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1930's

Mary (Kimbrough) Wells, 1939, Lincoln, Ill., is still living in her duplex at The Christian Village Complex and would be happy to hear from old friends.

1940's

John B. Wade, 1941, Cincinatti, OH, was born on February 21,1920, in Meredosia, Illinois.; the oldest son of G.R. and Besside Wade. He attended Meredosia schoolsand graduated early from Meredosia High School in order to pursue a career in professional baseball with the Chicago White Sox. However he decided to forego that career and attended Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois. White at Carthage he was an outstanding football player and with a degree in chemistry. He then attended the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London connecticut. While there he was a letterman in football and rowing. Because of World War II he complete his four-year degree course in three years graduating in 1944; and served as an officer on cutters and troop transports for the remainder of the war. Following the war he was stationed at Coast Guard facilities in New York City, Charleston, South Carolina and finally San Diego, California where he and his wife Anne settled after his discharge. In San Diego he taught mathematics and was football, baseball, and basketball coach at Brown Military Academy in Pacific Beach. In 1950 he and his family returned to Illinois where he joined the staff of Hillsboro Community High School in Hillsboro, Illinois where he taught mathematics, was Head Basketball Coach and Assistant Football Coach. In 1952, he joined the staff of the Eagle-Picker Company full time and over the next thirty-four years had a long and varied career with the company. He served as plant manager at facilities in Hillsboro, Henryetta, Oklahoma, Joplin Missouri, Detroit Michigan, Delta Ohio and finally Cincinnati Ohio. He was part of management in the activities of six different manufacturing divisions before ending his career at the complany's corporate offices in Cincinnati as Corporate Director of Environment Affairs and Safety. John wasmarried for 64 1/2 years to Anne (Paton. They were married on July 1st 1944 in Hillsboro, Illinois. They had four children; James (Ann) of Oxford, England, Phil (MaryAnn) of Napoleon, Ohio, Cindy (Paul)Wade-Goyettet, and Janie (Ken) Spille of Cincinatti, Ohio, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Wade was a member of the American Mining congress, where he was a member of three committees, Solid Waste and Health Committees and Lead Industries Health Committee. He was also a member of AIME. Mr. Wade was acttive in local church and civic groups. He contributed to youth and scout programs and school mentoring programs. Folling his retirement, he and his wife spent much of their time trageling and fishing. They enjoyed taking advantage of the local senior citizens activities in their homeown of Colerain Township Ohio. He also enjoyed spending as much time as possible with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Patricia E. Elston, 1945, San Clemente, Cal., July 22, 2009. Pat was born on July 4th, 1923 at her farm home outside of Hull, Illinois. Cancer claimed her life. she met, fell in love and married Janes R. (bob) Elston, '48. The two of them met as students at the old Carthage College Campus in Carthage, Illinois. Pat and Bob were married April, 11th, 1945 and had been married for more than 64 years. Pat is survived by her husband, Bob, Three sons, Dean, Jay and Scott, and one daughter, Terry. Also, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Eloise (McDonald) McMillan, 1949, Industry, Ill., enjoyed the last Carthaginian as Martin Monson was her teacher. Mr. Monson's brother was her principal at Bardolph, IL and the main reason she went to Carthage. Her husband, Earl, passed away on October 19, 2005.

1950's

Chauncey L. Mickelson, 1953, Beloit, Wis., was inducted into the 2009 Beloit Historical Society's Sports Hall of Fame at the Lincoln Center for outstanding Athletes and coaches. He retired in 1989 after 36 years of teaching with 28 of those years at Beloit Memorial High School.

Dr. Wendell Mathews, MDiv, MFA, PhD, 1953, McCormick, SC, and former Chairman of the Art Department of Carthage College, received three of the Green Industry's top awards for writing and designing a 32 page booklet, "Natural Grass and Artificial Turf: Seperating Myths and Facts." From more than 400 entries, Dr. Mathews won the national first place award for writing (special project category); the international merit award for design; and, the international merit award for copywriting. The awards were announced during the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association's 20th Annual Award Ceremony and conference held in Puerto Rice. The booklet was published by Turfgrass Producers International (TPI). Dr. Mathews, now retired, edited TPI's trade magazine for 27 years.

Ronald Glossop, 1955, Jennings, MO, Carthage '55, summa cum laude and Ph.D. '60 from Washington University in Stl Louis (philosophy, Phi Beta Kappa) retired from teaching philosophy and peace studies from Southern Illinois University in 1998. He has authored three books: Philosophy: An introduction to its problems and vocabulary (Dell, 1974); Confronting War (McFarland, 1st ed. 1963, 2nd ed. 1987, 3rd ed. 1994, 4th ed. 2001) and World Federation? (McFarland, 1993). He and his wife, Audrey (Lutz) Glossop, '58 are currently living in Jennings, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Ron spent the month of August helping to teach the world language Esperanto in China, and he also gave a lecture at Beijing Normal University o "The Evolution of REsponsible National Sovereignty."

Rev. Carl H. Satre, D.D., 1956, Syracuse, Ind., celebrates his 50th anniversary of Ordination, recognized by Grace Lutheran Church, Messiah Lutheran Church, and Indiana Kentucky Synod ELCA

Mary Elizabeth (Cook) Berger, 1956, Peoria, Ariz., January 3,2009

Floyd A. Roethe, 1956, Redondo Beach, Cal., March 27, 2009. Floyd was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on November 21,1933 and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. After earning a double degree in math and physics from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, he was recruited by the United States Army to help develop our nation's first guided missile systems. Afterward, he moced to Southern California where he worked in the aerospace industry for 25 years. Floyd was deeply spirital and humble to a fault. He was also brillian, witty, and uncannily perceptive. He blessed all sho knew him with his tender, loving heart. He will be greatly missed by many who were touched by his unwavering kindness including: his beloved companion of 41 years, Vera Ratcliffe; her daughter Nancy Miller and Jaimie Kau; son-in-law Calyton Kau; grandaughter Christy Johnson.

Dr. Alice K. Moerk, 1957, Anna Maria, FL, is a well-known composer in the Sarasota, Florida area and is having her 2nd novel published by Peppertree Press. Her text, "A short History of Popular Music," is being re-issued. She maintains her studio on Anna Maria Island in Florida.

Rev. Dr. Ellsworth Freyer, 1958, Cedarburg, Wis., was inducted into the Homestead High School Athletic Hall of Fame on October 17, 2009. He was honored for emphasizing team success as well as contributions to the positive development of student-athletes. He has been their team motivator for the past twenty years. His wife, Kay (Cleveland) Freyer,'59 is mighty proud of him and said she has typed all twenty-three inspirational and motivational books he has written!

Dr. Gil Boese, 1959, Pewaukee, Wis., retired as president of the Zoological Society of milwaukee on October 31, 2008. He is now President Emeritus of ZSM and Zoo Director Emeritus, Milwaukee County Zoo. He continues as President , Foundation for wildlikfe Conservation, Inc. and Director, Runaway Creek Nature REserve, Belize, Central America. Gil and Lillian live on Pewaukee Lake, WI.

Carol (Anderson) Bloemke, 1959, Lombard, Ill., is reminding everyone that it's time to go through those scrapbooks and photo albums so that you'll have memories to share with us at our 50th reunion this Fall. We are pushing for a big crowd!

Virginia (Cortright) Wheeler, 1959, Grandville, Mich., reports that her husband David passes away in November '08 after a fouryear battle with cancer. He was a true servant of the church on the synod level as well as in his local congregation and is greatly missed by our family. Ginny has been blessed by a return call as Associate in Ministry to serve part time at Chitst Lutheran Church, Wyoming, Mich. She loves the interaction with the people and the opportunity to continue to contribute time and talent. She is still singing and has fond memories of Cathage College Choir tours. She also keeps busy with her six grandchildren and her love of music and sports.

Carol (Anderson) Bloemke, 1959, Lombard, Ill., The 50th Reunion dinner of the Class of 1959 was wonderful. Those of you not in attendance missed a great evening. From now on we are included in the Gold Plus category! Lets plan on some informal gatherings at homecomings in the future.

1960's

Bob Muschewske, 1963, Saint Paul, MN, and Scott Muschewske, '92 will serve as Co-Chairs of the 1800 person Marchal Committee for the 2009 PGA Championship to be held at Hazeltine National Golf Course August 10-16, 2009. Both are long-term members of Hazeltine and Bob served as President of the Club during 2003-2004. Scott is a two-time Club Champion.

Bruce Sandelin, 1963, Argyle, Tex., is coming out of retirement to have some fun helping people reach their dream as an Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

Carole Persson, 1963, NoneDenver, Col., June 10, 2009. carole obtained a master's degree in music from the University of Denver, but finding limited jobs in that field, she went back to school and studied computer science. She then worked at US West (Qwest) in Denver for 17 years as a computer language expert and teacher. She also worked for 15 years with Perot Systems as a systems analyst. Work assignments took her for extended stays in Minneapolis, New Your City, Dallas, San Francisco, Beverly Hills and also to Chelmsford, England for two and one half years. She continued to use her musical talens of voice and trumpet with her church, at times directing or composing music for the choir.

Faith Pfeiffer, 1964, Kenosha, Wis., retired from 28 years of teaching in 2006. She is the accompanist for the Chapel Choir at St. Mary's Lutheran in Kenosha, and Faith and her husband, Rod, sing in the adult choir. Faith is the president for Alpha Delta Kappa, Zeta Chapter in Kenosha and is also active in the P.E.O. sisterhood, AK Chapter. Faith and Rod have 2 sons and daughter-in-laws, and 5 grandchildren.

Audrey (Vanderwalker) Mayer, 1965, Fredericksburg, TX, is an instructor trainer in CPR/AED/First Aid, along with Disaster Instructor, Shelter Trainer, Babysitting Instructor, and is on the Health Services Commission for American Red Cross - Hill Country Chapter. She is a member of the Disaster Action Team for Fredericksburg, TX and is the Disaster Shelter Manager for her church, Zion Lutheran. With witnesses, on april 1,2009 she got her 1st Eagle on a par 4 - 210 yard drive- 45 yard chip at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Club in Fredericksburg, TX.

Horst Hackemer, 1965, Spring Hill, Flor., and Kathy (Lennerts) Hackemer,'65 are enjoying the sport of racing pigeons in Spring Hill, home of the largest club in the US. Fellow Carthaginians and pigeon fanciers, Bill Welch,'72 and Kathy (Kretchmer) Welch,'68 live two blocks away. Horst's career as a high school administrator was cut short by an auto accient with a drunk driver in 1981. Kathy is active as accompanist for Nature Coast Festival Singers, an adult community group which performs classical music. She also accompanies the auditioned Nature Coast Children's Chorale and public school choirs. Their 4 children and 8 grandchildren visit whenever possible to enjoy the Florida sun and warmth.

Douglas Wohn, 1965, Streetsboro, Ohio, retired from ministry through the United Church of Christ. He previously served as pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Douglas also retired from Allstate Insurance Company as Senior Customer Reports Administrator at the Great lakes Service Center in Hudson, Ohio. He and his wife, Marti, live outside Streetsboro. Sadly, their daughter, Heidi Ruth Wohn, passed away October 10, 2006.

Dr. Stephen Gruenau, 1966, NoneMannford, OK, recently returned from cruise of several Greek islands on a motor sailor.

Rev. Peter H. Anderson, 1967, Marquette, Mich., retired from active parish ministry after 38 years of service on June 30,2009. Pastor Andersen served as Associate Pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran, St. Charles, IL (1976-84); Sr. Pastor of Luther Memorial Church in Quincy, IL (1984-94); and Pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Escanaba, MI (1994-2009). Pasotr Andersen has served on numerous synod boards and committees and on the Board of Directors at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL. He continues to sere on the Candidacy Committee of the Northern Great Lakes Synod and on the Board of Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp, Crystal Falls, MI. Hiswife, Marilyn (Reuschel) Andersen ('67) is also retiring after 40 years in the educational field, the last 15 in the Escanaba Public Schools. She also retires after 13 years as organist at the Christ the King Lutheran Church in Escanaba. The Andersens have one son, Philip, who graduated with a B.F.A. from Northern Michigan University and lives in Marquette, MI. The Andersens will make their retirement home at 100 E. Main St., Marquette, MI 49855.

Benita (Schreiber) Myles, 1967, Lake Bluff, Ill., shares that retirement is SUPER. Her travels to California and Arizona were great trips regarding the Art Museums and Historic sites.

Warren "Chip" Johnson, 1967, Elmhurst, Ill., just retired in july of 2009 after 15 years as Superintendent of Schools in Darien, Illinois. He worked in Darien District #61 for 41 years as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendant. His wife, Donna, continues to teache English at Elmhurst College and he works as an Educational Consultant for Wight and Company (architects) on a part-time basis.

Kathy (French) McGrath, 1968, Fort Worth, Tex., still teaches inductive Bible Study for Precept Ministries. Her husband, Roger McGrath,'68, works for the region office of F.A.A. as airspace environmental specialis. After 29 moves, they do not know where they will go nexy. Their daughter and family live in the Boston area and their son and his family live in the Seattle area. The have six beautiful grandchildren; the oldes is 5 years old and the youngest are twin girls, 2 months old. God is good!

Linda (Zastrow) Cook, 1968, Elkhorn, Wis., continues to work as the Assistant Manager of Golden Years Retirement Village in Walworth, Wisconsin. She spends as much time as she can with her tow adorable grandaughters, Katie and Lauren Crauatta, their Mom (Jennifer Cook, '97) and Dad (Nathan). they reside in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Lynn Oshinsky, 1969, Rochester Hills, MI, is the happy grandmother of 1 and 1/2 grandchildren. Her younger daughter has a little girl, Lillian, who just turned one in Sptember and her older daughter will be having a baby boy in February.

Eric Otterbein, 1969, Hawthorn Woods, Ill., has retire after 39 years in the Pharmaceutical indrusty. He and his wife Carol continue to reside in Hawthorn Woods.

1970's

Alan Richards, 1970, Chicago, Ill., published a novel entitiled "The Second Cycle". He and his wife, Meridee (Johnson '71), reside in Chicago.

Alan M. Oberdeck, 1970, Eatonton, GA, published a book classified as fiction christian romance and fiction medical. It is rare to find a story written about a Lutheran. the publication date is May 12,2009. The book name is Lost in the Shadows - One Memory Two Loves and is published by Tate Publications.

Ken Bartels, 1970, Elmhurst, Ill., has moved on after 28 years as a vice president at Elmhurst College. He is now a Senior Vice President and Director of The Community Bank of Elmhurst (IL). He has also formed Ken Bartels Consulting, primarily working in the areas of visioning, motivation and relationships theory and practice.

Steve Hendricks, 1970, Greeley, Col., who sold his business, Greeley Tent & Awning, back in 2007, is now teaching Biology, Chemistry, Human Anatomy and Physiology at Dayspring Christan Academy in Greely. Barb (Lorber) Hendricks, '69 is currently driving a school bus for district #6 i Greeley.

Phil Carl, 1970, Ashburn, VA, is serving as pastor of Christ the Servan Lutheran Church in Reston, Virginia.

Michael Connor, 1971, Greendale, Wis., retired Middle School principal, now serves on the Leadership Community Council for the Greendale School District; is a board member of the Village Club of Greendale and has signed on with Concordia University-Wisconsin as an Adjunct Instructor.

Phillip Wormley, 1972, Peoria, Ariz., January 17,2009

Frank P. Columbus, 1972, Libertyville, Ill., has retired from the Feral Government after 30 years of service as an Internal Auditor in the Defense Department and Department of Labor. He has opened a tax and accounting office in Mundelein. This year he also had his first grandchild, Alexander.

Linda (Yeaton) Day, 1974, Lafayette, Ind., shares what she has been doing recently. In addition to being a wife to her husband, Jerry, and mother to their sons Jerrod, a junior at Purdue University, and Lewis, a sophomore in high school, she has also been serving on the Tippecanoe School Corporation Board of School Trustees for the past eleven years. During that time, she served as vice president for two years and president for three years. The corporation has about 12,000 students and have built five new schools in the time that Linda has been on the Board, making the total 18 schools. She has also been active on the Indiana School Boards Association Board of Directors, serving four years as Region Four Director, then as second and first vice president. Linda is currently serving as president of ISBA, and is very proud of the fact that they continue to have 100% membership participation by their public school boards in Indiana. Linda is also in her third year of serving on the State of Indiana Education Roundtable. It is something she enjoys because it brings together leaders in education, business, and politics. When Linda is not doing "school board stuff," she volunteers in the Boy Scouts of America, helping to run the Sagamore Council Cub Scout summer resident camps amount other things. She was honored to receive the BSA Silver Beaver Award last spring, and looks forward to continuing her work with Boy Scouts.

Kurt Gaertner, 1974, None

Su (Ash) Gustafson, 1974, Lake Geneva, Wis., and Martha Keller-Fergus, '77 participated in the 36th Annual Alumni Recital on Homecoming weekend. Su has taken part in 34, and Martha in 22, of the 36 recitals.

Gary Stanulis, 1976, currently resides in Yangon, Myanmar with his wife, Andrea and four year old son, Adam, where he just graduated preschool. Gary is posted to the U.S. Embassy in Yangon where he is a First Secretary Political Officer, employes by the U.S. Department of State.

Rick J. Wirch, 1976, Muskego, Wis., was ordained a Deacon in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, on June 13, 2009. He is serving as a Deacon at St. Leonard Parish in Muskego. He is a consultant for Fujitsu America. Rick and his wife Mary have two children, Michael and Katie.

Kerry Hays, 1977, Cassville, MO, accepted a position as a park manager for a large state park in the Ozarks. In February, Kerry began work for the Missouri DNR as the Assistant Park Superintendent at Roaring River State Park. Roaring River is one of Missouri's premier trout parks with three campgrounds and over ten miles of hiking trails. Kerry and his family moved to their residence in the park in June of this year.

Gwen (Johnson) Merker, 1978, Montgomery, Ill., and her husband Grant are proud to announce that their daughter Sara is heading to Lyon College in Batesville, AR on a soccer scholarhip after tow successful years at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, IL where she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa, received the Female Athlete of the Year award, was All Conference and All Region in soccer and cross country, and All American for soccer. She graduated may 28th with an Associates of Science.

Nancy (Dorl) Mondry, 1978, Orland Park, Ill., is currently volunteering her time lobbying with the "ARC of IL", an advocay group dedicated to securing funding for developmentally disabled individuals, "Hope and Change" has virtually dried up funds for the jandicapped citizens of Illinois. Nancy is working behind the scenes to get funding for these forgotten citizens. She is making great strides with legislators and directors of state programs to bring these funds to the families that depend on these programs.

William Davis, 1979, Des Plaines, Ill., and wife Vanessa would like to announce the birth of their son, William Benjamin. He was born March 8, 2009. William weighed 9lbs, 1os. and was 20 inches long. He joins big brother, Paul (5), and big sister, Natalie (13)

1980's

Christina (Kile) Allen, 1980, None

Julie Grasham Berrand, 1981, Leesport, PA., married Rev. Bruce Osterhout on August 1, 2009. She currently teaches vocal, general, and instrumental music at M. L. King Elementary School in Lancaster. She is also pursuing a M. Div. at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.

Kathleen (Schneider) Molve, 1982, None

Laurie (Gretebeck) Hopkins, 1982, Janesville, Wis., and husband Jack announce the birth of their grandson, Jayden James, born on March 14, 2009. He weighed 7# 13 ozs and was 21 inches long.He joins his proud parents Crystal Hopkins and James Nehls. Laurie is in her 28th year of teaching. She is presently teaching fourth grade in the Milton School District in Milton, Wisconsin.

Cynthia (Sucher) Riedel, 1983, Richfield, MN, age 47, passes away after an extended illness on April 10,2009. Survived by her husband of 25 years, Steve,'82, daughter Grace and son Spencer; father Lyle Sucher,'57 of Glenview, IL, three brothers Matthew Sucher (Jennifer), Adam Sucher (Elizabeth) and Hans Sucher (Courtney; nephews Jake, Evan and David Sucher; nieces Shannon McInnis and Evelyn Sucher. Preceded in death by her mother Alwyn (Hicks) Sucher. Born in Beardstown, IL and a graduate of Deland High School, FL, Cynthia met Steve at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI. Cynthia and Steve then moved to London where Cynthia received a Masters in International Business at Schiller International University. In addition to London, Cynthia and her family lived in Minich, Germany and then in Lagos, Nigeria. Cindy had been employed at Virtual Radiologic Corporation of Eden Prairie, where she was much loved by everyone. Music has always been an important part of Cynthia's life and she has sung in many choirs since high school. She has passed her love of music on to the most important part of her life, her children, Grace and Spencer, of whom she was immensely proud. To best honor Cynthia, a college fund memorial will be set up for her children. In lieu of flowers, donations to this fund can be made payable and mailed to: The Riedel Children's College Fund, c/o Sucher Family, P.O. Box 178, Golf, IL 60029

Mike Hackbarth, 1984, Lakeview, NY, was promoted to Vice President of Private Label Sales at The Fremont Company, a 104 year old manufacturer of private label food products.

Tillu Suhail, 1985, Venice, Italy, has been married to his wife, Loretta, for 13 years. the have three daughters; Nadia 13, Elisa Samia 7, and Sofia Miriam 16 months. Suhail is Senior Global Process & Project manager at Swarovski in Surich, Switzerland, but has been homebased for the last 12 years.. He is currently working on a Global project for replacing their Point of Sale system for our 700 shops worldwide.

Laura (Van Puymbrouck) Francis, 1985, None

Lisa Haines, 1987, lives in Hinsdale, Illinois, with husband, Anthony, and two children, Blake, 6 1/2 and Caitlin, 4. She is currently working to achieve her personal training certification, as exercise is her passion. Her husband of 14 1/2 years is a corporate strategist. Together they love to travel and spend time with their family.

Rhonda Hofbauer, 1987, Poplar Grove, Ill. is a single mom raisin three beautiful teens, Abbey, 15; Zac, 14, and Sharlee, 13. She is a high school math teacher at Harlem High School in Machesney Park, Illinois.

Daniel Draeger, 1988, Kenosha, Wis., was promoted in 2008 to Water and Sewer Supervisor for the City of Lake Forest in Illinois. His wife, Jennifer (Blomquist,'87) finished her RN degree in December 2007 and now works at Aurora Hospital in Kenosha; working on a med surg. unit. They have one son in college and another who is completing his junior year in high school.

Dr. Daniel Bishop, 1989, Lake Geneva, Wis., was appointed to the position of Division of Human Service Chair for Concordia University River Forest. Dr. Bishop has been with Concordia serving as a faculty member and department chair for the school of Graduate and Innnovative Programming for the department of Counselor Education. Dr. Bishop resides in Lake Geneva with his wife and three children. In addition to his work in higher education, he is in private practice in Elkhorn, Wisconson providing outpatient therapy services.

1990's

Gonzalo Gonzalez, 1990, Panama City, Panama is proud to announce the birth of Roman Gabriel Gonzalez Cheng, on August 19, 2009. Healthy baby boy with a bright future in football...

Gonzalo, 1990, None

Michael Stockwell, 1991, St. Augustine, Flor., and his wife Alyssa welcome the birth of their son Kaleb Michael on July 14, 2009. He joins big sister McKayla, 2 years old. The Stockwells reside in St. Augustine, Florida where Michael is the VP/GM for Peak10 and Alyssa is a residential property appraisal and owner of Ancient City Appraisals.

Scott P. Eder, 1992, recently moved to Hong Kong after 10 years teaching in South Korea. He is a Librarian/Humanities teacher at CSS in Hong Kong, the only school to offer both the HK Diploma and International Baccalaureate Diploma programmes. He is also focused on yoga and attended the Yoga-Thailand Ashtanga teacher training programme in Koh Samui, Thailand. Namaste

Kathi Strott, 1992, Kenosha, Wis., and husband, John, announce the birth of their daughter, Savannah Rose on April 17, 2009.

Kelly Stachnik, 1992, Milwaukee, Wis., joined Bucyrus International, Inc. on August 25, 2008 as the Senior Paralegal - Litigation. Bucyrus International, Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of high productivity mining equipment for surface and underground mining.

Kamala (Vijayapal) Caspers, 1993, Wauwatosa, Wis., and husband James announce the birth of ther son, Noah James on September 1. Noah joins siblings Emily, Zebulon, Zipporah, Faith, Daniel, Julianna, Grace, and a baby in heaven. They are grateful for God's grace in raising such a large family in a hostile world.

Melanie Jumisko, 1995, Lake Villa, Ill., married Brian Shaw on April 18, 2009 during an outdoor ceremony at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, Illinois. Pamela (Phillips '94)Parks sang during the ceremony and Kris (Hechel '95)Erdmann attended. Melanie is a Senior Supply Chain Planner at Baxter Healthcare. Melanie and Brian reside in Lake Villa, Illinois.

Chris Hayes, 1995, Wheeling, Ill., married Anne Attardo on May 23, 2009 in Arlington Heights Illinoisa. The couple honeymooned in Maui and will be residing in Wheeling Illinois.

Victor LaBarbera, 1995, Zion, Ill., and Andrea (Adkins) LaBarbera, '98 are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lydia Louise LaBarbera, born July 25, 2009. Lydia joins her big sister, Sevilla Amelie LaBarbera, age 4 1/2.

Bill Mains, 1995, San Jose, Cal., Ngoc Mains would like to announce the birth of their son, William Long Mains. Liam was born on August 26, 2009 and is proudly named after his grandfathers. The Mains family lives in San Jose, CA and both Bill and Ngoc work at Santa Clara University.

Jamie (Schend) Kranich, 1996, Racine, Wis., and husband Matthew announce the birth of their daughter, Rylie Ella Kranich on December 10, 2008. Rylie joins big sister, Gracie, 2 years old.

Matthew Saucedo, 1996, Lake Bluff, Ill., and Sarah (Helminski) Saucedo, '04 announce the birth of their first child, Cecilia Valencia on July 7, 2009. Matthew is in his seventh year of teaching eighth grade Spanish at Lake Bluff Middle School, and in his 13th year as the Carthage College Pepe Band Director. Sarah is in her second year of teaching fifth and sixth grade Spanish at Deerpath Middle School in Lake Forrest. and re second year working with the techtonics staff with the Carthage College Tarble Arena. Another recent highlight adjoining their lives includes the record label signing of Matt's band, "The Matt Saucedo Band,: with "Random Records 2," out of Los Angeles, CA and Milwaukee, WI. They will begin recording their first EP at the Chicago Recording Company in Chicago in late October. Members of the band include Matthew Staller, '10 on guitar, a music education major at Carthage College. He is accompanied by Daryl Beese on bass, who coincidentally is the music teacher at Lake Bluff Middle School and also works on the techtonics staff with the Carthage College Tarble Arena.

Erik R. Schmidt and Heidi (Collins) Schmidt, 1997, Erik R. Schmidt ('97) and Heidi (Collins) Schmidt ('97) happily announce the birth of their daughter, Kathryn Rose Schmidt, on December 2, 2008. Katy joins her two older brothers, Ethan (4) and Daniel (2). Erik is Vicar at Salem Lutheran Church in Affton, MO.

Erik R. Schmidt, 1997, Saint Louis, MO, and wifre Heidi (Collins '97) announce the birth of their daughter, Kathryn Rose. Katy joins her two big brothers, Ethan, 4, and Daniel, 2. Katy was born December 2, 20088. Erik is Vicar at Salem Lutheran Church in Affton, MO.

H. Peter Dyke, 1997, Washington, DC, and his wife, Amy, celebrated the birth of their son Charlie on May 20, 2009. Charlie joins his sister Addison. Peter is an attorney in the Washington DC office of Bingham McCutchen. Amy is a senior vice president and director of operations for Spring Valley Laboratories, a Maryland biotechnology company.

Joanna (Haskin) Regalado, 1997, Round Lake Beach, Ill., and Robert Regalado were married on June 12, 2009 at Hope Lutheran Church in Long Grove, IL. The couple had members of both of their families in the wedding party.

Willaim Layer, 1997, Ringwood, Ill., and Masa (Crnogorcic) Layer,'98 announce the birth of their daughter, Nadia Linde, on SEptember 13, 2009. nadia joins older brother James David, 5 years old.

Ralph Ten Bruin, 1997, Johnsburg, Ill., and wife, Jan, announce the birth of thier son, Charles Roelof Ten Bruin on July 15, 2009 in Barrington, Illinois. He joins big sister, Madeline Elise, 28 months. God parents are Jerry Guetschow, '97, and Stephanie (Leonhard) Guetschow, '99.

Trisha (Melendy) Krull, 1998, Cary, Ill., and husband Steve announce the birth of their son, Owen Walker, on October 3, 2009. Owen joins siblings Cora-5, Kyle- 3, and Ella-21 months.

Kurt O'Connor, 1998, Normal, Ill., married Courtney (Adkins) O'Connor on August 15,2009 at St. Patrick Catholic Church of Merna in Bloomington, Illinois. The wedding party included Matt Wills, '99 and Nick Voss, '01.

Nick Haas, 1998, Racine, Wis., Vaccine awareness and education is his new frontier. When he and his wife found out they were pregnant with their first child, he started reading about pregnancy and child birth. He found that many common presumptions are incorrect. From there, he began to research vaccines, and was blown away by how different our understanding about vaccines is from the scientific evidence about them. They have made healthy choices (that may seem unconventional to many) for his family based on his research and new-found revelations. Nick founded an organization called Medical Voices Vaccine Information Center for doctors and patients, located on the Web at www.medicalvoices.org. Other websites he has developed to share information about vaccines are www.drtenpenny.com and www.iansvoice.org. Nick maintains his full time role as sales manager for North America's largest third party logistics company.

Shannon Rose, 1999, Chicago, Ill., served as a guest lecturer for an International Studies class at Loyola University, Chicago in March. The topic of the lecture was Grassroots Activism and Human Trafficking. Shannon works as the Director of Donor Relations and Grants Administration at Project Kesher, an international not-for-profit working to promote women's rights and religious tolerance in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Kazakhstan.

Jimm Rudy, 1999, Chicago, Ill., and Shelly (Olsen, '99) Rudy were married on February 14, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The best man was groom's brother, Sean Rudy. The Matron of honor was the Bride's best friend, Kelly Brazier. Vegas guests included Craig papka,'99, Carri (Turner '98) Helmandollar, and Missy Walsh,'03. A reception was held at Bull & Bear Eatery in Kenosha on March 21, 2009.

Erik Guenther, 1999, Madison, Wis., has been selected as an "Up and Coming Lawyer" by the Wisconsin Law Journal. The inaugural class of twenty attorneys were profiled in the publication and a reception for the honorees was held at Trinity Irish Pub in Milwaukee. Erik has a statewide criminal defense practice with Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C.

Jamie Mulvenna, 1999, Belleville, Mich., and her husband Patrick are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Megan Rose on March 13, 2009. She joins big sister Grace.

Andrea (Bonlender) Wulf, 1999, West Bend, Wis., and husband, Jeremiah, are proud to announce the arrival of their son, Lukah George, on May 21, 2009. Lukah was excitedly welcomed by his brothers, Nolan (4) and Sullivan (2).

2000's

Chris Gochis, 2000, Northbrook, Ill.,and Sylbia (Thompson)Gochis '00, proudly announce the birth of their son Peter Christos. Peter was born on June 17, 2009 and joins big sisters Paige (4) and Sophia (2).

Meredith White, 2001, Cedar Rapids, IA, recently accepted the position of Unit Coordinator with REM Iowa Community Services. REM serves individuals with developmental disabilities.

Eeva Elina Burns, 2001, None

James Bernicky, 2001, Cadillac, Mich., and Jodi Habighorst, '02 are engaged to be married next summer.

Julie (Ambrose) Drakopoulos, 2001, None

Kylene (Whitney) Gray, 2002, Winnebago, Ill., and husband Jamie are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Isabelle on May 1, 2009. She weighed 9lbs, 5oz. and was 20.5 inches. She joins big brother Logan, 5, and big sister Mikayla, 3. Kylene just completed a Masters in Education and Leadership in May. She will start her 5th year teaching 7th grade special education in the fall.

Eric and Gina (Reynolds) Carlson, 2002, Naperville, Ill., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Katelyn Elizabeth Carlson on February 18, 2009. Gina and Erik are currently living in Naperville, IL. Gina is working as a Clinical Therapist at an alternative school and Erik working as 7th grade teacher in Lockport, IL.

Dr. Angel (Reitmeier) Becker, 2002, Stacy, Minn., and Richard Becker were married May 9th in St. Paul, Minnesota. The bridal party included Jen (Garrison)Shrader, '00, Cynthia )Pervan)Von Zee, '02 and Bryan Boatright, '02.

John Hensley, 2002, Milwaukee, Wis., and Jennifer (Johnson) Hensley, '06 were married on June 20, 2009 at Crosslake Lutheran Church in Crosslake, Minnesota. The wedding party included Matthew Cantwell, '03 and Steven Deschryver, '03

Christina (Tina) Perri, 2002, Kenosha, Wis., (M.Ed, '07) copleted a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, a Master of Science in Oriental Medicin, and certificate of Acupuncture from the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine in Racine, Wisconsin. Now a licensed acupuncturins, Tina has opened her practice called, "Accupuncture for Everything! LLC" in Kenosha. Call (262)358-0991 to learn how Oriental Medicin can improve your health!

Brian Hall, 2002, Monmouth, Ill., and Sarah (Swanson) Hall, '03, welcomed their second child, Aubrey Lynn Hall, on May 14th, 2008. She was welcomed by big brother, Bryson.

Nicholas Barootian, 2002, Prairie du Chien, Wis., graduated with masters degrees in Divinity, and Sacred Music, in May from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was called as an Associate Pastor at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Prairie du Chien starting August 26, 2009. He was ordained on September 26, 2009 at Holy Communion Lutheran Church in Racine, Wisconsin.

Brian M. Wojciechowski, 2003, Montgomery, Ill., and wife Kristyn are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Leah Nicole on October 4th, 2009.

Jorie Fogerty, 2003, Lake in the Hills, Ill., and Matt Ganek,'06 would like to announce their engagement. Jorie is currently a 7th grade science teacher in Bartlett, IL and Matt is a 911 police and fire dispatcher for Quad Comm in Carpentersville IL. They will be married on June 26, 2010.

Christina Wright, 2004, Silver Spring, MD, graduated with a master's degree in public affairs (MPA) from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. While at Princeton, Christina specialized in development studies and served a summer fellowship with FINCA International in Managua, Nicaragua, conducting an in-depth assessment of microfinance clients. She also worked as a graduate consultant for the Millennium Challenge Corporation and traveled to Jakarta, Indonesia, to conduct research on civil society engagement within donor-funded projects. After her wedding in July, she and her husband Patrick will relocate to Washington, D.C. to continue their respective careers.

Nikkilina (Joiner) Crouse, 2004, Belleville, ill., recently completed her PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. She is currently employed at Pfizer in Chesterfield, MO.

Shannon (Alba) Guetschow, 2004, Beloit, Wis., and husband Adam announce the birth of their daughter, Irene Amelia.

Andrew Fekete, 2004, Carpentersville, Ill., recieved his masters degree for educational leadership from Concordia University.

Kristin (VandenLangenberg) Hilbert, 2004, Peshtigo, Wis., married Paul Hilbert on January 3, 2009 at Hope Lutheran Church in East DePere, Wisconsin. She also received her MBA from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo) in April of 2009.

Jennifer Hunsader, 2005, Park Ridge, Ill., received the degree of Doctor of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago on May 16, 2009

Bill McKeown, 2005, Grayslake, Ill., and Kristy (Untch'05) are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Grace Elizabeth on Febuary 19, 2009.

Pete Serio, 2005, Fond du Lac, Wis., and Kristen (Pyrz)were married on August 8, 2009 in Downers Grove, IL at Divine Savior Parish with the reception held in Homer Glen, IL. The wedding party included Robin Fabianowicz, '05, Wendy Given-Perusich, '05, and Bill Lea, '05. The couple will reside in Fond du Lac, WI.

Erin (Johnson) Harmon, 2005, Itasca, IL was married to Joseph Harmon of Grand Rapids, MI on August 8, 2009. Bridesmaids included Katie (Edmunds) Mrskos,'04 and guests included Scott Jones '04, Nora Buganski '04, and Kelly (Bolton) Van Hout '04.

David Stopps, 2005, Lindenhurst, Ill., and Lori (Horwitz) Stopps,'05, welcomed their first child, Abigail Hope, into the world on June 30th, 2009.

Javier C. Rivera, 2005, Kyle, Tex., children's book/film has been nominated for Best Film at the Kids First! Film FEst (www.SometimesWeb.com). He has also won first place prizes for his photography (www.javiercrivera.com)

Janice Van Patten, 2005, Metairie, LA, received a Masters Degree in International Relations from the University of New Orleans in May 2009/ She is currently working with international banking and documentation with an export company in New Orleans.

Cortney (Weber) Rouse, 2005, Lake Geneva, Wis., married Seth Rouse on June 20, 2009 at Hawks View Golf Club in Lake Geneva. The wedding party included Shannon (Mackey) Ethyre, '04 and Melynda Puffer, '04.

Jacquelynn Doyon, 2006, Kalamazoo, Mich., graduated from Western Michigan University in 2008 with Masters (M.A.) in Sociology. She is currently working on Ph.D at Western Michigan University in Criminology and Sociology.

Kirby (Oren) Witherby, 2006, Rockford, Ill., married Brenten Witherby on April 18, 2009 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Rockford. The wedding party included Darcy White,'06, Kelli Oren,'04, Kelli Steenrod,'06, Rachael Reid,'07, Katie Pererson,'06 and Mari (Fiorenza) Thor'07.

Rick Katka, 2006, Becker, MN, and Alicia (Culbertson) Katka, '06 announce ther birth of their daughter, Abigail Grace, on July 9th, 2009. She wieghed in at 9lbs, 4oz.

Tracy Hilgendorf, 2007, Chebanse, Ill., received her Master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in May, 2009.

Justine L. Rehak, 2008, Carol Stream, Ill., has graduated from Rush University, Chicago with her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy! She has accepted a full-time position with Innovative Senior Care at a retirement community in Lisle, IL called The Devonshire, where she looks forward to expanding the mental health services available to senior citizens.

Sheena (Kirsch) Magnesen, 2008, Lombard, Ill., married Michael Magnesen '07 on June 27, 2009 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Burr Ridge, IL. The wedding party included Dan Perusich '07, Ashley (Grundy) Gallina '08, Stephanie Coulis '08, and Mari (Fiorenza) Thor '07.

Bryan W. Behrens, 2008, Moline, Ill. is Airman 1st Class in the United States Air Force.

Patrick Walsh, 2008, Chicago, Ill., and Carly (Swegle) Walsh, '07 were married on April 25, 2009. The wedding party included Carly McAdams, '07, Mike Armour, '09, Gordo Bothun, '08, Derrick Collins, '06, and Bryant Fazer, '06. The couple met at Carthage and now live in Chicago, Ill.

Lauren (Zimmerman) Bischel, 2009, Kenosha, WI, married Stuart Bischel on June 12, 2009 at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Racine, WI. The wedding party included Erin Zimmerman,'11 and Amanda Herder, '09.