Alumni banquet update

Below is the final published listing of attendees to the 81st annual alumni banquet on Saturday, June 17.

1942: Laverna (Lesser) Dormaier

1946: Wilma (Lenhart) Schmidt

1949: George Rodeck

1950: Ardyce (Kissler) Kahler, Norma (Hopp) Kuch

1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke, Marilyn (Salo) Fink, Frank Koth

1953: Harley Wraspir

1954: Arlene (Kissler) Koth

1955: Gale Salo

1956: Oscar Undeberg

1957 (honored class – 60yr): Jan (Giese) Graham, Fred Allington, Ruth (Lesser) Peppler, Patricia (Gross) Bischoff, Joyce (Luiten) Hill, Peggy (Davies) Salo, Leota (Sackmann) Greenwalt

1958: Jim Walter, John Lee Allington, Darrel Reiner

1959: Kathy (Davies) Wigen, Bob Martin, Diane (Reinbold) Martin, Robert Kissler, Jan (Kramer) Branting, Ann (Kuest) Bates, Kenneth Witt, Jay Birge

1960: Apryl (Holm) Wraspir, Jim Zagelow

1962: Mike Nichols, Warren Walter, Connie (Porter) O’Brien-Connelly, David Swartz, Kathy (Deife) Swartz, Bob Schmierer, Darryl Sackmann, Jon Evavold, Albert Kissler, Ellen (Tanck) Kranz, Robert Gudgel, Jr., Stan Dammel, Darrel Kramer

1963: Terry Burghard, Carol (Michaelsen) Evavold, Jack Scrupps, Jerry Burghard, Stephen Jessett, Jim Haugen, Anne (Horak) Haugen, Randy Kagele

1964: Mark Holm, Judy (Haase) Burghard, Dave Iverson

1965: Cheryl (Goetz) Nichols, Donna (Wolff) Schmierer, Ron Jantz, Kathleen “Kate” (Phillips) Kennell

1966: Rod Gudgel, Ed Deife, Jon Heimbigner, Steve Gilbert, Sharon (Smith) Iverson, Larry Raugust

1967: (honored class – 50yr)Gary Holman, Forrest Walter, Stan Weber, Donna (Jeske) Kiehn, Rayna Lee (Garrett) Walker, Steve Lightbody, Steve Houser, Gary Smith, Barbara (Goetz) Hayleck, Kelly (Kissler) Korpinen, Sandy (Iverson) Zingelmann, Barry Heimbigner, Twila (Hemmerling) Heimbigner, Lynnae (Roller) Sowers, Tom Stehr, Russell Kruckenberg, Patti (Weber) Brady, Milo Lyons, Chuck Boyk, Anne (Evavold) Haase, Marla (Strate) Svoboda, Judy (Jantz) Geravis, John Gilbert, Marvin Greenwalt

1968: Barbara (Gudgel) Walter, Larry Iverson, Kandi (Thompson) Asker, Terri Weishaar, Jane (Schafer) Hilliard, Gary Seibel, Terrie (Schmidt) Crosby, Myrna (Heimbigner) Wolsborn, Barbara (Gilbert) Schlimmer

1970: Claudia (Wraspir) Iverson, Lani Schorzman

1971: Susan (Gies) Jensen

1973: Dennis Goetz, Marla (Heimbigner) Mills

1975: Terria (Mills) Smith, Nancy (Kuch) Smith

1976: Marty (Lobe) Burghard

1977 (honored class - 40yr): Jean (Null) Starkel, Jeff Schibel, Jerry Jasman, Neil Fink, Steve Fink, Leslie (Weber) Fink, Jay Winfrey, Mary Jane Iltz, Lizann (Homberg) Hink, David Mills, Becky (Lobe) Regli, Debi (Weber) Carlson, Patty (Witt) McCarrell, Steve Luiten, Cindy (Janke) Smith, Carrie Greenwalt, Janell (Tebow) Lobe, Wade Heimbigner, Lois (Schmidt) Hubbard

1981: Lecia (Libsack) Fink

1982: Ellen Holman

1983: Chris (Lemcke) Luiten, Robert Quincy

1984: Jaylene (Melcher) Roberts

1985: Larry Weber

1986: Kara (Wraspir) Nelson, Sherrie Wraspir, Staci (Gies) Bewick, Leslie (Bischoff) Hughes

1989: Kelly (Schafer) Weber

1992 (honored class – 25yr): Ryan Kuch, Jason Scrupps, Landon Lobe

1995: Jason Witt

1996: Deanna (Schorzman) Lobe

2002: Matthew Kagele

2007 Honored class/hosts – 10yr): Aaron Wilson, Drake Costlow, Logan Luiten, Andrew Holman, Alexia Bruya, Trevor Smith, Sarah Greenwalt

2009: Stephanie Holman

2013: Cade Weber

2015: Carsen Weber

2017 (honored class – new graduates)

Cole Kissler, Aaron Gies, Molly Schafer, John DeWulf, Brad Johnston, Chance Messer, Shelbey Watkins, Alayna Watkins, Lukas Marshall, Elizabeth Larson, Keisha McNeil, Zoe Clark, Rebecca Fortner, Wyatt Haase.

Guests: Ken & Bev Scherr, Monte Swenson, Priscilla Derr (wife of alumnus Dick Derr), Jann Swenson

For those wishing to view the display case in the high school gym for the Odessa Athletics Hall of Fame, which will induct its second set of athletes this year, the gym will be open from 5 to 6 p.m. the evening of the alumni banquet (June 17). Plaques for each individual and/or team have been placed into the display case.