Biographies
Agris Aperans
Waterloo,
Iowa
In 1964 I
married my wife Janice.
We have a daughter, Erin, living in Waterloo.
I taught science in the Waterloo
School System for 32
years retiring in 1994. Now I am dividing my time between Iowa
and Arizona.
Over the years I have enjoyed camping, backpacking in Colorado
mountains, biking Iowa trails, and working with track kids. I
started to play golf after retiring but have not found my niche. See you at the
reunion
Janis Aperans
Cedar Falls, Iowa
After working
for John Deere in Waterloo
for 28 years, I retired on an early retirement program. Then for at least 8
years, worked at different "job shops", but still connected to Deere.
Now I'm fully retired. Boy Scouts and grand children take up some of my free
time. Phyllis, my wife of 46 years, passed away after an illness that
seemed to drag on, in March of 2003. Family includes Tania,
She manages local pizza store and studies to be a nurse. Jery (Sue) is in Air Force and lives in California. Jeorge
lives with me and works for City of CF. Jim
(Pam) is in the Army, lives in Tennessee,
he is about to retire. John (Marty) after retirement from Army lives and works
in Albuquerque, NM. My family includes 13 grand children.
Paul Barnes
Pawleys Is., SC
US Navy
1954-1959,attended SCI now UNI graduated1962 with a BA
in Accounting. I have four children all but the magician graduated from various
univ(UNI,ISU,
ASU. I took over the Family lumber business in 1976 until I retired in
1992. None of my children had any interest so it was sold to my
employees. In 1994 I met my Wife Alicia and we were married in 1996. We
relocated to SC in 1998 leaving behind a community we both loved and always
look forward to visiting when the weathers right. I currently occupy my
time playing golf, tennis and Bridge. we have five
grand children four of which reside in South America.
We always look forward to seeing class mates so if your
planning to be in our area please let us know.
Jean Ann Baumgartner Cunningham
Waverly, Iowa
After
graduation I attended college at the then ISTC in Cedar Falls for 2 years. Deciding teaching
was not my thing, I worked as secretary to the superintendent of Cedar Falls
schools. I have been married for almost 48 years (to the same man,
Mel)!!! In 1978 we built our little house in the woods overlooking the Cedar River and still enjoy living here. We are not
world travelers, but do like to visit our kids and grands.
Our daughter and her family live in Wyoming;
son and his family in Alabama.
We have 4 grandchildren, ages 3 to 10. Our daughter Susan has 2 boys; son
Dan has 2 girls. I have done a lot of volunteer work through the years,
and enjoy reading, oil painting, and container flower gardening as
hobbies. Mel retired from Deere's and has an auto salvage yard in north
Cedar Falls to keep him busy. Hope to see you all at the reunion!!!
John Bintz
Traveling
After CFHS, I spent 3 yrs in the army, mostly in Paris
and 7 yrs in Iowa City
at UI. I taught at Univ California
in Davis for
several years and then started a software company when the personal computer
era began in 1976. That company wrote the word processing software sold by
several computer manufacturers in the US,
Europe, and the Middle East (in Arabic)
including Hewlett-Packard (HP Word), Xerox (Spellbinder), and Eagle (Eagle
Writer). I sold the company in 1988, my house a few years later, purchased a
motor home and started traveling which I am still doing today. Last month I was
in Panama and am headed to Mexico City next week. I
do have a Nevada
address but that address is a PO box and I am never
there. I wanted very much to attend the 50th but I was required to testify as
an expert witness in a NYC courtroom at the same time.
Dennis Christensen
Cedar Falls, IA.
I am
still carrying on the Concrete & Masonry business that my Dad started over
72 years ago. My son, David and son-inlaw,
Mitch work with me. I do most of the estimating, my wife, Judy
does the bookwork and Dave & Mitch do most of the hard work!!
Judy and I
enjoy winters at our Condo in Phoenix, AZ. Our latest fun project is a
2002 Thunderbird convertible. We have met lots of other Thunderbird
owners on the internet and enjoy going to Thunderbird Events all over the USA!
We have four
married children, and nine grandchildren which are our pride and joy!!
We are
looking forward to re-connecting with all the
1954 classmates at the 50th CFH renunion.
Ron & Diane Harrington Christensen
Placentia,
CA
We were high school sweethearts;
in fact we first held hands at Lincoln
School when we were in
8th grade. After high school graduation, Diane worked at Wolverton
Printing in Cedar Falls and Ron went off to
serve in the U. S.
Navy. Ron spent the first 16 months of service at schools in San Diego, CA,
Norman, OK and Memphis, TN. Finally, he was assigned to permanent duty in Virginia, so, on his way to VA, he stopped off in Cedar Falls for a few
days so that we could get married. Then off to Virginia Beach we went. A year later, our
first daughter was born; a couple of years later, our second daughter was born. Following discharge from the Navy in 1958, we
moved back to Cedar Rapids
where Ron started a career with Collins Radio Company. It was in Cedar Rapids that our son
– and last child - was born. Because of Ron’s promotional transfers within
Collins Radio Company, including a stint in the Dallas,
TX area, we eventually landed in Newport Beach, California
in 1965.
All her
married life, Diane has been blessed with the opportunity to be an “at home”
Mom. She had neither the desire nor the need to work outside our home.
Essentially, her life has been devoted to her family and to her spiritual walk
with her Lord, Jesus Christ. Eight years ago, 
Ron retired from Hughes Aircraft Company after 21 exciting years
in the aerospace industry. During his final 15 years with Hughes, he negotiated
contracts and managed large international air defense and air traffic control
systems programs. He spent extensive time doing business in Israel, Egypt,
Taiwan, France, Germany,
Kuwait, England and many
other countries. His years of international business travel gave us the
opportunity to visit the U. K., Europe and North Africa
together.
Following
retirement, Ron learned to fly and built an airplane. Currently we simply enjoy
life together in Placentia,
California. We both spend a
lot of time preparing for leading Bible studies at our church; Diane leads a
women’s group and Ron leads a men’s group. We also lead a married couples Bible
study group that meets weekly in our home. Ron also enjoys woodworking in his
home workshop. Our eldest daughter Linn, age 48, lives in Ventura, CA
with her husband and 3 children. Gary
is a geologist and Linn is on staff at their church where she is responsible
for youth ministries. Our second daughter Jody, age 46, lives in Jacksonville , FL with her
husband and 2 children. Mike is an executive with a large medical supply
company and Jody has a graphic design/advertising business. Finally, our
son Jeff, age 43 and his wife live in San
Diego, CA. They are
in the midst of selling their home in San Diego
and moving to Virginia
to start new careers.
Priscilla DeBlauwe
Sutherland
Tulsa, OK.
Well, I am
back in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the Fall
of 1999, I got a wild hair and moved to Las
Vegas. After six months the car headed to Page,
AZ., where I worked for Wilderness
River Adventures.
Had a ball! In 2003 had some medical problems so decided I had
better go back to Tulsa
to be closer to family. I am anxious to return to Cedar Falls, see and be
with friends
Don Denkinger
Waterloo, Iowa
After
graduating from high school I attended Wartburg
College for three years and the University of Northern Iowa. In 1957 I was
drafted into the U.S. Army
and while stationed at White
Sands Missile
Range, became interested
in umpiring baseball. In January, 1960 I enrolled in Al Somers School for
Umpires and was chosen #1 umpire as "Most Likely to Succeed" out of a
class of 85 students. My umpiring career in Minor League Baseball began
in 1960: Alabama-Florida League, 1960; Northwest League, 1961-1962; Texas League, 1963-1965;
International League, 1966-1968. In 1968 my contract was purchased by the
American League where I umpired for 30 years. During my career in Major League
Baseball I worked 3 All Star Games, 1 Division Championship Playoff, 9 League
Championship Series, and 4 World Series: 1974,1980,1985,1991. One of the
many thrills I experienced was working behind the plate in a one-game playoff
in 1978 between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. In
1990 I served as a CBS analyst during the American League Championship
Playoffs. Upon retiring from umpiring in 1998 I signed a 5 year contract to
supervise current umpiring crews. Final retirement from baseball occurred
on December 31, 2003. I now spend my free time playing golf and enjoying
our 4 grandchildren. My wife, Gayle (Price) and I have three daughters:
Darcy (Timm), Colorado Springs,
CO; Denise (Tony), Cedar Falls, IA; Dana (Mike), Chicago,
IL. Looking
forward to seeing as many of the class of 54 on June 25th & 26th.
Darlene Eckerman Boggs
Spring. TX.
Married Dave
Boggs 7/31/55. Three children: Dan - Lisbon, IA,
Denise Cook-Spring, TX, Doug- Oakland CA. 6
grandchildren- three in Iowa and three in Texas.
Moved to Cedar Rapids , IA in
1962. Graduated from Mt. Mercy College
In Cedar
Rapids in 1973 with a degree in elementary
education. Taught at College Community Schools
(Prairie) in Cedar Rapids
for 25 years, retiring in 1998. Moved to Mt. Vernon
in 1973 to raise our kids in a small town. It was a great
move. We had many interesting experiences during the years of raising our
kids. We did two missionary trips- one to Rocky Boy Indian Mission in Havre, Montana, and one to Willpinit
Indian Reservation in Spokane,
Washington. We enjoyed
several Christmas vacations in the mountains while Dan was in school at the University of Wyoming. Dave started his own
plumbing and heating business while we lived in Mt. Vernon
which was an interesting experience! He finished his career as the
Building Department Supervisor for the City of Marion. We built an
energy-efficient home in Linn
County mostly
ourselves. I did all of the wiring and Denise did most of the
plumbing. She gave us her summer after she graduated from Luther College!
We moved to Texas
upon retiring and enjoy living near our daughter, son-in-law and three
grandchildren. We have done extensive traveling and wish we had the
resources to do more. I am the trip co-ordinator
for Senior's group at our church and plan day-trips to the Houston area. That has helped us meet
new people and get acquainted with the opportunities that are here. We
love the winters here, try to leave as much as possible during the
summers! We would love to have you stop by and see us when you are in the
area. Just give us a call first!
Mary Jane Flaskerud
Stanhope
Janesville, Iowa
Since
graduating from CFHS I have held several secretarial jobs. The last one was at Sartori Memorial Hospital
in Cedar Falls
where I was Administrative Assistant for almost 30 years. I retired two years
ago. My husband and I raised horses on our acreage. He passed away on March 29
of this year. We have four children - one girl and three boys - and 12
grandchildren. I'm looking forward to the reunion.
Marv
Gram
Fort Pierce, FL
I entered the
service shortly after high school and spent most of the time in Germany. When I
returned to CF, I began work at John Deere Product Engineering, retiring from
there 28 years later, and began independent consulting which I have been doing
ever since. My wife Norma and I live most of the year in a retirement
community in between Fort Pierce and Vero Beach, Florida
where we have been since 1996. Our daughter lives close by in Lake Worth, Florida.
Three or four months of the year we travel to Iowa
and Minnesota to visit our two sons and their
families, one in Prior Lake, Minnesota,
the other in Garrison, Iowa. We have four grandchildren, three boys
and one girl ranging from 17 years to 6 months.
Jerry Hobson
Savannah, Georgia
I graduated
from Iowa State in 1958 with a B.S. in Industrial
Administration. My career path was sales and marketing management
positions with Procter and Gamble and Johnson & Johnson. We lived in Michigan, Massachusetts,
and New Jersey.
In 1978 we purchased a children's clothing store on Cape
Cod. In 1990 we relocated back to Michigan where I began a residential real
estate career until retirement in 2002. In 1961 I married Judy who
is a Registered Nurse (this is our 43rd anniversary year). We have three
children--Michael, a computer engineer in Massachusetts; Bradley, an accountant in Kansas
City; and Heidi, a Registered Dietician in Kalamazoo. We have 6 grandchildren(4
boys and 2 girls) ranging in age from 15 to 1 year. Currently we are
enjoying the warmth and charm of Savannah,
Georgia where
we retired in 2002.
Judy Johnson McCleary
Houston, TX.
Never in my wildest dreams, 50 years ago, did I think life's paths would lead
me to a home on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou, Houston, TX, as wife of an
insurance agent, mother of 3 and "Chuey" to
8 of the most brilliant, beautiful, energetic grandchildren in the world!
After CFHS, I received my "BA-'58," in Elem. Ed. at ISTC and a few
hours later, on that graduation day, acquired my "MRS" degree.
Believe me, that was too much for one day and I will not do that again!
As totally broke-teacher-newlyweds, Clark coached at North Scott and I taught
3rd grade in Davenport.
Coaching opportunities took us to Wapsie
Valley, where I taught Kindergarten in
Oran. On to Cedar Rapids, we raised 3 children, Clark's Washington Warriors
playing in the finals at the State tourney. What an exciting time we
had!!
Retiring from coaching after that tournament meant leaving dear friends, family
and moving to Ill., then Omaha, which was a wonderful place for raising
our family. We moved to Texas in '72 and I joined the Memorial City Hospital
Volunteer Service, being active as the Easter Rabbit, Pedi and Decorations
Chair, all Board positions and starting a Scholarship Fund which has given over
300 Scholarships for a total of over $260,000 since 1980 with only donations,
until fund raising the last 2 years. I also started and directed the Jr.
Vol. program, my children being active members. Just today, May 20th, I
was honored as "THE OLDEST, LIVING, ACTIVE PAST
PRESIDENT." I would be a $$$rich person, had I been working, but feel
success beyond measure, as I have received back more than any monetary
compensation over the years.
Though out these years, I have endured Psoriatic and Rheumatoid
Arthritis. This set back occurred in my late 30"s and without Clark's support, that of my family, friends and Prayer
Group, I would not have made it. Disabled and unable to use my right arm made
me realize each moment of my life is a precious gift and I squeeze my moments
and treasure them. Through Chemo (given for arthritis to interrupt the
immune system) numerous drugs and Enbrel, I am able
to function, appear nearly normal and embrace each day, aware these motioned,
nearly pain-free days could end in a flash.
Through this, I have been honored to be a speaker for the Arthritis Association
and be a model for Wyeth-Amgen in NY, where 8 of us posed for "in the
trade professional brochures." For a time, I was featured on a Web
Site for Enbrel. I was overwhelmed, when one
year ago, Wyeth Labs purchased one of my paintings for their headquarters in California and that
money was donated to further arthritis research. I have also lobbied
Congress for coverage of self-injected biological drugs.
In Houston, we
run the unlisted "McCleary Motel," enjoying
and entertaining family and friends from all aspects of our life. Bed and
Breakfast, maps, fun, tour guides, golf, swimming, jogging trail, hot tub provided! We are thrilled Darlene and Dave
Boggs are living in this area and we have been together several times for
dinner.
As an active member of professional insurance associations, Clark
has dedicated his career to furthering education and ethics. We have
traveled and met wonderful friends in his years of serving and
speaking.
I am truly blessed each day to walk, swim, paint, write stories and poetry, be
active in Women's MInistry at FUMC, PEO, travel,
cook, sew, deliver my Peter Rabbit Soup to shut-ins and enjoy my Clark, family
and help with our wonderful 90 year-old Aunt Catherine. Our son, an
attorney, and family lives in Houston and our
daughters and families live in Lexington, KY and Georgetown,
TX. Susan creates beautiful
beaded jewelry and Karen received the Volunteer of the Year award for starting and
teaching a Spanish program in the Primary/Elementary Schools in Georgetown. A
highlight in my life was receiving a school paper written about me by my 8 year
old grandson, Kyler, "The Most Interesting
Person I Have Ever Met in My Life." WOW--who could beat that!!!I look forward to being with my CFHS grads in a few
weeks. I decided to be the wrinkled, real me and have not had plastic
surgery or a tummy tuck! My hair is all colors, depending on the sun's
rays and the lime in the water. Clark is fit
and ready for golf! Lovingly, Judy Johnson
McCleary
Pat Johnson Nieman
New Hartford,
IA.
I now have 5
grandsons, 1 granddaughter and 1 great grand son. I lost my husband to
lung cancer in 1996. I went to work part-time at the AMRH on Union Rd to fill in
my time. I also still do crocheting and I have learned to do plastic
canvas work. I try to travel to TX twice a year to see my youngest
daughter, and her husband and their two boys. My second daughter moved to
Fairfield, IA so I go see her and her husband and two
boys. My oldest daughter still lives in Cedar Falls so I see her quit often.
Carla Knoll Lankow
Renton, WA.
I did my
undergraduate work at Iowa
State intending to teach
or do fabric design. Instead I married, moved here to
the Puget Sound area for my husbands
job with Boeing. We soon had three kids so I then spent the next 30 years being
a Professional Mommy. After the kids were grown my husband
and I also grew, but in different directions.
I am very involved
in horticulture, particularly hybridizing beardless irises. Through the
American Iris Society I met my now husband George, his late wife was also a
hybridizer. We are very involved in several Iris Societies both local and
national. I am the immediate past president of SIGNA (thus my email address)
The Species Iris Group of North America, an
international organization for the study of species irises. Our travel is often
connected to irises or Elderhostels. Our two trips to
our favorite country in the world, New Zealand, were for an
International Iris Symposium and an Elderhostel. Between our travels we spend a
great deal of time on the upkeep of our 2 acres of gardens. We also spend as
much time as possible with our children and grand children (we each have three.
The kids call us the "Brady Bunch".
Our home is
on five acres of woods that back up to a wildland
preserve here on Cougar
Mountain. Thus our
property comes with a lot of wild life which we enjoy most of the time. Last
week however our local bear ripped two bird feeders off the house to get to the
suet pans! Squirrel proof feeders are one thing, bear
proof feeders are a little more difficult. We also enjoy being 30 minutes
from the major metropolitan area of Seattle
where we can enjoy good theatre, great Jazz, and museums. So it is not all
bears and cougars and gardens.
We look
forward to seeing all of you in June!
Nicky Kronick
Quepos, Costa Rica, Central America
After SUI, I moved
with my sister, brother-in-law and their family to San Diego, CA.,
where I lived and worked for 40 years. Publishing was my love and I worked for
a decade at a City magazine, then later published or helped publish numerous
books, one of which was "San
Diego".
I was one of the lucky ones to be in the right place at the right time and
spent another decade developing my own (small) real estate projects, including
the second apartment-condominium conversion in Denver, Co.
Travel
has always been a strong lure and I have had many wonderful travel adventures
in my lifetime...(and a couple that weren't so
great!).
In 1998 I decided on a radical change of lifestyle and moved to Costa Rica, Central America, where I bought a lot
on the Pacific Coast and built a home. It was a real
challenge, considering my Spanish is rudimentary, I knew no one, and it's a
very "macho" country. But it all turned out well and I find myself
grateful every day to be reasonably healthy and able to enjoy the beauty of the
jungle around me.
I'm also delighted to find so many of us survived to this age and am looking
forward to the trip back to Cedar Falls, the base from which we all grew. Until
then...Hasta la Vista!
Doug McInroy
Cedar Falls, IA
Graduated
from high school, worked now retired and working on a class reunion (guess
whose?) Married for 35 years, have three stepchildren and one
grandchild. Interests: Antiques, spoiling a new dog, golfing, reading.
Married to Maggie who also enjoys antiquing and spoiling a
new dog.
Ruth Mehmen Isley
Waterloo, Iowa
After graduation, I worked at the First National Bank in Cedar Falls. Met a wonderful man, named James Isley,
from Janesville High School. He lived in Cedar Falls and we were
married Nov. 10, 1956. Then I went to work
as a legal secretary for Birdsall ( yes the same one Birdsall Park was named after him), Pickett and McLendon, Waterloo
attorneys for over 6 years. I had two children a boy and a girl who are
both single and age 42 and 38 and stayed home. When kids were in 6th and
9th grades in the year 1977 I decided to follow them in school and became
employed for the Waterloo Community School District and really enjoyed it and
there never was a dull day, I worked at Edison and then Central Intermediate
and retired in 1996.
Jim died in
June, 1999 so that was a rough time but I kept our home in Waterloo and a
trailer home in Harpers Ferry, IA which we enjoy in the summers. Especially my son who likes fishing. My daughter had a
kidney transplant and a divorce, so she now lives with me. I still get
together every month plus more with my old classmates of 50 years and more and
enjoy the good times. Still retired and enjoying every minute of
it! Spend time with a few of my classmates: Phyllis, Patricia, Mary
Jane etc.
Sonia Melichar
Callahan
Piedmont, CA
I am not sure
how long a biography you want but this is how my life has gone since graduating
in' 54. I graduated from Iowa State University
with a double major and then taught a year in Iowa. I returned to Iowa State
to take my Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education after marrying Hugh
Callahan who taught on staff there. Following our stint in Ames, we
moved to San Francisco then Houston, Texas, where our son was born We moved
back to California when Hugh was assigned to work on the Bay Area Rapid Transit
Project. That kept us in one spot until the project was finished and then we
were sent to Melbourne, Australia. Our third daughter was
born there and upon our return to the US
we were assigned to London,
England where
we stayed almost 5 years. We returned to California
for several years and then were on assignment in Jakarta, Indonesia.
After returning to the Bay Area Hugh retired and we have remained in Piedmont, CA.
Believe it or not, the last career I ever wanted was teaching and that seems to
be the thing I have done most successfully. During the Head Start Days my
advanced degree gave me the opportunity to teach Parent Education in Oakland and 3 of the
newly founded Jr. Colleges in the area. On are England assignment I taught kindergarten at the American School
of London which
our children attended. On our assignment to Indonesia
I taught Jr. High and High School Home Economics and kindergarten at the Jakarta International
School .Returning to Ca, I resumed
teaching for Oakland,
teaching English as a Second Language to Adults. I am now retired but still
teach occasionally and often substitute teach to fullfill
my need to be around students. For never wanting to teach, I have spent a good
part of my life teaching.
Three of our children live in California.
Our son, David, an engineer, lives in Southern California
and our daughters, Carolyn and Anne live within a mile of us. Carolyn is and
environmental consultant and Anne is a school counselor. Amy is our teacher and
enjoys living and teaching overseas. She is presently teaching at Roberts College
in Istanbul, Turkey
and has had assignments in Pakistan
and Southern Turkey as well.
In retirement, I enjoy three hobbies. I enjoy growing cymbidium orchids which
are suited to our outdoor climate here in the East Bay and participating in
Children's Theater which provides live theater to children in economically
deprived areas. Additionally I am a quilt artist, making both
contemporary and traditional quilts. The quilt that I made in response to 911
was selected to be part of the touring show and has appeared in many cities
within the US and Europe. The exhibit will continue to tour until 2005.Two
of my quilts were on display at the Houston
International Quilt Show last year, an accomplishment which I will probably
never be able to duplicate.
Some of Hugh's and my retirement hours are spent enjoying the company of our
two local grand children, watching their development and observing the many
things we may have missed in our childrearing days.We
also enjoy the summer visits of our older grandchildren when we rediscover the
wonders of our local attractions.
While both of my brothers continue with music in their retirements, my one
contribution to the music world is my annual participation in the July 4th
parade with the community band. Marching and playing the French Horn at the same time manages to challenge me annually when
I dust off the horn.
Jerry Mooers
Sun Lakes, AZ.
Following
graduation, Bob Wise and myself joined the Navy.
We went to boot camp in Great Lakes, north of Chicago. Bob went on a Destroyer and I
went into Naval Air. After several training schools,
ended up in North Island, San Diego,
CA. After being
discharged, I returned to Cedar Falls
for two quarters of school at UNI. When winter came, I left for San Diego again.
Was not use to the snow and cold any more. Graduated from San
Diego State University. Worked as a policeman
on the San Diego Police Department for almost 8 years and went to work for
Naval Intelligence for 4 years as a criminal investigator. Then
transferred to the Justice Department and worked with Federal Narcotics (DEA)
until retirement in 1986.
While a
policeman in San Diego,
(1959) I stopped Terry Parks in uniform. I complained about how Cedar
Falls High School, never seemed to teach their students how to drive very
well. He was stunned for some time trying to figure out what was
happening. It is a small world. Also meet Paul Barnes while walking
a beat in San Diego and Jim Boysen
driving in East San Diego. Guess we
should have had Drivers Ed in school.
Now, I am a volunteer
for the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children. They have a group called ALERT (Americas Law Enforcement Retirees
Team) and we locate missing children. To keep up and alert, I work on
computers and build web sites. Married to, Jan and have two daughters and
four grand daughters.
Mike Myers
Morristown, NJ
The few bio's listed so far are interesting, so I'll add my two
cents worth. Following graduation in 1954, I spent 4 years at ISTC/UNI, was
drafted (along with Jerry Thopmpson), and spent my
army tour at the Persidio of San Francisco, CA
(tough duty). Upon discharge, I enrolled at Cal Berkeley for about a year
and then returned to Iowa, got married (to
ISTC classmate Jane Allison from Greene,
IA), and started my first real
job at Collins Radio in Ceder Rapids. Three
years and 2 kids later, left Collins and enrolled in
the U of Iowa
graduate program in Hospital Administration. Graduated in 1966 (now with
3 kids) and was sent to Morristown,
NJ as an administrative
intern. Always expecting to return to the good old midwest, one year turned into two, two into five,
etc, etc. It's now 38 years later and I'm still here. I retired
from Atlantic Health System/Morristown Memorial Hospital in at the end of 1999.
After raising
4 kids (4th born in NJ), Jane returned to teaching, retiring in 1998. Our
3 girls (born in Iowa)
all married local guys and live within 5 miles of us. They have produced
9 grandchildren whom we see a lot and enjoy. Our youngest (son born in
NJ) is unmarried living and working in San
Francisco. I am enjoying my retirement years
with lots of volunteer activities, traveling, playing
golf (badly) and generally doing whatever the spirit moves. I look
forward to seeing all of you on June 25th.
Judy Nordly Moody
Cedar Falls, IA
Since
graduation from CFHS I have lived mostly in Cedar Falls. I was away for a few years
teaching, going to graduate school and working in speech pathology at Iowa U.
Keith and I were married in 1963 and I worked some years at the speech clinic
at UNI and a few years at St. Stephen Student Center on the UNI campus. Keith
and I have five children...all of them in Iowa...a real blessing in these times of
scattered families! Keith died in 2000 of ALS (Lou Gehrig's
disease). His death was surely the greatest adjustment challenge I have
had to face. However, I remain in the house on Clay Street which we had
lived in for 35 years, my health is good, and I have lots of family nearby...four
of nine grandchildren are in Cedar Falls as well as two sons and wives.
Life is good and I am grateful for what is. Hope to see MANY of you in
June.
Nancy Norvell Ball
Carbondale, Colorado
Graduated from UNI in 58 in Speech/English/Theatre. Taught Jr.
High Language Arts in southern Iowa
for a year. Married Bill Ball, Waterloo
Attorney, & had three children; Jenny, Chris, and Ben. Went to grad
school at UNI in 70's;was one of founders of Black Hawk
County Children's
Theatre & Tiddlywinks Youth Theatre. Got divorced from Bill
& went to Arizona State University
in Tempe where
I got my MFA in Drama & Theatre for Youth. Spent a year acting with State
One: The Louisville Children's Theatre in Kentucky & then moved to the
Chicago area where I taught K-5 Drama in the Evanston, Illinois Elementary
schools for eighteen years. During my summers off I taught college
classes in several southern states in order to help public school teachers
incorporate drama into their teaching. In 2002, I retired and this past
December I moved to Carbondale, CO to be near my daughter & grandchildren
& where I do storytelling, teach in an after school literacy program &
will teach drama classes this summer. Jenny is a Family Resource Counselor for
the Roaring Fork School District, & is married to Mike Lindsay, a metal
sculptor. Her children from a prior marriage are Abby Reilly, 17, & Hayden
Reilly, 13. Chris is a lighting designer for French Accent Design in Fort
Lauderdale & Ben is an architect in Los
Angeles. Neither Ben nor Chris is married.
Roland Peterson
San Diego, Calif.
After
graduating from Cedar Falls High I joined the Air Force, growing 5 inches
taller my first year in the service to reach a whopping 5' 8"! I was stationed
at George Air Force Base in California, sent
to Okinawa, and then discharged from Selfridge AFB near Detroit. I returned to Cedar
Falls and attended Northern
Iowa State
Teacher’s College while working for Johnny Rapp’s Sinclair gas station, which
is now immortalized as a museum! But I had caught the California bug, and decided my true calling
was to be a surfer. I went to work for the Post Office in San Diego, and made a career of it, retiring
in 1991. I had three children by my first marriage – Duncan, Anne, and Chris, who have all married
and had children, giving me seven grandchildren. In 1976 I married again, and
Adrienne and I have three boys – Joseph, aged 18, and twins Michael and Jordan
who are 16. Needless to say, family has kept me busy, and since
"retirement" I have worked for a copy business, running blueprints
and deliveries. We have enjoyed a few cross-country road trips, camping, and
backpacking, as well as just hanging out at our pool and cheering on the San Diego Padres.
Annettamae Saul Wittmayer
Chandler,
Arizona
I was in
education as a teacher strategist, consultant and coordinator for forty years.
When Ed my husband retired as a firefighter we moved to Arizona. We will be celebrating our fiftieth
anniversary in November 2004. We had three boys and a girl but lost one son. We
have eight grandchildren and our expecting our first great-grandchild in July
2004. We have had the opportunity to travel to Israel,
Jordan, Germany and Hawaii. We will be spending the summer in
the White Mountains but I am looking forward to our 50th reunion in Iowa.
Charlene Seaver
Beltran
Cheyenne, Wyoming
After H.S. I spent 3 years at ISTC. Since they required one to go into
teaching to graduate from there, and I knew I would never be a teacher, I
transferred to Iowa
U. I lost enough
credits in the transfer that it took me 2 more years to get that degree.n I was no 4-year
wonder. There didn't seem to be a big demand for German/math people
outside of teaching, so I spent the summer after graduation in Connecticut as a
counselor at a Girl Scout camp. Then it was off to Kansas
City,Mo. where I landed a job with Piedmont Airlines, and then
was off to Louisville, Ky. and then to the Cincinnati
Airport(which is actually across the
Ohio River in Ky.
Put that in your trivia book of useless information) I
worked and partied there until Nov. 1963 I spent a couple of weeks in Hawaii, then back to Iowa until Feb. 1964, when my feet got
itchy. So I struck out in my trusty '61 Beetle (bought nre in Cincy and which I still
have) and spent the next couple of months driving around the country in the
general direction of west. Ended up in the San Francisco Bay
area where I initially got a job with Pacific Tel and Tel and later with
Western Airlines. That's where I met Pete. We were married in March
'68 and that Oct. he was transferred to Denver.
There were no openings for me so I retired for the first time. Later,
some friends who managed a Motel 6 needed help, so I came out of
retirement. That lasted a couple of years until the friends moved to Tex. By this time
the IRS had shown us the idiocy of 2 full time pay-checks, so I retired a
second time. Kept busy making and refinishing furniture and clocks,
making afghans and baby clothes for give-away, and
getting immersed in genealogy. In 1995 Pete's job was abolished, and
since we were at that awkward age (too old to start over and too young for
retirement) it meant a move. He decided on Salt Lake City, so off we went, with 2 dogs,
2 cats, and all our wordly possessions we couldn't do
without. The 8 years in Utah
was "interesting". It didn't take us long to decide that it
would not be our final destination. Our house wasn't an official
"fixer-upper", but it needed work, so I kept busy taking parts of the
house apart and putting them back together again. Pete officially retired
in Sept '03, and in Nov. we left Planet Utah
behind and re-entered the real world, again with 2 dogs, 3 cats and too many wordly possessions, landing in Cheyenne. Being gluttons for
punishment, we have a house that needs work, so we'll keep busy for a couple of
years. be assured that anyone that would like to
stop by and see us, we have adequate amounts of saws, screwdrivers, and paintbrushes
to go around.
Ed Seufferlein
Cedar Falls, IA.
After a short
term at ISTC I enlisted in the Navy before I got drafted. Given a
construction school (Seabee), in Calif.
Spent the next 3 years in the Pacific. 19 months
on the Island of Guam,
and 13 months on Kodiak, Alaska. The day after getting my 4
years done, I married a 'movie star' California
girl, and we moved back to Cedar Falls.. Where I was in construction
for 37 years. Have been semi-retired for 6
years. Did some computer entry and bookkeeping
for a Christian bookstore for a while, just part time.
Carol has
given me 4 great sons... One is a doctor in Cedar Rapids,
another a lawyer in Waterloo. The other two are
trying to decide between them just who is the Indian Chief… (doctor,
lawyer, Indian chief?? Remember the song?) Ha. But not
really a joke… The youngest is still in college and thinking about Psychiatry.
(maybe he thinks his Dad needs help). We have 4
grandchildren, including a pair of twins.
I still live
only about 6 blocks from the high school. Had the opportunity to
help in the remodel of the high school, entry way, auditorium and band areas.. Was real neat to see again just where I sat
in band, etc. Years must have really gone by. Seems
like yesterday that I was just walking thru that entry way for the first time,
and the building was new, but it was 1953.
Clayton Thomas
Tucson, AZ
After
graduating from High School, I entered UNI (ISTC) to begin a career in
education. I married Bonnie Brown in 1955 and continued at UNI through my
masters degree. We moved to Iowa City where I taught and was an Junior High Principal. Upon completion of my
doctorate at the U of I we move to Normal, IL and Illinois
State University
where I taught and served in several
administrative positions until 1995. During that same period, Bonnie
completed her master and doctoral degrees at Illinois
State and was a Professor at Illinois Wesleyan University
in Bloomington/Normal. We have two children and four grandchildren.
We have always enjoyed an active lifestyle. of
golfing, skiing, scuba diving, flying, tennis, camping, and traveling. In
2002 we moved our residence to SaddleBrooke,
AZ, north of Tucson and enjoy good health and warm
weather. Our summers are spent at our cabin in Northwest
Ontarior. Church activities, golf,
tennis, and socializing keep us busy. We look forward to seeing many of
you in CF at the reunion.
John Thomson
2293 Shannawood Drive, Lexington, KY 40513
PH: 859-223-2428 Cell: 859-338-8000
Employment:
1955 to 1957 US
Army
1957 to 1959 Rath
Packing Company, Waterloo, IA
1957 to 1969 Engineered Equipment, Waterloo, IA
1969 to Present: The WYCO Tool
Company, Racine, WI
Wife:
Linda (Lyn) Thomson
Son: John Scott Thomson (46)
widower Keane,
KY
Grandson (15) Joshua (Josh) Glenn
Robin Jean Bloom:
Daughter (45) John Bloom, husband Raleigh, NC
Barbara Jeanne
Owens:
Daughter (44) Jeffery Owens, husband Lexington, KY
Grandson (10) Joseph (Joey) Charles
Granddaughter (6) Mary Manette
David Randell
Lewis Step Son
(33) Lexington. KY
Manette
Thomson Mother
(95) Lexington,
KY
After graduating from Cedar Falls High School, I attend Iowa
State College, Ames, IA for
one quarter before volunteered for the military draft in November 1954 in order
to qualify for the G.I. Bill. However, I was not sworn in until February
1, 1955, one day after the termination of the G.I.Bill.
Inducted at camp Chafee, AR,
I passed a typing test and was sent the next day to Ft. Sill, OK.
After only 6 week’s basic training, I became the clerk (“Radar” O’Riley of “MASH” fame) at HQ Battery,
602 Field Art. BN. I made a slight mistake
there, when he told a Master Sergeant that he didn’t have enough rank to send
him to Korea.
In early October, 1955, I arrived in Korea where I became the Company
Clerk of E Co., 2 Bn,, 19th
Infantry Reg., 24th Div. and remained there
until I returned to the states in January 1957. I then left the Army at
the rank of Sergeant First Class.
After another quarter at Iowa State
College (where I excelled only in engineering drafting) I met and married
Barbara Barnett in July 1957. First, employed as a design draftsman of
special meat processing machinery, at The Rath
Packing Co.; later, as a design draftsman with Engineered Equipment for the
next 10 years, I became a “traveling salesman”. In 1969 I a
position with the WYCO Tool Company, Chicago Ill., as a regional sales manager,
traveling 6 states, establishing and training dealers, selling vibrators.
(That’s concrete vibrators, used during placement, to consolidate
concrete) This required a move to Lexington,
KY. After taking flying, I
bought an airplane with plans to fly around my territory. The planning
was faulted because it didn’t account for the cost and the availability of
rental cars and after several years the plane was sold and my travel was done
by mostly car.
In 1972, I became a single father of three and remained so until 1983 when I
married, after dating nearly 10 years, Linda (Lyn) Lois Lewis. In 1992
Lyn retired from IBM and became an “important do everything” for
me including traveling companion, secretary, critic, motivator, bridge partner,
as well as continuing as my lover and best friend. Over the years,
(nearly 34) my territory, as well as my responsibilities has changed, from 6
states, to 7, to 12, to 24, to 27 states where now I manage 26 salesman.
In my spare time (what spare time) I enjoy scuba diving (most recently Little
Cayman, last February), carpentry and remodeling (except painting), duplicate
bridge, sports, movies, and maintaining and managing 9 rental properties in Lexington and Florida.
What stresses me the most: traffic, Airline schedules, computers, and not
enough time in a day? If asked when I’m going to retire, I say. “Haven’t
got time” and beside my “honey do list” is so long I don’t dare retire.”
Anna May Westphal
Case
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
After high
school I attended ISTC & married Jerry Case, class of '53, in 1955. We
lived in Iowa City while he was in medical
school & Phoenix, California,
NJ, Delaware
during his 11 yrs. in the Navy. We have 9 children(6
boys, 3 girls).Three of the boys are physicians(2 were Army - one served in
Desert Storm, one Navy), one son graduated from Annapolis, 2 of the girls are RNs, the 3rd a
Physicians Assistant. Ten grandchildren.
Jerry took his orthopedic residency in Phila. & has practiced as an orthopedic surgeon in Wilmington, DE
since '71. We have lived in an 18th century house on a 41 acre
farm just across the PA line since '75. He doesn't operate anymore, plays
a lot of golf (in fact has linked up again after 50 yrs. with Keith Hannan and Jack Shearer), and plans to retire fully in a
few more years. Jerry's year in Viet Nam as an orthopedist with the
Marines '66-'67 cured him of any wander lust so our travels include yearly
trips to FL and our house at the Jersey Shore. I have managed his
practice for over 25 years. Our oldest daughter had been his nurse until
a cardiac arrest a yr. ago left her severely brain damaged. She and her
family live next door and she survived due to CPR by Jerry. A family
tragedy we are still reeling from. A lesson for all: everyone should take
a CPR course! Over the years, in addition to my office responsibilities,
I have been active in volunteer organizations, have
held offices in local medical, historical, and antique collecting groups, and
the national doll collectors' organization. As you can guess from this I
am a major antiques and doll collector but have load of other interests.
I braided all rugs in our home as time permitted, but now really love to do
portraits in charcoal, especially of children. I also love to create
original musical slide programs for luncheon programs for various interest
groups. Wish we could attend the reunion but will be there in
spirit. Have a glorious time!
Wilma Wilson Paup
Plano,
TX
I attended ISTC after high
school and worked at Rath Packing before marrying
Dean Paup (class of 55). Our four children all
graduated from CFHS just as we did, with some of our classmates as their
teachers. Dean was in the real estate and building business and I was
active in the community. I served on the boards ot
the Cedar Falls Historical Society, the Cedar Falls Civic Foundation, the Wyth House Restoration Committee, the Jr. League of
Waterloo-Cedar Falls and the Black County Bicentennial Commission and was
instrumental in starting the first Sturgis Falls Day as co-chair.
Dean developed wanderlust so
we moved to Plano, TX in 1984 and he went to work for a friend. Later he
went back into the real estate business with ReMax.
I recently retired after 20 Years with Harley-Davidson Financial Services in Plano. (No, I don't
own a Harley!)
We are fortunate to have two
of our children living nearby. Susan in McKinney and Ross in
Frisco. Kathy lives in Des Moines and Doug lives in Orange, CT we have 4 grandsons and 1 granddaughter.
We expect to stay in Plano and have already
downsized. We hope to do some traveling as well.
Robert Wise
Cedar Falls, IA
Thanks to Gym
class credits, I graduated in 54. I joined the Navy with Jerry
Mooers. After boot camp, shipped out on the USS Hubbard
DD-748 to patrol the China
and Korean coast for the next three years. Completed
my enlistment in 1957, I went to college at Chicago Tech until I was
broke. I worked as a Tool and Die Maker for 40 years. A job I
really liked.
In 1960 I
married Judy Ayers from Grundy
Center. We had 4
children, one daughter and three boys. Now I have 4 grand children.
Still Retired-Still married and Still broke.
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