Classmates
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Even if you cannot attend the reunion, please create a profile, as well as share photos and information! We have a "golden" opportunity to reconnect with our 1973 classmates!
Rick Aberman


Marital status: | Married |
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Occupation: | Psychotherapist; Sports/Business/Performance |
Education:
PhD Psychology University of Wisconsin-Madison MS Psychology University of Wisconsin-Madison BS University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Park Knoll, Eliot |
Hal Abrams


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 0 |
Occupation: | Retired. Co-owner Scrap recycling business. Owner mobile notary business. |
Education: University of Minnesota Bachelor of Science in Business | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Park Hill/Fern Hill |
Ross Anderson


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 4 |
Grandchildren: 12 | |
Occupation: | Physician |
Education:
St Olaf College St Louis University School of Medicine Mayo Graduate School of Medicine |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Park Knoll |
Pamela Barta (Andreoff)


Marital status: | Widowed |
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Children: | 5 |
Grandchildren: 13 | |
Occupation: | Retired |
David Anthony

Marital status: | Committed Relationship |
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Children: | 2 |
Occupation: | Nuclear Power |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Park Knoll |
Mary Hall (Balkins)

Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 4 |
Grandchildren:
4 grandchildren 2 girls 2 boys |
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Occupation: | RN |
Education: Normandale community college.. nursing program | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill |
Stan Baratz


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: 7 | |
Occupation: | Real Estate and Private Placement Investor |
Education:
MBA U of M BA American University |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill |
Cheryl Beckerman


Children: | 2 |
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Grandchildren: Not yet | |
Occupation: | Editor |
Education: BA, University of Minnesota | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill (from 5th grade) |
Comments: Relocated to Boston after college, tore myself away after 6+ years to move to Israel where I eventually got married to a mid-life career change rabbinical student and started a family (on the late side; kids are now just in their twenties!), and 18 years later moved back to the U.S., for what was intended as a temporary sojourn. Have been here since---in Youngstown, OH, and Anaheim, CA, where my husband had congregations, and since his retirement, in Houston, where we moved to take care of my late mother. Come visit! |
Paul Benenson


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: 2 | |
Occupation: | Retired |
Education: University of MN | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Lenox |
Karen Rutz (Berg)

Marital status: | Widowed |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: 2 girls and 2 boys | |
Occupation: | Retired elementary school teacher |
Education: University of Minnesota | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Ethel Baston K-6 |
Mark Biglow


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 4 |
Grandchildren: 5 grandsons | |
Occupation: | Self Employed Lawyer |
Education:
BA University of Minnesota Duluth JD William Mitchell College of Law |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Cedar Manor |
Wendy Bjorklund
Marital status: | Single again |
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Occupation: | Professor |
Education:
BA Augsburg College MA and Ph.D. University of MN |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Ethel Baston |
Kristi Shepherd (Born)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 4 |
Grandchildren: 7 | |
Occupation: | Hospitality Lead, Normandale Lutheran Church |
Education: Bachelor of Arts, Iowa State University | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Ethel Baston, Brookside |
Comments: Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion. |
Robbie Bosley

Marital status: | Committed Relationship |
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Occupation: | Retired |
Education: Some college | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Oak Hill and Park Knoll |
Judy Schumeister (Brand)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 2 |
Grandchildren: 4 granddaughters | |
Education:
Northwestern University BS - 1977 MBA - 1982 |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill |
Patty Batalden (Burnett)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: 3 | |
Occupation: | Was a stay at home mom until my kids were headed to college. My longest job was at Webb Company where I was a distributor realations manager for our promotional products. I traveled all over the US. It was hard work but definitely a fun job. |
Education: 3 years of University and then the school of life. | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill Kindergarten, Oak Knoll 1st grade and Aquila for 2-6 |
Comments: I wasn’t a great student and I didn’t belong to much but Senior High holds many good memories for me. For all of you who were a part of that I thank you. I have had a great life been married for 41 years to the same guy. We lived in Canada for about 15 years. Most of those in Vancouver British Columbia. Two of our 3 kids still live there and go back often to visit. Our other kid lives in Portland OR and we go there often as well. |
Cheryl Granning (Cegla)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 2 |
Grandchildren: 4 | |
Occupation: | Retired Hennepin County Employee |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Holy Family |
Kimberly Jackson (Compton)

Marital status: | Married |
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Occupation: | retired nurse |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Kindergarten at Park Knoll then Minnetonka for 1-6. |
Brad Connor


Marital status: | Married |
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Grandchildren: 6 Grandsons | |
Occupation: | Retired |
Education: University of Minnesota | |
Comments: Continuing to celebrate life with my High School sweetheart, Harriette Sandler, raised 3 beautiful daughters! |
Shala Dahlgren Holm (Dahlgren)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 1 |
Occupation: | Retired Retail Management |
Education: U of M Studio Arts | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Lenox |
Rochelle Ratzloff (Daniels )


Marital status: | Single again |
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Children: | 2 |
Grandchildren:
Olive June Lily Mae |
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Occupation: | Artist / Retired Teacher |
Education:
BA Dance Education BA Early Childhood Development BS Elementary Education MA Curriculum and Instruction License Literacy Coach / Reading Specialist |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Holy Family |
Comments:
Enjoying friends and family. Love horses, gardening, reading, yoga, art, travel, cooking, painting and drawing. Rediscovered life in recovery in 2010. Love creative energized people and ideas. Getting better, not older! |
David Darnell


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: 2 girls 10 & 11 | |
Occupation: | Building materials |
Education: Graduate of Dunwoody Institute, Architectural Drafting. 1975 | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Cedar Manor |
Comments: We live in the Duluth area. And have built a few homes for us over the years. We lived in Bemidji until 2001, then moved to Duluth. |
Ira Davis


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 2 |
Occupation: | Semi-retired Medical Device Industry Consultant; Amateur Golfer/Enthusiast |
Education:
BA Psychology MS Genetics MD- Pediatrics and Nephrology |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill |
Rosemarie Bravin (DelCol)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 4 |
Grandchildren: Two grandsons | |
Occupation: | Sales manager at Dayton's then onto being a Wife, mother and grandmother. Always in management. |
Education: Normandale junior college, Minnesota School of Business. | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Park Hill and Fern Hill |
Comments: I've been fortunate to live in the beautiful country of Italy and also being able to travel to many beautiful places in Europe. |
Kay Fagerholm (Dickinson)


Marital status: | Widowed |
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Children: | 2 |
Grandchildren: One granddaughter | |
Occupation: | Sr Writer/Editor Optum Health |
Education: BA -- University of Minnesota/School of Journalism | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Ethel Baston |
Diane DonCarlos (DonCarlos)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 1 |
Grandchildren: 2 | |
Occupation: | Herbalist, Retired Organic Inspector |
Education: Augsburg-Med Tech | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Highlands, Chicago Illinois |
Sue Bettermann (DuBois)

Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 0 |
Occupation: | Retired Accountant |
Education:
Normandale Community College St. Catherine University |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Park Knoll & Holy Family |
Christy Aycock (Eggert)

Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 4 |
Grandchildren: 11 | |
Occupation: | retired science teacher |
Education: BS in Biology Education, MS in Educational Leadership | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Cedar Manor |
Comments: retired from teaching after 44 years |
Karee Lehrman (Eisenberg)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 2 |
Occupation: | Retired Ob-Gyn Physician |
Education:
University of MN Psychology Major University of MN Medical School Washington University Residency |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Lenox K-3; Fern Hill 4-6 |
Sheree Flory (Emerson)

Marital status: | Single |
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Children: | 4 |
Grandchildren: 5 | |
Occupation: | Real Estate Agent |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Horace Mann-Minneapolis |
Michael Fink


Marital status: | Committed Relationship |
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Children: | 1 |
Occupation: | Attorney/Entrepreneur |
Education: BA, MPA, JD | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Cedar Manor |
Comments: Thank you for putting up with me. And for all of the laughs and shenanigans we shared. |
Sharla Levine (Fishhaut)


Marital status: | Divorced |
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Children: | 1 |
Occupation: | Retired |
Education: BA. English, Grinnell College | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill |
Julie Lee (Ford)


Marital status: | Widowed |
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Children: | 0 |
Occupation: | Retired - Regulatory Compliance (Health Insurance) |
Education: Some college | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Eliot |
Comments: Looking forward to our 50th reunion...OMG! |
Rebecca Brosdahl (Frank)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 2 |
Grandchildren: Yes, I have Three Wonderful Grandsons!!! | |
Occupation: | Retired Store Owner of 26 years in Nisswa, Minnesota!!! |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Lenox |
Comments: I appreciate the education I received from the St. Louis Park School System. It has served me well over the last 50 years! |
Linda Ormond (Gardner )


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 2 |
Grandchildren: 2 | |
Occupation: | Retired |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Cedar Manor |
Michael Gaughan


Marital status: | Married |
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Occupation: | Retired |
Education:
University of Minnesota - Bachelor of Science William Mitchell College of Law - Juris Doctor |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Eliot & Lenox |
Bruce Girard


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: 4 | |
Occupation: | Retired |
Education:
Bachelor's - University of Minnesota Master's - St Thomas University |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill and Park Hill |
Daniel Golden


Marital status: | Committed Relationship |
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Children: | 1 |
Grandchildren: getting close | |
Occupation: | Engineer, gyroscopes for inertial navigation |
Education: BSME, U of M Institute of Technology | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill |
Bill Goldaris (Goldstein)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: 4 | |
Occupation: | Retired |
Education:
BS Economics; University of MN MA Economics; Graduate Fellow; University of Chicago |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Park Hill Fern Hill |
Peter Groen


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: 4 - 2 boys, 2 girls | |
Occupation: | Retired (33 years Seagate Technology) |
Education: B.A. (Metropolitan State University | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Aquila |
Comments: Reside in AZ and summer in northern MN. |
Judy Stoltz (Groenwold)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: 4 | |
Occupation: | Retired RN as of Dec 2022 |
Education:
Assoc degree in nursing from Brainerd Community College Bachelors degree in Nursing from AZ State University |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Elliot- K, 1st, Edison, Brainerd, MN, 2nd, 3rd and Aquila, 4th-6th |
Margaret Lindborg (Gullifer)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 5 |
Grandchildren: one - on the way! Due in March 2023 | |
Education: Graduated from the University of Minnesota | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Park Hill and Fern Hill |
Gregory Hagglund


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 2 |
Grandchildren: 3 | |
Occupation: | Entertainment |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Eliot |
Bruce Herman


Marital status: | Widowed |
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Occupation: | Retired Data Management Specialist |
Education: BS California State University, Northridge | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Minneapolis Elementary Schools for the Deaf |
Comments:
Reside in Houston. Go Orioles! |
Jan Hermanson


Marital status: | Single |
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Children: | 0 |
Occupation: | Retired |
Education: BA Econ University of Minnesota | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Oak Hill & Park Knoll |
Debi Parker (Herzan)


Marital status: | Married |
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Children: | 2 |
Occupation: | RN, Clinical Trials Auditor |
Education: BSN- University of Minnesota | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Ethel Baston (K-part of 2), Lenox (2-6) |
Comments: I worked in Oncology nursing all of my career. Inpatient for 10 years, then clinical research. I retired from the University in 2014 and worked part time for 7 years as a Clinical Trial Auditor for one of the NCI research groups. I fully (sort of) retired in May 2021. Still help out with audits every now and then. My husband and I enjoy tent camping at MN State Parks, but a travel trailer camper is on order! As of March 2023, we have 8 state parks left to visit! We try to get to at least one national park a year also. |
Dale Hillman


Marital status: | Widowed |
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Children: | 3 |
Grandchildren: (none) | |
Occupation: | Engineering. Business. |
Education:
* Bachelor of Electrical Engineering 1977 University of Minnesota Institute of Technology * Master of Science in Electrical Engineering 1981 Stanford University |
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Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill |
Comments: My SLP high school education prepared me well for college. |
Diane Williams (Hunt)

Marital status: | Single again |
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Children: | 0 |
Dean Hurd

Marital status: | Single |
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Education: 2 years VoTech for auto mechanics | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Aquila |
Comments: worked at Hopkins Honda for 33 years, semi retired |
Bruce Jaffe


Children: | 2 |
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Grandchildren: Some day? | |
Occupation: | Retired, but work part time in public schools |
Education: MBA | |
Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: | Fern Hill |