Class Notes

Timothy Warfield ’65, a resident of York, Pennsylvania, was appointed to the York County Community Foundation’s board of directors. Timothy brings more than 50 years of community development experience to the role. During his career, he has directed, developed, and provided expertise to programs that change lives, strengthen families, and stabilize neighborhoods, impacting communities on local, state, and national levels. Timothy is currently an associate for Cornerstone Ventures LLC, where he assists clients to develop and invest in social enterprises.

Marcus Voth ’65 retired in 2014 after 49 years of work in nuclear engineering, including power, academia, medical isotopes, and international safety. He currently consults in medical isotopes from his home in Chantilly, Virginia. Marcus also volunteers with his mission congregation, Vine & Branches Lutheran Church, as they build a new facility in South Riding, Virginia. Marcus’ wife, Karen Voth, retired from early childhood education and presently volunteers with Vine & Branches, helping to develop their new child development center and consulting occasionally in early childhood education. They live near their four grandchildren in the Washington, D.C., area. Their son Peter lives in Washington, D.C.; son Jonathon lives in Minneapolis; daughter Sara passed away from breast cancer in 2013; and son-in-law Matt Kroll lives in Chantilly, Virginia with his family. Marcus and Karen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2015

Ricardo “Rick” Ernst ’65 died unexpectedly on May 15, 2016, doing what he loved: biking and birding with friends in Denali National Park. He leaves behind his wife, Kathy Ungrodt ’67 Ernst, two sons, Devin and Aaron, and three grandchildren. Kathy, who lives in Alaska, will continue to travel, host old and new friends, and serve in the local ambulance. She retired from the local community college, where she served as an adjunct professor of math and chemistry.

Ann Cattau ’65 retired five years ago from Neenah Joint School District in Wisconsin after 46 years of service as a teacher and counselor. She currently volunteers on the Fox Valley Victim Crisis Team, as a reading tutor, and as a member of the church board of directors. She has found further enjoyment in retirement through reading and travel.

Joni Lundin ’65 McNamara recently retired as owner/director of “GEM Puppet Productions/Ark-Angel Puppets.” For more than 35 years, she actively performed her own original plays with her company in schools, churches, and businesses. Joni has traveled around the world and lived in Africa and Europe. She and her husband, Robert, have two children and five grandchildren and currently reside in Wyoming. Robert, a retired pastor, now serves as a hospital chaplain.

Carol Halter ’65, missionary to the Chinese people, went on a United States missionary trip with many notable highlights. She visited Living Senior Lutheran Church in Tualatin, Oregon, where she shared mission pictures with pre-school classes and sang “Jesus Loves Me” in Chinese with a class of 5-year-old children. Carol also spoke to groups of students at Concordia University, Nebraska, and Concordia University, Portland, and traveled to the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit in San Francisco, where she spoke at their 10th Annual Mission Conference. Carol’s journey took her to many other places, where she shared with grade school and high school classes, women’s groups, adult Bible classes, and senior citizen groups.