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Jennifer Braun ’99

Frank McGraw Munroe ’05

Caleb and Haley Lysinger Kammerer ’19

81 – Joseph Madaffari, Norwalk, Connecticut, inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association on June 25, 2024. He has headed up the Brien McMahon High School’s athletic program for 23 years but has coached and taught for 37 years

97 – Christian Skoorsmith, Seattle, Washington, published the book, Trance-Gender, Working with Transgender Clients in a Professional Hypnosis Practice. He also received the prestigious “Hypnosis Hallmark Award” in August 2024 at the National Guild of Hypnotist Education Convention. While at the convention, he was promoted to President of the Clergy Special Interest Group after serving as Vice President for two years.

99 – Jennifer Braun, Monmouth, Illinois, received Monmouth College’s Hatch Teaching Award for Distinguished Service. The Hatch Award recognizes faculty members for outstanding teaching, assistance to students outside of class, mentoring, guiding students with individual projects, and/or advising extracurricular activities.

05 – Frank McGraw Munroe, formed and founded Educate Theatre Camp (ETC), an educational nonprofit business that partners with schools, theaters, and educational groups to help teach inclusive and adaptive theatre to children with disabilities and neurotypical children.

MARRIAGES

19 – Caleb and Haley Lysinger Kammerer, Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 21, 2023.

BIRTHS

15 – Whitney West Siefkas, Truro, Iowa, son Luke Siefkas, born April 23, 2020.

ANNIVERSARIES

55 – Elvin and Elaine Cruickshank ’63 Mauzey, Denver, Colorado, 60 years, March 22, 2024.

62 – William Cleveland and Carolyn Robbins Cleveland, Dripping Springs, Texas, 60 years, Sept. 14, 2023.

DEATHS

39 – Elsie Adams Craig, Santa Clara, California, Oct. 29, 2012. Glenn Scott, Independence, Missouri, Jan. 24, 2024.

40 – Juanita Campbell Downs, Blue Springs, Missouri, April 28, 2009.

41 – Doddie Mercer Williams, Spokane, Washington, June 7, 2024.

43 – Katherine Hawkins McArthur, Independence, Missouri, Sept. 5, 2023. Imogene “Jean” Petentler Pement, Independence, Missouri, March 30, 2023. Harold Short, Yorba Linda, California, April 6, 2023.

44 – Shirley McFarlane Brizendine, Dana Point, California, June 18, 2024. Jessie Kinnaman Craven, Odessa, Missouri, Oct. 20, 2023. Norma Padovani Webb, Columbus, Ohio, June 29, 2024.

45 – Harvey “Cliff” Carlson, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Oct. 3, 2023. Elinor Browne Stewart, Sierra Vista, Arizona, May 5, 2022. Mary Kimpel Wisner, Merriam, Kansas, Dec. 16, 2023.

46 – Elbert Carpenter, Olathe, Kansas, Dec. 21, 2022. Alta Swall Stucker, Springfield, Missouri, May 3, 2023. Carla Wood Lassiter, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, July 2, 2023.

47 – Virginia Young Testerman, Faucett, Missouri, Oct. 28, 2022. Wallace Van Eaton, Yakima, Washington, Dec. 27, 2022. Dale Zimmerman, Port Charlotte, Florida, Oct. 8, 2024.

48 – Marilyn Benton Bowbeer, Laguna Woods, California, Aug. 25, 2019. Kathleen Fuller Costlow, Independence, Missouri, Nov. 8, 2012. Muriel Anderson Cross, Bella Vista, Arkansas, Aug. 10, 2022. Mary Watts Jowett, Independence, Missouri, Jan. 17, 2024. Marion Davis Kleinau, Carbondale, Illinois, March 7, 2024. Marvin “Max” Raveill, Bellevue, Nebraska, Aug. 6, 2024. Robert Rose, Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. 8, 2022. Ramona Lew Yim, Zionsville, Indiana, Nov. 7, 2023.

49 – Beatrice Mahi Barboza, Kahului, Hawaii, Feb. 25, 2024. Hazel Haynes Davenport, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, March 29, 2024. Kathryn Counts Koewing-Heaviland, Alton, Illinois, Aug. 1, 2022. Juanita Nelson Murrill, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sept. 14, 2022. Hilda Nortonen Piedimonte, Spring Branch, Texas, Nov. 10, 2023. Bonnie Brown Rose, Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. 15, 2022. Cleora Williams Sargeant, Bow, Washington, Oct. 14, 2023. Joan Fenn Slaght, Blue Springs, Missouri, June 4, 2024. Louise Steckel Smith, Independence, Missouri, Aug. 4, 2023.

50 – Woodbridge “Woody” Brown, East Moline, Illinois, Aug. 21, 2022. Elsie Carter Burton, Tallahassee, Florida, Oct. 26, 2024. Vernes Collins, Arizona City, Arizona, March 24, 2015. R. Mark Hampton, Leesburg, Virginia, July 1, 2024. Raymond Kekoa, Kenmore, Washington, July 28, 2022. Jimmy Dale Mark, Colusa, California, Jan. 14, 2023. Beverley “Gay” Westwood Pickens, Rialto, California, Sept. 27, 2022. Florence Shoemaker Ruoff, Blue Springs, Missouri, Sept. 24, 2024. Juanita Towner Short, Delta, Colorado, June 12, 2024. Martha Brewer Thrutchley, Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Jan. 26, 2024.

51 – Jack Bronson, Mukwonago, Wisconsin, May 13, 2010. Lorraine Gernhart Brooks, Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 3, 2018. Barent Eliason, Sandusky, Michigan, March 19, 2024. Mona Edwards Goddard, Independence, Missouri, Dec. 8, 2022. Richard Lancaster, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 15, 2024. LeRoy McKeage, Lake Jackson, Texas, Oct. 3, 2023. Ardyce Robinson Mills, Des Moines, Iowa, April 30, 2024. Alberta “Spike” Wyatt Musselman, Granger, Indiana, June 14, 2023. Cheryl Tripp Nelson, Independence, Missouri, Sept. 1, 2023. Robert Slasor, Xenia, Ohio, Jan. 2024.

52 – Elizabeth “Lib” Vickrey Barbour, Mobile, Alabama, April 2, 2024. Loretta Krause Coon, Battle Creek, Michigan, April 29, 2024. Mary Hathaway, Apex, North Carolina, Oct. 15, 2024. Pebble Phelps Murray, Oak Grove, Missouri, Aug. 27, 2024. Shirley Hunter Rawson, Northfield, Minnesota, Aug, 10, 2024. Emil Rupprecht, Tucson, Arizona, March 1, 2024. Ronald Spence, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jan. 24, 2024. Vera Andes Zink, Independence, Missouri, March 22, 2024.

53 – Leonard Adkins, Independence, Missouri, May 2, 2015. Sharyl Berridge Martens, Lynnwood, Washington, April 29, 2024. Meredith York McKee, Columbia, South Carolina, Feb. 9, 2023. William Muldoon, Portland, Oregon, May 9, 2024. Janet Cady Ramsey, Springfield, Missouri, Sept. 27, 2024. David Yahnig, Drexel, Missouri, Aug. 1, 2024.

54 – Edgar “Jack” Austin, Paw Paw, Michigan, July 17, 2024. Glen Campbell, Wichita, Kansas, April 21, 2024. Vernon Darling, Oak Grove, Missouri, 2022. Doris “Elaine” Shupe Elefson, Independence, Missouri, Sept. 5, 2024. Loren Harris, Lamoni, Iowa, Dec. 13, 2015. Byron Hershey, Mesa, Arizona, Nov. 1, 2019. Claire Patton Knight, Auburn Hills, Michigan, June 20, 2024. Harriet Schutzwohl-Kolias, Grants Pass, Oregon, May 2, 2014. Iris Miller Logeman, Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 8, 2024. Neta Minthorn Nelsen, Clackamas, Oregon, Aug. 12, 2024. Phillip Salzman, Alviso, California. Lloyd Tripp, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 26, 2023.

55 – David Atkins, Higginsville, Missouri, Jan. 15, 2024. Mavis Kohler Ault, Hopkins, Minnesota, June 3, 2024. Richard Booth, Monroe, Michigan, Dec. 11, 2023. Gretchen Berg Booz, Blue Springs, Missouri, Sept. 16, 2024. Theodore Bourlard, Union City, California, Feb. 5, 2013. Gilbert Fox, East Jordan, Michigan, May 26, 2024. Leamon Johnson, Richmond, Missouri, Aug. 27, 2024. Larry Salter, Irondale, Alabama, June 3, 2024. Shirley Arnold Smith, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Feb. 2, 2024.

56 – Margaret Davis Athey, Loveland, Colorado, Oct. 2, 2024. David Chapman, Bradenton, Florida, Oct. 1, 2024. Ruth Hayes Covelli, Binghamton, New York, Jan. 16, 2024. Janet Noftsger Jannings, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, March 28, 2024. Robert Lynch, Billings, Montana, Sept. 27, 2018. Phyllis McGuire Peltier, Oxford, Michigan, Feb. 28, 2008. Mable Kueck Thomas, Independence, Missouri, Oct. 9, 2024. Arthur Volskay, Holden, Missouri, Nov. 18, 2023.

57 – Ruth Stansell Carson, Blue Springs, Missouri, Feb. 24, 2013. Jayne Campbell Dickson, Bainbridge, Georgia, Dec. 24, 2022. Joe Donald, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, March 11, 2024. Hobart Graeff, Independence, Missouri, May 4, 2024. Edward Kuenzi, Norfolk, Nebraska, Dec. 24, 2013. Darwin Reedy, Pinellas Park, Florida, July 11, 2017.

58 – Charles Dodds Jr., Chandler, Arizona, July 16, 2024. Kenneth Grover, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Feb. 24, 2024. Arthur Lloyd, Pocatello, Idaho, June 23, 2024. Carol Norris Vincent, Independence, Missouri, June 22, 2024.

59 – Murphy Mathews, Brewton, Alabama, May 26, 2024.

60 – Howard Booth, Lamoni, Iowa, Sept. 9, 2024. Kirk Cross, Hilliard Ohio, April 30, 2024. Delmar Gouldsmith, Odessa, Missouri, April 12, 2024. Beverly Strick Wilson, Independence, Missouri, Sept. 5, 2024. Mary Sue Carter Young, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, April 27, 2024.

61 – John Loeding, Lapeer, Michigan, April 9, 2024. Karen Liston Nissen, Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 22, 2024. Bonnie League Pomeroy, Renton, Washington, Oct. 15, 2022.

62 – Carolyn Robbins Cleveland, Dripping Springs, Texas, April 23, 2024. Bernard Nash, Indianola, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2023.

63 – Carolyn Wright Guay, Perry, Iowa, June 30, 2024. Gerald Hancock, Jasper, Georgia, May 2, 2024. Lyle Smith, Grain Valley, Missouri, July 19, 2024.

64 – Ron Hobbs, San Francisco, California, Aug. 2, 2022. Glenda Johnson, Pahoa, Hawaii, Jan. 26, 2022. Ronald Whiting, Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 11, 2001.

67 – Deborah Cash Coulthard, Janesville, Wisconsin, Nov. 15, 2024. Margaret Parker Filer, Grand Blac, Michigan, Sept. 23, 2020. Alice Hayes, Webster City, Iowa, May 22, 2024. Jack Surbrook, Zephyrhills, Florida, Nov. 19, 2018.

69 – William “Bill” Piedimonte, Independence, Missouri, April 12, 2024. Lyle Sherer, Pisgah, Iowa, April 21, 2024. Michael VunCannon Sr., Columbus, Nebraska, April 26, 2024.

70 – Dorothy Fox Wurster, Decorah, Iowa, Jan. 24, 2018.

73 – Jane Robinson Clark, Norwalk, Iowa, 2016. DeAnne McCracken Dunsdon, Ankeny, Iowa, July 18, 2022. Susan Dunlap Tucker Boer, Snohomish, Washington, April 17, 2024.

74 – Sharon Becker, Osceola, Iowa, Jan. 21, 2019. Debra Gardner, Hamburg, Iowa, May 2, 2010. Loriece Pannemann Liljegren, Lexington, South Carolina, Oct. 22, 2020. Beverly Grube Persall, Vestaburg, Michigan, Feb. 2, 2021.

75 – Rick Deal, Independence, Missouri, Sept. 26, 2023.

77 – Billie Colvin Gilkerson, Knoxville, Iowa, March 15, 2023.

78 – Sarah “Sally” Stecher, Spokane, Washington, Sept. 1, 2024.

80 – Pamela Waxman Garcia, Independence, Missouri, Sept. 9, 2024. Mark Johnson, Richmond, Missouri, Oct. 8, 2024. Robert Sherseth, Hastings, Minnesota, Sept. 2, 2024.

82 – Larry Scofield, Blue Springs, Missouri, Oct. 28, 2024.

83 – Larry Conrad, Des Moines, Iowa, June 14, 2024. Linda Woods Rose, Mesquite, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024.

86 – Sharon Erickson Hanna, Omaha, Nebraska, May 4, 2024. Brian Nelson, Independence, Missouri, June 24, 2022.

89 – Shelia Leach Littrell, Richmond, Missouri, June 3, 2024.

91 – Douglas Dobkins, Kent, Washington, June 15, 2024.

92 – Charles “Chuck” Metternich, Saint Louis City, Missouri, Nov. 8, 2023. Frances Strand, Kalamazoo, June 5, 2016.

93 – Carolyn Barrett Carlton, Grandview, Missouri, April 12, 2023.

94 – Marjorie Webb Otto, Saint Joseph, Missouri, Jan. 9, 2023. Anna Mieczkowski Perrino, Plainville, Massachusetts, Sept. 17, 2016.

95 – Helen Miller, Toms River, New Jersey, Oct. 20, 2024.

99 – Ellen Clark Enzler Meyer, Rochester, Minnesota, June 15, 2024.

01 – Stephanie Hiatt Dickson, Chariton, Iowa, May 31, 2024.

02 – Linda Koenig, Waukee, Iowa, July 2, 2024.

04 – Melissa Galbreath, Lineville, Iowa, June 30, 2013. Tammy Sobotka-Booth, Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 23, 2023. Florence McGuire, Lamoni, Iowa, Aug. 18, 2024. Orval Spence, Ankeny, Iowa, Aug. 7, 2018.

09 – Michael Wedemeyer, Converse, Texas, Aug. 3, 2024.

11 – Stephanie Cox Joint, Braymer, Missouri, April 29, 2024. Jeffrey Rider, McKenzie, Alabama, March 8, 2024.

19 – Riley “Ryan” Nilsen, Portland, Oregon, Aug. 8, 2023.