Concordia Magazine

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Dr. Harvey StalwickDr. Harvey Stalwick, 72, Tacoma, Wash., professor emeritus of social work and church professions and coordinator of the Lilly Call to Serve Project, died Nov. 29 in Tacoma. Stalwick graduated from Concordia in 1960 and joined the Concordia faculty in 1994 after serving as professor of social work at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan. Stalwick was honored in 2000 with the Human Rights Award from the Moorhead Human Rights Commission, was a member of TOCAR (Training Our Campuses Against Racism) and chair of the Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity. He retired from Concordia in 2007. At the time of his death, Stalwick was professor and chair of social work at Trinity Lutheran College, Everett. He is survived by his wife, Juanita, sons Kenneth and Trevor ’90, stepchildren Carlin (Cody) Harris, Melanie (John) Summerour and Kevin (Leesa) Myrbo, 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

1934
Harold Nohre
, 99, Eagle Bend, Minn., in January 2010.

1936
Thora (Moen) Lundell
, 97, Fergus Falls, Minn., in December.

1937
Vera (Melaas) Knapp
, 95, Moorhead, in December.
Clifford Peterson, 95, Stoughton, Wis., in July.
Elmer Quammen, 94, Jefferson City, Mo., in September.

1940
Randolph Grohnke
, 94, Edina, Minn., in January.

1941
Janette (Rustad) Dale
, 91, Arvada, Colo., in January.

1942
Louise (Teisberg) Christopherson
, 90, Webster City, Iowa, in December; she is survived by her husband, Orval.

1943
Vernon Hektner
, 88, Wahpeton, N.D., in October; he is survived by his wife, Leona (Kragness) '48.
Winston Wolpert, 89, Brookings, S.D., in January; he is survived by his wife, Mary.

1945
Mineva (Madland) Fritze
, 86, Farmington, Minn., in January 2009; she is survived by her husband, Dean.

1946
Richard Strand
, 86, Fergus Falls, Minn., in December; he is survived by his wife, Marian.

1947
Arleen (Wagstrom) Wangberg
, 88, St. Paul, Minn., in November.

1948
William Mattke
, 86, Circle Pines, Minn., in March 2010; he is survived by his wife, June (Carlson) ’46.

1949
Marjorie (Olstad) Anderson
, 83, Clifford, N.D., in February.

1950
Rolf Berg, 82, Maddock
, N.D., in December; he is survived by his wife, Helen.
Elmer Johnson, 89, Cropsey, Ill., in November; he is survived by his wife, Janet (Frojen) ’49.
Stella (Lee) Osborn, 81, Fountain Hills, Ariz., in October; she is survived by her husband, Howard.
Philip Seljevold, 83, Moorhead, in January.

1951
Albert Billingham
, 84, Albuquerque, N.M., in April 2009; he is survived by his wife, Dagny (Haugrud) '46.
George Sparrow, 87, Bismarck, N.D., in February; he is survived by his wife, Jan (Anderson) '64.
Harold "Red" Thorsen, 81, Valley City, N.D., in December.

1952
Robert Lund
, 80, Sioux Falls, S.D., in October; he is survived by his wife, JoAnne.

1953
Ronald Johnson
, 84, Valley City, N.D., and Mesa, Ariz., in January; he is survived by his wife, Joyce (Wetherbee) ’51.

1954
Thomas Natterstad
, 78, Valencia, Calif., in November; he is survived by his wife, Ardis (Hector) ’56.

1955
Kenneth Bladow
, 78, Moorhead, in December 2009; he is survived by his wife, Bev (Losett) '57.
Myron Olson, 79, Bloomington, Minn., in October; he is survived by his wife, Ione (Highum) '56.

1956
William Christofferson
, 76, Hackensack, Minn., and Naples, Fla., in December; he is survived by his wife, Darlene.
James O'Rourke, 77, Moorhead, in March.
Arlene Regelstad, 77, Moorhead, in January.

1957
Darrell Schultz
, 74, Wichita, Kan., in December; he is survived by his wife, Betty.

1958
John Erickson
, 74, Warrensburg, Mo., in December; he is survived by his wife, Barbara.

1959
Peter Olberg
, 77, Mount Prospect, Ill., in January; he is survived by his wife, Arlene.

1960
Dennis Haaland
, 73, rural Clarkfield, Minn., in October; he is survived by his wife, Mary Jo.
Harvey Stalwick, 72, Tacoma, Wash., in November; he is survived by his wife, Juanita.
Kerrine (Gilsrud) Thomson, 72, Wolverton, Minn., in December; she is survived by her husband, Maynard.

1962
Theodore Edwardsen
, 72, Cologne, Minn., in January; he is survived by his wife, Jill.

1963
Betty Wickre
, 75, Surprise, Ariz., in October.

1964
Kathleen Borstad
, 68, Moorhead, in December.

1970
Robert Given
, 63, Anoka, Minn., in December; he is survived by his wife, Gloria (Hansen).

1973
Barry Halm
, 60, Saginaw, Minn., in January; he is survived by his wife, Cleo.

1976
Kathryn (Paulson) Doyle
, 56, Fargo, N.D., in December; she is survived by her husband, Mark.

1977
Steven Sharp
, 55, Spokane, Wash., in July.

1980
Gregory Sletto
, 52, Sioux Falls, S.D., in December; he is survived by his wife, Sonja (Markman) '82.

1981
Dwight Diercks
, 52, Moorhead, in January.

1986
Kristin Steinbach
, 46, St. Louis Park, Minn., in October.

1991
Erin (Osmonson) Olson
, 41, Gully, Minn., in November; she is survived by her husband, Brian.

1994
James Nordbeck
, 62, Dent, Minn., in February; he is survived by his wife, Mary.

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