Northern Today_Nov-2018

NORTHERN TODAY 18 FALL 2018 ALUMNI NEWS WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! SEND US YOUR CLASS NOTES AT NSUALUMNI@NORTHERN.EDU . CLASS NOTES IN MEMORIAM 1938 Evelyn G. (Bender) Blocker, Apple Valley, Calif., on April 25, 2018. 1941 Viola (Heupel) Smolnisky, Faulkton, S.D., on Aug. 3, 2018. 1949 Rosemary (Zimmerman) Huggins, New Underwood, S.D., on May 7, 2018. Quintin C. “QC” Miles, Watertown, S.D., on June 20, 2018. Wayne DeVries, Minnetonka, Minn., on Oct. 4, 2018. 1950 Joanne Fix, Grove, Okla., on Sept. 13, 2018. Ervin Kusler, Aberdeen, S.D., on Sept. 24, 2018. 1953 Mary Ann (Carlson) Grage, Bismarck, N.D., on May 10, 2018 James “Jim” Dedrickson, Venice, Fla., on March 22, 2018. 1954 Shirley Ann (Holm) Jungwirth, Redfield, S.D., on June 14, 2018. 1955 Ruth M. Hamilton Laker, Aberdeen, S.D., on Feb. 24, 2018. Charles “Charlie” Clark Jr., Aberdeen, S.D., on June 21, 2018. B.S. 1956/M.S. 1959 Alfred Henry Rader, San Jose, Calif., on June 3, 2018. 1958 Elizabeth Anna “Betty” (Kneebone) Criddle, Salinas, Calif., on April 21, 2018. Carmen A. (Karolevitz) Pesicka, York, Neb., on March 24, 2018. Dr. Richard “Dick” Gebhart, Eau Claire, Wis., on June 21, 2018. 1959 Paul J. Jordre, Aberdeen, S.D., on Sept. 18, 2018. 1960 Alton E. Hoff, Ipswich, S.D., on July 27, 2018. Leon F. Friend, Highmore, S.D., on July 29, 2018. 1964 Nell (Schanck) Tollefson, Huron, S.D., on Feb. 3, 2018 . Maxine Hogstad, Watertown, S.D., on Aug. 18, 2018. B.S. 1964/M.S. 1974, Donald H. Quimby, Brandon, S.D., on April 26, 2018. 1966 Mary Alta (Reisdorph) Fetherhuff, Blaire, Neb., on Jan. 20, 2018. Evelyn L. (Hogg) Matter, Sioux Falls, S.D., on April 1, 2018. Virginia Della (Harbaugh) Klitz, Aberdeen, S.D., on July 26, 2018. 2004 Doug Woolverton, an international touring musician and composer, has joined the E.K. Blessing family of artists. A trumpet player, Doug regularly plays an E.K. Blessing BFH-1541RT Flugelhorn. After earning a B.A. in trumpet performance from NSU, Doug went on to perform with great artists such as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, John Scofield, Warren Haynes and They Might Be Giants. He tours with his band, Groove Merchants, and has been nominated for multiple awards. 2013 Taylor Morsching graduated in June 2018 from the Leadership Paducah Class No. 31, which is a yearlong program designed to foster an in-depth understanding of the inner-relationships and complexities of the Paducah/ McCracken County area through a series of face-to-face discussions with community and state leaders. 2018 Katie Appl, Aberdeen, S.D., has been hired by the Spearfish School District as high school band director. Tanner Chilson, Watertown, S.D., was accepted into the graduate program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he will pursue a Master of Music degree in double bass performance. Nyssa Duffield, Browns Valley, Minn., has been hired by the Lac qui Parle (Minn.) School District as elementary school music instructor. Colton Schaefer, Wilmot, S.D., has been hired by the Bon Homme School District as instrumental music instructor. Katrina Smith, Gettysburg, S.D., has been hired by the Doland School District as K-12 instrumental and vocal music instructor. Noelle Stubbe, Aberdeen, S.D., has been hired by the Aberdeen School District as middle school orchestra director. 1967 Letha (Kopplin) Gallup, Redfield, S.D., on Sept. 16, 2018. 1968 Beverly (Rudd) Porter, Pickerel Lake, S.D., on May 31, 2018. James G. Schafer, Kennebec, S.D., on May 29, 2018. Etta Winnifred Bassinger, Aberdeen, S.D., on July 7, 2018. Michael Kent Walz, Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Aug. 4, 2018. Thomas Willis Wagner, Livingston, Mont., on Feb. 20, 2018. Benny Ehly, Timber Lake, S.D., on Sept. 30, 2018. 1969 Robert W. “Robin” Riedl Jr., Roselle, Ill., on Jan. 24, 2018. Leslie A. Kessler, Aberdeen, S.D., on March 15, 2018. 1970 Gloriane E. (Erickson) Yost, Aberdeen, S.D., on May 9, 2018. Karen J. (Schutz) Swenson, Aberdeen, S.D., on June 16, 2018 . Marian Elizabeth (Syljuberget) Gallipo, Aberdeen, S.D., on Aug. 1, 2018. 1971 , Joan Sarah (Headley) Harrington, Englewood, Colo., on May 17, 2018. John C. Rieck, Warner, S.D., on July 8, 2018. Marshall “Mick” Gesling, Harrisburg, S.D., on July 11, 2018. Beverly “Bev” (Haight) Dorfschmidt, Aberdeen, S.D., on July 18, 2018. Ray G. Hollan, Aberdeen, S.D., on Aug. 2, 2018. Darrell Floyd Halse, Spearfish, S.D. Terry Layn Peterson, Rapid City, S.D., on Aug. 17, 2018 1974 Charles “Chuck” Godfrey, Dearborn Heights, Mich., on June 1, 2018. 1976 David Anton Rygh, Sioux Falls, S.D., on June 30, 2018. Allen Craig Arndt, Aberdeen, S.D., on July 8, 2018. 1977 Patricia (Saunders) Johnston, St. Paul, Minn., on May 30, 2018. 1982 Cheryl Ann (Loecker) Sommer, Yankton, S.D., on June 29, 2018. Roger Ryckman, Pollock, S.D., on July 11, 2017. 1984 John B. Hunstad, Sioux Falls, S.D., on May 8, 2018. Patricia Lou (Herman) Nipp, Faulkton, S.D., on July 1, 2018. 1931 Lois M. Koester, Aberdeen, S.D., on April 27, 2018 Hazel (Hoien) Overby Murdock, Portland, Ore., on June 29, 2018. 1937 Wanda Arlene (Moyle) Wilson, Webster, S.D., on July 15, 2018.