In Memory
1930
February 2022 – Lenore Alexander ‘39
February 2022 – Evelyn Howe Hollister ‘39
1940
February 2025- Shirlee Dee (Miller) Mercer ’45
February 2025- Doris Lorraine (Miller) Olinger ’49
August 2024 – Mary Jean (Quinn) Martin ’46
May 2024 – Marion “Babe” Chester Hansen ’40
March 2024 – Jane Marie (Walkner) Schantz ’44
February 2024 – Phyllis Brack ’48
May 2023 – Marion (Towers) Kelso ’43
February 2023 – Bill Page ’45
February 2023 – Marianne Janet (Luck) Post ’49
February 2023 – Onalee (Paul) Arnold ’49
January 2023 – Rita Marie (Remington) Urbanek ’42
December 2022 – Dr. Gene Everet Michel
November 2022 – Voanne Jean (Miller) Hansen ’43
November 2022 – Leona Lavon (Corum) Morris ’47
January 2022 – Melvin “Mel” Clarence Meggers ‘41
1950
April 2025- Phillip DeWees ’53
April 2025- Eric M. Hender ’58
March 2025- Raymond Edward Franklin ’55
January 2025 – Marleen Fern (Hansen) Boots ’54
October 2024 – Patricia A. Paul-Shilhanke ’54
July 2024 – Marilyn Jean Rech ’53
July 2024 – Daniel Paul Ockenfels ’57
April 2024 – Floyd Everett Mumm ’54
March 2024 – Mary Joan (Mercer) Smith ’56
March 2024 – Ruth Vera (Welton) Hess ’51
March 2024 – Norman Glen Fitzgerald ’52
March 2024 – Marjorie “Marge” Lee (Morningstar) Morris ’51
February 2024 – Clair “Buzz” Clark ’58
January 2024 – Michael “Mike” John Kepros ’54
November 2023 – Paula Charlene (Schlueter) Lapp ’53
November 2023 – Donna Jean (Petrusch) Tucker ’55
November 2023 – William “Bill” Everett Nielson ’51
October 2023 – Sharon Lea Otting ’58
September 2023 – Shirley Jean (Sills) Jordan ’55
September 2023 – Edward T. Reed ’56
August 2023 – Beverly Jean (Abernathy) Daws ’51
August 2023 – Willis Schnell ’50
August 2023 – Shirley Jean (Williamson) Biggart ’57
August 2023 – Frieda Mae (Nesetril) Howe ’55
April 2023 – Verle Burdette Miller ’54
April 2023 – Ronald Raphael Franklin ’54
April 2023 – Joyce (Sampica) Jandik ’52
February 2023 – Capt Chaplain Samuel Baez ’50
February 2023 – Janet Sue (Lorence) DeWoody Schulz ’54
February 2023 – Sheila Colleen (Murray) Seigel ’56
February 2023 – Ruth Elaine Drips ’53
December 2022 – Col. Roger Thomas Hilton, Retired ’58
December 2022 – Jim J. Malake ’54
November 2022 – Norman “Norm” Richard Nielson ’52
November 2022 – LaWanna Jean (Tischer) Ottaway ’59
September 2022 – Allen “Red” Hurt ’55
September 2022 – Barbara Ann (Petrak) Schierholz ‘52
August 2022 – William F. Bills ‘54
June 2022 – Kenneth Ray Gillmore ‘54
April 2022 – Marilyn Jean Dudley ‘52
April 2022 – Garnet Eileen Hoffner ‘58
March 2022 – James “Jim” Andrew Wheeler ‘56
March 2022 – Sylvia Malake ‘54
January 2022 – Robert “Bob” A. Murray ‘55
January 2022 – Mildred ‘Millie’ Kephart Stewart ‘52
1960
October 2024 – James D. Spear ’64
September 2024 – James S. Burns ’60
September 2024 – Gordon Rundquist ’62
August 2024 – Robert “Bob” W. Potter ’67
August 2024 – Gary Duane Oliphant ’68
June 2024 – Dennis Scott Wermager ’63
April 2024 – Donald Michael Bailey ’63
January 2024 – Mary Irene Weber ’60
January 2024 – Jerry Louis Whorton ’68
January 2024 – Christopher Alan Hansen ’68
December 2023 – Julie Anne (Long-Schooley) Coady ’63
September 2023 – Linda O’Dette (Warner) Cahalan ’63
September 2023 – Frederick “Fred” Lawrence Lutz Jr ’65
April 2023 – Carol Suzette (Hagerman) Camenisch ’63
April 2023 – Everett Allen Weaver ’65
March 2023 – Paul Jones ’66
February 2023 – Michael Dean Prouty ’69
January 2023 – Patricia Jean (Foley) Williams ’60
January 2023 – Reginald L. Eberle ’60
September 2022 – Harvey C. Zikmund ’65
September 2022 – Ronald (Ron) Eugene Clark ’61
August 2022 – William Herbert Ray ’61
August 2022 – Jo Ann Collins ‘68
August 2022 – Joan “Joanie” Rae Ondler (Losch) ‘63
August 2022 – Stephen G Perrin ‘62
June 2022 – Lois Mavis (Rilling) Maxfield ‘69
May 2022 – Rozella “Mary” Churchill ‘68
February 2022 – Carl Foster ‘60
February 2022 – Edward “Ron” Ronald Holecek ‘65
February 2022 – Dennis ‘Denny’ Allen Burgess ‘66
January 2022 – Craig D. Beitz ‘61
January 2022 – Robert Ebeling ‘60
1970
February 2025 – Russell Dean Rae ’76
January 2025 – Michael Alan Little ’71
January 2025 – Donna L. (Gainor) Dalecky ’74
October 2024 – Rick Allen Klingler ’71
September 2024 – Julie (Enneking) Thede ’78
May 2024 – Cynthia “Cindy” S. (Hudson) Gould ’74
May 2024 – Kenneth “Ken” W. Murdoch ’74
April 2024 – Randall “Randy” Olson ’74
March 2024 – Ronald Lavern Schultz ’71
November 2023 – Marcia (Mefford) May ’70
October 2023 – Stephen J. Ickes ’76
September 2023 – Laurence “Larry” J. Lanning ’73
September 2023 – Patrick “Pep” Edward Peterson ’76
May 2023 – Fae Ann Johnson ’74
December 2022 – Vern G Atwater ’71
November 2022 – Peggy Lou Gartner ’76
October 2022 – Jill Denise Morning Warrick ‘72
August 2022 – Kenneth “Bear” W. Stalkfleet ‘71
June 2022 – Kathleen Ann (Rae) Murdoch ‘78
May 2022 – Henry Jackson “Harry” Carson ‘76
April 2022 – Julee Lynn (Woodward) Taylor ‘78
February 2022 – Donald Wayne Ransford ‘76
January 2022 – Robert Schueler ‘70
January 2022 – Joseph Walter Collins Carson, ‘73
November 2021- Glen Wilkinson ’73
1980
January 2025 – Kim Marie (Fredericksen) White ’81
December 2024 – Scott Allen Kacena ’82
December 2024 – Kirk Eugene Stout Sr. ’82
October 2024 – Brent “Bert” L. Brown ’84
August 2024 – Shane Wingerson ’87
May 2024 – Jonathan “Jon” Paul Randall ’87
May 2024 – Jane (Trimble) Smith ’82
January 2024 – Bradley D. Glick ’88
December 2023 – Kenneth Lee Miller ’80
July 2023 – Michael William Neal ’89
June 2023 – Robert “Brian” Deal ’81
April 2023 – Douglas Allan Ness ’84
January 2023 – Mike Hand ’84
August 2022 – John Bright ‘83
March 2022 – Shane Shoemaker ‘86
November 2020 – David Shindoll ’80
1990
March 2025- Johnse Jorge Bushlack ’97
January 2025 – Christopher Young ’91
March 2024 – Blake Michael Wilson ’97
March 2024 – Kenton L. Hatcher II ’92
January 2024 – Nathanael “Nate” William Huebener ’92
June 2023 – SFC Corey J. Hite ’96
March 2023 – Kurtis Leroy Jones ’97
September 2022 – Brian Benest ’95
June 2022 – Ruth Gleason ‘99
March 2022 – Kristine (Bright) Bell ‘94
2000
September 2024 – Kailee Rae (Gavin) Thomae ’06
May 2023 – Brandi Lynn (Evans) Pilgrim ’05
November 2022 – Courtney Rene Bartlett ’07
August 2022 – Morgan Elizabeth (Kelley) Blomme ‘03
November 2021 – Brian John Barkdoll ’02
2010
December 2022 – Tyler Rosenthal ’19
2020
August 2021 – Cameron “Cam” James Bunch ‘20
Teachers & Staff
March 2025
Marilyn Carstens
Music and Language Arts Teacher
Worked at every school at some point during 23 years with the District
February 2025
Eleanor Read
1973-1981
Reading Improvement Teacher
October 2024
Laurene Lanich
Principal
September 2024
Sue Siders
MISD Bus Driver for more than 30 years
September 2024
Denise “Kim” McSweeny
1997-2003
Sp. Ed. Assoc; Food Service
May 2024
Barbara John
1984-2002, Food Service
December 2023
Dr. Robert Hale
1980-1986, Superintendent
March 2024
WIlliam “Bill” Steadman
1965-1997
Guidance Counselor
Vernon Jr. High/Middle School
December 2023
William Holderman
MISD Maintenance
December 2023
Marilyn Holderman
Para-Educator
November 2023
Marcia (Mefford) May ’70
Para-Educator,Vernon Middle School, retired in 2018
November 2023
Mary “Mo” Patricia Brandhorst
Para-Educator, retired in 2020
October 2023
Mona Jean Lawler Morgan
Elementary Teacher
October 2023
Sharon Lea Otting
Elementary Teacher
March 2023
Roxie Mae (Fortner) Barron
Para-Educator
March 2023
Karren (Puffet) Buck
1986-2000, bookkeeper and payroll
February 2023
Bill Page
(years unknown 1950s)
Industrial Arts and Coach
February 2023
Sonja Novak
Principal’s Secretary
Vernon Middle School
January 2023
James Roger Hanson
1960-1990, Geometry
Marion High School
December 2022
Gerita Glade
2002-2022, Para-Educator
November 2022
Carol Lou (Bahls) Barnhart
1973-2001, Lunch Lady and Custodian
November 2022
Wayne Jackson
PE & Health Teacher
Coached Softball
August 2022
David “Pops” Allen Cahalan
1985-1999
Industrial Arts, Physical Ed, Health, Math, Quest
Coached Football, Wrestling, Boy’s Track, Girl’s Track
May 2022
Norma J. Fitz
(aka Mrs. Chester)
1961-1991, Elementary and Middle School Math
April 2022
Marland E. “Mac” McCleary
1981-1995, Maintenance
January 2022
Melvin “Mel” Clarence Meggers
1959-1985
Social Studies, 5th-8th grades
Lincoln, Starry and Vernon Jr. High/Middle School
Coached Middle School Track, Football and Girls Basketball
September 2021
Anthony “Tony” Joseph Pantini Jr.
1973-1999, Social Studies
Vernon Middle School and Marion High School
Coached Varsity Girls Softball and Basketball
March 2021
Shirley Mae (Post) Pantini
1958-1976, Social Studies
Marion High School
December 2020
Ruth Clement Affeldt
English
Vernon Middle School
November 2020
Laverne “Verne” Edwin Vaske
Science
Vernon Middle School 1960-1991
Marion High School 1991-1996
November 2020
Kenan Donald Virlee
Russian
Marion High School
September 2020
Paulette C. Follmer
Fifth Grade
Longfellow 1969-1976
Emerson 1977-1989
Mentzer 1989-1991