Our Class in a Nutshell

Dawn (Johnson) Bullok
Like a mother hen, she is gathering her chicks. Thanks, Dawn, for finding us!

  • Dawn retired after 14 years full time in school nursing, then job shared and subbed for another 6 years.
  • She has three sons, two married and one single with a serious girlfriend.
  • They downsized to a new ranch home, but still big enough to entertain.
  • Her hobbies are stamping and papercrafts. She is active in their church and she and her husband like to travel to see their kids and friends.
  • Her email address is: dfbullok3@hotmail.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click Dawn’s Letters.

Peggy (Morrison) Smiesko

  • Peggy has retired from her career as an OR nurse in Illinois. She retired when she was pressured to eliminate the time she spent answering patients’ questions and making them feel as comfortable as possible so the out-patient department could make more money.
  • Then she subbed as a school nurse for 5 years until her Dad passed away.
  • Her daughter moved to Washington state.
  • They sold their home in Illinois and now live in sunny, warm Arizona.
  • Her email address is: pscraft@ameritech.net

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click Peggy’s Letters.

Linda (Merryman) Hyink

  • Linda worked med/surg until the ICU opened in her home town, Holland MI.
  • She married a med student and moved to KY, CA, and IL, but have spent the last 30 years in MI. He’s an anesthesiologist.
  • They have 5 kids, all married and 15 grandkids.
  • She injoys quilting and needlework. She is also involved in a small group Bible study and is active in her church.
  • Her email address is: momhyink@juno.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click Linda’s Letters

Susie (Halsne) Vanderwilt

  • Susie spent most of her career in nursing education and retired 4 years ago.
  • She is helping her husband with their non-profit organization, pursuing government grants for small faith-based and community organizations.
  • They travel to Southern states to visit their numerous nieces and nephews. They have also gone on mision trips.
  • Her email address is: dsvanderwilt@gmail.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click:  Susie’s Letters

Mary Ellen (Downing) Welsher

  • Mary Ellen is retired from counseling, but still is involved in a crisis pregnancy center.
  • Mary Ellen and her husband have lived in MA except for 7 years in MI to care for her parents until they went home to the Lord.
  • Their two kids are married: their son and family live in Costa Mesa, CA and daughter and famly in Kissimmee, FL. Since the are retired, they love the freedom to travel to visit kids and grandkids.
  • Her email address is: mewel1947@aol.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click:  Mary Ellen’s Letters

Carol (LeBrecht) Williams

  • Carol loves working full time in a small hospital in WI in ambulatory surgery.
  • She and her husband have lived for the past 10 years in Baraboo, WI
  • They have 4 kids, all married and scattered to Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Knoxville. They have 9 grandchildren.
  • Her email address is: treader1300@msn.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click:  Carol’s Letters

Jane (Norton) Rathbun

  • Jane is retired, but still fills in now and then at a chemotherapy office.
  • Jane and her husband have lived in FL for over 20 years.
  • They have 3 daughters and 7 grandkids.
  • Her email address is: j3a3r@msn.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click:  Jane’s Letters

Kirsten (VanDyke) Johnson

  • Kirsten has had a couneling practice for the last 18 years.
  • Kirsten’s husband is president of the Christian Medical Dental Association. He retired 10 years ago from general surgery, but still does colonoscopies in a small hospital part time.
  • They love to travel and do mission projects
  • They are very active in their church and with their three dauthters and grandkids.
  • Her email address is: kristenrichard1968@gmail.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click: Kirsten’s Letters

Kristin Knutson (Ruth Johnson)

  • Kristin (Ruth) has worked full time at Children’s Hospital of Orange County for 37 years in NICU.
  • She’s been married since 1986 and has a daughter and step son.
  • She and her husband are setting up a non–profit to provide micro-loans for the Chins in Burma.
  • She does artwork, reads and gardens. She is also advocate for her 97 year old mom.
  • Her email address is: bakknutson@hotmail.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click: Kristin (Ruth)’s Letters.

Holly (Wagner) Green

  • Holly worked in a family practice with 4 doctors for about 25 years. She retired in 2012.
  • She and her husband, Howard, have 2 sons and 4 grandsons. They spend 2 weeks every month in NC to help one of their sons and daughter-in-law with their two baby boys.
  • Her email address is: hollygreen@outlook.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click: Holly (Wagner) Green

 Diane (Prophater) Constantine

  • Diane worked for a few years in NICU and one year in neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic.
  • She and her husband, Mike, pastored for 11 years and then served in Nigeria for 2 years and are still in Malaysia, SE Asia for 31 years.
  • They spend 10 months each year in Malaysia and visit friends and family in the States for 2 months.
  • Diane loves to build and maintain websites, crochet, read, and spend time with young Malaysian women.
  • Diane’s email address is: imdiane@gmail.com

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click: Diane (Prophater) Constantine

Ruth Ann (Fisher) Miller

  • Ruth Ann has worked for 22+ years in a multi-specialty clinic in the ENT department.
  • She and her husband spent 17 1/2 years with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea and Australia. (1973-1991)
  • She and her husband, Dick, have 3 sons who are all married and 6 grandsons and 1 granddaughter.
  • Her email address is: ra-ramiller@sbcglobal.net

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click: Ruth Ann (Fisher) Miller

Lynne (Strodtman) Waratuke

  • Lynne worked in Labor and Delivery at West Sub for 5 1/2 years after graduation
  • She married her husband during those years at West Sub
  • Lynne then moved to the Pediatric department of Glen Ellyn Clinic which is now part of DuPage Medical Group in the Chicago area. She worked there 41 1/2 years.
  • She retired in August, 2015.
  • She and her husband, Tony, and I have 5 children and 11 grandchildren
  • She is enjoying retired life by traveling with her husband, mostly vising family which is spread out from the east to the west.

To read her letters and learn more about her life since West Sub, click: Lynne (Strodtman) Waratuke

Linda (Getz) Moesta passed away from cancer several years ago.

Other classmate’s email addresses:

Marcy (Threlkeld) Osterhaus

Barb (Johnson) Barnes

Carrie (Filipovich) Ready

Charlee (Beck) Walton

Geri (Sandeno) Olson

Irene (Richards) Inman

Rosa Lee (Hoag) Janero – She goes by Lee Janero now.

Lynne (Strodtman) Waratuke

Mary Lou (Hicks) Beckman

Valerie Matthiesen

Becky (Peterson) Dunham

Ivajane McCoy

Joyce Bowdish

Karen (Gienow) Baker

Lee Janero

Martha Walsh

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