When I have come to the end of the road and the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room. Why sob for a soul set free? Miss me a little----but not too long----and not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that was once shared. Miss Me----but let me go. For this is a journey that we all must take and each must go alone. It is all a part of the Master's plan----a step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick of heart, go to the friends we know. and bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss me----but let me go. (Author unknown).

CLASSMATES ABSENT WITH OUT LEAVE

DENFELD STANDS TALL BECAUSE OF YOU. DENFELD IS PROUD TO HAVE YOU FOR THE SHORT TIME YOU WERE WITH US. MAY WE REMEMBER ALL THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US FOR THEY NOW KNOW THE PEACE OF ETERNITY AND THE JOY OF OUR LORDS PRESENCE. WE MISS YOU. THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD,.

DESEASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 9, 1994

Charles Anderson

Donald Anderson

Gloria Anderson Nutt

Marjorie Jean Anderson Peterson (7/15/78) my first wife. We were both from Denfeld Class of 1944. Therefore we were on committee's each reunion. She was suddenly and very unexpectedly taken away from her two young children and me during recovery from surgery.

Richard H. Anderson The Tuba player in Merritt Grade School, West Jr. High School and Denfeld Sr High Band AND my YMCA Camp Miller buddy for 5 years while at Merritt.

Ruth Bergquist Nolte

Kenneth Bodin

Beverery Borgstom

Russell Brosell

Richard Carlson

Mary Clarke Lessor

Gerald Cox

Donald Dahl

Jean Durant Bullyan

Virginia E. Erickson Smith

Kenneth Fechner

Elwood Flaaten

Joseph Florenstano

Arthur Granley

Gale Greenwood

Rolf Gunderson

William Hock

Allen Holmes

Delores Ignatius Robertson

Lloyd Jackson

Doris R. Johnson Williams

Gladys Johnson Peterson

Candace Johnson Scott

Boyd Kennedy

John Klingman

John Koontz

Tom Korsch

William Krummel

Jean Lachowski Frederick

Robert Ledingham

George Lee

Carol Liberty Gothland

John Lindgren

Betty Ludwig Michaelis

Richard Lundgren

Thomas Maltby

Frank Marczak

Phyllis Mattson Mullin

William Murphy

Caroline Nelson Johson

Jeanne O'Brien Ceglar

Chester Olson

Geneva Oman Casey

Dorothy Peterson Miletich

Lucian Plucinak Verhel

Tony Rich

James Riley

Rose Marie Schiel

Letty Schidt Johnson

John Schumacker

Donald Swanson

Mae Swanson Rohlf

Evelyn Swedberg Gallagher

Frances Sylvester Graf

Johce Trunoske Meyers

Rosemary Ujdur Hanson

Edward Vittorio

Annabelle Westfall Wiltse

Laura Wick Johnson

James Young

DECEASED SINCE OUR 50TH REUION 9/9/94. (To Aug. 1st. 2001)

Harvey Ekeroth 9/23/94

William Nyquist 10/17/94

Jack E. Horgan 3/20/95

Dorothy Brevik Paulus 3/21/95

Margaret Kreidler Eischen 7/10/95

Marilyn Verelius 8/15/95

Charles Klingel 11/25/95

Athur Becks 1/3/96

Shirley Starks Rohweder 1/21/96

Calvin J. Borgren 7/27/96

Donald Lauer ?/?/97

Shirley Berg Miller 12/22/97

Rose Frederick Ellefson 1/25/98

George Andrews ?/?/98

MARION NORLAND Brooks (OUR QUEEN) 4/2/98

Carol R. Botten 7/10/98

Gloria E. Carlson 10/25/98

Joyce Flesch Reese ?/?/99

Roberta Moore Persgard 5/24/99

Glenna Amundson Callahan ?/?/99

George R. Andrews ?/?/?

Carl W. Swenson 6/12/97

William S. Nace 9/27/97

Deseased between August 1st, 2001 and March 21st. 2002. (I was not given the dates)

Betty Bennett Wilton

Henry Nickel

Pauline Nickel (Henry's sister)

Rudy Brandstrom

Donna Mae Finseth Peterson

The list is getting longer each year. Three weeks ago Lois Strom Barber (from Florida) called Doris E. Johnson telling her (Doris) how much she (Lois) looked forward to our coming 60th reunion. Last week Doris had a call from Florida that Lois had passed away. Poof once again how fragel life is. Below is a list of those deseased in the past 2 years. Total of 21 as of 05/17/04.

Donald Caya Ernest Ege Margaret Saari Van Deventer Eleanor Wistrom Nace Herbert Lien Beverly Anderson Bordson Mary Louise Erickson Ciagne Carroll Van Denventer Vincent Betty Sullivan Sahlin Richard Goodell Ralph Augustson Dwight Saaf Richard Adrihan Grace Palumbo Lee Herbert Keene Lloyd Backstrom Roy E. Johnson Evelyn Carlson Kettelhut Virginia Marden Price Robert R. Berg Lois Strom Barber

We've got to put a top this this.

Oh how we miss those who have gone before us. My wife, Marjorie Anderson, from our class of '44 left us very unexpectedly on July 15th, 1978. Among her last words 'I want to live to see my grand children'. This being thirty years later, I've provided our daughter and son through college and assisted where ever need be. Daughter is a registered Physical Therapest and Son is a registered Mechanical Engineer. We now have four Grandchildren. A Grandson and Granddaughter each. The eldest Granddaughter is now a Grade School Teacher in Duluth. Marjorie must be prowd ot them. Life moves on.