MHS Class of 1961 reunion
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Twenty-nine members of the Minneota
High School Class of 1961 met on Sept. 8, 2001 at the Southwest
Sportsman's Club as the group celebrated its 40-year reunion.
Those attending included, left to right are:
Front row: Jerome Anderson, Bill Holm, Harvey Gilgert,
Lowell Prellwitz, Tom Amundson, Lawrence DeSmet
Second row: Leroy Neisuis, Nyla Gislason, Karen Thostenson
Dunham, Brenda Kompelien Johnson, Hope Olson Vasholz, Karen Myhre
Schmit, Rae Jean Stassen Gee, Kathy Kopitski Benedict
Third row: Barbara Andersen Klein, Sally Rafnson Petersen,
Mary Hofteig Buysse, Jackie Buysse Reedy
Back row: Doug Hanson, Keith Klein, Charles Hettling,
Dennis Ozmun, Ray Traen, Barry Janssen, Wayne Tollefson, Dave
Hennen, Rodney Stensrud, Leonard Coequyt, Paul Myrvik
About the reunion:
Celebrated author and Minneota native Bill Holm was among 29 graduates of Minneota's Class of 1961 who reunited Sept. 8 at Southwest Sportsmans Club in Minneota.
The gathering of 29 grads marked an impressive 70 percent of the class's 42 original graduates. The reunion was organized by Brenda (Kompelien) Johnson, Rae Jean (Stassen) Gee and Bill Holm.
Attending class members included: Tom Amundson, Barbara (Andersen) Klein, Jerome Anderson, Jackie (Buysse) Reedy, Leonard Coequyt, Lawrence DeSmet, Harvey Gilgert, Nyla Gislason, Doug Hanson, Dave Hennen, Charles Hettling, Mary (Hofteig) Buysse, Bill Holm, Barry Janssen, Keith Klein, Brenda (Kompelien) Johnson, Kathy (Kopitski) Benedict, Karen (Myhre) Schmit, Paul Myrvik, Leroy Neisuis, Hope (Olson) Vasholz, Dennis Ozmun, Lowell Prellwitz, Sally (Rafnson) Petersen, Rae Jean (Stassen) Gee, Rodney Stensrud, Karen (Thostenson) Dunham, Wayne Tollefson and Ray Traen.
Of 42 grads, two members - David Verschelde and Elroy Husohave - have died since graduation day on June 1, 1961.