The Journey of

the Graduating Class of 1949

 

First graders, with all grades at Eastside 1942

 

Second graders, with all grades at Eastside 1943

 

Grades 4 and 5, with Marjorie Lillegard

 

A list of classmates in 1945.

 

Grade 8
Left to right, kneeling: Robert Sievert, Roland Reinholtz, Betty Kruse, Jean Larson, Louis Milsted, Richard Meyr
Standing: Phillip Noth, Norma Hehneke, Sherman Zimmerman, Shirley Guitzkow, Lucille Arneson, Anne Harder,
Beverly Reddman, Joan Bradley, Donna Hillestad, Beverly Rongve, Richard Gaabbei, Richard Maginnis, Dahal Stiegman, Mr. Morton Schroeder

 

We were the 7th graduating class from Madison Lutheran, graduating in June 1949.

In 1949, which was also the year we were confirmed, these were the churches supporting the school, and their pastors:

These were our teachers:

 

Class List

Here is a list of classmates that attended in 1942-1949 with us. Those who graduated with our class are in bold.

These names were listed as 4th and 5th graders in Miss Lillegard's class. If they all finished at MLS they were in the graduating classes of 1948, 1949 or 1950.

 

 

At the 40-year Class of '49 Reunion

Miss Buchholtz receives a gift

 
Mr. Schroeder makes a speech

The 40th year reunion of the class of '49 from Madison Lutheran School was held on October 21, 1989. Emcee at the occasion was Robert Sievert. A 74-minute movie of the reunion was rescued by Dick Maginnis from a VHS tape, and Mr. Schroeder's 6-minute speech was edited and reformatted for YouTube by Tom Kuster.

 


1949 Confirmaton at Eastside.
Some of these were MLS students.

 


1949 Confirmaton at Holy Cross.
Some of these were MLS students.

 

Sorry, that's all we have about this class so far.