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Tag: 1958

  • Class Officer Spotlight: Owen “Sam” Sammelson ’58

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    aerick13

    By Jane Norman Leitzman ’69 An Adirondack chair beside a garden of flowers seems an appropriate setting for this humble Gustavus pillar, Owen Sammelson ’58. Known by many in our community as “Sam,” this man has had much to do with charting the course of alumni giving. When my daughter Karla went to work for…

  • Marcia Halgren Dale ’57

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Michael Dale ’58 delivers flowers for Weber’s Westdale Florist and studies woodcarving at American Swedish Institute and Vesterheim in Decorah, Iowa. In the photo here, he is shown with grandson, Adrian Dale, at the Decorah location. Marcia ’57 is organist/pianist at Good Shepherd Lutheran, Navarre, and after Vesterheim classes, is Dala painting and rosemaling. She…

  • Joann Springer Lange ’58

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Joann Springer Lange ’58 says, “We are excited that our granddaughter, Rachel Belvedere will be a freshman at Gustavus next fall. Her parents, Jenifer Lange Belvedere ’87 and Bill Belvedere ’86 are both Gusties.”

  • Marge Lund Kinney ’58

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Marge Lund Kinney ’58 writes, “For the last 49 years I’ve lived in my home on Prior Lake, and plan to stay here as long as I can. I spend about four months of the winter with my sister in Gulf Shores, Alabama…..am enjoying Alabama ‘s lovely spring. Retirement is busy (by choice). I’m just…

  • Seattle Gusties Gather at a Twins v. Mariners Game

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    Megan Myhre

    Seattle Gusties gathered together for some baseball fun on August 17 at Safeco Field for a Twins v. Mariners game. Here are a few photos from the fun event!