In Memoriam, Fall 2025
[Submitted by September 2025]
1940s
Vernon Jensen ’47, Minneapolis, age 102, on January 6
1950s
Carl Vaagenes ’50, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, age 97, on December 29, 2024
David Rokke ’52, Savage, Minnesota, age 94, on February 10
Joseph Cleary ’53, Edina, Minnesota, age 94, on June 25
Leland Fairbanks ’53, Tempe, Arizona, age 94, on January 21
Howard Pearson ’53, Roseville, Minnesota, age 93, on February 20
Florence (Helland) Borman ’54, Rosemount, Minnesota, age 92, on December 20, 2024
Marcellus Johnson ’54, Edina, Minnesota, age 92, on April 29
Ferdinand Pribble ’54, Burnsville, Minnesota, age 94, on January 9
Wayne Thoreson ’55, Scottsdale, Arizona, age 91, on March 5
Margaret (Halen) Twiton ’56, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, age 90, on April 9
Thomas Hofflander ’57, Apple Valley, Minnesota, age 90, on May 13
LaVone Studlien ’58, Minneapolis, age 92, on February 17
Gordon Lindgren ’59, Blackduck, Minnesota, age 89, on June 14
Donald Sallen ’59, Edina, Minnesota, age 88, on February 26
1960s
Lemoyne Boleman ’60, Anoka, Minnesota, age 89, on January 31
Donald Holmquist ’60, Cambridge, Minnesota, age 92, on April 3
Joseph Hsieh ’61, Andover, Minnesota, age 95, on February 14
Philip Bauman ’62, Northfield, Minnesota, age 87, on February 10
Judith (Lerstad) Hill ’62, Mesa, Arizona, age 84, on February 26
Darold Rupp ’63, Mankato, Minnesota, age 83, on December 30, 2024
David Bakke ’64, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, age 84, on May 21
Ronald Laycock ’64, Willmar, Minnesota, age 90, on March 17
Sharon (Lindell) Mortrud ’64, Otsego, Minnesota, age 82, on December 4, 2024
Stella (Kyllo) Rosenquist ’64, St. Paul, Minnesota, age 83, on May 8
Constance (Ekeren) Cameron ’65, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, age 82, on July 20
Peter Jacobson ’65, Paynesville, Minnesota, age 81, on January 26
Harold Hoekstra ’66, Anoka, Minnesota, age 80, on April 14
Robert Slavik ’67, Edina, Minnesota, age 79, on December 30, 2024
Samuel Yue ’67, Hong Kong, China, age 81, on December 21, 2024
Sharon (McMullen) Deming ’68, Indian Land, South Carolina, age 78, on June 7
Thomas Luukkonen ’68, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, age 78, on February 6
Thomas Botten ’69, Prior Lake, Minnesota, age 77, on June 12
Dan Perkins ’69, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, age 79, on January 7
1970s
David Ulvin ’70, Edina, Minnesota, age 76, on January 16
Paul Anderson ’71, Northfield, Minnesota, age 77, on December 17, 2024
Mary (Dornack) Faricy ’71 MLIS, St. Paul, Minnesota, age 97, on June 18
Mark Saari ’71, Mankato, Minnesota, age 75, on January 3
George Simons ’71, Minneapolis, age 75, on December 11, 2024
Timothy Brady ’72, Minneapolis, age 74, on June 6
William Nelson ’74, Northfield, Minnesota, age 73, on April 19
Russell Carlson ’75, St. Paul, Minnesota, age 71, on February 8
David Carlson ’76, Minneapolis, age 72, on April 10
Wendell Ring ’76, Grand Island, Nebraska, age 71, on April 24
Thomas Zarth ’76, Minneapolis, age 71, on March 5
Linda Hendrickson ’77, Litchfield, Minnesota, age 70, on May 15
1980s
Karin (Tysk) Carlander ’87, Minneapolis, age 60, on July 5
Sharon (Olean) Walberg ’87, Annandale, Minnesota, age 78, on February 20
Michael Wiggin ’89, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, age 76, on April 26
1990s
Mary (Olson) Roers ’92, Apple Valley, Minnesota, age 74, on March 21
Margaret (Grant) Browne ’93, Prior Lake, Minnesota, age 79, on March 22
Linda (Keintz) Hickman ’94 MSW, Bloomington, Minnesota, age 75, on February 13
Jennifer (Smetana) Fetting ’99, St. Michael, Minnesota, age 51, on February 28
2000s
Richard Nelson ’04, Hudson, Wisconsin, age 44, on June 9
Katherine (Soderbeck) Fagen ’06, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, age 67, on March 20
Bradly Tupa ’06, Hong Kong, China, age 43, on June 25
Kyle Anderson ’08, Woodville, Wisconsin, age 40, on April 17
2010s
Jennifer Kauppinen ’10, St. Michael, Minnesota, age 51, on January 27
Ashley Hubbell ’12 MSW, Dassel, Minnesota, age 38, on May 11
Nick Wadena ’15, Minneapolis, age 46, on February 26
William Gregory ’16, Chanhassen, Minnesota, age 35, on April 28
Cole Foslien ’17, Norman, Oklahoma, age 39, on February 2
2020s
Luke Reilly ’22, Minneapolis, age 22, on January 5
Other Losses
Herb Lindquist, professor emeritus, Richfield, Minnesota, age 99, on May 29
Previous Submissions
For past lists of “In Memorium,” please visit the archive.
1940s
Lillian (Schrader) Krumholz ’45, Minneapolis, age 100, on September 10, 2024
Gertrude (Vik) Sundsted ’48, Plentywood, Montana, age 100, on November 26, 2024
1950s
Marjorie (Wilberg) Hauge ’50, Minneapolis, age 96, on July 13, 2024
Dolores (Flaa) Bjerga ’51, Deerfield, Illinois, age 95, on October 5, 2024
Marilyn (Elness) Froiland ’53, Chaska, Minnesota, age 93, on September 1, 2024
Allan Sortland ’53, Minneapolis, age 96, on October 20, 2024
Gerald Hibbard ’54, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, age 92, on July 18, 2024
Mary Jean (Danger) Holmquist ’55, Cambridge, Minnesota, age 90, on August 31, 2024
Hans Dumpys ’56, Oak Park, Illinois, age 91, on July 23, 2024
Robert Lockwood ’56, Plano, Texas, age 94, on December 17, 2024
James Norman ’57, St. Paul, Minnesota, age 88, on August 27, 2024
Hugh Gilmore ’58, Waconia, Minnesota, age 92, on August 4, 2024
1960s
Alfred Engelmann ’60, Lakeville, Minnesota, age 89, on August 19, 2024
Mary Ann (Sorensen) Urban ’62, Apple Valley, Minnesota, age 84, on September 13, 2024
Vernon Almlie ’63, Fargo, North Dakota, age 89, on June 28, 2024
Charles Arndt ’63, Luck, Wisconsin, age 82, on October 10, 2024
Wayne Christiansen ’63, Virginia, Minnesota, age 82, on June 23, 2024
Paul Stromberg ’63, Scottsdale, Arizona, age 86, on November 1, 2024
John Wanner ’63, Beverly Shores, Indiana, age 83, on December 18, 2024
Charles Feig ’65, Lakeville, Minnesota, age 83, on September 28, 2024
Donald Hoseth ’65, New Hope, Minnesota, age 81, on September 23, 2024
Larry Scholla ’65, Willmar, Minnesota, age 80, on September 23, 2024
Gracia (Nydahl) Luoma ’66, Vancouver, Washington, age 79, on November 30, 2024
Douglas Norvold ’66, Northfield, Minnesota, age 81, on November 24, 2024
Carol Ackermann ’67, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, age 79, on November 1, 2024
Joel Bethke ’67, Glendale, Arizona, age 79, on July 29, 2024
Harley Refsal ’67, Decorah, Iowa, age 79, on September 9, 2024
Gregory Garmer ’68, Duluth, Minnesota, age 78, on December 2, 2024
Lois (Peterson) Bollman ’69, Minneapolis, age 77, on September 21, 2024
Richard King ’69, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, age 78, on July 14, 2024
1970s
Gary Carlson ’70, Forest Lake, Minnesota, age 75, on August 1, 2024
Kurt Wilson ’71, Minneapolis, age 79, on October 21, 2024
Linda (Engstrom) Akenson ’72, Alexandria, Minnesota, age 74, on August 20, 2024
Thomas Anderson ’72, Minneapolis, age 72, on October 31, 2024
Dennis Dyrud ’73, Marina, California, age 75, on July 31, 2024
Syl Jones ’73, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, age 72, on November 10, 2024
Leroy Videen ’73, Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, age 72, on July 8, 2024
1980s
Patricia Morgan ’85, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, age 68, on October 17, 2024
Jean (Wolff) Humphries ’88, Plymouth, Minnesota, age 73, on July 14, 2024
David Youngren ’89, Osseo, Minnesota, age 65, on November 26, 2024
1990s
Dawn O’Donnell ’91, Minneapolis, age 69, on October 9, 2024
Stephen Znameroski ’94, Eagan, Minnesota, age 74, on September 22, 2024
Lee Larson ’96, Cambridge, Minnesota, age 67, on October 21, 2024
2000s
Mark Juaire ’09, Farmington, Minnesota, age 60, on October 5, 2024
2010s
Wendy Preston ’11, Rochester, Minnesota, age 64, on September 2, 2024
Thomas Gouras ’12, Stillwater, Minnesota, age 64, on November 2, 2024
Arnold Herzog ’13, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, age 64, on August 14, 2024
Michael Rivers ’19, Minneapolis, age 27, on November 17, 2024
2020s
Thomas Dammann ’21, Lake City, Minnesota, age 64, on October 19, 2024
Other Losses
Karl Jacobson, former assistant professor of religion, St. Paul, Minnesota, age 54, on August 18, 2024
Jeanne (Kunau) Narum, former vice president for development, Washington, D.C., age 88, on October 23, 2024