Don’t forget your Annual Fund giving!
Each year nearly 10,000 alumni, parents, and friends support the Annual Fund with gifts from $5 to $50,000.  Strong support from alumni helps Luther secure additional funds from foundations and corporations, and your gift each year helps us to reach our goal of 30% alumni giving to the Annual Fund.  Here’s how your class is doing so far this year:

CLASS of 1950 TOTAL GIVING:  $23,395.00 from 29.71% of the CLASS*

Have you made your 2011 gift to Luther?  Please visit www.givenow.luther.edu to make a difference for Luther students.  Thank you!

Please note: Your Spring 2012 class agent letter will include a listing of your classmates who gave to Luther during 2011.  Be sure to make your gift before December 31 to be included.

*as of October 21, 2011

Obituaries
SAMUEL ALLEN of Rochester, Minn., died Nov. 22, 2010, at age 84. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and Japan during World War II before graduating from Luther. He is survived by a son, Samuel Bruce Allen ‘67; a daughter, Jane (Allen) Witmer ‘71; six grandchildren, including EMILY ALLEN ‘09; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Yundzel; He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda, and a son, DANIEL ALLEN ‘69.

Richard Nagel of Rochester, Minn., died Nov. 24, 2010, at age 84. In 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to CINCPAC headquarters under the command of Admiral Nimitz in Oahu, Hawaii. Following the war, Richard enrolled at Luther, where he majored in music. He then pursued his principal area of interest—the clarinet and its literature. Richard studied at Colorado State University, Vandercook College of Music in Chicago, and Colorado College, where he earned a master’s degree in 1958. He also studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Michigan State University. Richard's respect and admiration for the serious music of Germany motivated him to study in Germany with the principal clarinets of the Hamburg Symphony, the Wiesbaden Symphony, and the Munich Philharmonic. He was honored to be invited to play with each of the orchestras. Richard served as school band director in Adams, Minn., for a year before becoming school band director in Rochester. In 1984 he retired from the Rochester Public Schools after 33 years of service.

JAMES KNUTE NOMELAND of Osakis, Minn., died Dec. 16, 2010, at age 89. He attended Normal School in Canby, Minn., and taught country school for a year. Jim then moved to Seattle, where he worked on airplane wings for Boeing. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps, receiving training as a cryptographer and doing decoding work. He was stationed for a time in Hawaii and the Ellice Islands. After 39 months in the service, Jim was honorably discharged and returned to complete his education at Luther. After graduation, he went to work in Minneapolis at ERA and later joined First National Bank of Osakis, where he became vice president. Jim was an active member of the Osakis Lutheran Church, where he held all of the church board offices and taught Sunday school and confirmation classes. He was a charter member of the Osakis VFW and belonged to the Masons and the Shriners. Jim was a charter member of the Osakis Country Club, served 23 years on the Osakis City Council, and was a member of the Minnesota Banker’s Association for 58 years. Besides his civic contributions, he also enjoyed bowling, traveling, coin collecting, and reading. In his younger days, Jim played town baseball for Osakis and Fergus Falls; he was also an active golfer for many years. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine “Ivy”; three children, including STEVEN NOMELAND ’81; and six grandchildren. Preceding him in death were four siblings, including GORDON NOMELAND ’52.

Lucille (ASCHIM) Sacquitne of Decorah died Jan. 28, 2011, at age 87. She earned a certificate in education from Luther and a bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 1951. Lucy’s life journey was full and rich. A gifted teacher who touched many lives, she taught at various country schools in the Decorah area, including the Locust, Aschim, and Bakke Schools. Later, Lucy taught in Fort Des Moines and Minneapolis. In 1952 she and her husband, Lyle, moved to Decorah, and she took time to raise their children. In 1962 Lucy returned to teaching, first at North Winneshiek School and then in the Decorah Public Schools as a special education teacher. She retired in 1990. In retirement, Lucy enjoyed winters in Texas with her husband. Lucy loved God, people, and everything life had to offer. She had abundant energy; was a hard worker; and always saw "the best” in everyone. Lucy was an active member of First Lutheran Church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Oneota Golf and Country Club, Monday Club, and her aerobics group. She volunteered for Winneshiek Memorial Hospital, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and Nordic Fest. Lucy was also involved in WELCA and taught Sunday school and Bible school. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother whose greatest joy was spending time with her children and grandchildren. Lucy loved entertaining, golfing, playing bridge, hiking, biking, sitting in the sun, gardening, reading, baking, Bible study, shopping, and, most of all, participating in her children’s activities. She became a resident of the Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in 2003. Lucy is survived by her husband, Lyle; three children, including JAMES SACQUITNE ’79 and JOHN SACQUITNE ’84; five grandchildren, including BEN SACQUITNE ’05; two step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two siblings, including KARL ASCHIM ’51.