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  • Anna Ohman ’24

    Anna Ohman ’24, Winterset, is a graduate student in applied economics and economic systems at the University of Belgrade/Freie Universität Berlin.

  • Robert Khoury ’24

    Robert Khoury ’24, Waverly, is a researcher at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 

  • Quentin Kelso ’24

    Quentin Kelso ’24, Keokuk, is an electrical engineer at Vermeer, Pella.

  • Laura Hovenga ’24

    Laura Hovenga ’24, Grinnell, is a graduate student in microbiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

  • Lauryn Henderson ’24

    Lauryn Henderson ’24, Independence, is a graduate student in communication and media at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, and a bookkeeping and marketing specialist at Roberts & Eddy P.C.

  • Kaitlyn Hall ’24

    Kaitlyn Hall ’24, Kenosha, Wis., is an autism therapy behavior technician at Sonnenberg Consultants.

  • Olivia Donlea ’24

    Olivia Donlea ’24, Winthrop, is a graduate student in occupational therapy at the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minn.

  • James Devine ’24

    James Devine ’24, Council Bluffs, is a graduate student in business at Oglethorpe University, Brookhaven, Ga.

  • Marlee Boyle ’24

    Marlee Boyle ’24, Janesville, is a kindergarten teacher at St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Waverly. 

  • Grace Benson ’24

    Grace Benson ’24, Mason City, is a graduate student in nutrition and dietetics at Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo.

  • Olivia Walsh ’23

    Olivia Walsh ’23, Hugo, Minn., is a housing case manager at RS EDEN, St. Paul, Minn.

  • Malena Rumelhart ’23

    Malena Rumelhart ’23, Fairbank, is a PK-6 grade general music instructor in the Wapsie Valley Community Schools.

  • Savanna Richardson ’23

    Savanna Richardson ’23, Des Moines, is a technician II at Eurofins – Nutrition Analysis Center, Des Moines. 

  • Kanan Morris ’23

    Kanan Morris ’23, Central City, is a mechanical engineer at MODUS, Waterloo.

  • Rachel Green ’23

    Rachel Green ’23, Pella, is a digital adoption and change management specialist at Vermeer Corp., Pella.

  • Brayden Carlson ’23

    Brayden Carlson ’23, Waverly, is a material view extender at John Deere, Waterloo. 

  • Arinda Barthel ’23

    Arinda Barthel ’23, Saint Michael, Minn., is a hospice music therapist at Grace Hospice.

  • Emma Strong ’22

    Emma Strong ’22, Broomfield, Colo., earned a master’s degree in athletic training at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and is an academy assistant athletic trainer at Nashville Soccer Club.

  • Maecie Wright Henson ’22

    Izach and Maecie Wright ’22 Henson, Waterloo, announce the birth of Rhyder on June 8, 2024. Maecie earned a master’s degree in public health – epidemiology at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. 

  • Britt Avery ’22

    Britt Avery ’22, Clive, is owner of Bloom and Boost, Clive. 

  • Lorraine Lynes Chester ‘47

    Lorraine Chester, 94, of Plainfield, Iowa, died on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Good Neighbor Society Nursing Home in Manchester, Iowa, of heart failure.            Lorraine was born on June 11, 1927, at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital in Waverly, Iowa, the daughter of James Kendal and Lenora (Kuethe) Lynes.  She was baptized in 1927 and confirmed in 1943 both at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Waverly. Lorraine attended the Plainfield School System, graduating in 1943, from the Plainfield High School, and continued her education at Wartburg College in Waverly for 2 years. On June 11, 1945, Lorraine was united in marriage…

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  • Dorothy Prottengeier Meier ‘48

    Dorothy M. Meier, 96, of Wapakoneta, died 3:30 a.m., Mon. June 28, 2021, at the Wapakoneta Manor.She was born July 27, 1924, in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of John Louis and Mary Ann (Erdman) Braun. On Feb. 6, 1943, she married Frederick Eugene Meier, who preceded her in death on May 8, 1986.Dorothy lived a long life, blessed in many ways. She loved and talked much of her years of working at W.T. Grant Company, Val Stores, and the Teddy Bear restaurant, all in Wapakoneta. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, where she sang in the adult choir and…

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  • Bonita Karmie ‘75

    Bonita (Bonnie) Joy Karmie, 67, passed away peacefully in her sleep after a protracted illness on April 9, 2021, Gulf Breeze, FL. Bonnie was born on November 14, 1953 in Chicago, IL, to Alvin and Geraldine Karmie. She was Baptized on September 13, 1964, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Oaklawn, IL. Bonnie graduated with honors from Oak Lawn Community High School in 1971, and graduated Cum Laude from Warburg College in Waverly, Iowa, with a BAED majoring in History. She was a member of Kappa Delta Pi. Bonnie received her Master in Ed with an emphasis in Private School Administration…

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  • Rev. George Krumrey ‘51

    George Edward Krumrey, 95, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Edith (Mueller) Krumrey and his wife, Phyllis Christine Krumrey. George is lovingly remembered by his son, David Allen Krumrey (Julie); daughter, Carol Elizabeth Rouse (Garret); and grandchildren: Lauren, Garrett, Gracie, Dylan, and Emma. George was a Navy veteran. He was a longtime Lutheran minister, starting in Oklahoma then serving several congregations in Iowa-Hampton, Ankeny, Dubuque, and Des Moines. He was a community activist and volunteered his time helping clean up the east side. George and Phyllis were active…

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