Rest In Peace
Below, we pause to remember and honor our classmates who have passed on before us.

Gregory BARTON
Date of Death: August 10, 2021
Cause: Unknown
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Jeffery Beckman
Date of Death: May 29, 2024
Cause: Bladder cancer
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David BERNHARDT
Date of Death: March 18, 1989
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Jay BICKFORD
Date of Death: February 25, 2016
Cause: Unknown
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Rudy BOHMAN
Date of Death: April 23, 2011
Cause: Unknown
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Deborah Brenton
Date of Death: October 7, 2013
Cause: Unknown medical issue
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David Christensen
Date of Death: July 10, 2021
Cause: Unknown
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Gary CUMBER
Date of Death: January 5, 2025
Cause: Terminal illness
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Susan CZECHOWICZ
Date of Death: July 30, 1976
Cause: Automobile accident
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Kathy DALBEC Gillingham
Date of Death: February 12, 2011
Cause: Cancer
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Dennis DRAKE
Date of Death: April 23, 1982
Cause: Unknown
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- Veteran - U.S. Army

Jay EMMERICH
Date of Death: September 22, 2023
Cause: Believed ALS
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Margaret "Marge" FELTZ
Date of Death: January 5, 2023
Cause: Unknown
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Kathy Jo FRIEDRICH Brietzke
Date of Death: December 14, 2020
Cause: Extended illness, unknown medical condition
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Judy GAJEWSKI Pempek
Date of Death: November 11, 2006
Cause: Unknown
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Scott GAST
Date of Death: August 31, 2003
Cause: Sudden death, unknown medical condition
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Nolan "Mike" Gilstad
Date of Death: October 30, 2020
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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- Purple Heart Medal recipient - U.S. Air Force

Darrell Goetsch
Date of Death: December 14, 2021
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Alan GRASMICK
Date of Death: January 31, 2008
Cause: Unknown
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Dennis GRASMICK
Date of Death: March 10, 2015
Cause: Unknown
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Eugenie GREBE Buerger
Date of Death: October 8, 2011
Cause: Unknown
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Dan GROHMAN
Date of Death: June 11, 1992
Cause: Cancer
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Daniel GROSSKOPF
Date of Death: June 15, 2014
Cause: Unknown
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Dave HEIDEMAN
Date of Death: March 30, 2006
Cause: Unexpected death, unknown medical condition
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Susan HEINRICH Dieck
Date of Death: December 5, 1988
Cause: Traffic accident
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Ronald Hempfer
Date of Death: January 7, 2024
Cause: Unknown
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Garry HINTZ
Date of Death: July 5, 1977
Cause: Unknown
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Brian HOWE
Date of Death: February 7, 2022
Cause: Unknown
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Patrick Hughes
Date of Death: July 8, 2017
Cause: Extended illness, unknown medical condition
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SGT. Mark JEPERTINGER, USMC
Date of Death: June 16, 1977
Cause: Multi-fatality car accident
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- Orange Coast Pilot article about the accident
- Death on active duty - U.S. Marine Corps

Dr. Bridget King, DVM
Date of Death: May 13, 2024
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Dr. LuAnn JOHNSON Klemme, MD
Date of Death: February 6, 2000
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Jacob Jonas
Date of Death: August 13, 2020
Cause: Extended illness, unknown medical condition
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Susan KLEINSCHMIDT Zaleski
Date of Death: December 23, 2001
Cause: Cancer
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Thomas KLUMPYAN
Date of Death: January 25, 2014
Cause: Unknown illness
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Rhonda KOFFARNUS Hegewald
Date of Death: March 31, 2003
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Jeffery LUDKEY
Date of Death: October 1, 2003
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Douglas Madden
Date of Death: January 21, 2020
Cause: Unknown
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Michael MELANG
Date of Death: April 27, 2008
Cause: Unknown
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Barbara MILLER Viergutz
Date of Death: August 11, 2013
Cause: Unknown
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Rev. Charles "Chuck" Miller
Date of Death: January 16, 2024
Cause: Unknown
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Arthur MOORE
Date of Death: March 7, 2008
Cause: Unknown
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Laurie OELKE Hardinger
Date of Death: January 3, 2001
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Kristopher "Otis" OLESON
Date of Death: July 24, 2009
Cause: Car/motorcycle accident
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Sister Susan Ostrowski, OP
Date of Death: November 19, 2019
Cause: Unknown
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Frank PAHKAMAA
Date of Death: July 16, 2010
Cause: Cancer
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John PAUSTIAN
Date of Death: May 26, 1992
Cause: Cancer
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Patricia PETROSKI Proctor
Date of Death: August 9, 2021
Cause: Unknown
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Dr. Jon PRICKRIL, D.D.S.
Date of Death: February 12, 2012
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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- Veteran - U.S. Air Force

Debbie RAVANELLI Piotrowski
Date of Death: September 3, 2004
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Robert ROGGENBUCK
Date of Death: September 29, 1984
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Douglas RUTZ
Date of Death: June 4, 2010
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Cindy Smrstick
Date of Death: May 19, 2023
Cause: Unknown
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Barbara Stahnke Schmitz
Date of Death: July 28, 2017
Cause: Unknown
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Roman STASZAK
Date of Death: January 14, 2010
Cause: Unknown
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Robert TESMER
Date of Death: July 26, 2015
Cause: Post surgery complications
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Ken THOMAE
Date of Death: Believed 2018
Cause: Unknown
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- Death confirmed by discussion with his brother Greg. He indicated Ken's death occurred at age 64 while living in Waukesha, WI. No obituary or other details available.

Margie VOSS Nualla
Date of Death: July 22, 1999
Cause: Unknown
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Patti WALLER
Date of Death: January 4, 2004
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Brian WENZEL
Date of Death: November 3, 2023
Cause: Unknown
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Jay Westberg
Date of Death: January 26, 2022
Cause: Unknown
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Janice WILSON Koeppel
Date of Death: April 24, 2018
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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Darlene Yustus Freiberg
Date of Death: October 15, 2021
Cause: Unknown medical condition
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