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Pastors/Asst. Pastors/Candidates Service years at Emmanuel Lutheran, Wheeling Township, and ultimately, the “German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church” which officially became Trinity Lutheran Church of Faribault, MN when the church constitution is revised in 1950. (Source: 75th and 125th anniversary books) Principals of Faribault's Lutheran Schools and their service years We acknowledge Trinity's buildings blessed with the spirit of the Lord. Peace Lutheran's School building's pictures will be added as they become available. 1870 Building Tribute 1900 Building Picture Tribute 1900 Building Detail Tribute 1990 Building Detail Tribute 1915 School Building Detail Tribute Church & School Timeline of Milestones 125 yrs. of "Tales" from church life

Confirmation Classes: 1898, 1909, 1933, 1938, 1945, 1948, Classes 1949 - 1956 need pictures and names 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 Class of 1898 (need names) Picture Rev. Henry Schulz Class of 1909 (need names) Picture Back row: Pastor Henry Schulz and probably, Principal Martin Kirsch, Sr. Class of 1933 (need names) Fourth row: Henry Finster, Beatta Hoffman, Adolph Kramer Third row: last person on right, George Myre Picture Class of 1938 (need names) Picture Class of 1945 Picture First row: Margaret Young, Helen Akemann, Delores Rothenberger, Pastor Volz, Marlys Sellner, Laura Schmidt, Leona Radatz Second row: Jane Velzke, June Velzke, Helen Schoen, Joan Wolf, Esther Steinbach, Alice Roeglin, Anita Hubbell, Joyce Virak, Janice Lindenberg Third row: Dale Krueger, Robert Kuntze, Delores Sommers, Elsie Grohman, Kathleen Lehman, Darlene Pooch, Shirley Spitzack, Harold Spitzack Fourth row: Gerald Spitzack, Kenneth Lorenz, Charles Coon, Kenneth Wegner, Paul Volz, Harold Kenow, Willard Lueders Fifth row: Gerald Fritsche, Robert Kern, Richard Mase, Charles Brauneis, Norman Corbesia, Robert Koring, Ronald Grundman Sixth row: Ruth Burger, Helmer Burger, Principal Raymond Maag, Esther Luebke Back to Top Class of 1948 (need names) Picture Front row: Pastor Lemke; Back row: Principal Raymond Maag, teacher Gerhard Prigge Classes 1949 - 1956 (need picture and names) Back to Top Class of 1957 Picture First row: Daniel Bertram, Marion Schroeder, Robert Flom, Marie Wegner, James Kirkpatrick, Mary Nusbaum, Edward Froman, Susan Schultz, Gary Pavek Second row: Judith Meyer, Ronald Schultz, Sandra Ballenthin, Marvin Borchert, Sandra Radke, Gerald Rohlfson, Loreen Cross Third row: Daniel Dunn, Roselyn Schuenke, David Burzlaff, Connie Stark, Edward Bruley, Karen Heyer, Marvin Bottke Fourth row: Harland Gerzevske, Sandra Zahn, Thomas Emge, Pastor Cloeter, Pastor Young, Richard Purfeerst, Marion Wegner, Bruce Eastman Not pictured: Jean Plitzkow Back to Top Class of 1958 Picture First row: Duane Storch, Eugene Bluhm, Bernard Gerzevske, Kenneth Jurland Second row: Gerald Winter, Robert Behlke, Marilyn Zabel, Rita Bowen, Deborah Bettin, John Stoeckel, Dennis Krenz Third row: David Degen, Charles Sawatzy, Carol Paschke, Joyce Mensing, Dianne Borchardt, Marcia Wobbrock, Vernon Nelson Fourth row: Telsfor Langevin, Walter Wetzel, Pastor Cloeter, Pastor Young, Richard Van Citters, Robert Paschke Back to Top Class of 1959 Picture First row: Dale Gieseke, David Stoeckel, David Gerzevske, James Kjelland, Charles Bowen, Gerald Schmidtke, Roger Pittman, David Wobbrock, Robert Borchert Second row: Carol Drache, Carol Velzke, Diane Quinlan, Marlys Blume, Carole Roehrick, Janet Paschke, Marie Gerzevske, Anna Mae Kunkel Third row: Donna Winter, Alan Krueger, Ilene Wegner, Dale Stuemke, Carol Meyer, David Behlke, Kathleen Dunn, Nancy Fuchs Fourth Row: James Hoban, Rita Peroutka, Donovan Pooch, Pastor Cloeter, Pastor Young, James Cate, Patricia Kalien, James Cross Back to Top Class of 1960 Picture First row: George Delaske, Ronald Borcherdt, Charles Kuether Second row: John Schultz, William Kirkpatrick, James Magedanz, James Zahn, David Prigge, Charlotte Froman, Lowell Lattin Third row: Betty Cross, David Bergstahl, Ronald Schroeder, Nancy Fechner, Joseph Vandenheuval, Joyce Nagel, Ann Mosher, Diane Schuenke Fourth row: Patricia Melchert, Sandra Jurland, William Sower, Robert Nelson, Gerald Hoogland, Ina Flaten, Sharon Mensing Fifth row: Carol Winter, Patricia Wetzel, Arlene Zabel, Pastor Cloeter, Pastor Young, James Fuchs, Bruce Stam, Kay Meierbachtol Back to Top Class of 1961 Picture First row: Linda Smuda, Suzanne Suess, Frederick Zahn, Michael Kalien, Joel Bluhm, Charles Kenow, Kimberly Bettin, Lynda Graham, Christine Radtke, Judy Bowen, James Boldt, James Kiekenapp, Donald Winter Second row: Luverne Gerzevke, Ronald Paschke, Marilyn Nuerenberg, Diana Miller, Elaine Blume, Norene Nuess, Burton Abraham, Marcia Engel, Shirley Swee Third row: Linda Melchert, Steven Jurland, Larry Kral, Laurel Wegner, Lynne Palmer, Marvin Purfeerst, Harold Mueller, Howard Blume Fourth row: Pastor Young, Carol Suess, Patricia Kubes, Phyllis Jewell, Gary Fechner, Charles Wright, James Kelm, Michael Fuchs, Mary Dunn, James Doyle, Pastor Cloeter Back to Top Class of 1962 Picture First row: Mark Lips, Allan Radke, Warren Borchert, Marcia Lips, Robert Blume, Sharon Wobbrock, Mavis Stuemke, Michael Hagre, Linda Schultz Second row: Gene Bertram, Charles Gudknecht, LeRoy Schmidtke, Larry Hoban, Linda Wobbrock, Vivian Griesert, Michele Hoban, Diane Suess Third row: Gary Prigge, Michael Nuese, Bob Cross, David Schmidtke, David Kolterman, Jeanitt Magadanz, Kathleen Bendickson, Nancy Wolter Fourth row: Pastor Dale G. Young, Linda Burger, Linda Emge, Jean Palmer, Conrad Lemke, Sharon Flicek, Myrna Mueller, Kathy Nienow, Pastor Cloeter Back to Top Class of 1963 Picture First row: Linda Wieben, Jacqueline Fritz, Daryl Swee, James Garrett, Susan Zahn, Sandra Johnson, Teresa Hoban, Susan Bendickson, Richard Velzke Second row: Reed Pavek, Janet Gerzevske, Harvey Degen, Pamela Wobbrock, Pamela Storch, Stanley Muenchow, Bruce Degen, Lloyd Abraham Third row: Alice Wegner, Carol Flom, Sandra Quinnell, John Sower, Harvey Winter, Charles Borth, Robert Fuchs, Cedric Borchert, Dale Kelm Fourth row: Pastor Young, John Cross, Jane Sommers, Kathleen Kral, Sandra Engel, Cheryl Purfeerst, Reneta Cloeter, Stephan Meierbachtol, Kenneth Kalien, Pastor Cloeter Back to Top Class of 1964 Picture First row: Gordon Faber, Harland Blume, Diane Bailey, Barbara Lips, David Borth, Gregory Anderson Second row: Patricia Schmidtke, Michael Hoban, Richard Delaska, Alice Abraham, Gary Worke, Terry Cross Third row: Sharon Murphy, Karen Kral, Dean Lennon, William Schultz, Shirley Slezak, Lynn Wolf Fourth row: Eugene Wegner, Richard Cloeter, Pastor Cloeter, Steven Burger, Charlotte Schuenke Back to Top Class of 1965 Picture First row: Steven Goedtel, Dennis Kubes, Douglas Fuchs, William Hoban, Dean Hetletvedt, Larry Schultz Second row: Mary Johnson, Wanda Borth, Linda Borchert, Gloria Schwartz, Beverly Bertram, Janet Winter, Janice Bailey, Pastor Cloeter Third row: Dennis Dugan, Paul Cloeter, John Gudknecht, Larry Schreck, Thomas Smuda, William Russ Fourth row: Harvey Sommers, Glenn Schwartz, Richard Behlke, Steven Nienow, Jeffrey Kirkpatrick, Rodney Trump, Curtis Stam, Kurt Degner Back to Top Class of 1966 Picture First row: Craig Hellerud, Juzell Bultman, Susan Wobbrock, Dean Schultz Second row: Thomas Storch, Thomas Anderson, Janet Palmer, Linda Suess, Frank Flicek Third row: Richard Stoeckel, Kristine Dahlstedt, Valerie Lennon, Anita Bendickson, David Velzke, John Winter Fourth row: RHS, Linda Walker, Joyce Krueger, Kevin Thurnau, Bruce Burkhartzmeyer, Susan Schafbuch, Pastor Cloeter Back to Top Class of 1967 Picture Front row: Dianna Sorgatz, Kathleen Anenby, Diane Swarts, Charles Fairclough, James Bluhm, Linda Slezak, Pamela Garrett, David Swarts, Barbara Johnson Second row: Sharon Borgstahl, Bonnie Borth, Lynn Schwartz, LaVonne Velzke, Dinise Radke, Lanny Schreck, Larry Goedtel, Judy Schultz Third row: Richard Budahl, James Drache, Judy Schuenke, Steven Griesert, Dale Nienow, Steven Wilson, Charles Hallanger, Mary Willing Fourth row: Pastor Lorenz, Sharon Kalien, Julie Burkhartzmeyer, Linda Gerzevske, Nathan Spittler, Carl Cloeter, Dwight Degan, Vickie Grundman, Rox Annstam, Pastor Cloeter Back to Top Class of 1968 Picture First row: Randy Lips, David Kral, Loren Feldkamp, Kathy Hopwood, Jacalyn Nuese, Katherine Spitzack, Kevin Anenby Second row: Roberta Cloeter, Ricky Youngmark, Sharon Winter, Janice Gudknecht, Julie Bahl, Bruce Mensing, Michael Kuether, Joane Dugan Third row: Christopher Graham, Dennis Feldkamp, Deborah Ellerbusch, Linda Cervenka, Robin Heckert, Janine Ruthenbeck, Dennis Rothstein Fourth row: Pastor Lorenz, Robert Cloeter, Curtis Fuchs, William Goedtel, Kathryn Baitz, Judith Kelm, Debra Nienow, Joane Dugan, Pastor Cloeter Back to Top Class of 1969 Picture First row: Bryan Schuenke, Richard Hallanger, Jeanine Borgstahl, Deborah Hall, Garold Lips Second row: Connie Zellmer, Steven Johnson, Lola Fritz, Alvin Moldenhauer, Gary Burmeister, Daniel Borgstahl, Edward Bendickson, Deborah Youngmark, Michael Wieben Third row: Jayne Davis, Steven Willing, Deborah Hagel, Kathy Nickerson, Beth Nickerson, Earl Graham, Steven Sanders, Sharon Hoban Fourth row:Kathleen Hall, Vicki Bluhm, Stephanie Schuenke, Pamela Brekke, LeAnn Bartelt, Ginger Froman, Sharon Teske Fifth row: Pastor Lorenz, Cathyrn Wilson, David Suess, Dennis Walker, David Fuchs, Larry Schulz, Randy Sanders, Janet Young, Pastor Cloeter Back to Top Class of 1970 Picture First row: Denise Schafbuch, Norma Borth, Rebecca Hagel, Darla Ellerbusch, Mark Quinlan, Craig Zahn, Donald Dugan, Steven Wobbrock, Mark Krause Second row: Sandra Borgstahl, Sharon Zellmer, Lisa Ehn, Julie Garrett, Linda Velzke, Debra Dugan, Janice Storm, Richard Boevers Third row: Lynn McCloskey, Diane Sommers, Debra Lockwood, Barbara Boldt, Laurie Willing, Gail Vikla, Renae Velzke, Mark Cervenka, Henry Winter Fourth row: Pastor Foley, Cynthia Wilson, Carol Spitzack, Jeff Anderson, James Fairclough, Glen Koopmans, John Hopwood, David Schuenke, Jan Burkhartzmeyer, Cynthia Wegner, Pastor Cloeter Back to Top Class of 1971 Picture First row: Daniel Eastman, Ronald Lips, Brian Burkhartzmeyer, Mark Boldt, Earlene Graham, Kathryn Feldkamp, Emily Graham, Lynn Schoen Second row: Ricki Rost, Kay Eul, Darlene Dugan, Sheila Brekke, Stewart Schuenke, Edward Hagel, Diane Schmidtke Third row: David Paschke, Daniel Keeley, Kathleen Wegner, Vicki Fuchs, Lola McCloskey, Carol Young, Richard Kelm Fourth row: Pastor Foley, Ronald Velzke, Randy Trump, Diane Kalien, Jayne Lockwood, Gerald Velzke, Bennett Winter, Dean Fritsche, Pastor Cloeter