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  • Jawanza Holmes ’14

    Jawanza Holmes ’14, Waverly, is a running backs coach for Wartburg football. 

  • Abbigail Mueller Brantch ’14

    Kevin and Abbigail Mueller ’14 Brantch, Indianapolis, announce the birth of Audette on Feb. 20, 2024.

  • Jordan Young ’13

    Jordan Young ’13, Cedar Rapids, is the dean of students and activities-athletics director in the Linn-Mar Community School District, Marion.

  • Seth Smith ’13

    Seth Smith ’13, Cedar Falls, is a technical project manager at RTX. 

  • Drew Crawford ’13

    Drew Crawford ’13, Ames, is a digital marketing director at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center.

  • Kathryn Wendt ’12

    Kathryn Wendt ’12, Minneapolis, was named Of Counsel at Ballard Spahr.

  • Jordan Sarhoff ’12

    Jordan Sarhoff ’12, Hillsboro, founded Prairie Rose Wealth Management in 2024 and joined LPL Financial.

  • Emily Kuennen ’12

    Emily Kuennen ’12, Aurora, Colo., is first assistant manager at QuikTrip.

  • Shanna Seiler Savageau ’11

    Shanna Seiler Savageau ’11, Woodbury, Minn., is senior social worker – contracted case management coordinator for Anoka County.

  • Katie Zittergruen Henriksen ’11

    Ryan and Katie Zittergruen ’11 Henriksen, Waverly, announce the birth of Elyse on March 13, 2024.

  • Rev. Bridget Whately ’10

    The Rev. Bridget Whately ’10, Comstock Park, Mich., earned a Master of Divinity at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary and is pastor at Peace Lutheran Church, Sparta, Mich.

  • Dr. John Kuckelman ’09

    Dr. John Kuckelman ’09, DuPont, Wash., is serving in the U.S. Army as an active duty cardiothoracic surgeon deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

  • Travis Bockenstedt ’09

    Travis Bockenstedt ’09, Denver, Colo., is president and chief experience officer of Pinnacle Advanced Primary Care.

  • Brittany Brugman ’08

    Abhishek Khanna and Brittany Brugman ’08, Ankeny, were married June 2, 2024. 

  • Marla Stewart ’06

    Marla Stewart ’06, Gilbert, Ariz., is a human resources partner at Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company.

  • Karen Connelly Newcomb ’06

    Joe and Karen Connelly ’06 Newcomb, Cedar Falls, announce the birth of Isaiah on Dec. 14, 2023.

  • Tyler Hubbard ’06

    Tyler Hubbard ’06, Lee’s Summit, Mo., is a service manager at MD Auto Repair, Kansas City, Mo. 

  • Kelsey Padderud Baker ’05

    Kelsey Padderud Baker ’05, Waverly, is principal at River Hills School, Cedar Falls. 

  • Angela Neptun Hudelson ’03

    Angela Neptun Hudelson ’03, Peoria, Ill., earned a degree in social work from the University of Illinois and is a mental health clinician at FamilyCore.

  • Elaina Meier ’01

    Elaina Meier ’01, Madison, Wis., earned a doctoral degree in counseling psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

  • 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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