JUNE GRADUATES-Marchant through Ramsey
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MARCHANT, Darwin 5509 West Modoc Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291
(559) 625-5839
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Carol
Email address: jagwoman2003@yahoo.com or darmarchant@yahoo.com
Spent my working career in retail and wholesale groceries. Raised five children; four daughters and one son. Have six grandchildren and two great grandsons. I current enjoy the GOOD life. Retired four years ago and playing as much golf as the weather will allow. We are in the process of building a new home, and much of my time has been taken up with the yard design. Looking forward to our 60th reunion!!
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MARCHANT, David XXX, Surprise, AZ
(623) 544-9440
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Laura
Email address: dmarchant35@yahoo.com
1956-started as an engineer for large sheet metal shop. 1980-was part owner and was president of Custom Metal Products. Sold the business in 1993 and retired. My wife and I travel throughout the U.S. by RV. Have been doing my hobby of singing traditional country music for the last ten years. In 1997, I was contacted by a corporation in the Philippine Islands. Started a factory up for them from scratch to fabricate KFC kitchen equipment. This corporation purchased the KFC franchise for the Philippine Islands. The factory was named after me-Marchant S/Steel Fabricating Co. My wife and I have been married for 47 years. We have four children, seven grandchildren, and one more on the way. In October 2002, I entered the World Senior Games in Ogden, Utah. I have always enjoyed cycling, so I decided to prepare myself for three events. I trained myself in the Arizona mountains at the 8,000 ft. level. The first event was a 3-1/2 mile hill climb. I was 2nd place for the silver medal. The second event was a 24-mile road race at an elevation of 5,000 ft. Was 2nd for a silver medal. The third event was a 36-mile cross country race through the mountains of Ogden, Utah. I placed 3rd for a bronze medal.
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MARIN, Daniel Michael
Deceased: 07/14/07
35109 Hwy 79; Spc 203; Warner Springs, CA 92086
(760) 782-9088
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Paula
Email address: dm35pj37@cs.com
Paula graduated from Roosevelt in 1954. Met her in Colorado. Served in Korea. In insurance. Wife and I worked for Holiday Retirement Corp. and spent many hours working for them in Oregon.
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McBRIDE, Edith Mae 3628 Spa Street, San Diego, CA 92105-3851
(619) 583-0114
Married Name: Dawson
Spouse's Name: Tom (deceased 11/80)
Email address: edawson35@cox.net
I was married in 1955 to Tom Dawson. Sheryl was born in Des Moines, and David and Karen were born in San Diego, where I still live happily. Tom died in 1980. I have two granddaughters. Dory and husband Mark have my darling great grandson, Cameron, born September 2001. Trish and husband Shane are expecting their first baby this fall. Involvement in PTA, Scouting, baseball, teaching backyard swimming, etc. kept me busy as my children grew up. I went to work in 1977 with San Diego City Schools, retiring in 1998. I enjoy crafts, crocheting, walking, volunteering, traveling, baseball games, my friends, and my family.
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McCLURE, Sally Ann 4336 Ashby Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310-3540
(515) 255-4785
Married Name: Rhoads
Spouse's Name: Rod (Rodney E.)
Email address: rodsally3@aol.com
U.N.I. (I ST.C.) teaching certificate; Drake University, Bachelors degree in Health & Physical Ed/Coaching Endorsement for Grades K-12; graduate work in Women's Health @ Drake Univesity. Taught in DM public schools for eight years. Health Care recruiter @ Mercy Medical Center and Iowa Lutheran (eight years). Pension Administrator-Principal Financial Group for two years; School Administrator for Principal Financial Group for sales and service reps throughout the U.S. Retired in 1999. Enjoy traveling, gardening, assisting Rod with/NFF/CHF and, best of all, grandchildren--five of them!
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McCORMACK, Anne Louise
Deceased: 07/25/07
23062 Ulm Court, Hutchinson, MN 55350
Married Name: Ollrich
Spouse's Name: Gus
Email address: none
1998: Anne married Gus Ollrich 42 years ago, and they have two children and three grandchildren. Anne works for Hutchinson Technology (11 years). After graduating from North High, she worked at Armstrong Tire and Standard Oil until the birth of their daughter. They moved to Hutchinson in 1966 to a "little house on the prairie" on a lake about ten minutes outside of town on Stahl's Lake. She states that she has a gorgeous view that she "has" to look at morning, noon, and night. Gus retired from teaching and coaching about six years ago and fishes. She enjoys spending time with her daughter who lives nearby - and going to garage sales, lunching, and hanging out. Their son lives just twenty minutes from the Mall of America.
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McGOWAN, Margaret Louise 610 West 30th Street, Loveland, CO 80538-2602
(970) 667-4490
Married Name: Fraaken
Spouse's Name: Bill
Email address: billfr@mindspring.com (subject to change)
After several moves, Bill and I have lived in Loveland, CO for the past 35 years and love being close to the mountains. We both retired in February 1999 and love the freedom. In 2000, we took a month-long trip to Australia and New Zealand. Then in 2000, we were able to go to Beijing, China, and then take a cruise down the Yangtze River to Shanghai. We have three grown children and nine grandchildren. I am still playing the organ for our church and keep busy with hobbies (crocheted thirty afghans in the past two years for all of our family and some very special friends).
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MENTZER, Sally Jo 600 South Lincoln Street, Osceola, IA 50213-1530
(614) 342-4962
Married Name: Riekena
Spouse's Name: Ronald D.
Email address: riekena@longlines.com
  • 1954   Married, worked at Iowa D.M. National Bank, now NorWest
  • 1956, 58, & 61   Three sons born in Gladbrook, IA. Ron was High School Principal.
  • 1965   Moved to Kanawha, IA. Ron was Superintendent.
  • 1971   Moved to Osceola, IA. Ron was Superintendent.
  • 1974   Back in the workforce! Hired at Furnas Electric as "office person" and became the Human            Resources manager. During the 22 years with Furnas, I attended Simpson College, received            two Governor appointments (Branstad) and was awarded an outstanding volunteer service            Recognition of Iowa. Member and president of SHRM of Des Moines.
               Received "Best of Show" with an acrylic painting entered in the Iowa Arts Council
               Played a lot of golf; never got any better!!
  • 1975, 77, & 80   Acquired three grandsons.
  • 1988   We traveled to Taiwan to visit our son, an ESL teacher, and his wife, Ling Yu. She speaks            very good English and could be the interpreter for her parents and family. We are not world            travelers, but treasure the whole experience of that meaningful trip.
               U.S. travel takes us to see family and stop at antique shops along the way.
  • 1990 & 92   Acquired fourth grandson and first granddaughter!!
  • 1997   Ron and I took early retirement. As you can tell, it's been a pretty normal life with all the            elements a family provides. Losses, gains, a fair share of "bright spots" made brighter by            friends and family. Don't suppose I'll ever write a book!!
  • 2003   Looking forward to the Class Reunion! We will attend Friday night, but our oldest son is            getting married on the 21st of June, and we want to be with our newly-acquired family. We            will gain a step-grandson and a step granddaughter!
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MOHR, Arlene Joann 1622 Bay Meadows Lane, Lady Lake, FL
32159-2202
(352) 259-5592
Married Name: DuPratt
Spouse's Name: Donald P.
Email address: mohrflorida@comcast.net
Nothing much has changed--still married to Don (we celebrate our 50th this year). Still own mobile home court in Marshalltown with youngest daughter managing it. Still five grandchildren. No "great's" yet...Retired in 1998 and moved permanently to Florida in 2002. Do a lot of golfing, bingo, bocce, shuffleboard. Enjoying retirement to the fullest. "Hello" to all, and sorry I am not able to be there with you. The best to all.
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MORLOCK, Louise Elizabeth 7603 Hickory Ridge Road, Mulberry, AR 72947-8445
(479) 997-2086
Married Name: Gisler
Spouse's Name: Bob (Robert E.)
Email address: lgisler@earthlink.net
Two years of college at Creighton, then marriage to Bob Gisler of Ft. Smith, AR. Moved to California where Bob taught school. Then back to Arkansas. Bob was a journalist, and we lived in Miami, FL and Bismarck, ND. In 1970-four children later-we bought 40 acres in Arkansas. We worked for an advertising agency, and I worked at Tyson in Rogers for four years, retiring in 2001. Bob is still writing, and we spend a lot of time gardening. We have four children--Margaret, William, Heidi, and Frederick--and nine grandchildren.
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MUNZENMAIER, Marilyn Louise 708 North 7th Street, Eldridge, IA 52748-1038
(563) 285-9530
Married Name: Grother
Spouse's Name: Bill L.
Email address: grother@mchsi.com
Married Bill Grother, class of January, 1949.
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MUNZENMAIER, Sally Lou 3223 Lake Ridge Drive-B, Dubuque, IA 52003-7799
(563) 588-4452
Married Name: Fuller
Spouse's Name: Don (deceased)
Email address: slfuller@mchsi.com
After graduating from North, I attended Simpson College, where I received a BA degree in elementary education. I married Don Fuller, and we had two daughters. I have been a widow for the past 20 years. My oldest daughter, Nancy, lives in Marshalltown, IA, and she has three girls. My daughter Linda lives in Davenport, IA, and she has one girl and two boys. All of my grandchildren are teenagers now.
We lived in Sioux City, IA; Omaha, NE; Urbandale, IA;and Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA before moving to Dubuque 30 years ago. Last July I retired after working for 29 years as Registrar at Wartburg Theological Seminary.
I have had a long-standing interest in family history, so retirement has given me more time to work on that. One of my ancestors, John S. Dean, was one of the original settlers of Des Moines. He is one of those who donated land for the site of the state capitol and Dean Avenue was named after him -- (just a little bit of trivia). I recently discovered that there is also a Dean Lake on the East Side -- but you wouldn't want to go there because you really can't get there, and if you did get there, you wouldn't know what to do, but hold your nose.
I like to travel, spend time with family and friends, do volunteer work at our local arboretum, read, and learn new things on the computer. Thanks to the good genes I inherited from my ancestors, I'm enjoying good health and life in general. I am planning a trip to Alaska later this summer.
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MURPHY, John "Moose"
    (Michael) James
438 Buttonwood Lane, Largo, FL 33770-4046
(727) 581-1805
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Jackie Shepard
Email address: jmurph14@tampabay.rr.com
High school sweethearts. Married 40 some wonderful years, and 40 some out of 47 of total years married is pretty good. (There were a few rough ones.) B.S. from ISU in 1957. Two years as R.O.T.C. Lieutenant in U.S. Army (coached football). One son, Michael, age 39, owns largest golf practice range in Pinellas County, FL with his old man as banker. Career in real estate investment in Minneapolis. Still owns and manages apartments in Minneapolis and Tampa Bay. GO BUC's..hell can freeze over..they said we would never win SuperBowl until then!
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NOURSE, Nadine Kay 9509 Lawnsberry Terrace, Silver Spring, MD
20901-4713
(301) 565-9555
Married Name: Wood
Spouse's Name: Roland G.
Email address: woodthere@erols.com
Nadine attended the University of Iowa, married Roland in 1956, and has two children and four grandchildren. She worked for the Federal government--the Veterans Administration in Des Moines, Iowa City, and Los Angeles, and then the Air Force in North Hollywood. Moved to California in 1960, Tallahassee, Florida in 1969, and Silver Spring, Maryland in 1974, where she still resides. Roland is retired from the bank World Bank. After Nadine "retired" from working for the government, she became active in duplicate bridge as a player, teacher, and administrator. She is a member of the National Board of Directors for the American Contract Bridge League which includes the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. She also holds positions on the World Bridge Federation.
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PIKE, JoAnn 223 Phillips Drive, Rockwood, TN 37854
(865) 354-9556
Married Name: Walters
Spouse's Name: Robert L.
Email address: joandbob@mindspring.com
Bio info to be supplied by Jo.
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PRATT, Eugene (Gene) Carroll 725 East Union Street, Manchester, IA 52057
(563) 927-3235
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Connie K.
Email address: genepratt@iowatelecom.net
Bio info to be supplied by Gene.
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PUGH, Patsy Ann 396 NE 56th Court, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327(moved?)
(515) 264-8991
Married Name: Bryan
Spouse's Name: Garey Bryan
Email address: No computer. Gave URL for ndmhs.com
Garey and Patsy were married in 1956. Garey served four years in U.S. Navy while Patsy was employed at Northwestern Bell. They have three children; Cindy, a principal; Garey II, Sgt, DMPD; Carol, an O.T. Garey joined the Des Moines Police Department in 1960, retiring in 1990. Pat retired from Iowa Lutheran Hospital. They have spent their retirement, spending 4-1/2 months a year at their summer home in Canada. Wintering in Arizona. They currently reside in Pleasant Hill.
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QUINER, Charles Walter 5311 Erie Avenue N, Canal Fulton OH 44614
(330) 854-4379
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Jeanette
Email address: cquiner@acninc.net
  • 1959               Graduated from Drake University ;B.A.; Chemistry
  • May 1959-Feb. 1961  Drafted; served in U.S. Army (got early release to return to school)
  • 1960               Married. Two children; Doug lives here in Ohio. Patty died in 1995.
  • 1962               Graduated from Iowa State; B.S.-Chemical Engineering

Worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company:

  • 1962-1978       Akron, Ohio; Industrial Products Development
  • 1978-1981       Northern Ireland; General Products International Tech Center
  • 1981-1993       Lincoln, Nebraska; Development Department
  • Nov.,1993       Retired from Goodyear

Married sometimes. Have five grandchildren.
Traveled extensively in U.S.; some in Canada and Europe. Cruised Nile in 1984. Traveled in Mexico (rail trip through Copper Canyon, with stopovers). Traveled Far East on business (1987-Japan, Korea, Taiwan). In 1993, visited England with my dad to look up his mother's childhood stomping grounds and those of her antecedents. Found house where she was born, etc.
Retired in 2002. Bought farm with large stone and cedar ranch house, in-ground swimming pool on 5-1/2 acres with an additional six acres available for pasture. Bought two Beefalo cows and three horses (two mares w/foal, one of which had colt on the side). Two mares foaled, one a filly, one a stud. Garden growing corn, tomatoes, beans, peppers, and eggplant. Garden soil enriched with lots of once-used hay and oats. Have 1940 vintage Ford tractor (9N) with 72-inch finish mower to keep lawn under control; old pickup with snow blade for dealing with winter precipitations.
Want to know more? Want to tell me more about you? Come visit in Ohio, and we can talk for a spell.

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RAMSEY, Mildred Louise 13731 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA 50323
(515) 287-2379
Married Name: Uding
Spouse's Name: Glenn
Email address: g.uding@mchsi.com
Married, one child, divorced after 20 years. Remarried eight years later to Glenn. Much travel in his business and mine. Retired seven years ago. Some heart surgery (2x). Our kids, his four and my one, live in Chicago, California, and Des Moines. All employed and well. I have three great grandchildren, one girl and two boys. Do lots of reading and volunteering. We live on a golf course, lots of beautiful scenery, lake, deer, geese, etc. Built this townhouse 13 years ago. Plan to stay here forever!
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