Randall Stewart Pemberton
 
Posted: Monday, April 13, 2009 3:36 pm
 
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1917 — 2009
BLUE EARTH — Randall Stewart Pemberton, 88, a former teacher in Owatonna, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at St. Luke’s Nursing Home in Blue Earth.
He was born in Marshall on Nov. 23, 1917, the son of Lee R. and Margaret (Johnson) Pemberton. In 1922 the family moved to Blue Earth where Randall attended school. He graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1935. He continued his education and earned degrees from Macalester College, St. Paul; The Gregg College, Chicago; and Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.
He was a veteran of 44 months military service in World War II with the U.S. Army Medical Department.
In addition to Owatonna, he was a teacher at Mazeppa, Farmington, East Grand Forks, Mankato and Robbinsdale area schools.
He is survived by his brother Richard Pemberton of Fergus Falls.
He requested cremation and the family plans that after a memorial service to be had near Memorial Day 2009. His ashes will be interred in the family plot at Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth.

 Lucille Ann Ketter (Boeke), 69, of Bourne and formerly of Fairibault and Owatonna, died March 22, 2009, at Falmouth Hospital.
She is survived by her son Christopher Scott of Queen Creek, Ariz., her daughter Ann Drazek of Plymouth, her brother Chuck Boeke of Minnesota, and her sisters Karmen Boeke and Alice Gabbert both of Minnesota. She also leaves her four grandchildren Maria, Katherine, Amy and Racelen. Sister of the late Donald, Carlos and Richard Boeke, Fern Pavek and Jean Yule. Luci loved spending time with her grandchildren. All services are private.
Online condolences may be made at richarddavisfuneralhome.com.

1939 - 2008 Larry J. Rietz of Owatonna, died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 69. Larry was born on July 23, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated (with the class of 1957) from Owatonna High School, the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Law School. For over 35 years, Larry was a trial attorney at Rietz, Rietz & Rietz in the field of plaintiff's personal injury. Larry practiced with his father James and brothers Neal and Dean.Larry is survived by his wife Priscilla; sons Eric (and Elaine) of Chicago, Todd (and Krissy) of Effingham, Ill, and Joel of Minneapolis; grandchildren Alex, Isabelle, Macy and Bodey; and brothers, Dean (and Ann) and Neal. He was preceded in death by his father James, mother Marguerite and sisters Gayle and Diane. Memorials to the Owatonna Foundation are preferred.

from Werner....

“Chee Chee” our Japanese exchange student has been located! Thanks to the persistence of Elaine Folkers, one of her “host family sisters”.

I’m including an excerpt from her email to Elaine that was forwarded to me as well as her contact information in case you would like to communicate with her.

“I graduated from International Christian University in 1962 and became
a graduate student at Kyoto University Majoring in Comparative Education.
I got married in1965 to a sociologist, Takashi Usui. I began to teach Pedagogy to teachers course in a Junior College at 1968 for 24years.
In 1992,I was transferred to National University of Gifu, where I taught Comparative Education for 10years. From 2003 on, I have been teaching education at a small private college at Seki-city, a suburbs of Gifu city.

Chizuko Nuno Usui (Chee Chee)
3-99 Kaminokura, Midoriku, Nagoya, Japan 458-0812
email: usuichi@k4.dion.ne.jp — Tel: 052-876-9027

For the rest of you that don’t know what Pedagogy is, it’s the art of teaching. — I looked it up---werner

Barbara L. (Krohnberg) Roensch
1939 — 2008
FARIBAULT, MN — Barbara L. Roensch, 68, of Faribault, formerly Owatonna, died Sunday, June 8, 2008 at her home.
She was born Oct. 21, 1939 in Wells to Wilfred and Marie (Niebuhr) Krohnberg. Barbara graduated from Owatonna High School, Class of 1957 and started working at Federated. She married Henry Roensch June 26, 1959. She was a library aide at McKinley School for many years. Barbara and Henry moved to French Lake in Faribault in 1983, and she worked part time at Hardees. Barb was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary, and she enjoyed gardening, cooking, fishing, crafts, and hosting events for family and friends at the lake. She is survived by her husband Henry, one daughter Kim (Doug) Vogel of Adams; four grandchildren Katie, Heather, Blaire, and Clint. She is also survived by two sisters Bev (Ken) Bloomenrader of Owatonna and Betty (Peter) Hackett of Walker. Her parents and a son Mike preceded her in death. Memorial services were held Thursday, June 12 at 10 a.m. at Michaelson Funeral Home with the Rev. Dave Klawiter officiating. Burial was at the Memorial Garden Cemetery, Owatonna, MN.

Barbara Krohnberg Roensch died June 8, 2008 at her home in Faribault. My understanding is that she had cancer. Obit in Owatonna Peoples Press can be read on line at www.owatonna.com

Mary Ann Seykora Westerman died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday, September 23, 2007. She had hoped to attend the reunion, and ordered her reunion book. Her funeral is on Thursday, September 27, 11:30 a.m. at St. Richard's church at 76th and Penn Avenue, in Richfield. Take Interstate 494, Exit north on Penn. There will be a one hour reviewal at the church prior to the funeral mass. Expression of condolences can be sent to her husband James "Mike" Westerman, 7033 Logan Ave. So, Richfield, MN 55423.

Thank You Grant Nelson... for posting on this website all of the biographies sent in by classmates... they are fun to read and we look forward to seeing you all at the 50-year reunion celebration for the "Class of '57" -- SAVE THE DATE - SEPTEMBER 28!

DR. Markham “Mark” Fischer 67, of New Ulm, Minn. died Wed., Nov. 8, 2006 at his home. Funeral Services were held on Tues., Nov. 14, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. Pastor Garry Grunzke officiating. Mark is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Lani and Ryan Priddy of Ramsey; sons and daughter-in-law, Trent Fischer and Marisa Parzenczewski of St. Paul, Reid Fischer of Minneapolis; grandchildren, Silja Priddy, Alvaro Fischer, Gabriela Fischer; and a brother and sisters-in-law, Dr. John and Elinor Fischer of St. Louis, Missouri, and Leota Fischer of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Albert Fischer. Markham Jerome Fischer was born on February 8, 1939 in Fairmont to Hubert and Estella (Deering) Fischer. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota and then attended medical school for two years at the University of South Dakota and then for two years at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. After medical school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during Vietnam. After his service he finished his training in Radiology. Mark was employed by Consulting Radiologists Ltd. at New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm and Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He had previously worked at the Fairmont Community Hospital in Fairmont. He enjoyed gardening at the Fischer family farm and collecting cars and antiques.

Dr.Markham "Mark" Fisher of New Ulm died Wednesday, Nov 8, 2006, at his home. Services are 11a.m. Tuesday Nov 14 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. Visitation is 4p.m. to 8p.m. Monday and 7:30a.m.to 11 a.m. tuesday at the funeral home.---(Mankato Free Press)

Almost time for Christmas 2006 . . . grab your retirement $$ accounts, view my onlne catalogue of exotic books for sale . . . . http://www.gonzo.org/jda/toc.asp . . . and stop eating for a month !

I think you'll have a great time, even if you choose not to "afford" one of the goodies that's available . . . just e me at . . . dinsmorej@insightbb.com . . . . to find out if something in the catalogue is stlll in my inventory . . . I can ship slow, or I can get it to you tomorrow . . . depends on what you want to shell out for delivery, or how fast you need it . . .

Coming up . . . we're buying a different home . . . it's larger, and a tad costlier . . . I've already told Werner where it is, and asked him to put some photos in the Christmas class letter . . . so you can see why we've found Lexington to be a most interesting place to live . . . and, as of June, we've been here 30 years . . . could you be missing something?

John Dinsmore . . . known as Dinzee in these hyar parts . . .

I've been to at least 3 reunions and I think it has been really great as I have seen so many I would never see when I visit Owatonna, especially my best friend and neighbor thro out High school Nancy whom I missed at this years reunion,. Its nice to see all of you and enjoy talking to you. Well, I am planning to be at the 50th the Good Lord Willing. I've lived in North Dakota from 1975 and its beautiful country. My husband died 12 yrs ago. Its a small community just like Owatonna use to be. I remember working with Art E. with the sound systems at school we had lots of funny things happen. Of course the wrestlers was the best when we went to state. Enough for now. Cant't wait to see everyone again. Claire Dushek Molle.

Our classmate Nancy Sullivan Kirkwood died June 21, 2006 at her Owatonna residence. Nancy is survived by a daughter, Kelly Fleming of Austin and a son, Michael Kirkwood of Mankato. Her husband, Darryl, had died in 1980.

We will miss her.

Here we are in May 2005:

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~parkerr/gonzo/

Please note that our former Macintosh computer, pictured herein, has been replaced with an iMac G5, which also does the dishes and mops the floor . . . the large fridge is NOT for cuisine . . .

Since I cannot be present for the 2007 Class of '57 50th Reunion Bash, I am planning a surprise for those of the class who are in attendance. English will be spoken (most of the time).

Almost forgot to share this with the Class of 57:

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~parkerr/jda/minne1.htm

Web message was created by a close friend, Robbie Parker, who inhabits Winnipeg, and who visits here with fervor and a passion for chilled beers . . . he labors at the University of Manitoba, where he knows more about computers than I ever learned . . . and then some . . .

Don't read this if you blush easily . . . it's about the U of Minnesota . . . and Mpls. bars I frequented, that are still in business . . . ! Photos by Zeta Psi brother Don Olson, who still lives in Mpls., and drinks there too . . .