Alumni Notes
The history of Concordia St. Paul is written by the lives of our alumni, so big news or small, we want to hear it all! If you have landed a promotion, welcomed a new family member, or moved to a new city, let us know by submitting an alumni note. Help us fill our future publications with the incredible things our alumni are doing.
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Renelda Lord (Gennrich)
Renelda (Gennrich) Lord, JC ’60 shared that her son, Leonard Steffen, passed away on January 12, 2023 at the age of 55.
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Michael Brooks
Micahel Brooks, Jr., BA ’08 has been named one of the 2023 40 Under 40 by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. While at CSP, Michael was a captain of the football team and received the Top-4 award for his outstanding sportsmanship and superior character. He is now the Dental Director at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center.…

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Scott Larson
Scott Larson, BA ’79 has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Transforming Age Foundation. He will be overseeing the organization’s fund development efforts in Seattle, Minneapolis and Lincoln, Nebraska. Scott retires from ordained ministry in May 2023, having served a Lutheran church part-time for the past six years while being the Director of…

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Marilyn Weiser (Stein)
Marilyn (Stein) Weiser, JC ’62 shares that she gets together every year with friends to celebrate their CSP connections and memories. Back row: Marilyn (Stein) Weiser, JC ’62, Brenda (Behlings) Schmidt, JC ’62, Barb (Krueger) Fallert, BA ’65, Judy (Doumont) Adams, JC ’62. Front row: Audrey (Buntrock) Paepke, JC ’62, Darlene (Mews) Wood, JC ’61,…

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Barrie Henke
Barrie Henke, BA ’69 passed away on March 1, 2023.
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Henry Mueller
Henry Mueller, HS ’53, JC ’55 passed away on Dec. 30, 2022.
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Laurel Engquist (Grefe)
Laurel (Grefe) Engquist, BA ’80 passed away on Feb. 24, 2023.
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Delores Kading (Ulrich)
Delores (Ulrich) Kading, BA ’66 wrote the book “A Hope and a Future”, published by Inscript (Dove Christian Publishers). It is available at Dove (www.dovechristianpublishers.com), Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

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Theodore Strelow
Theodore, HS ’55, JC ’57 and Elaine Strelow recently celebrated their 55th anniversary. The recent photo was taken in the church in which they were married by Ted’s dad.

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Stacy Larsen (Lessman)
Stacy Larsen, BA ’05 was installed as Preschool Director and Teacher at Trinity Lutheran in Fergus Falls, Minn. on December 11, 2022.

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Ward Maser
Ward Maser, BA ’79 passed away on Feb. 12, 2023. Ward is a member of the CSP Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Cassy Hanson
Cassy Hanson, MA ’22 welcomed a baby boy in January 2023.