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Alumni Database

December 21, 2008

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Graduation	Name (Maiden) [Spouse]	Contact	Information
1949	Ralph Conner [Jan]	rlcjec@comcast.net 817 Cincy St. Venice, FL 34285	Attended Wayne State 1949-51;enlisted in USAF in 1951:became pilot 1955; Flew combat in Vietnam 1969-70;retired 1972 from Offutt AFB, NE. Have lived in FL since. Two grown children, one grandchild;celebrated 50th wedding anniversary this year in Albuquerque. Interested in receiving e-mail from any former graduates.
1957	Rich Van Valion [Lynne]	lrvanvalin@gmail.com 301 Westbrook Lane Ames, IA 50014	BA, Wayne State, 1961. Taught Science & German in O'Neill, then held positions as chemist and Laboratory Supervisor. Retired.
1960	Larry Becker [Kim]	lbecker42@hotmail.com 644 Parkdale Blvd Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
1964	Barbara (Bard) Stout [Jim]	stout@ptflash.net 58351 855 Rd Wakefield, NE	I live on a farm 3 miles from Wakefield with my husband of 40+ years. We have 3 grown daughters and 7 wonderful grandkids. I am a part time church secretary, a fashion coordinator for Weekender clothing andhave a Catering business called Chef's on the Go. I am the Wakefield Alumni historian and would love to hear from any alumni who have new address in the last year.
1964	Charles Turney	5875 W. Turning Mt. Ln Prescott, AZ 86305-1563 cftuna@cableone.net	Retired FAA, Air Traffic Control, Denver Stapleton and DIA 35 years
1966	Bruce Dunning [Janet]	bnjdunning@verizon.net 2030 E. Larkwood St West Covina, CA
1966	James Ring [Lorna]	jring@moscone.com 1284 Mayfield Circle Suisan City, CA 94585
1967	Marcia (Doescher) Kratke [Gene]	mkratke@esu1.org Wakefield, NE	Married with 3 children; 3 grandchildren; live on an acreage close to Wakefield.
1968	Ruth (Mallum) Simpkin [Tom]	frogy@netonecom.net 9148 W. 30 Rd. Harrietta, MI 49638	2 children, both married and living in Wakefield, 4 grand-daughters. I work for Meijer, Inc and Tom is in industrial maintenance
1969	Kathryn (Carlson) Gannon [Tom]	ganntk@hotmail.com 2306 Beverly Blvd North Platte, NE 69101	25 years in North Platte,NE 3 grown children-1 daughter at Ulysses,NE 2 sons in Omaha --- more importantly---1 granddaughter---1 on the way! Plan to be in Wakefield for Alumni banquet July 3rd!
1969	Brad Kurtenbach	buckwave@aol.com 306 E 9th Street, #2 Wakefield, NE
1969	Rae (Johnson) Brown [Gene]	rbrown@esu1.org Wakefield, NE	I teach Fourth Grade at Pender, and facilitate Master's Degree coursework at Wayne State College.
1970	Kay (Ogier) Stolinski	kcrochetit@hotmail.com Tulsa, OK	Certified Paralegal specializing in the Bankruptcy field. Single. One Child - Benjamin, age 21. Divorced.
1970	Pam (Utecht) Hansen [Kerry]	phanson@amfam.com Maricopa, AZ 85238	We live oustide of Phoenix, married 34 years to Kerry who is from Stromsburg NE. We have two grown sons, one lives in Tempe AZ and one in Murrieta CA. Kerry and I have owned an American Family Insurance Agency for 21 years in Scottsdale AZ.
1971	Mary (Kaufman) Holt [Marvin]	mkholt@qwest.net 5010 W Seldon Ln Glendale, AZ 85302	I taught special education in the Phoenix area from 1975-2006. I am retired from teaching, but, continue to substitute. I have 2 step children. Our son and his family live near Knoxville, TN and our daughter and her family live near Ft Myers, FL.
1971	Deb Heckens	heckens@cse.unl.edu Lincoln, NE	I attended Wayne State 1971-72. I worked at the Nebr. Dept. of Labor May 1972 - April 1978. I have been employed by the Computer Science & Engineering Dept. at UNL, since April 1978.
1971	Barbara Turner	2749 A. Street Lincoln, NE bturne1@unlnotes.unl.edu
1974	Dawn (Peters) Lubberstedt [Bob]	dlubbers@esu1.org Wakefield, NE	Married, 1 Daughter, 2 Grandchildren, Employed at Wakefield Community School
1974	Diane (Tullberg) Row [Michael]	row-dy@excite.com 920 Road Y Bruning, NE 68322	I am a K-12 Art teacher at Deshler Public School. My husband farms. Three children: Lindsey, married and getting PhD at Univ of Iowa. David working on Masters in Choral/Vocal Music at Univ Missouri at Kansas City. Danny, junior at Deshler High.
1976	Scot Keagle [Michelle]	keagle@huntel.net Wakefield, NE
1977	Renee (Wilson) Kindschuh	rrbartels@hotmail.com Wakefield, NE
1977	Robyn (Beller) Dalton [Michael]	newriter95@yahoo.com 235 West Linden Fremont, NE
1977	Brooks Myers [Anita]	brooksmyers@sbcglobal.net 13626 Vermarion Houston, TX 77070
1977	Chuck Wageman [Connie]	wageman5@earthlink.net Emerson, NE	I have 3 children that attend Wakefield Community School. Jessica (junior), Kristina (freshman), Scott (7th grader). I farm and own a small dairy farm near Emerson.
1978	Lauri Sampson	huskerlo@yahoo.com 4839 Beaconsfield St Las Vegas, NV 89147	Working in Vegas as Controller for a R.E. Developer. Enjoy bowling and watching the Nebraska games with the Vegas Club. Let me know if you're ever in the area.
1978	Joy (Myers) Johnson [TJ]	jec@tjjphoto.com 21410 Wildcroft Dr. Katy, TX 77449
1978	Brent Meyer [Judy]	bdmeyer@charter.net 3375 West 56th Street Kearney, NE	Graduated from University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy in 1983. Married Judy Wilson (1981 Central City graduate) in October 1985. We have 4 children. You can usually find me at Walgreens Pharmacy in Kearney.
1979	Vicki Foote	mknm_1@yahoo.com 206 Michener St. Wakefield, NE	Single mom raising one son, 17 yr. Alex.
1979	Nancy (Taylor) Vosteen [Les]	nvosteen@telebeep.com 34331 2nd Street Cornlea, NE 68642-5139
1980	Doug Phipps, Sr.	Wakefield, NE nebraskaflipper@yahoo.com	Sep. 2007, my youngest will graduate this year. My son Doug jr. will be 20 next month. Still living in Wakefield, divorced been raising my two kids on my own. Disabled in a car accident in 1989.
1981	Doug Carlson [Elizabeth]	carlson3@nntc.net 85617 Hwy. 35 Wakefield, NE
1981	Terri (Schwarten) Sahs [Roger]	teri.sahs@oscn.net 610 West Ute Avenue Stillwater, OK 74075	I married Roger in 1992, and have lived in Oklahoma since then. Roger is originally from Wayne, NE. We have 2 boys, Nicholas, 8 years; and Nathaniel, 4 years. I work for the Payne County Oklahoma Court Clerk's office as the first deputy clerk.
1981	Dwight Vander Veen [Pam]	dpgvanderveen@msn.com Wakefield, NE
1981	Scott Obermeyer [Melissa]	Wakefield, NE	Melissa works at Wakefield Schools and Behavioral Health Specialists Inc in Norfolk. Scott works at Thurston Manufacturing in Thurston. Kelsee is 15, a sophomore and Theresa is 6, a 1st grader.
1982	Holly (Meyer) Coenen [Mark]	coenen757@hotmail.com Laurel, NE	I have three children from my first marriage, Kayla, who is married to Erik Haglund and they live in Wakefield, Kari who lives in Wakefield also, is a cosmetologist in So Sioux City and The Cutting Edge in Wakefield with Kristen (Preston) Walsh, and Matt Erwin. I currently work at The Dixon County Feedyard north of Allen.
1982	Lisa (Hallstrom) Johnson [Val]	ljohnson@esu1.org P.O. Box 215 Pender, NE 68047	3 children: son Jamie, 25 years, son Jesse, 20 years and daughter Asia, 18 years
1983	Jean (Lunz) Krusemark [Duane]	jeanlk13@yahoo.com 8208 North 281st Avenue Valley, NE
1985	Darla (Hartman) DuRee [Travis]	darla@pti-nps.com 1609 South 175th Ave Omaha, NE
1985	Cindy (Jeppson) Brown [Mike]	cindyb@neb.rr.com 2461 Sewell Lincoln, NE	My husband and I live in Lincoln and we have two children, Gavin (6) and Lydia (2). I work as a claims examiner at Farmers Mutual and Mike is a salesman for Gusto out of Chicago. Hello to the class of 1985!
1985	Jody (Wilkerson) Obermeyer [Clay]	jody@concordcomponents.com Laurel, NE	I am the Sales Manager at Concord Components in Wayne, NE, and my Hubby is a truck driver. We have 2 daughters, Becky 21, who lives in Chicago, and Jacque, 14.
1987	Tammy (Nicholson) Keadle [Mike]	tnicholson6@hotmail.com Apex, NC
1989	Apryl (Ellison) Delclos [John]	ajdelclos@hotmail.com 2812 Calkins Place Broomfield, CO 80020
1989	Mike Tuller	mituller@gmail.com 18230 Warbler Ln Eden Prairie, MN 55346
1989	Stuart Clark [Tegan]	sclark@esu1.org Wakefield, NE
1989	Tiffany (Nelson) Foxx	foxxe2is@yahoo.com Monterey, CA
1989	Michelle (Otte) Keagle [Scot]	keagle@huntel.net Wakefield, NE
1989	Bobbi (Weiershauser) Rott [Tim]	momminut@yahoo.com Las Vegas, Nevada
1989	Christine (Woods) Davis [Chad]	chr1st1nedav1s@yahoo.com 6501 Independence Pkwy #3104 Plano, TX 75023
1990	Helle (Asmussen) Lindsted [Thomas]	helle_lindsted@yahoo.dk Ryesgade 75, 1.mf. Copenhagen, Denmark 2100	Work for US-based software company SAS Institute. Have two sons: Andreas (2004), Johan (2006).
1990	Brian Lundahl [Sherri]	ihpower@q.com 58326 Hwy 35 Wakefield, NE	We have 2 sons, Cole & Walker
1990	Chris Loofe [Kim]	1622 S. 179th St Omaha, NE ckloofe@cox.net	High School Administrator - Omaha Burke High School Kim is an elementary resource teacher for Dist. 66.
1990	Jennifer (Lunz) Cerny [Greg]	gregjenn@comcast.net 17740 SW Dodson DR Sherwood, OR 97140	Working as Lead Registered Nurse in large Portland Hospital in Diagnostic Imaging. Greg works for a nursery nearby. Love the Pacific NW - mountains, ocean, hiking etc. Get back to Wakefield about once a year.
1990	Pam (Rusk) Vander Veen [Dwight]	dpgvanderveen@msn.com Wakefield, NE	Have one son, Garett.
1990	Melissa (Oetken) Obermeyer [Scott]	mobermey@esu1.org Wakefield, NE	Scott and I have 2 daughters Kelsee, a senior and Theresa a third grader. I work at the school in Wakefield and Scott works at Thurston Manufacturing.
1990	Shawn Meyer [Janna]	meyer9t@aol.com Raymond, NE
1990	Jess Robins-Ensminger	jensminger3@cableone.net 1532 Lake Avenue South Sioux City, NE
1991	Matt Bartling [Pam]	matthew.d.bartling@us.army.mil 5543 NW Fairway Dr Lincoln, NE	AGR in the Nebraska National Guard. Married Pam Ronspies in 2001. Have two kids Emma(5) Jakson(2)
1991	Renee Nixon	rcnixon@huntel.net Wakefield, NE	Recently moved back to Wakefield. Working in Thurston. Missed Northeast Nebraska.
1991	Christopher Torczon	Ktor91@hotmail.com Henderson, Nevada	Not Married, Moved out here a year ago. Cadet in police force. Don't miss the snow hah! hah!
1992	Scott Johnson [Kristin]	huskerducks@gmail.com 4020 Toronto Street Ames, IA 50014	I graduated from UN-L in 1998 and Luther Seminary in 2003. I have been a Lutheran pastor for almost five years now. Presently I'm the campus pastor at the University Lutheran Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. My wife Kristin and I have been married four years and we have a one year-old, Ainsley, and another on the way!
1992	Matthew Stanton	mattstanton@cox.net
1994	Mandy (Walsh) Christensen [Tim]	timmandyc@msn.com Sioux City, IA	Stay at home mom, with a 5 year old son. Husband is a Pilot with the 185th ARW in Sioux City
1994	Kathy (Otte) Lewis [Carl]	PSC 37 Box 1377 APO; AE 09459 otterturk@aol.com	Currently living in England
1996	John Green	onemaninblack@hotmail.com 102 Michener St Wakefield, NE
1997	Jason Thiel	cpjt@comcast.net Fort Collins, CO	Living in Colorado. Loving life.
1997	Amanda Wirth	awirth@esu1.org Wakefield, NE	Working at the school as a paraprofessional and loving it.
1998	Brian Mattes [Laci]	brian@bdmattes.com910 Winter St Wakefield, NE	Nationally Registered Paramedic
1999	Javanah Bebee	scootersgirl_04@yahoo.com Wayne, NE
1999	Laura (Evers) Lamp [Kelly]	ktllamp@yahoo.com Wakefield, NE	Work at Tyson as a Work Comp Claims Examiner. My husband has his own Construction business and is in the Army Reserves. We have a 5 year old daughter named Taylor - she is our pride and joy!!
1999	Lindsay Jensen	linzsu@rocketmail.com Columbus, NE	I am the Asset Management Assistant for Nebraska Public Power District and live in Columbus, NE.
1999	Chad Mackling	chadmackling@hotmail.com 15349 Davenport Circle Omaha, NE 68154	In Omaha, bought a landscape company called Emerald Lawn and Landscape in 2005 and been growing ever since.
1999	Jon Ulrich	jd69992004@yahoo.com Emerson, NE	Currently working as assistant kitchen manager at the emerson nursing home. Going to college in the winter to study Culinary Arts.
2000	Shanda (Miner) Geiser [John]	shandarae_2000@yahoo.com 204 W 2nd St Wakefield, NE	I lived in Utah for 2 years, but we have been back in Wakefield for awhile and have a wonderful son Camden!
2000	Jesse Kaufman [Jenna]	pilotnteacher@yahoo.comWakefield, NE
2000	Michelle (Schwarten) Oppliger [Jeff]	m_s_f34@hotmail.com Columbus, NE	I am beginning my fourth year teaching 5th grade in Schuyler, NE. Jeff works as a salesman for Sahling-Kenworth.
2000	Lisa (Potter) Sievers [Steve]	lipott01@wsc.edu	Teach Special Education at Wakefield Community School
2001	Leslie (Boeckenhauer) Johnson [Brian]	lesliejane01@hotmail.com 57472 863 RD Wayne, NE	I'm working at the Northeast Research and Extension Center in Concord, NE as a Research Technologist in the Animal Science Department. I have one child, Brett (born Dec of 04) and another one on the way (due May of 09). Brian and I farm outside of Wayne with his family as well as working at our regular jobs.
2001	Nikki (Kay) Eckley [Jon]	nikkieckley@hotmail.com Andrews AFB	My husband is in the US Air Force. We've been living in Maryland for almost 3 years now. I work at a printing company outside of Washington DC.
2001	Amy Leonard	Amy_Leonard83@hotmail.com Pender, NE	I work in retail sales in Norfolk. I have a 2 year old son, Zane Michael Moore. Ian, Zane, and I are currently living in Pender.
2001	Kasci Scott	kas_lynn@yahoo.com Stanton, NE	I am working as a security officer in Norfolk. I recently lost my 20 month old daughter, Mariah. She was my only child. I am going back to college to get into the criminal justice program so I can become involved in child protection fields.
2001	Elisabeth Zulkosky	elisabethzulkosky@hotmail.com Omaha, NE	I am currently living in Omaha, Ne. I am a 4th grade teacher at Dundee Elementary School.
2002	Alisha Johnson	johnson_alisha@yahoo.com 912 Logan Street Norfolk, NE
2003	Andy Jensen	jensenap68784@yahoo.com 7310 candle tree lane Lincoln, NE
2003	Mia (Slama Eichelberger) Hough	Edmond, OK miahough@cox.net	I am now living in Oklahoma and occasionaly travel back to Wakefield. Im an administrative assistant. I have two little girls. Would love to catch up with old classmates. Contact me anytime.
2004	Janna Erickson	ericksjc@uwec.edu212 Fulton Street Apt 8 Eau Claire, WI 54703
2004	Christian Harder	Wakefield, NE christainharder@hotmail.com
2004	Nakita (Davis) Tello	Wakefield, NE nakitatello@yahoo.com	I am moving to Texas and have a daughter and son.
2004	Ulrich Soeffing	ulrich_soeffing@gmx.de Dorfstrasse 60 Blandikow, Germany 16909	Phone number 011493396280575 I was a foreign exchange student at Wakefield high school in 2003/04.
2004	Clinton Roberts	clintron_rontron25@hotmail.com 1000 S Crawford Rd, Apt 14 Vermillion, SD	I recently graduated from Wayne State College with a degree in Sport Management. I live in Vermillion, SD and work at Prairie Lanes and at the DakotaDome.
2004	Kami Roberts	kirobert@usd.edu Vermillion, SD	Studying elementary and special education. I work with adults with disabilities.
2004	Rachel Kaufman	kaufman2295@evangel.edu Springfield, MO
2004	Dario Vazquez	dvazquez@iastate.edu Ames, IA
2005	Thomas FREUDIGER	>5, Ch. Vi-Longe Geneva jffreud@bluewin.ch	Foreign exchange student. I have a wonderful experience at Wakefield High School.
2005	Christy Witt	Wayne, NE teddy_bear414@hotmail.com	I am in my second year at Wayne State, and I am majoring in Human Service Counseling
2005	Ashley Anderson	ashley_anderson005@hotmail.com Sioux Falls, SD
2005	Zach Sherer	El Paso, TX 79916 zach.sherer@us.army.mil	Enlisted into US Army in 2003 finished training by August 2005, deployed to Ft. Bliss, TX where I'm currently serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Plan to return October 2007 and start college at Northeast Community College, major in Criminal Justice.
2007	Diana Ramirez	dianaramirez_89@hotmail.com Wakefield, NE	Wayne State College
2007	Yancey Sherer	yanyan_taliban11@hotmail.com	Student at Northeast Community College; Criminal Justice Major

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12/19/2005	Love your Alumni database, except I can't figure out how to find new information regarding someone who's not listed on the current page, for example I sent in George Larson's (my uncle) new address awhile back (& gave his class year, about 1930). Also I wanted to look up Florence (Miner) Swanson who called me in Oct. when she learned that I too live in WA.	Annette (Borg) Kenyon maddysgpaandgma@juno.com Puyallup, WA retired teacher
08/20/2006	I am not a graduate but want to send information to everyone about the museum and see if they have things to share to us. thank you sooo much this is awesome. I do have 6 children that all graduated from here so will tell them about this website. Thank you sooo much.	Eileen Petit epetit@huntel.net Wakefield Secretary