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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Dolores Holm (Holm)
Dolores Holm, AA ’61 is anticipating the birth of her first granddaughter in June.
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Kathleen Lane (Remund)
Kathy (Remund) Lane, BA ’78 retired from DCE ministry in June 2020. She served congregations in Manitowoc and Appletom, WI.
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Susan Blom (Peters)
Susan (Blom) Peters, BA ’73 celebrated her 70th birthday in 2020.
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Lyle Matthias
Lyle Matthias, AA ’67 and wife Suzanne celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 14, 2020.
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Paul Mueller
Rev. Dr. Paul W. Mueller, BA ’77 answered the call into retirement on January 1, 2020. He left Concordia, Portland and moved to Florida with Joy. He continued to direct Mission Training Center (MTC) until March 2021. He continues to serve on various boards – all of them related to Gospel proclamation: mission and outreach.
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Paul Mueller
Paul, BA ’77 and Joy (Blasingame), BA ’77, MA ’98 Mueller retired from Concordia, Portland, Jan 2020 and moved to Florida. Paul retired from Mission Training Center (MTC), March 2021. They have 6 grandkids – two in Spokane, WA with their daughter Rachel (and Joe), and four in Lake Elmo, MN: two with their oldest…

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Michael Vokt
Rev. Michael Vokt, BA ’80 passed away on January 25, 2021.
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Brian Moldenhauer
Brian Moldenhauer, BA ‘85 has worked in auto sales for General Motors for 27 years.

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Jonathan Kuehne
Jon Kuehne, BA ‘11 accepted a call and is now serving as Campus Pastor of Trinity First Lutheran School in Minneapolis, Minn.
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Christina Finnegan (Brian)
Christina (Austin) Finnegan, BA ‘13 has two children who have graduated from college and a son whose post secondary plans are up in the air due to Covid. She is one of few people who have graduated from college in her family, so financial and emotional support were not available for her. The cohort learning…

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Kristina Gaalaas (Clark)
Kristina (Clark) Gaalaas, ‘02 renovated a turn of the century home into her financial services office to help revitalize vacant buildings in Grand Rapids, Minn. They love welcoming people to feel at home with their finances, and are wired with the technology to serve clients and their families across the U.S.

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Candace Robertson (Longsworth)
Candace “Candy” (Lonsworth) Robertson, ‘87 has four children, 17 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.