anesthesia program at the University of
Nebraska Medical Center in June 2003 and
has joined the Medical Center
Anesthesiologists at Mercy Medical Center,
Des Moines, Iowa.
1996
Jamee (Bushman) Carlson was
promoted from contract packaging
coordinator to purchasing project manager
at Wells’ Dairy, Le Mars, Iowa.
Connie Hansel joined the sales team at
Electronic Engineering Company, Sioux
City, as a wireless communications
consultant.
Christopher Kidder was the artistic
director for the fall production of The Sound
of Music at Playhouse 15 Community
Theatre of St. Francis, Minn.
1997
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Brian Clarke is national accounts sales
manager for ConAgra Foods Grocery
Products Company. Brian and his wife,
Jane, and their children, Christian and
Alexander, live in Matthews, N.C.
Send your notes to:
bclarke@carolina.rr.com or 2508 Carriage
Crossing Dr., Matthews, NC 28105.
Patrick Murphy accepted a position as
an assistant professor in the Kellstadt
Graduate School of Business at DePaul
University, Chicago, Ill. Murphy is currently
working on his doctorate in organizational
behavior at the University of Illinois at
Chicago. His research has been published
in several scholarly journals, including
Human Performance and Journal of Business and
Psychology.
Eric Palmquist was a June 2003 graduate
of the William M. Scholl College of
Podiatric Medicine at Finch University of
Health Sciences, North Chicago, Ill. He
received the American College of Foot &
Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine Award.
Palmquist is serving a two-year residency
program at Veterans Administration
Hospital and doing rotations at Stanford
University Medical Center, Palo Alto, Calif.
1998
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Amber (Ellerbroek) Hegarty, Sioux City,
Iowa, is the deputy county attorney for
Dakota County, Neb. Send your notes to:
alh_52241@yahoo.com.
Kent Ackmann is a business instructor
and the offensive coordinator for the
school’s football team at Richardson High
School, Richardson, Texas.
Melissa (Konken) Barker accepted a
position as a community support specialist
at Siouxland Mental Health, Sioux City.
Chen-I Chu received a master’s degree in
fine arts from the University of Northern
Colorado.
Linda L. Kellen of Sioux City was elected
vice chairperson of the Governor’s
Commission on Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities. She is
corporate operations officer at
Opportunities Unlimited, Sioux City.
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Amber (Faulstick) Melby is working parttime
as a registered nurse (RN) in the
Intensive Care Unit at Immanuel Medical
Center in Omaha, Neb. She and her
husband Jason have two children.
Jonathan Owens was honored as the
Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year during a
Teacher Appreciation Assembly held in
May at IKM High School, Manilla, Iowa.
Owens, a history teacher and coach at IKM,
was honored by the Wal-Mart store in
Denison, Iowa. Dr. Richard Owens,
Jonathan’s father and a retired professor
at Morningside, provided the opening
remarks at the assembly.
1999
Aaron Bahnsen is a director at AT&T,
Omaha, Neb.
Andrew McGinn, an entertainment
reporter for The Springfield News-Sun, Ohio,
received honorable mention in the best
columnist category of the Associated Press
(AP) Society of Ohio’s “Best of 2002”
contest. The News-Sun competes against
other Ohio dailies with circulations
between 25,000 and 79,000.
Natasha (Kaiser) Timmerman is a third
grade teacher in the Galva-Holstein, Iowa,
School District.
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Beau, reside in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
2000
MEET YOUR CLASS EDITOR
Heather (Liston) Stubbe is employed by
Senator Tom Harkin. She and her husband,
Send your notes to:
heather_stubbe@hotmail.com.
Phil Habeger is the assistant digital video
and audio editor of the children’s comedy
film Act Your Age that premiered in May at
the historic Coolidge Corner Theatre in
Brookline, Mass. The film’s screening was
part of Bravo Brookline, a festival
celebrating the Brookline Arts.
Katie Nowaczyk was named the head
varsity softball coach at Burke High School,
Omaha, Neb.
Nicole (Blessing) Scott is a teacher for
the Sioux City Community Schools.
Amy Jo (Riley) Thede is employed at the
Mayo Health Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Matt Walker joined the prevention
department at Jackson Recovery Centers,
Inc., Sioux City. Walker works at Sioux City
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West High School and the Central Campus
with the Reconnecting Youth Program.
Nathan West graduated from the Iowa
Law Enforcement Academy and is a police
officer in Sioux City.
Jeff Wright is attending law school at
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Erik Hansen is a student in the Physical
2001
Amy (Hoaglund) Deeds is a registered
nurse on the oncology floor at Mercy
Medical Center, Sioux City.
Therapy School at Rockhurst University,
Kansas City, Mo.
Chad Hutchinson received his master’s
degree in orchestral conducting from
Bowling Green State University and
accepted a position as an orchestra teacher
for grades 9-12 at Roosevelt High School,
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Kristin (Olson) Koch is a customer service
coordinator at St. Luke’s Regional Medical
Center, Sioux City.
Steven P. McHugh joined the United
States Army Reserve under the Delayed
Training Program. After completion of
basic military training, most soldiers receive
advanced individual training in their career
job specialty.
Adam Stevens was named the head
baseball coach at Central College, Pella,
Iowa. Stevens was an assistant baseball
coach at Wabash College, Crawfordsville,
Ind., during the 2003 season. Stevens holds
a master’s degree in athletic administration
from Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.
Rachel (Ott) Trappe is a special education
teacher at Columbus Community Schools,
Columbus Junction, Iowa.
Allison (Westergaard) Dirksen is a
communication consultant-trust officer
with Wells Fargo, Minneapolis, Minn. She
received her master’s degree in business
administration from Drake University in
May 2003.
Kim (Hubbard) Willis is an auditor at
Cahaba GBA, Des Moines, Iowa.
02
Meredith Davis finished fourth in the
2002
Angela (Regnerus) Bahnsen is a
registered nurse at Methodist Hospital,
Omaha, Neb.
women’s pentathlon competition at the
2003 Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
She was the individual winner in the shot
put and long jump with distances of 38-11
3/4 and 19-10 3/4, respectively. Davis, who
is training for the 2004 Olympic Games in
the heptathlon, is currently working on a
master’s degree in sports administration at
Minnesota State University, Mankato,
where she is a graduate assistant track &
field coach.
Krista Elmquist is a seventh grade
mathematics and technology teacher at
Anthon-Oto/Maple Valley Middle School,
Mapleton, Iowa.
Karen (Kuhler) Hutchinson is attending
medical school at the University of South
Dakota.
Heather (Laver) Pals is an elementary
special education teacher in the
Marshalltown School District,
Marshalltown, Iowa.
03
Horn, Iowa.
2003
Desmond Armentrout is a band
instructor for grades 5 through 12 at Elk
Horn-Kimballton Consolidated Schools, Elk
Cecilia (Heiser) Baldwin is a grade 5-12
band instructor at Mitchell Public Schools,
Mitchell, Neb.
Trisha Boettger is a second-grade
teaching associate with the Denison
Community School District, Denison, Iowa.
Erin Bull is a mathematics, geometry, and
algebra teacher in the Millard School
District, Omaha, Neb.
Jaime Creegan is a pre-school teacher
in Luverne, Minn.
Lisa Crosby is a grade 7-12 choral music
instructor in the Sac City Community
School District, Sac City, Iowa.
Kristine Deck is a fifth grade teacher at
West Point Independent School, West
Point, Ky.
Amy Gehling is a fourth grade teacher at
Le Mars Community Schools, Le Mars, Iowa.
Connie Jensen is a first grade teacher at River
Valley Community School, Washta, Iowa.
Jennifer (Hulse) Johnson is a resource
room instructor at E.N. Swett Elementary
School, South Sioux City, Neb.
Casey Kingdon is an instrumental music
teacher for grades 9 through 12 at Carroll
High School, Carroll, Iowa.
Nicolas Kleve is a fifth grade teacher at
E.N. Swett Elementary School, South Sioux
City, Neb.
Brian Koch works with youth in grades
8-12 in the Jackson Recovery Unit of the
Sioux City Boys and Girls Home. He is
also the varsity baseball coach at Sioux
City West High School.

Elisha Kremer is on a mission trip in
Marcaibo, Venezuela, for one year, as part
of Campus Crusade for Christ.
Fran LeClair is a grade 3-5 resource
room teacher at Clay Central/Everly
Community Schools.
Andrew McClannahan is the art director
for Hadar Manufacturing, Humboldt, Iowa.
Nicole Myers is a first grade teacher at
Alamo Navajo School, Magdalena, N.M.
Amy (Skalisky) O’Tool is a special
education instructor for children in grades
K-2 in the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community
School System.
Suzanne Pepin is a music instructor
for grades K-6 at Allamakee Schools,
Waukon, Iowa.
Joe Schmith is a seventh-grade reading
teacher at South Sioux City Middle School,
South Sioux City, Neb.
Christopher Simons joined Woodland
Media Productions, Sioux City, as a producer.
Stacy (Heinse) Sweisberger is a
veterinary technician at Morningside
Veterinary Hospital.
IN LOVING MEMORY
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1925
Velma (Armstrong) O’Brien, Lake View,
Iowa, died May 4, 2003.
1926
Margaret A. Tiedeman, Sioux City, died
July 4, 2003.
1927
Mae (Asmussen) Hall, Ajo, Ariz., died
April 9, 2003.
1928
Lavada (Stover) Thomas, Sun Lakes,
Ariz., died April 16, 2003.
1929
Esther (Rolfs) Nelson, Manchester,
Conn., died April 22, 2003.
Elizabeth Turner, Beaverton, Ore., died
March 27, 2003.
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1934
1931
Louise (Iddings) Hines, Sioux City, died
June 13, 2003.
Dr. Harold Decker, Wichita, Kan., died
June 16, 2003.
F. Merlin Kolbe, Sioux City, died
June 4, 2003.
1935
Arlyne (Datesman) Potts, Sioux City,
died July 4, 2003.
Lena (Shuck) Stoneburg, Sioux City,
died July 24, 2003.
1936
Stephen A. Fowler, Palm Springs, Calif.,
died May 23, 2003.
1937
Margaret (Handy) Harris, South English,
Iowa, died May 16, 2003.
Robert H. Myrtue, Mapleton, Iowa, died
May 6, 2003.
Bernadine (Yeager) Sadey, Canton, Kan.,
died April 19, 2003.
1938
Mildred (Eubank) Vasey, Jacksonville,
Ill., died June 20, 2003.
1939
Alberta (Seavey) Anthony, Lenexa, Kan.,
died March, 2003.
Charles C. Howard, Sioux City, died
March 31, 2003.
Margaret (Lundquist) Lange, Creston,
Iowa, died Aug. 20, 2003.
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George W. Iseminger, Sioux City, died
1940
Harlan A. Dewell, Beverly Hills, Calif.,
died March 29, 2003.
April 14, 2003.
1942
Ardith (Hart) Harris, Sioux City, died
June 6, 2003.
1944
Joyce (Roadman) Scott, Danville, Ark.,
died Aug. 13, 2003. Scott was a former
member of the Morningside faculty and
the daughter of former Morningside
President Dr. Earl Roadman.
1945
Lucille (Locke) Hahn, Sarasota, Fla., died
June 20, 2003.
Robert J. Schwinn, Sioux City, died
July 5, 2003.
Dorothy (Millard) Thomas, New
Cambria, Mo., died Aug. 10, 2003.
1946
James Steck, Sibley, Iowa, died
July 29, 2003.
1947
Norbert P. Gloden, Sioux City, died
March 14, 2003.
Lamar Jones, Sr., Spirit Lake, Iowa, died
Aug. 14, 2003.
1948
Roger Younglove, San Clemente, Calif.,
died Dec. 24, 2002.
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1950
George E. Layton, Santa Maria, Calif.,
died July 24, 2003.
1951
Annette (Brunson) Smith, Eden Prairie,
Minn., died June 25, 2003.
1952
Charmaine (Reed) Gleason, New
Cumberland, Pa., died July 10, 2003.
1953
The Rev. Richard G. Christensen,
Bellingham, Wash., died Aug. 25, 2003.
1956
Louise (Bowers) Coover, Pasadena,
Calif., died April 27, 2003.
William H. Eberle, Dakota Dunes, S.D.,
died May 8, 2003.
1958
Roger F. Weigand, Sioux City, died
May 11, 2003.
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1963
1960
Evelyn Tuttle, South Sioux City, Neb., died
July 12, 2003.
Robert Dixon, Correctionville, Iowa, died
Sept. 9, 2003. Dixon, president of Dixon
Construction Co., had been a member of
the Morningside College Board of Directors
since 1995. He was serving on the board’s
Finance and Investment Committee and
had previously served on the Institutional
Advancement, Building and Grounds, and
Religious Affairs committees. He and his
wife, Sally, had made their home in
Okoboji, Iowa.
The Rev. Dean Fullerton, Boone, Iowa,
died May 8, 2003.
1964
Ethylyn Berryman, Coleridge, Neb., died
Aug. 15, 2003.
1965
John P. Bowman, Fountain Hills, Ariz.,
died July 28, 2003.
Gary Henrichs died Nov. 19, 2002.
Larry A. Lenz, Willis, Texas, died
Dec. 16, 2002.
Dr. Joseph T. Simmons, Rapid City, S.D.,
died May 26, 2003.
1967
Ann Hamilton, Arnolds Park, Iowa, died
June 3, 2003.
Richard Klaassen, George, Iowa, died
June 12, 2003.
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1968
Michael B. Johnson, Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
died Aug. 27, 2003.
70
1975
1971
Dr. Mark A. Lieder, Estes Park, Colo., died
June 23, 2003.
Randall Thomas, Missouri Valley, Iowa,
died July 1, 2003.
1978
Owen R. Davies, Los Angeles, Calif., died
March 24, 2003.
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1984
1982
Gary L. Cooper, Whiting, Iowa, died
March 8, 2003.
Mark Bowman, Sioux Falls, S.D., died
July 14, 2003.
REMEMBERING CHERISHED FRIENDS
Elvena Den Beste, Sioux City, died July
14, 2003. Den Beste was a former
employee at Morningside.
John Gerber, Iowa City, Iowa, died June
25, 2003. Gerber received an honorary
Doctor of Letters degree from Morningside
in 1977.
William J. Giles III, Sioux City, died May
27, 2003. Giles was a former wrestling
coach at Morningside.
Rabbi Albert A. Gordon, Wilmington,
N.C., died July 17, 2003. Gordon was a
religious studies instructor at Morningside
from 1957 to 1985 and was a founder of
the Sioux City Human Rights Commission.
Jerry L. Green, Boyden, Iowa, died March
22, 2003.
Dr. Glenn Leggett, Grinnell, Iowa, died
June 2, 2003. Leggett, president emeritus
of Grinnell College, received a honorary
degree from Morningside in 1975.
Edna M. Rogers, Sioux City, died March
17, 2003. Rogers received the Order of
Morningside in 1974.
Mildred Sund, South Sioux City, Neb.,
died Aug. 25, 2003. Sund was a former
cashier at Morningside.
Norman W. Waitt, Sr., Sioux City, died
Aug. 27, 2003. Waitt sponsored many charity
events and philanthropic causes. One of
Morningside’s new student apartment
facilities, which opened in August 2003, was
named in honor of Waitt, Sr., and his wife
Joan. The apartments were made possible
by a $2.5 million gift from The Kind World
Foundation, a nonprofit organization
established by his son, Norman W. Waitt, Jr.
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Dr. James Wood, St. Cloud, Minn., died
May 18, 2003. Wood was a former faculty
member of the music department at
Morningside.
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1988
FUTURE MORNINGSIDERS
1986
Susan (Harman) Pedersen and her
husband Craig, Lawton, Iowa, a son,
June 9, 2003.
Mary (Hansen) Blom and her husband
Burt, Marshalltown, Iowa, a son, Stephen
Michael, June 27, 2003.
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1992
1990
Andrea (Pohlman) Vlahoulis and her
husband Spero, Sioux City, a daughter,
June 27, 2003.
Sheri (Busch) Butler and her husband
Jeff, Eldora, Iowa, a son, Beau Lucas,
June 2, 2002.
Mark Nelson and his wife Nicole, Sioux
City, a daughter, June 17, 2003.
1993
Dr. Lyle Vander Schaaf and his wife
Connie, Bellevue, Neb., a daughter, Erin,
July 22, 2003.
1994
George A. Busi and his wife Melissa,
Tampa, Fla., a daughter, Isabella Lyn,
April 18, 2003.
Nicole (Newberg) Goodwin and her
husband Todd, Hinton, Iowa, a daughter,
May 31, 2003.
Julie (Bormann) Hanson and Eric
Hanson 1996, Lawton, Iowa, a daughter,
Brynn Elizabeth, May 21, 2003.
Leah (Haugen) Knapp and her husband
Cole, Sioux City, a daughter, May 9, 2003.
Kent Monkelien and his wife Holly, Sioux
City, a daughter, March 14, 2003.
Kelly (Robeson) Salker and her husband
Jim, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, a daughter,
Aug. 3, 2003.
1995
Natalie (Forch) Krohn and her husband
Jeffrey, Kingsley, Iowa, twin daughters,
March 17, 2003.
1996
Karen Bartelson and her husband Brian,
Blencoe, Iowa, a daughter, March 28, 2003.
Michael Msuya and Lisa Butler-Msuya,
Des Moines, Iowa, a son, Jaylen,
Aug. 1, 2003.
Brian Poggenklass and his wife Alyssa,
Broomfield, Colo., a son, Nolan Thomas,
Sept. 6, 2003.
Jerome Schaefer and his wife Hope,
Sioux City, a son, March 17, 2003.
1997
Chris Loffswold and his wife Kim, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, a daughter, April 24, 2003.
Stephanie (Hodgins) Moriarty and her
husband Dan, Sioux City, a daughter,
April 10, 2003.
Staci (Burr) Page and her husband Dave,
Sioux City, a daughter, June 5, 2003.
Benjamin Weida and his wife Nicole,
Maurice, Iowa, a son, Connor John,
June 16, 2003.
1998
Jason Ament and his wife Heather,
Moville, Iowa, a daughter, March 6, 2003.
Laurie (Wilmes) Bentson and her
husband David, Sioux City, a daughter, May
31, 2003.
Matthew Hattermann and his wife
Stacey, South Sioux City, Neb., a daughter,
July 25, 2003.
Carla (Richards) Kreegar and her
husband Michael, South Sioux City, Neb.,
a daughter, March 17, 2003.
Amber (Faulstick) Melby and her
husband Jason, Woodbine, Iowa, a
daughter, March 28, 2003.
Carrie (Snow) Rice and her husband
Jayson, South Sioux City, Neb., a daughter,
April 23, 2003.
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99
1999
Natasha (Kaiser) Timmerman and her
husband Kent, Cherokee, Iowa, a son, Cole
Larry, Aug. 30, 2002.
2001
Misty (Nicolaisen) Bellows and her
husband Brent, Sioux City, a son, May 9, 2003.
Amy (Hoaglund) Deeds and her husband
Trenton, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, a daughter,
Feb. 4, 2002.
Ron Koch and his wife Jennifer, Sioux City,
a son, July 10, 2003.
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50
2003
Angie (Pickens) Goodon and her husband
Luke, Sioux City, a son, March 20, 2003.
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES
1954
Dana and Barb (Becker) Wall 1955,
Crofton, Neb., celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on June 7, 2003.

NEWLYWEDS
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1963
Pamela (Patrick) Fox and Richard Likins,
June 22, 2003, Taylorsville, NC. At home in
Hiddenite, NC.
1979
Pamela Miller and Douglas Smith, Nov. 15,
2002, Hilton Head Island, S.C. At home in
Sioux City.
80
1987
1986
Michelle Thomsen and Todd Henry, May
10, 2002, Como Park Conservatory, St. Paul,
Minn. At home in Snohomish, Wash.
Janice Schmitz and Carl McIntyre, Oct. 26,
2002, Parkview Evangelical Free Church,
Iowa City, Iowa. At home in Atglen, Pa.
90 01
1992
Randall Blessing and Laronda Brewer, Dec.
21, 2002, Nativity Catholic Church, Sioux City.
At home in Sioux City.
1998
Amy Johnson and Jason Rolfes, July 19, 2003,
Storm Lake, Iowa. At home in Denison, Iowa.
1999
Aaron Bahnsen and Angela Regnerus
2002, Dec. 7, 2002, Faith Christian Reformed
MORNINGSIDE REUNION PHOTOS
Left to right, front row: Eleanor (Thorpe) Buhler;
Margaret (Slowey) Lamkin; Jean White; Mary
(Cruikshank) Grefe. Back row: Guy Nettleton, Jr.;
Jim Adams, Don Wertz.
Left to right, front row: Twyla (McQuigg)
Godbersen; Nancy (Bellows) Frederiksen; Sally
(Nordstrom) Engebretson; Nan (Guggenmos)
Ellwanger. Back row: Jon Koerselman; Arthur
Leiby; Pat (Sanders) Harms; Donald Nelson;
Marta (Ralston) Nelson.
Church, Sioux Center, Iowa. At home in
Omaha, Neb.
Cameron Scott and Nicole Blessing 2000,
June 6, 2003, Lake Tahoe, Nev. At home in
Sioux City.
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Amy Jo Riley and Ross Thede, Oct. 19, 2002,
2000
Shelby O’Clair and James Snyder, July 8, 2003,
Poway, Calif. At home in Waltham, Mass.
United Church of Christ, Reinbeck, Iowa. At
home in Rochester, Minn.
Kirk Sheeder and Kate Smith, Oct. 5, 2002,
by Dr. Bruce Forbes 1970, professor of
religious studies at Morningside. At home in
Mounds View, Minn.
Steven Woodford and Megan DeGroot
2002, July 19, 2003, by Forbes. At home in
Ames, Iowa.
2001
Sandra Christiansen and Richard Torry III,
June 5, 2002, Duck Creek Country Club Gazebo,
Davenport, Iowa. At home in Sioux City.
Erik Hansen and Kristine Jahde, May 31,
2003, Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, Sioux City. At home in Fairway, Kan.
Amy Hoaglund and Trenton Deeds, June
28, 2003, Sergeant Bluff Community United
Methodist Church, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. At
home in Sergeant Bluff.
Kim Hubbard and Jeremy Willis, April 5,
2003, First Presbyterian Church, Sioux City.
At home in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Chad Hutchinson and Karen Kuhler 2002,
June 7, 2003. At home in Sioux Falls, SD.
Kristin Olson and Brian Koch 2003, Oct. 12,
2002, Grace United Methodist Church, Sioux
City. At home in Sioux City.
Rachel Ott and Christoph Trappe, June 29,
2002, Fairbank, Iowa. At home in West
Liberty, Iowa.
Allison Westergaard and John Dirksen,
June 7, 2003, St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
Mapleton, Iowa. At home in Lakeville, Minn.
02
03
Left to right, front row: Georgia (Pappas) DeWitt; Bob Phelps; Joan (Collin) Fries;
Mick Pickford; Tony Levitto; Ruth (Wilson) Hickman; Yvonnie (Yanney) Pape; Nancy
(Cline) Youds; Doug Nordstrom. Middle row: Marcella (Carlson) Wheaton; Anamae
(Koole) Vasquez; Janet (Durlin) Hansen; LaDonna (Rispalje) Preston; Alleen
(Lindquist) Fraser; Shirleen (Nystedt) Madden; JoAnn (Hammerstrom) Fowler;
Don Carver. Back row: Ben Ploof; Gerry Miles; Dorothy Andersen; Rebecca
(Rice) James; Warren “Bud” Nelson; Beanie Cooper; Dick Weikert; Jim Fowler.
Left to right, front row: Paul Holstein;
Cathy (Simpson) Webb; Lee Webb.
Back row: Carol Wadsley; Annette
(Ruhs) Kruse.
Left to right, front row: Darlene
(Hunter) Clay; Jan (Hunt) Harris; Kim
(Peters) Cale. Middle row: Chuck Clay;
Robin (Shafer) Loy; Peggy (Nordstrom)
Davis. Back row: Beth Bailey-Allen;
Mike Allen.
2002
Heather Laver and Cory Pals, May 31, 2003,
First United Methodist Church, Harlan, Iowa.
At home in Marshalltown, Iowa.
2003
Stacy Heinse and Nick Sweisberger, May
31, 2003, Morningside Lutheran Church, Sioux
City. At home in Sioux City.
Amy Skalisky and Jason O’Tool, July 19,
2003, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Sioux City.
At home in Sioux City.
Left to right, front row: Barbara
(Larson) Lownsberry; Bev (Frazier)
Kolbe; Lorna (Forbes) Peters. Back
row: Charles Gilbert; Thomas Gwinn;
Laurin Eichhorn; Jerry Struck.
Left to right, front row: Evonne Hagberg;
Rosanne Lienhard; Marsha Newman.
Back row: Pam (Kennelly) Danke; Chris
Dixon; Tim Suits; Carol Tschampl-Diesing.
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