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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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  • Sally Grunst (Ziehm)

    Class of 1977

    Sally (Ziehm) Grunst, BA ’77 retired from mental health counseling at Yellowstone Counseling Center on Sept 1, 2021. Her husband, Rev. Mark Grunst, BA ’77 retired as Pastor from Mt. Olive Lutheran Church on August 1, 2021.

    Sally Grunst (Ziehm)

  • Donald Francis

    Class of 1961

    Donald Francis, HS ’61, JC ’63 was named Pastor Emeritus of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Griffins Mills, West Falls, New York for the 39 years, 7 months, 1 week, 5 days and 12 hours of service on August 29, 2021.

  • Eric Trettel

    Class of 2015

    Eric Trettel, MBA ’15 started his own company in March. Sota Bookkeeping offers virtual bookkeeping and fractional CFO services.

  • Naomi Stohlmann

    Class of 1998

    Naomi Stohlmann, BA ’97 is currently condo-sitting in Honolulu. She represented CSP while volunteering with Our Savior Lutheran Church at the Hawaii Food Shelf.

    Naomi Stohlmann

  • Rodger Wells

    Class of 1972

    Rodger Wells, BA ’72 welcomed a grandson, Hudson, in 2021. He has two other grandchildren, Copper, 2, and Grace, 17.

  • Jeanette Clonkey (Friesen)

    Class of 1990

    Jeanette (Friesen) Clonkey, BA ’90 has gone on seven mission trips to Guatemala and sponsors a child there.

    Jeanette Clonkey (Friesen)

  • Deborah Welnetz (Yakel)

    Class of 1990

    Deborah M. (Yakel) Welnetz, BA ’90 welcomed her seventh grandchild in September 2021. She and her husband, Perry, have been married for 32 years and have two children.

    Deborah Welnetz (Yakel)

  • Joanne Lundgren (Kuehne)

    Class of 1969

    Joanne (Kuehne), BA ’69 and Edwin Lundgren celebrated 50 years in their home in May 2021. They have 10 grandchildren ranging from 1-21 years old. Their granddaughter, Alissa, is a freshman at CSP this year.

    Joanne Lundgren (Kuehne)

  • Walter Volz

    Class of 1956

    Walter Volz, AA ’56 retired on July 13, 2021, after 60 years of Pastoral Ministry, which included 30 years as Chaplain in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

  • Jake Ruhland

    Class of 2015

    Jake Ruhland, BA ’15 was hired by PTC in an enterprise-level capacity, managing strategic cloud customers.

  • Karen Feyo (Karlson)

    Class of 1991

    Karen Feyo, BA ’91 passed away September 2, 2021.

  • James Neumiller

    Class of 1990

    James Neumiller, BA ’90 passed away on February 16, 2021.