Northern Today Spring 2020

NORTHERN TODAY 19 SPRING 2020 ALUMNI NEWS WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! SEND US YOUR CLASS NOTES AT NSUALUMNI@NORTHERN.EDU. CLAS S NOT E S 1978 Monte Carda celebrated his 26th year with and will be retiring from Anderson, Nill and Associates, an accounting and tax preparation firm in Pierre, S.D. 1980 Greg Vander Lugt retired after 38 years as a teacher/principal in the South Dakota/Iowa areas. 1996/1998 Dr. Josh Ellis, Rapid City, S.D., was awarded tenure at Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb. 1997 Greg P. Limke, West Fargo, N.D., has been named Activities Director at West Fargo Sheyenne High School. 1999 Leah (Termes) Oxner was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). 1962 Ronald C. Brown and Nancy Brown celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Feb. 19, 2020. 2011 Whitney (Morsching) Somers married Benjamin Somers on Sept. 14, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minn. 2017 Kaitlin (Gehring) DeJoseph married Thomas DeJoseph on Dec. 28, 2019, in Aberdeen, S.D. 1942 S ylvia (Meyer) Huber, Hoven, S.D., on March 6, 2020. 1943 Phyllis (Reese) Pavelka, Rapid City, S.D., on Nov. 15, 2019. 1947 Duane Riedel, Aberdeen, S.D., on Dec. 14, 2019. Marcella (Aslesen) Gerber, Aberdeen, S.D., on Dec. 23, 2019. 1949 Bonnie (Arneson) Anderson, Webster, S.D., on Dec. 10, 2019. 1950 Vernon Lohman, Pierre, S.D., on Jan. 28, 2020. 1951 Dr. Richard Van Beek, Aberdeen, S.D., on Oct. 29, 2019. 1952 Bernard Donahue, Roseville, Minn., on Jan. 25, 2020. 1954 Alegra (Wolff) Fischer, Aberdeen, S.D., on Feb. 11, 2020. 1955 Donald Pearson, Kalamazoo, Mich., on Dec. 18, 2019. 1957 Carl Stickland Jr., Glendale, Ariz., on Nov. 19, 2019. Marcella (Schneider) Teske, New Hope, Minn., on Nov. 3, 2019. 1957/1974 Suzanne (Henkins) Pries, Pierre, S.D., on Jan. 21, 2020. 1957 Roger Pries, Pierre, S.D., on Nov. 1, 2019. 1958 Elinor (Elsing) George, Chapel Hill, N.C., on Jan. 21, 2020. 1958 Keith L. Larson, Aberdeen, S.D., on March 14, 2020. 1958 Herbert Weller, Ridgefield, Wash., on April 21, 2020. Jerry Tracy, Rapid City, S.D., on April 22, 2020. 1959 Dennis Kraft, Aberdeen, S.D., on Jan. 26, 2020. 1959/1968 Jack G. Niesen, Aberdeen, S.D., on April 14, 2020. 1960 Bruce A. Carson, Aberdeen, S.D., on Nov. 2, 2019. Norman Olson, Lakewood, S.D., on Oct. 27, 2019. Kenneth Vance, Eau Claire, Wis., on Jan. 24, 2020. 1961 Elmer Kaul, Bismarck, N.D., on Dec. 23, 2019. 1962 Edward Blando, Marion, Iowa, on June 3, 2016. 1963 Virgil Hoftiezer, Granville, Ohio, on Dec. 24, 2019. 1964 Peter Eckman, Ocala, Fla., on Dec. 4, 2019. Adele (Phelps) Bauer, Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Jan. 5, 2020. Elizabeth (Walker) Crogan, Aberdeen, S.D., on Feb. 15, 2020. 1965 Lora Hildebrandt, Redwood City, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2020. 1966 Virginia (Peck) Ford, Mellette, S.D., on Nov. 16, 2019. 1968 Sally (Boulais) Blomster, Wetonka, S.D., on Nov. 18, 2019. 1969 Keith Cowie, Cheyenne, Wyo., on Dec. 5, 2019. Ronald Breske, Sioux Falls, S.D., on Jan. 8, 2020. Bernie Christenson, Pierre, S.D., on Jan. 31, 2020. Patricia (Williams) Schlagel, Aberdeen, S.D., on March 23, 2020. CE L EBRAT I ONS 1970 Janice (Olson) Asleson, Sioux Falls, S.D., on Feb. 22, 2020. 1971 Karen (Roske) Wieker, Aberdeen, S.D., on Feb. 13, 2020. Sharon (Schumacher) Kunz, Eureka, S.D., on March 29, 2020. William Kiewiet, Mason City, Iowa, on April 28, 2020. 1972 Richard A. Strande, Brookings, S.D., on Feb. 9, 2019. Roger Bortnem, Aberdeen, S.D., on Oct. 31, 2019. James Reiter, Concordia, Kan., on Jan. 2, 2020. Allan Monson, Aberdeen, S.D., on Jan. 21, 2020. Barbara (Sandager) Nolop, Peoria, Ariz., on Jan. 23, 2020. 1973 Bruce Durheim, Elm Lake, S.D., on Oct. 29, 2019. Richard Wales, Mobridge, S.D., on Dec. 24, 2019. Lorraine (Jorgensen) Zimney, Ferney, S.D., on Feb. 5, 2020. 1974 William DesCamps, Aberdeen, S.D., on Feb. 14, 2020. 1975 James Ruch, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., on Jan. 28, 2020. 1976 Mary (Fox) Makens, Clark, S.D., on Feb. 25, 2020. 1977 Francis Vogel, Timber Lake, S.D., on Nov. 6, 2019. 1978 Pam (Marscheider) Scheid, Sioux Falls, S.D., on Feb. 28, 2020. 1982 Sandra (Kruger) Renner, Pollock, S.D., on March 15, 2020. 1984 Bonnie (McNeil) Hicks Ellis, Brandon, S.D., on Dec. 15, 2019. Dean Rogers, Aberdeen, S.D., on April 23, 2020. 1985 Suzanne (Jasinski) Braun, Rapid City, S.D., on Nov. 22, 2019. Duane E. Dalton, Sioux Falls, S.D., on Dec. 31, 2019. 1991/1993 Sharon (Thares) Thomas, Brookings, S.D., on March 18, 2020. 1992 Chad Weber, Aberdeen, S.D., on Jan. 4, 2020. 2016 Matthew Weidner, Aberdeen, S.D., on Nov. 16, 2019. 2020 Tyler Goldade, Aberdeen, S.D., on May 23, 2020. NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY | Alumni I N MEMOR I AM