JUNE GRADUATES-Marchant through Ramsey
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MARCHANT, Darwin 15950 Quail Creek Lane, Surprise, AZ 85374
(623) 518-6674
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Carol R.
Email address: [email protected] or [email protected]
Spent my working career in retail and wholesale groceries. Raised five children; four daughters and one son. Have six grandchildren and two great grandsons. I current enjoy the GOOD life. Retired four years ago and playing as much golf as the weather will allow. We are in the process of building a new home, and much of my time has been taken up with the yard design. Looking forward to our 60th reunion!!
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MARCHANT, David 16426 West Salado Creek Drive, Surprise, AZ 85387
(623) 544-9440
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Laura
Email address: [email protected]
1956-started as an engineer for large sheet metal shop. 1980-was part owner and was president of Custom Metal Products. Sold the business in 1993 and retired. My wife and I travel throughout the U.S. by RV. Have been doing my hobby of singing traditional country music for the last ten years. In 1997, I was contacted by a corporation in the Philippine Islands. Started a factory up for them from scratch to fabricate KFC kitchen equipment. This corporation purchased the KFC franchise for the Philippine Islands. The factory was named after me-Marchant S/Steel Fabricating Co. My wife and I have been married for 47 years. We have four children, seven grandchildren, and one more on the way. In October 2002, I entered the World Senior Games in Ogden, Utah. I have always enjoyed cycling, so I decided to prepare myself for three events. I trained myself in the Arizona mountains at the 8,000 ft. level. The first event was a 3-1/2 mile hill climb. I was 2nd place for the silver medal. The second event was a 24-mile road race at an elevation of 5,000 ft. Was 2nd for a silver medal. The third event was a 36-mile cross country race through the mountains of Ogden, Utah. I placed 3rd for a bronze medal.
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Occupation:
US Air Force. President of Custom Metal Products. Retired in 1992.
Fondest Memories of High School:
Sports and real friends.
Comments (since graduation):
Missing the good ole times.
Most significant happening in my life?
Was asked to go to the Philippines in 1997 to start up a factory to fabricate equipment for the Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp. Accepted the job and my wife and I took the task on. What an experience. It took little more than one year to complete. The company was names Marchant Stainless Steel Mfg. and is doing well.
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MARIN, Daniel Michael
Deceased: 07/14/07
35109 Hwy 79; Spc 203; Warner Springs, CA 92086
(760) 782-9088
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Paula
Email address: [email protected]
Paula graduated from Roosevelt in 1954. Met her in Colorado. Served in Korea. In insurance. Wife and I worked for Holiday Retirement Corp. and spent many hours working for them in Oregon.
2013: Sent Paula several emails and left voice mail messages. No response.
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McBRIDE, Edith Mae 3628 Spa Street, San Diego, CA 92105-3851
(619) 583-0114. cell: (619) 708-7511
Married Name: Dawson
Spouse's Name: Tom (deceased 11/80)
Email address: [email protected]
I was married in 1955 to Tom Dawson. Sheryl was born in Des Moines, and David and Karen were born in San Diego, where I still live happily. Tom died in 1980. I have two granddaughters. Dory and husband Mark have my darling great grandson, Cameron, born September 2001. Trish and husband Shane are expecting their first baby this fall. Involvement in PTA, Scouting, baseball, teaching backyard swimming, etc. kept me busy as my children grew up. I went to work in 1977 with San Diego City Schools, retiring in 1998. I enjoy crafts, crocheting, walking, volunteering, traveling, baseball games, my friends, and my family.
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Occupation:
I worked at Firestone and the Telephone Company in Des Moines and then worked at the Telephone Company in San Diego. After the kids were grown, I worked at in the library at Bell Junior High for 22 years, retiring in 1998.
Fondest Memories of High School:
Going to dances, some formal, having slumber parties, picnics and bike rides with lots of friends.aving various part-time jobs, as well as babysitting.

Comments (since graduation):
My husband and I moved to San Diego in 1956. We had three children and now also have two granddaughters and four great grandchildren; 11, 9, 4-1/2, and 4. I've enjoyed lots of volunteering with PTA, church, libraries, swim program, etc.

Most significant happening in my life?
My family is most important to me and comes first in my heart. I also enjoy travelling, which includes cruises.
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McCLURE, Sally Ann
Deceased: 09/07/16
4336 Ashby Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310-3540
(515) 255-4785
Married Name: Rhoads
Spouse's Name: Rod (Rodney E.)
Email address: [email protected] (daughter)
U.N.I. (I ST.C.) teaching certificate; Drake University, Bachelors degree in Health & Physical Ed/Coaching Endorsement for Grades K-12; graduate work in Women's Health @ Drake Univesity. Taught in DM public schools for eight years. Health Care recruiter @ Mercy Medical Center and Iowa Lutheran (eight years). Pension Administrator-Principal Financial Group for two years; School Administrator for Principal Financial Group for sales and service reps throughout the U.S. Retired in 1999. Enjoy traveling, gardening, assisting Rod with/NFF/CHF and, best of all, grandchildren--five of them!
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Occupation:
Stayed at home until youngest daughter started school. Went back to school and graduated from Drake in education. Taught several years substituting all over Des Moines. Career change to human resources and worked at Luthern Hospital and retired from The Principal in 1997. After that, took on best job ever taking care of grandchildren full time. Continue to watch kids and now have new great grandson to fill my life with joy.
Fondest Memories of High School:
Holding hands with Rodney as we walked through the halls of school. Synchronized swimming and rope jumpint teams.
Comments (since graduation):
Most significant happening in my life?
Marrying Rodney and raising a wonderful family.
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McCORMACK, Anne Louise
Deceased: 07/25/07
23062 Ulm Court, Hutchinson, MN 55350
Married Name: Ollrich
Spouse's Name: Gus
Email address: none
1998: Anne married Gus Ollrich 42 years ago, and they have two children and three grandchildren. Anne works for Hutchinson Technology (11 years). After graduating from North High, she worked at Armstrong Tire and Standard Oil until the birth of their daughter. They moved to Hutchinson in 1966 to a "little house on the prairie" on a lake about ten minutes outside of town on Stahl's Lake. She states that she has a gorgeous view that she "has" to look at morning, noon, and night. Gus retired from teaching and coaching about six years ago and fishes. She enjoys spending time with her daughter who lives nearby - and going to garage sales, lunching, and hanging out. Their son lives just twenty minutes from the Mall of America.
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McGOWAN, Margaret Louise 610 West 30th Street, Loveland, CO 80538-2602
(970) 667-4490 cell: (970) 402-7318
Married Name: Fraaken
Spouse's Name: Bill/deceased 2004
Email address: [email protected]
After several moves, Bill and I have lived in Loveland, CO for the past 35 years and love being close to the mountains. We both retired in February 1999 and love the freedom. In 2000, we took a month-long trip to Australia and New Zealand. Then in 2000, we were able to go to Beijing, China, and then take a cruise down the Yangtze River to Shanghai. We have three grown children and nine grandchildren. I am still playing the organ for our church and keep busy with hobbies (crocheted thirty afghans in the past two years for all of our family and some very special friends).
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Occupation:
I was a stay-at-home mom until my oldest child graduated from high school. Then I worked in my home for several years for a publishing company. I ran my own secretarial service for five+ years out of my home. Then worked as secretary for Galilee Baptist Church for fifteen years until I retired.
Fondest Memories of High School:
Comments (since graduation):
I had looked forward to attending our 50th class reunion, but my husband was having surgery that day. He died in 2004, leaving behind many loving family members and friends.
Most significant happening in my life?
Marrying Bill in 1960, our three children (Brian, Karen, and Kay), and nine grandchildren. We also enjoyed traveling together both overseas and here in the States.
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MENTZER, Sally Jo 600 South Lincoln Street, Osceola, IA 50213-1530
(614) 342-4962
Married Name: Riekena
Spouse's Name: Ronald D.
Email address: [email protected]
  • 1954   Married, worked at Iowa D.M. National Bank, now NorWest
  • 1956, 58, & 61   Three sons born in Gladbrook, IA. Ron was High School Principal.
  • 1965   Moved to Kanawha, IA. Ron was Superintendent.
  • 1971   Moved to Osceola, IA. Ron was Superintendent.
  • 1974   Back in the workforce! Hired at Furnas Electric as "office person" and became the Human Resources manager. During the 22 years with Furnas, I attended Simpson College, received two Governor appointments (Branstad) and was awarded an Outstanding Volunteer Service Recognition of Iowa. Member and president of SHRM of Des Moines.
    Received "Best of Show" with an acrylic painting entered in the Iowa Arts Council
    Played a lot of golf; never got any better!!
  • 1975, 77, & 80   Acquired three grandsons.
  • 1988   We traveled to Taiwan to visit our son, an ESL teacher, and his wife, Ling Yu. She speaks very good English and could be the interpreter for her parents and family. We are not world travelers, but treasure the whole experience of that meaningful trip.
    U.S. travel takes us to see family and stop at antique shops along the way.
  • 1990 & 92  Acquired fourth grandson and first granddaughter!!
  • 1997 Ron and I took early retirement. As you can tell, it's been a pretty normal life with all the elements a family provides. Losses, gains, a fair share of "bright spots" made brighter by friends and family. Don't suppose I'll ever write a book!!
  • 2003  Looking forward to the Class Reunion! We will attend Friday night, but our oldest son is getting married on the 21st of June, and we want to be with our newly-acquired family. We will gain a step-grandson and a step granddaughter
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MOHR, Arlene Joann 1211 West State Street; Apt. 230; Marshalltown, IA
50158
(641) 844-5043 or is it (641) 488-5043?
Married Name: DuPratt
Spouse's Name: Donald P.
Email address: [email protected]
Nothing much has changed--still married to Don (we celebrate our 50th this year). Still own mobile home court in Marshalltown with youngest daughter managing it. Still five grandchildren. No "great's" yet...Retired in 1998 and moved permanently to Florida in 2002. Do a lot of golfing, bingo, bocce, shuffleboard. Enjoying retirement to the fullest. "Hello" to all, and sorry I am not able to be there with you. The best to all.
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Occupation:
Secretary. Business owner.
Fondest Memories of High School:
Comments (since graduation):
Most significant happening in my life?
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MORLOCK, Louise Elizabeth 3213 South 64th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 434-3285
Married Name: Gisler
Spouse's Name: Bob (Robert E.) (deceased)
Email address: [email protected]
Two years of college at Creighton, then marriage to Bob Gisler of Ft. Smith, AR. Moved to California where Bob taught school. Then back to Arkansas. Bob was a journalist, and we lived in Miami, FL and Bismarck, ND. In 1970-four children later-we bought 40 acres in Arkansas. We worked for an advertising agency, and I worked at Tyson in Rogers for four years, retiring in 2001. Bob is still writing, and we spend a lot of time gardening. We have four children--Margaret, William, Heidi, and Frederick--and nine grandchildren.
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Occupation:
Administrative Assistant to the occupational health nurse administrator at Tyson Foods in Rogers, AR. Retired in 2001.
Fondest Memories of High School:
Good friends, Saturday dances.
Comments (since graduation):
Marrying my husband, Bob, in 1955.
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MUNZENMAIER, Marilyn Louise 708 North 7th Street, Eldridge, IA 52748-1038
(563) 285-9530 cell: (563) 340-1033
Married Name: Grother
Spouse's Name: Bill L.
Email address: [email protected]
Married Bill Grother, class of January, 1949.
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Occupation:
Retired
Fondest Memories of High School:
Slumber parties, football games, and fun with friends.
Comments (since graduation):
Annual reunions with about six of my school chums and keeping in touch with others.
Most significant happening in my life?
Having a family and meeting Bill.
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MUNZENMAIER, Sally Lou 3223 Lake Ridge Drive-B, Dubuque, IA 52003-7799
(563) 588-4452
Married Name: Fuller
Spouse's Name: Don (deceased)
Email address: [email protected]
After graduating from North, I attended Simpson College, where I received a BA degree in elementary education. I married Don Fuller, and we had two daughters. I have been a widow for the past 20 years. My oldest daughter, Nancy, lives in Marshalltown, IA, and she has three girls. My daughter Linda lives in Davenport, IA, and she has one girl and two boys. All of my grandchildren are teenagers now.
We lived in Sioux City, IA; Omaha, NE; Urbandale, IA;and Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA before moving to Dubuque 30 years ago. Last July I retired after working for 29 years as Registrar at Wartburg Theological Seminary.
I have had a long-standing interest in family history, so retirement has given me more time to work on that. One of my ancestors, John S. Dean, was one of the original settlers of Des Moines. He is one of those who donated land for the site of the state capitol and Dean Avenue was named after him -- (just a little bit of trivia). I recently discovered that there is also a Dean Lake on the East Side -- but you wouldn't want to go there because you really can't get there, and if you did get there, you wouldn't know what to do, but hold your nose.
I like to travel, spend time with family and friends, do volunteer work at our local arboretum, read, and learn new things on the computer. Thanks to the good genes I inherited from my ancestors, I'm enjoying good health and life in general. I am planning a trip to Alaska later this summer.
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Occupation:
Registrar and Assistant to the Dean at Wartburg Theological Seminary. Retired.
Fondest Memories of High School:
The life-long friendships that were made.
Comments (since graduation):
I still get together at least yearly with some of my high school friends.
Most significant happening in my life?
Watching my two daughters and six grandchildren grow and develop into great human beings.
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MURPHY, John "Moose"
    (Michael) James
Deceased: 01/27/11
438 Buttonwood Lane, Largo, FL 33770-4046
(727) 581-1805
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Jackie Shepard
Email address: [email protected]
High school sweethearts. Married 40 some wonderful years, and 40 some out of 47 of total years married is pretty good. (There were a few rough ones.) B.S. from ISU in 1957. Two years as R.O.T.C. Lieutenant in U.S. Army (coached football). One son, Michael, age 39, owns largest golf practice range in Pinellas County, FL with his old man as banker. Career in real estate investment in Minneapolis. Still owns and manages apartments in Minneapolis and Tampa Bay. GO BUC's..hell can freeze over..they said we would never win SuperBowl until then!
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NOURSE, Nadine Kay
Deceased: 08/09/11
9509 Lawnsberry Terrace, Silver Spring, MD
20901-4713
(301) 565-9555
Married Name: Wood
Spouse's Name: Roland G.
Email address: [email protected]
Nadine attended the University of Iowa, married Roland in 1956, and has two children and four grandchildren. She worked for the Federal government--the Veterans Administration in Des Moines, Iowa City, and Los Angeles, and then the Air Force in North Hollywood. Moved to California in 1960, Tallahassee, Florida in 1969, and Silver Spring, Maryland in 1974, where she still resides. Roland is retired from the bank World Bank. After Nadine "retired" from working for the government, she became active in duplicate bridge as a player, teacher, and administrator. She is a member of the National Board of Directors for the American Contract Bridge League which includes the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. She also holds positions on the World Bridge Federation.
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OVERTON, Ilene Claire 4707 E. Walatowa Street, Phoenix, AZ
85044
(480) 496-9699
Married Name: Johnson (North High, Class of 1951)
Spouse's Name: Richard Russell
Email address: [email protected]
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PIKE, JoAnn 223 Phillips Drive, Rockwood, TN 37854
(865) 354-9556
Married Name: Walters
Spouse's Name: Robert L.
Email address: [email protected]
Bio info to be supplied by Jo.
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PRATT, Eugene (Gene) Carroll 725 East Union Street, Manchester, IA 52057
(563) 927-3235
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Connie K.
Email address: [email protected]
Bio info to be supplied by Gene.
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PROCTOR, Imogene Evelyn
Deceased: 05/07/96
Knoxville, TN
Married Name: Long
Spouse's Name: Matthew, Jr.
Email address:  
Imogene died following surgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
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PUGH, Patsy Ann 396 NE 56th Court, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 264-8991; cell: (515) 707-0047
Married Name: Bryan
Spouse's Name: Garey Bryan
Email address: [email protected]
Garey and Patsy were married in 1956. Garey served four years in U.S. Navy while Patsy was employed at Northwestern Bell. They have three children; Cindy, a principal; Garey II, Sgt, DMPD; Carol, an O.T. Garey joined the Des Moines Police Department in 1960, retiring in 1990. Pat retired from Iowa Lutheran Hospital. They have spent their retirement, spending 4-1/2 months a year at their summer home in Canada. Wintering in Arizona. They currently reside in Pleasant Hill.
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Occupation:
Worked at Northwestern Bell for 8-1/2 years as a telephone operator and a fun job in the Telephone Recreation Association. Was employed at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, retiring in 1990 after 15 years. Was director of Renal Dialysis Unit.
Fondest Memories of High School:
Comments (since graduation):
It's been a great journey.
Most significant happening in my life?
Our three children, seven grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren.
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QUINER, Charles Walter 5311 Erie Avenue N, Canal Fulton OH 44614
(330) 854-4379. cell: (330) 760-4521
Married Name:  
Spouse's Name: Jeanette
Email address: [email protected]
  • 1959               Graduated from Drake University ;B.A.; Chemistry
  • May 1959-Feb. 1961  Drafted; served in U.S. Army (got early release to return to school)
  • 1960               Married. Two children; Doug lives here in Ohio. Patty died in 1995.
  • 1962               Graduated from Iowa State; B.S.-Chemical Engineering

Worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company:

  • 1962-1978       Akron, Ohio; Industrial Products Development
  • 1978-1981       Northern Ireland; General Products International Tech Center
  • 1981-1993       Lincoln, Nebraska; Development Department
  • Nov.,1993       Retired from Goodyear
Married sometimes. Have five grandchildren.
Traveled extensively in U.S.; some in Canada and Europe. Cruised Nile in 1984. Traveled in Mexico (rail trip through Copper Canyon, with stopovers). Traveled Far East on business (1987-Japan, Korea, Taiwan). In 1993, visited England with my dad to look up his mother's childhood stomping grounds and those of her antecedents. Found house where she was born, etc.
Retired in 2002. Bought farm with large stone and cedar ranch house, in-ground swimming pool on 5-1/2 acres with an additional six acres available for pasture. Bought two Beefalo cows and three horses (two mares w/foal, one of which had colt on the side). Two mares foaled, one a filly, one a stud. Garden growing corn, tomatoes, beans, peppers, and eggplant. Garden soil enriched with lots of once-used hay and oats. Have 1940 vintage Ford tractor (9N) with 72-inch finish mower to keep lawn under control; old pickup with snow blade for dealing with winter precipitations.
Want to know more? Want to tell me more about you? Come visit in Ohio, and we can talk for a spell.
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Occupation:
1962-1993: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company;
1993-2002: Other, mostly sales in the rubber industry.
2002-Present: In retirement, we are active in promoting alternative and complementary health care
Fondest Memories of High School:
Eisenhower's first inauguration (first Republican president in our lifetime)..three of us skipped school that day to watch anfd after that bit of "hooky" had to report to Don Emanuel's office for ten lashes with a wet noodle. I have fond memories of so many of my classmates that I only superficially got to know when I was in high school. Some I knew well...Norman Bone, Clair Austin and, from grade school days at Kirkwood, Terry Crawford (he wrote in my yearbook, "They will never have another liquid air demonstration like ours!"...Brandon Martin (Brandon, Terry, and I played chess at noon if I was not running the projector for the noon movie... and it was the three of us who were delinquent for Eisenhower's inauguration. And, last, but not least nor the first, I had a key to the Chem Lab given to me by Mr. Lockridge. He had me updating the Periodic Table on the wall there, and I had free access at anytime the school was open.
Comments (since graduation):
I have travelled the world. Lived in Northern Ireland from 1978 to 1981. I have visited my ancestral beginnings in England with my father, have been in the home where his mother and my grandmother were born, have been in the home (a grand estate) where she grew up. Have been in the Middle East and in Egypt, North Africa, most of Europe, the Far East to include Japan, Korea, Formosa (Taiwan). My memories today are more of you, my classmates. You all have a special place in my heart. You are loved.
Most significant happening in my life?
Being me. Yes, I could reminisce about this or that...even how I avoided certain death because God did not allow me to be where I intended to be when I thought I wanted to be. (If you have patience to listen to this brief account, you may ask me when we see each other in August/September.) Otherwise, a most significant happening? In my life? There have been a few...as in more than one. The death of my mother. The death of my daughter. The death of my father. It is natural that our parents might precede us in death. It is not natural that one of our children might precede us in death. Is that most significant? No, but it teaches me, and or us, that God is in charge; we are not. If you want to know more, ask me in September.
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RAMSEY, Mildred Louise
Deceased: 05/20/21
13731 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA 50323
(515) 287-2379
Married Name: Uding
Spouse's Name: Glenn
Email address: [email protected]
Married, one child, divorced after 20 years. Remarried eight years later to Glenn. Much travel in his business and mine. Retired seven years ago. Some heart surgery (2x). Our kids, his four and my one, live in Chicago, California, and Des Moines. All employed and well. I have three great grandchildren, one girl and two boys. Do lots of reading and volunteering. We live on a golf course, lots of beautiful scenery, lake, deer, geese, etc. Built this townhouse 13 years ago. Plan to stay here forever!
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