Entries tagged with ‘1960’

David Wold ’60

David Wold ’60 shares that “Life goes on in Säffle, Sweden despite the pandemic, although I never thought it would come to a screeching halt. We’ve had mild winters. For example, this past January the average temperature while I cycled was only -3.4 degrees C or about 26 degrees F. But then February came along […]

Nancy (Dege) Gerhard ’60

I have two, soon to be three, great-grandchildren, a boy, 2 years old, a girl, one year old and a boy due in August. I am blessed to have lived 80 years in good health. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please […]

David Silseth ’60

David Silseth ’60, and his wife, Ruth, are living in a retirement community in Maryville, TN. “Our home is about a mile from the 200 year old Presbyterian, Maryville College, so we experience some of the benefits of being near a small liberal arts college. We just returned from a wonderful cruise from Athens to […]

Katie Peterson ’10 receives entomological award

In November 2018 Katie Peterson ’10 traveled to Vancouver, BC, to attend the Entomological Society of America conference and to receive an award. While there she met a fellow Gustie, Jule Carlson Cameron ’60! This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let […]

Carol/Nicholas (Schumacher) Vamvakias ’60

Nursing class of 1960 continued with the annual reunion on 20-22 August, 2018 at Carlton Inns and Suites, Mall of America. Back 7: Carol (Berg) White, Lois (Swanson) Johnson, Carol (Schumacher) Vamvakias, Lois (Lindahl) Miller, Karin (Olson) Brown, Rita (Piepgras) Dague, Diane (Fahlberg) Anderson; FRONT ROW: Jo (Jensen) Tollefson, Yvonne (Harvey) Daily, Carolyn (Anderson) Kvam-Hansman, […]

Ann (Muesing) Behning ’60

In August, four of us “roomies” from Wahlstrom Hall met in Dassel to visit with Dana (Knobel ’60) and Jerry Hesser ’60. Linda Pierson Engebretson ’60, Patti Weiss Olander ’60, Carol Schumacher Vamvakias ’60 and Ann Muesing Behning ’60 had a great visit with them. Of the original 12 in section 304, we think there […]

Suzanne (Wasgatt) Johnson ’60

IN MEMORIAM: Ben Arlen Johnson’59, St Cloud MN on June 7,2017. He was Professor of Greek and New Testament at Hamma School of Theology, Springfield OH, President of Lutheran Bible Institute of CA,and Pastor of numerous churches. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne (Wasgatt x60), 4 children, including Krister D. Johnson ’88 and Jesse […]

David Wold ’60

David Wold ’60 writes, “Myself, my wife Inger, and nine friends will travel in the footsteps of Martin Luther this April to celebrate the nailing of his 95 theses to the door of the Schlosskirche in Wittenberg, Germany. We will fly to Berlin and then travel by bus to Wartburg, Eisenach, Erfurt, Eisleben and Wittenberg, […]

Dennis Johnson ’60

Dennis Johnson ’60 is a Interim Senior Pastor at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN. He has been serving in this role since October of 2015 and will be there until May 31, 2017, when a new new senior pastor will be appointed. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If […]

Orpah (Jungclaus) Johnson ’60

In Memory: Dick Johnson ’60, Northfield on Oct. 1, 2016. He was a long time teacher and coach. Dick is survived by his wife Orpah (Jungclaus ’60) and three children. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!

Gustavus Choir Alumni

The Gustavus Choir toured the heartland and Texas on their 2016 tour. At many of the locations, they were greeted by Gustie alumni. Photos courtesy of Julie Aune. At Redeemer Lutheran Church in Austin, TX, on February 1 were Hannah Enright ’15, Bob Karli ’67, and Karin Hogberg Schatte ’98.       At Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, […]

1964 Grads back in the Caf for Nobel 2012

’64 grads back in the caf for Nobel 2012. Gary Kenning, Joanna Carlson Swanson, Sharon Peterson Robinson, Tom Hirsch, Sonja Hirsch ’60, Rick Hokanson, Peggy Lawrence GA friend, Helen Brostrom Ihrig, Linda Leonardson Hallman, Gary Rude GA friend & Nobel regular. Photo by Carolyn Rude, another Nobel faithful. This news was submitted using our Submit […]

Bob Engstrom ’60 Memorial Fishing Event

A group of ’60 grads gathered on Lake Vermilion on northern Minnesota to participate in the first annual Bob Engstrom Memorial fishing event. Participants are from left to right: Jim Anderson, Steve Lundgren, Bill Shogren, Dave Carlson, Joel Wiberg and Dennis Johnson. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have […]

Gustie Picnic in Eden Prairie

Over 75 Gusties got together to enjoy the sunshine, warm weather, great food, and an update on life at Gustavus.