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SPCH ’48, SPC ’50, Henry Schaefer, Joplin, writes, “My wife died June 2013. I moved to Joplin to be near my daughter.”
SPCH ’66, SPC ’68, Christopher Domsch and SPCH ’71, SPC ’73
Gayle Ommen Domsch, Liberty, Mo., are both retired, but not quite. Gayle writes, “Chris retired as a full-time principal from Lutheran High School-Kansas City, having served as teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal, and principal. He has continued to teach there part time in science, his first love. This fall he will begin his 33rd year of ministry. I officially retired after teaching in the North Kansas City School District for 28 years and an accumulated total of 35 years in teaching. I have always loved learning, and earned my masters in learning disabilities and doctorate in educational leadership. For several years, both before
and after retiring, I held an adjunct professor position in the education departments at Park University and William Jewell College. Currently, I am teaching part-time at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
We have two sons, two daughters-in-law, and seven grandchildren, who are the ‘crown of our lives.’ One of our retirement goals is to travel more often...this March we took a short trip down to Arizona and ran into Mike and Chris Flandermeyer in the petrified forest. It is a small world.”
SPCH ’68, SPC ’70, Ben Freudenburg and SPC ’71, Jennifer Strom Freudenburg, Ann Arbor, Mich., directors of the Concordia Center for the Family at Concordia University Ann Arbor, traveled to Indonesia last month to lead a family seminar to 200 Christian leaders in the city of Jakarta. They will also meet with the National Family Ministry team of Malaysia and prepare for the January 2015 National Family Ministry Conference.
 SPC ’68, Janice Dittmer Mills, Concordia, was reelected Concordia City Collector and will begin her 36th year of service. For the past 19 years she has been employed parttime at Missouri State Bank of Missouri in Concordia.
SPC ’74, Gerald Scheperle, Jefferson City, is pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Schubert. Last month he spoke at the Cole County Historical Society’s series, “Getting to Know Our Communities,” about the early days of St. John’s Lutheran Church, and also about the Schubert community.
SPC ’78, Marcus Jauss, Higginsville, was honored on June 29 by his congregation, Immanuel Lutheran, for 30 years in the ministry and 20 years as pastor of Immanuel.”
SPCH ’80, Judy Brack Ray, Winfield, Kan., writes, “Exciting times ahead! We have two daughters getting married this year. We now have three grandchildren. I am really looking forward to our “80’s Ladies” gathering in July at St. Charles, Mo.”
SPC ’80, Ken Wesemann, Concordia, was installed as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Alma on May 4. Since 2007, Ken had served SPLHS as Director of Development.
SPLHS ’03, Aaron Zummer, Warrensburg, and his wife Hiromi on April 15 held a reaffirmation of their wedding vows in a religious ceremony in the Kaeppel Hall chapel. Rev. James Dahlke, pastor at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Ernestville, and a current faculty member, officiated.
SPLHS ’95, Richard Clayton, Concordia, was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant on the Concordia police force.
SPLHS ’01, Rebecca Schelp Nelson, Concordia, and her husband Steve on April 10 wel comed a daughter, Adalynn Nicole. Rebeccais an SPLHS faculty member.”
SPLHS ’01, Nick Virus, and SPLHS ’08, Shannon Vogelsmeier Virus, Concordia, are the parents of a daughter, Penelope Lucille, born Feb. 26.
SPLHS ’03, Ashley Bredehoeft, Pilot Grove, Mo., was married on June 7 to Justin Day of Pilot Grove at St. Joseph Catholic Parish. Ashley graduated in 2008 from Missouri Valley College at Marshall with a degree in elementary education, and received a master’s degree in education administration in 2012 from Lindenwood University at St. Charles. She is a sixth grade math teacher at Buecker Middle School at Marshall.
SPLHS ’07, Elizabeth Inman
Pettit, St. Louis, and her husband seminarian Joshua Pettit welcomed a daughter, Katherine Grace, on April 1.
SPLHS ’10, Sarah Heins, Higginsville, married Joel Kaldahl, Spencer, Iowa, June 21 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Concordia. Both Joel and Sarah are 2014 graduates of Concordia University Nebraska.
SPLHS ’10, Elyse Luebbert, Concordia, at her graduation in May received a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Kansas. |
