Scene Magazine | Spring 2022
The Sixties
Wendell Stephenson '62 retired at age 77 after spending 50 years selling industrial casters.
Terry Hansen '66 is the workforce development director at Hickey Global in Alexandria, Virginia.
James Conroyd Martin '69 completed a historical fiction duology in July on Byzantine Empress Theodora. His first novel, Fortunes Child, was named Best Book of 2019 by Chanticleer International Book Awards. The duology came to completion with Too Soon the Night.
The Seventies
Thomas Leeds Jr. '72 is enjoying retirement from Case IH after 42 years of employment.
The California Community College Men's Basketball Coaches Association inducted Dennis "Denny" Aye '73 into the CCCMBCA Hall Of Fame. For 23 of his 40 years as a basketball coach, Denny coached in the ranks of the California community colleges.
Roger Helling '79 retired as an engineer for the Dallas Cumulus radio group. He continues to do engineering work for KTCU-FM and the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Eighties
Charlie Minnick '84 is a member of the board at Clinton/Jackson County Early Childhood Iowa under the Iowa's Department of Education.
Penny (O'Brien) Farringer '85 retired from Ashton Franklin Center Elementary School in Franklin Grove, Illinois.
The Nineties
Brent Kilburg '92 was elected sheriff of Jackson County, Iowa.
Jen (Moser) Furness '94 is the president and CEO of Genesis Coaching & Consulting Group in Davenport. Jen is a certified orthotic fitter and earned an ABC Business Certification for Crossroads Orthotics.
Jeanie (Moser) Fountain '94 is a John Maxwell certified speaker, trainer, coach at Genesis Coaching & Consulting in Eldridge, Iowa. Jeanie worked 22 years as an occupational therapist and nine years as a professional network marketer (YOLI).
Trish (Wienola) Loftis '94 is the creative director at Asurion, a multi-national insurance company in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tricia (Bedell) Meyer '98 was recognized by Forbes on its Next 1000 List. The list celebrates the most inspiring entrepreneurs today. Meyer is the founder and managing attorney of Meyer Law, a Law Firm with locations in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, and Traverse City.
Linda Barnes '99 is the director of finance for the City of Rock Island, Illinois.
The Zeroes
Eric Anderson '00 was promoted to the interim director of the Career Center for the University of Idaho.
Gina (Ryan) Schlicksup '02 published her first book, Exceptionally Unordinary: A Mom's Mission to Turn Her Unordinary Life Into Her Mission, a non-fiction work.
Katie Spain '02 is an account executive at Locknet Managed IT.
Leeanna (Smith) Ellis '04 is the public relations strategist and content writer for the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska.
Roberta (Bushek) Goodin '04 retired from Army Contracting Command at the Rock Island Arsenal after 35 years of federal service with both the Department of Defense and the Department of Army.
Lindsay (Crane) Vargas '04 is a clinical nurse coordinator at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics.
Rev. Catt Foy '06 is a published author of the following titles: A Scrivener's Tale, Psycards: An Oracle of Archetypes, Rune Stones and Their Interpretations, Psycards Archetypes Coloring Book, and Psycards Archetypes Coloring Book with Color Illustrations.
Jesse Virgil '06 is the manager of employee success presentation design and communications at Salesforce.
Chad Driscoll '08 was appointed to serve on the City of Bondurant City Council in Bondurant, Iowa.
Nicole (Frotscher) Kirchoff '08 is the region manager at Premier Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Kari (Petersmith) Sewell '08 is the director of hospital revenue cycle at SSM Health in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
The Tens
Malcolm Parker '11 is the senior transfer counselor at North Park University in Chicago.
Joe Norris '12 is the director of mission services at OSF Healthcare in Peoria, Illinois.
Ashley (Jamison-Love) Kerber '14 is a business system analyst at Starbucks Coffee Company in Seattle.
Floyd Shumaker '14 is a chemist for the Department of Defense in Oklahoma City.
Emilee (Renwick) Caba '14 is the digital content specialist for Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.
Shelby (Shepherd) Leabo '15 is the multimedia specialist at St. Ambrose University in Davenport.
Claire Swift '16 is the senior business development manager at the HON Company in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio.
Michelle Voelkers '16, '20 MOL is the police department business analyst for the Davenport Police Department.
Eryk Hollembaek '16, '19 MBA is the owner and operator of H & B Real Estate in Davenport.
Dylan Mitchell '17 is a teacher at Davenport West High in Davenport.
Dustin Nolan '17 earned the Sports Story of the Year in the Silver Dome Awards by the Illinois Broadcasters Association. Dustin is a sports reporter at WHBF-TV in Rock Island, Illinois.
Melanie Feilen '17, '20 OTD is an occupational therapist at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Chloe Czolgosz '18 is a licensed mental health counselor associate for Blackbird Psychological Services in Muncie, Indiana.
Carol Mattox '18 MBA is an adjunct professor at Orion Technical Institute in Davenport.
Ashlynn Maczko '18 is a librarian at Great Falls College Montana State University in Great Falls, Montana.
Diamond Merboth '18 is a youth job developer at BEST Inc. in Dixon, Illinois.
Adrianna Blanco '19 is a case manager at Safer Foundation in Davenport.
Whitney Misfeldt '19 is a financial representative at Modern Woodmen of America.
Jordan Rowe '19, '20 MSEP is the exercise physiologist at Woodlands Medical Center in Denton, Texas.
Mackenzie Taylor '19 is the director of marketing and communications at the Peoria Symphony Orchestra in Peoria, Illinois.
Emily Tyler '19 is a residential case manager for Family Resources in Davenport.
The Twenties
Natalie Johnson '20 is a producer at Mediacom in Davenport.
Josh Voelkers '20, '21 MSCJ is working in Armed Security at Exelon Nuclear in Cordova, Illinois.
Ania Dukes '21 is a graphic designer at Terraboost Media in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Emily Hill '21 DPT is a physical therapist at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.
News
Marriages
Tina Hargave '00 and Samuel Nixon, July 2, 2021
Chris Bone '02 and Adrienne Shaw, Oct. 24, 2021
Phil Lineburg '05 and Jennifer Harmon, Oct. 10, 2021
Nicole Frotscher '08 and Kyle Kirchoff, Sept. 5, 2020
Lindsey Gibney '14 and Garrett Fouth, Aug. 7, 2021
Sydney Worsham '15 and Tyler Leland, Aug. 21, 2021
Jordan Lester '16 and Matthew Rogalski '12, Nov. 27, 2021
Samantha Hoffman '16 and Braden Hacker, Sept. 25, 2021
Hannah Blaser '17 and Simon Gott '16, May 14, 2021
Emily Duve '17 and Matthew Hannon '14, Nov. 6, 2021
Colleen Persaud '17, '19 DPT and Andrew Bednarz, Nov. 5, 2021
Samantha Wright '17 and Matthew Biggio, Sept. 4, 2021
Hailey Broer '19 and Josh Hlubek '19, Aug. 28, 2021
Katharine Newhoff '19, '20 MSCJ and Lewis Moston '19, Aug. 28, 2021
Births
Danielle (Smalec) Lent '01 and husband, David, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Linda Hope, born Dec. 12, 2021.
Julie Beecham '03 and Mike Vatch are proud parents of daughters Genevieve and Charlotte, born Oct. 27, 2021.
Madeline (Doll) '08, '11 MSLP and Brunson Grothus '08 are proud parents of son Cash, born July 14, 2021. Cash was welcomed home by older siblings Graham and Beau.
Kari (Petersmith) Sewell '08 and husband, Patrick, are happy to announce the birth of their son Archie, born Oct. 13, 2020.
Laura (Schlehuber) '09 and Chris James '08 are excited to announce the birth of their daughter Lennon, born May 12, 2021. Lennon was welcomed home by older brother Maddux.
Kelsey (Nervig) Vukov '10 and husband, Joe, are proud parents of son Leo, born Jan. 11, 2022. Leo was welcomed home by older siblings Isaac and Esther.
Rachael (Peterson) '10 and Paul Sejnoha '09 are happy to announce the birth of their son Matthew, born Oct. 13, 2021. Matthew was welcomed home by older brother Robert.
Malcolm Parker '11 and wife, Kaitlyn, are excited to announce the birth of their son Cohen, born Aug. 16, 2021. Cohen was welcomed home by older siblings Shayden and Willa.
Erin (Skaggs) '11 and Joe Norris '12 are proud parents of son Jack, born Sept. 15, 2021.
Zoey (Schmalz) '13 and Cody Koeppen '13 are excited to announce the birth of their daughter Ericka, born Nov. 12, 2021.
Jamie (Vieth) Callahan '13, '14 DPT and husband, Logan, are happy to announce the birth of their son Colton, born March 6, 2021.
Cassie (Weber) Thornton '13, '14 OT and husband, Michael, are proud parents of son Beniah, born March 22, 2020. Beniah was welcomed home by older brother Amos.
Ashley (Jamison-Love) Kerber '14 and husband, Ryan, are excited to announce the birth of their son Teaghan, born Dec. 3, 2021. Teaghan was welcomed home by older brothers Jamison and Finnick.
Molly (Kuhl) O'Brien '14 and husband, Joe, are proud parents of daughter Olivia, born May 14, 2021.
Floyd Shumaker '14 and wife, Ashley, are happy to announce the birth of their son Miles, born Aug. 29, 2020.
Ashley (Wilkins) Vilona '14 and husband, Dominic, are proud parents of son Anthony, born June 9, 2021.
Danielle Puls '15 and Gavin Rogers are excited to announce the birth of their son Jayce, born Nov. 1, 2020.
Sarah (Stewart) '15, '16 DPT and Jacob Burd '13 are proud parents of daughter Sadie, born May 5, 2020.
Jillian (Gordon) '16, '19 DPT and Austin Cappaert '13 are happy to announce the birth of their son Mason, born Oct. 4, 2021.
Alyssa (Miner) '16 and Nick Lynch '20 are proud parents of son Aiden, born Aug. 31, 2021.
Lucas Gruetzmacher '21 and Mikaela Schmidt are excited to announce the birth of their son Barrett, born March 1, 2021. Barrett was welcomed home by older siblings Vincent and Aurora.
Deaths
Bernard Justen '42, Glenview, Illinois, July 29, 2016
Donald Hartwig '47, Rock Island, Illinois, Dec. 31, 2021
Maynard Bissonnette '49, San Diego, Dec. 10, 2021
John "Jack" McGinn '49, Peoria, Illinois, June 13, 2019
Scott Tinsman '50 Academy, Bettendorf, Iowa, Nov. 25, 2021
Thomas Cummings '51, Quincy, Illinois, Jan. 15, 2021
Donald Mulvihill, Sr. '51, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Dec. 8, 2021
Paul Lockhart '53, Pocatello, Illinois, May 23, 2018
Joseph Scott '53, Davenport, Jan. 18, 2022
Frank Slowey '53, Bedford, Indiana, Aug. 23, 2021
John Grady '54, LeClaire, Iowa, Sept. 20, 2021
William "Bill" Reagan '55, Davenport, Sept. 18, 2021
Lawrence "Larry" Zitkus '55, Sterling, Illinois, Jan. 28, 2022
Jeanette (Poepsel) Dunn '56, Vashon Island, Washington, July 12, 2020
Diane (Boyle) Phillis '56, Rock Island, Illinois, Sept. 24, 2021
Philip Caldwell '57, Bettendorf, Iowa, Nov. 28, 2021
Jack Merdian '58, Clinton, Iowa, Sept. 9, 2021
Frank Schwab '58, Bettendorf, Iowa, Dec. 5, 2021
Peter Stuckey '58, Livermore, California, June 24, 2021
Louis Weber, Jr. '58, Ottawa, Illinois, Dec. 12, 2017
Joseph "Joe" Brick '59, Clive, Iowa, Nov. 14, 2021
John McKinley '59, Boerne, Texas, Nov. 30, 2018
Roger Connor '60, San Diego, Sept. 17, 2021
Joseph "Joe" Curta '60, Davenport, Dec. 18, 2021
William "Bill" Hanrahan '60, Toledo, Ohio, Nov. 16, 2021
Leah Hyde '60, Bettendorf, Iowa, Nov. 10, 2021
Marlene (Foley) Venable '60, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 16, 2019
Edward Kelly '61, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Sept. 28, 2021
Michael Kennedy '61, Berwyn, Illinois, Oct. 17, 2016
William "Bill" Manley '61, Sun Lakes, Arizona, Sept. 24, 2021
William O'Neill '61, Chicago, Aug. 18, 2020
Roger Post '61, Princeton, Illinois, Nov. 17, 2021
Mark Salsbury '61, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, May 29, 2018
Barbara (Roman) Carper '62, Owensboro, Kentucky, April 27, 2021
William "Bill" Snyder '64, Rock Island, Illinois, Sept. 9, 2021
Sr. Cecile Baer, OSB '66, Rock Island, Illinois, Nov. 21, 2021
Sr. Catherine Maloney, OSB '67, Rock Island, Illinois, Nov. 18, 2021
Raymond "Ray" Pechous '67, '03 MEDL, Iowa City, Iowa, Aug. 18, 2021
Thomas Rockford '69, Peoria, Illinois, Oct. 7, 2021
John "Bill" Dulin, Jr. '70, Iowa City, Iowa, Aug. 7, 2021
Thomas "Tom" Wendel '70, Portland, Maine, Oct. 20, 2021
Dennis Fahy '71, Muscatine, Iowa, Nov. 11, 2021
Mike Kernan '71, Princeton, Iowa, Nov. 24, 2021
Michael Kerckhove '72, Moline, Illinois, Dec. 8, 2021
William Wuff '72, Sugar Grove, Illinois, Dec. 11, 2021
Michael "Mike" Duffy '73, Davenport, Jan, 21, 2022
James Samalon '73, LeClaire, Iowa, Nov. 27, 2021
Patrick "Pat" Walton '73, Davenport, Nov. 22, 2021
Terrence "Terry" Mosier '74, Buffalo, Iowa, Dec. 10, 2021
Dennis "Denny" Sander '74, Clinton, Iowa, April 7, 2018
Patricia VanBruwaene '74, '84 MBA, East Moline, Illinois, Nov. 2, 2021
Larry Koberg '75, Walcott, Iowa, July 23, 2021
Matthew Toohey '75, Winnebago, Illinois, Dec. 31, 2021
Claudia Windal '75, St. Paul, Minnesota, June 15, 2018
Loretta (Garrity) Pennock '76, De Witt, Iowa, Nov. 1, 2021
Raymond Vermeulen '76, Maricopa, Arizona, June 4, 2016
Joseph "Joe" Barron '78, Davenport, Nov. 14, 2021
Elizabeth (Clennon) Binz '78, Winneconne, Wisconsin, Sept. 29, 2021
William "Bill" Wasson '79, East Moline, Illinois, Feb. 7, 2021
Geraldine (Czupka) Bakeris '80, Ashland, Massachusetts, Nov. 6, 2021
Mark Smego '82, Hinsdale, Illinois, Jan. 4, 2022
Cheryl (Scott) Young '83, Bettendorf, Iowa, Sept. 23, 2017
Terrence "Yogi" Cox '84, Portage, Wisconsin, Nov. 21, 2021
Joe Baker '86, Brighton, Colorado, Sept. 11, 2021
Lucille Mather '86, Burnet, Texas, Feb. 29, 2016
Cheryl McFarland '86, Farmington, Illinois, Nov. 7, 2017
Patrick Sprague '86, Bettendorf, Iowa, Jan. 5, 2022
James Wallace '88, Davenport, Aug. 7, 2019
Arthur "Artie" Paar '91, Maple Grove, Minnesota, April 4, 2019
John Connole '92, Charlotte, Iowa, Jan. 2, 2022
Regina "Gina" (Geades) Deke '92, Parkview, Iowa, July 7, 2020
Rebecca "Becki" Holzgrafe '93, Geneseo, Illinois, April 8, 2021
Michael Benson '93, '96 MBA, Carlton, Minnesota, July 30. 2021
Virginia "Jen" Hotchkiss '94, Bettendorf, Iowa, Sept. 18, 2017
Sharon Laermans '96, Moline, Illinois, Jan. 21, 2019
Cheryl McCulloh '96, LeClaire, Iowa, Oct. 9, 2021
Jeffrey Neitzel '98, Davenport, Nov. 30, 2021
Jason "Jay" Strandberg '00, Rock Island, Illinois, Jan. 29, 2022
Sharon McFarlin '02 MBA, East Moline, Illinois, Jan. 21, 2019
William Canaday '06 MBA, Ottumwa, Iowa, Nov. 8, 2021
Catharine Dwinal '07, St. Petersburg, Florida, Nov. 24, 2019
Carol Smith '07 MBA, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2021
Leslie Taylor '07, '10 MSW, Davenport, Oct. 11, 2020
Luke Flanagan '14, Denver, April 10, 2021
Faculty/Staff
Bill Lynn, PhD, Davenport, Jan. 19, 2022
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