St. Louis Park Class of 1973 - Class Reunions

Rick Aberman

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Marital status: Married

Occupation: Psychotherapist; Sports/Business/Performance

Education:
PhD Psychology University of Wisconsin-Madison
MS Psychology University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS University of Wisconsin-Madison

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Park Knoll, Eliot

Hal Abrams

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Marital status: Married 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

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Marital status: Married Children: 4

Grandchildren: 12

Occupation: Physician

Education:
St Olaf College
St Louis University School of Medicine
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Park Knoll

Pamela Barta (Andreoff)

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Marital status: Widowed Children: 5

Grandchildren: 13

Occupation: Retired

David Anthony

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Marital status: Committed Relationship Children: 2

Occupation: Nuclear Power

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Park Knoll

Mary Hall (Balkins)

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Marital status: Married Children: 4

Grandchildren: 4 grandchildren
2 girls 2 boys

Occupation: RN

Education: Normandale community college.. nursing program

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Fern Hill

Stan Baratz

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Marital status: Married Children: 3

Grandchildren: 7

Occupation: Real Estate and Private Placement Investor

Education: MBA U of M
BA American University

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Fern Hill

Cheryl Beckerman

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Children: 2

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

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Marital status: Married Children: 3

Grandchildren: 2

Occupation: Retired

Education: University of MN

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Lenox

Karen Rutz (Berg)

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Marital status: Widowed 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

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Marital status: Married Children: 4

Grandchildren: 5 grandsons

Occupation: Self Employed Lawyer

Education:
BA University of Minnesota Duluth

JD William Mitchell College of Law

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Cedar Manor

Wendy Bjorklund

Marital status: Single again

Occupation: Professor

Education: BA Augsburg College
MA and Ph.D. University of MN

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Ethel Baston

Kristi Shepherd (Born)

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Marital status: Married 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

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Marital status: Committed Relationship

Occupation: Retired

Education: Some college

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Oak Hill and Park Knoll

Judy Schumeister (Brand)

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Marital status: Married Children: 2

Grandchildren: 4 granddaughters

Education: Northwestern University
BS - 1977
MBA - 1982

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Fern Hill

Patty Batalden (Burnett)

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Marital status: Married 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)

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Marital status: Married Children: 2

Grandchildren: 4

Occupation: Retired Hennepin County Employee

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Holy Family

Kimberly Jackson (Compton)

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Marital status: Married

Occupation: retired nurse

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?:
Kindergarten at Park Knoll then Minnetonka for 1-6.

Brad Connor

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Marital status: Married

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)

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Marital status: Married Children: 1

Occupation: Retired Retail Management

Education: U of M Studio Arts

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Lenox

Rochelle Ratzloff (Daniels )

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Marital status: Single again Children: 2

Grandchildren: Olive June
Lily Mae

Occupation: Artist / Retired Teacher

Education:
BA Dance Education
BA Early Childhood Development
BS Elementary Education
MA Curriculum and Instruction
License Literacy Coach / Reading Specialist

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

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Marital status: Married 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

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Marital status: Married Children: 2

Occupation:
Semi-retired Medical Device Industry Consultant; Amateur Golfer/Enthusiast

Education:
BA Psychology
MS Genetics
MD- Pediatrics and Nephrology

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Fern Hill

Rosemarie Bravin (DelCol)

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Marital status: Married 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)

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Marital status: Widowed 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)

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Marital status: Married 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)

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Marital status: Married Children: 0

Occupation: Retired Accountant

Education:
Normandale Community College
St. Catherine University

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Park Knoll & Holy Family

Christy Aycock (Eggert)

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Marital status: Married 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)

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Marital status: Married Children: 2

Occupation: Retired Ob-Gyn Physician

Education:
University of MN Psychology Major
University of MN Medical School
Washington University Residency

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Lenox K-3; Fern Hill 4-6

Sheree Flory (Emerson)

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Marital status: Single Children: 4

Grandchildren: 5

Occupation: Real Estate Agent

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Horace Mann-Minneapolis

Michael Fink

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Marital status: Committed Relationship 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)

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Marital status: Divorced Children: 1

Occupation: Retired

Education: BA. English, Grinnell College

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Fern Hill

Julie Lee (Ford)

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Marital status: Widowed 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)

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Marital status: Married 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 )

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Marital status: Married Children: 2

Grandchildren: 2

Occupation: Retired

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Cedar Manor

Michael Gaughan

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Marital status: Married

Occupation: Retired

Education:
University of Minnesota - Bachelor of Science
William Mitchell College of Law - Juris Doctor

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Eliot & Lenox

Bruce Girard

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Marital status: Married Children: 3

Grandchildren: 4

Occupation: Retired

Education:
Bachelor's - University of Minnesota
Master's - St Thomas University

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Fern Hill and Park Hill

Daniel Golden

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Marital status: Committed Relationship 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)

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Marital status: Married Children: 3

Grandchildren: 4

Occupation: Retired

Education:
BS Economics; University of MN
MA Economics; Graduate Fellow; University of Chicago

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Park Hill Fern Hill

Peter Groen

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Marital status: Married 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)

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Marital status: Married 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

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?:
Elliot- K, 1st, Edison, Brainerd, MN, 2nd, 3rd and Aquila, 4th-6th

Margaret Lindborg (Gullifer)

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Marital status: Married 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

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Marital status: Married Children: 2

Grandchildren: 3

Occupation: Entertainment

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Eliot

Bruce Herman

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Marital status: Widowed

Occupation: 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

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Marital status: Single Children: 0

Occupation: Retired

Education: BA Econ University of Minnesota

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Oak Hill & Park Knoll

Debi Parker (Herzan)

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Marital status: Married Children: 2

Grandchildren: 0

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

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Marital status: Widowed 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

Which elementary school(s) did you attend?: Fern Hill

Comments:
My SLP high school education prepared me well for college.