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Deaceased AHS 1975 classmates prior to 2015 40th reunion

 

Andrew Andy Elwood 2011

Donna Jackman 2012

Bill Robertson 2011

Brian J. Lem 2002

Bruce Hanway 2013

Calvin Hemingson 2003

Carol French 1994

Donna Finnegan 2001

Eric J Amtower 2008

Gary Kingsbury 2015

George Kalnins 1997

Geraldine Gerry Hagerty 2002

Glenda Wood Deherrera 2010

Guye DeFrancisco 2012

Jeffrey Evans 2002

Jerry Peterson 1980

James Jim Davis 2004

Julia Julie Goodland 2009

Kerry Ferguson 2012

Kyle R. Phillips 1981

Larinda Babcock Fuller 1993

Lisa Thurston Hotchkiss 2012

Lorina Beach Corbin 2010

Michael Stoops 2013

Muriel M. MacBride USN 1979

Randall Randy Moore 2010

Robert Gooden 1979

Russell Rusty Young 2008

Sharon Hopper Traub 2010

Steve Knutson 2011

Stephen T. Munn 2011

Terry Kendall 1999

Vicki Knutson Butler 1997

Wayne Hedburg 2014

Wes Holbrook 1975

William Bill Rusk 2009

 

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Obituary for

Kerry Robert Ferguson

 

Kerry Robert Ferguson was born January 16, 1957 to Robert D. and Phyllis E. (Wenell) Ferguson in Ames. He graduated Ames High School in 1975 and later from Coe College with a degree in business and worked as a financial advisor with AIG. Kerry and Jennifer Rae Reusch were married April 30, 1983 at St. James United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. Kerry was a member of Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames. He helped organize his 30 year high school class reunion and was class treasurer. Kerry enjoyed golfing, fishing and boating and was a diehard Cyclone fan. Kerry worked at AIG until 2010, when illness prevented him from continuing on. Kerry passed away October 2, 2012 at Rochester Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota at 55 years of age. Kerry is survived by his children, Stephanie Ferguson of Marshalltown, Iowa, Kurtis Ferguson of Peoria, Illinois, and Rebecca Ferguson of Ames; his parents Robert and Phyllis Ferguson of Ames; his brother Kevin (Vicky) Ferguson of Elmhurst, Illinois; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jennifer Rae Ferguson, on November 11, 2007.

 

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Obituary for

Lisa Thurston Hotchkiss

 

Lisa Ann Thurston Hotchkiss Lisa Ann Thurston Hotchkiss, age 55, surrounded by family members, gently flew away on September 27, 2012, in Austin, Texas. Lisa was born to John and Phyllis Thurston on June 14, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio. The family moved to Saranac Lake, New York and resided there until 1961. They then relocated to Ames, Iowa where she spent her childhood and teen years communing with nature, raising butterflies on her parents back porch and walking along the Skunk River valley with her dog Patches. After graduating from Ames High School in 1975, she attended the University of Iowa completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and did extended work to obtain certification as a medical technologist in 1979. She moved to Austin, Texas and worked in medical labs until 1993 when she began graduate coursework in cell and molecular biology at the University of Texas. Through the years until 2000, she functioned as a research assistant, graduate student coordinator and assisted in teaching undergraduate classes which she found very rewarding. Her scholastic honors included University of Texas College of Natural Sciences Special Fellowship, Sigma Xi National Honor Society, Marion Elizabeth Eason Biology Scholarship and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. She also participated in a publication for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Through this period, she gave birth to her son John and moved on to become the Central Lab Quality Assurance Specialist at PPD Development until 2008, writing and monitoring lab procedures and protocols. She then devoted her time to raising her son through to his high school graduation. She was also active in community service, including environmental issues, speaking before the City Council on neighborhood integrity issues, and arranging meetings for area homeowners on road development, pond management and community garden information. Surviving immediate family members are her husband Joel Hotchkiss, her son John Hotchkiss, both of Austin, Texas, her sister Carol Martin of Ames, Iowa, and her niece Jessica Martin of Chicago, Illinois. The family wishes to express their extreme gratitude to the St. David's North Austin Medical Center, intensive care nurses for their exceptional and loving care of our dear girl. In lieu of flowers or donations, the family requests her memory would be best honored by going forth into the world and pursuing everyday initiatives that make it a better place to live. REJOICE IN THE LITTLE THINGS!

 

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Obituary for

Sharon Hopper Traub 1956-2010

 

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Sunday, January 10, 2010.

 

Sharon Traub, 53, of Ames, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at home. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at Adams Funeral Home. Visitation will be prior to the service from 5 to 7 p.m.

 

Sharon Louise Traub was born Dec. 2, 1956, in Macomb, Ill., the daughter of Gordon and Barbara Hopper. She attended Ames High School and received her GED. She married Jeffrey Traub on April 9, 1978.

 

She was a full-time wife and mother with a wide circle of friends. She was a passionate collector with an extensive bear collection, including many Steiff. One of her many hobbies included helping others and reaching out to those in need. She was looking forward to the birth of her first grandchild.

 

She also loved to travel and visited places as diverse as the Bahamas, Iceland and Australia. She was a cancer survivor and lived life to the fullest.

 

She is survived by her husband, Jeffrey Traub; her father, Gordon Hopper, and stepmom Jan Hopper; three siblings, Steve Hopper, Scott Hopper and Susan Drake; and three daughters, Ashlyn Traub, Breanne Kellner (Chad) and Chelsey Traub.

 

She was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara (Drake) Hopper, in 1968.

 

Memorials may be directed to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

 

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Obituary for

William "Bill" Andrew Rusk

July 28, 1957 - September 30, 2009

 

William Andrew “Bill” Rusk, age 52 of Ames died Wed. Sept. 30 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.

A graveside committal service will be at a later date at Ames Municipal Cemetery.

 

Bill was born July 28, 1957 in Kokomo, IN the son of Carl and Barbara (Phillips) Rusk. The family moved to Ames in 1968 where he attended Roosevelt grade school, Central Jr. High and graduated from

Ames High School and was confirmed in the United Church of Christ-Congregational of Ames. He received two degrees from ISU in journalism and accounting and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He was employed in Gresham, OR as an accounting consultant.

 

Bill is survived by his mother Barbara Rusk, sister Susan Blair both of Ames, brothers Richard (Edee) Rusk of Houston TX, Tim and (Sasha) Rusk of Orange, CA, 2 nieces and 3 nephews.

 

He was preceded in death by his father Carl and an infant niece and nephew.

 

Memorials may be directed to Israel Family Hospice House.

 

On line condolences may be sent to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com

 

Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.

 

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Steve Munn AHS Class of 1975 Obituary below

 

Stephen Thomas Munn

 

Obituary

 

Born: October 6, 1956

Passed: October 21, 2011

 

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Stephen T. Munn age 55, of Ames died Friday, Oct 21, 2011 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

 

A gathering of friends and family will be one hour before the 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 Memorial Service at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Hyland Ave. in Ames. A private burial will be at Ames Municipal Cemetery.

 

Stephen was born October 6, 1956 in Ames the son of Alfred (Fritz) and Joy Munn. He attended Ames Schools and received his GED. He was an avid outdoorsman; he enjoyed fishing, gardening, cooking and just being in nature. He lived in Minnesota and Florida before returning to Ames.

 

Stephen is survived by his mother, Joy, of Ames, stepdaughter, Ashley Hansen, Children, Thomas Munn, Erika Munn, and Kristian Munn all of Story City, his brothers, Erik (Shelli) Munn of Ames and David (Linda) Munn of St. Paul, Minn.

 

He was preceded in death by his father Alfred (Fritz).

 

In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established at First National Bank for Stephen's children.

 

Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.

 

Visitation Details

 

Thursday October 27, 2011

 

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

1015 N. Hyland

Ames, IA 50014

 

Service Details:

 

2:00 PM

Thursday October 27, 2011

 

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

1015 N. Hyland

Ames, IA 50014

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Deaceased AHS 1976 classmates prior to 2016 40th reunion

 

Steve Hyer 1973

Jim Carr 1975

Rick Crom 1979

Kim Bailey 1986

Karen Kever 1989

Rob Christiansen 1991

Mitch Johnson 1993

Mark Homer 1995

Gary Smith 2003

Kurt Hansen 2003

Rhonda Nilsson 2006

Mike Besch 2006

Rick Server 2008

Chris Kauffman 2009

Roger Sydnes 2009

Ronnie Ball 2011

Lisa Fawcett 2013

Cindy Cooper 2015

Cheryl Jones 2015

Colin Tesdall 2016

Doug Fuller 2016

 

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Obituary

Lisa Fawcett Nilsson March 14, 1958- Jan. 3, 2013

 

Lisa Fawcett Nilsson passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at Mary Greeley Medical Center with loving family at her side. Family visitation will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Ave., Ames.

 

Lisa Fawcett Nilsson passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at Mary Greeley Medical Center with loving family at her side. Family visitation will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Ave., Ames.

 

Lisa was born March 14, 1958, at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. She moved to Ames with her family in 1962, graduated from Ames High in 1976, and earned a bachelor’s degree in art and design from the University of Northern Iowa in 1981. In addition to being a wonderful visual artist, she relished beauty of all kinds, passionately supported the arts, and was, above all, a loving mother.

 

She is survived by her parents, Audrey Lynn Fawcett, Kennedy C. Fawcett M.D., and stepmother Lori Cooper Fawcett; four siblings, Kristen Fawcett King, Robin Anne Fawcett, Mary Carol Racelis and Eric Kennedy Fawcett; and her son, Aren Johannas Nilsson.

 

She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to First National Bank, P.O. Box 607, Ames, IA, 50010, in care of Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Memorial. A meaningful memorial within Ames will be chosen in the near future.

 

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Obituary

Cheryl Ann Jones

February 4, 1958 - September 6, 2015

 

Cheryl Ann Jones, 57, of Ames, Iowa died September 6, 2015. A memorial gathering will be 5-6:00 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2015 at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way Ames, Iowa.

 

Cheryl was born February 4, 1958 in Ames, Iowa, graduating from Ames High School in 1976. She worked in the Ames area for 10 years. She then moved to Denver where her son, Brandon, was born. Returning to Ames in 2001, where she was employed at Ames Public School system until she took disability in 2011.

She is survived by her son Brandon Price; two brothers Gary Jones, Ron Jones, and sister Ruth; her buddy Taz, the cat and tons of friends.

 

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Obituary

Douglas Wayne Fuller

March 25, 1958 - June 24, 2016

 

Douglas Wayne Fuller Died June 24, 2016 at his home in Ames. The family will receive friends at Stevens Memorial Chapel, 607 28th St., Ames, Iowa from 1:30 to 4:30 Sunday July 3, 2016.

 

Doug was born March 25, 1958 in Ames to Evelyn (Steinford) and Wayne Fuller. Doug attended Ames Public Schools and graduated from Ames High School in 1976. He worked for six years, then enrolled at Iowa State University and graduated with a B.S. degree in Agronomy in 1986. He had a number of jobs as a technician in corn

 

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In Memory of

Colin William Tesdall

June 24, 1958 - April 14, 2016

 

Colin William Tesdall passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016. A memorial visitation will be held 5-7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Stevens Memorial Chapel (607 28th St. Ames, Iowa 50010). A memorial service at 7:00 p.m. will follow the visitation. Colin was born in Ames, Iowa on June 24, 1958 to DeWayne and Debra (Anderson) Tesdall. He grew up in Ames and, after attending Ames High School, continued his education at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado.

 

For over 35 years, Colin worked in the roofing industry. He owned and operated Tesdall Roofing for a number of years prior to traveling the country as a commercial roofing consultant.

 

Colin was passionate for the outdoors and family. As a child, he spent his time fishing and mushroom hunting with his dad, brothers, and Grandpa Bill. As his outdoor experience grew, he developed an uncanny ability to navigate any deep timber or mountain forest. Colin loved to hunt, fish, and bring home a trophy-sized catch for dinner with his family. Of all the things Colin loved, nothing came close to how he loved Kyle and Natalie. He always thought and worried about them. He talked about how proud he was of both of them and everything they did. He cherished every moment together, from riding bikes to taking goofy pictures of each other over lunch.

 

Colin will be remembered by loved-ones as a fearless man with strong political views, a vast knowledge of wildlife, and a bold sense of humor.

 

Colin is survived by his children Kyle Tesdall and Natalie Tesdall and their mother Tana Tesdall of Ames, his father DeWayne Tesdall of Ames, sister Valerie (Steve) McClimon of Bolivia, NC, brothers Doran (Renee) Tesdall of Ames and Joel (Linda) Tesdall of Boone, and many nieces, nephews and friends.

He is preceded in death by his mother Debra Tesdall of Ames, brother Ronald Tesdall of West Des Moines, grandparents Bill and Ruby Anderson of Boone, Gladys and Carl Morrison and Lawrence and Rose Tesdall of Ames.

 

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources at www.iowadnr.gov

 

Online condolences and thoughtful memories may be shared on Colin's page at www.Stevensmemorialchapel.com

 

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This Some Have Left Us video slideshow was presented at the Saturday Evening 40th reunion banquet Sep 23 2017.

 

26 Ames High School class of 1977 classmates have left us way too soon. The deceased classmates as of Oct 6 2017

 

Danny Anderson died 2010

Doug Braymen died 1990

Stephen Brown died 1978

Patrick Callahan died 1995

Chuck Conard died 2009

Jim Cook died 1977

Kevin Coria died 2017

Diane Durand died 1975

Beth Epstein Danner died 2010

Kim Glass Eucher died 2005

Reggie Harrington died 2001

Paula Kluge Johnson died 2006

Mari Marcum died 1977

John Mehle died 2001

Robin Nissen Groshek died 2016

Jim Olsson died 2006

Brian Peters died 2017

Pat Rasmussen died 1981

Teri Rasmussen died 2012

Rob Ratashak died 2014

Mark Sherwin died 1995

Polly Slater Wilson died 2008

Robbie Smith died 1976

Mike Temple died 2017

Doug Tschopp died 2015

Cindy Wooldridge Hockett died 2014

 

The Ames High School Class of 1977 40-Year Reunion was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday September 22 23 and 24th, 2017 in Ames Iowa.

 

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Ames High School class of 1977 40-year post reunion summary

 

The 40th reunion was amazing!! The class of 1977 always has one of the strongest most connected classes out of all the graduating years at AHS, and this was no exception as more than 110 of our classmates met and re-connected on Friday Sep 22 2017

 

Saturday, September 23 we all toured the High School then met later that day at the Quality Inn for a banquet, group photos, a short program and then another wonderfully enchanted evening of re-connecting with old friends. It was so much fun to see classmates we had not seen for so long, in some cases not since AHS days 40 years ago. We all have journeyed 40 years to get to this spot in time. It is something ever so special to have friends that span most, if not all of your life, especially after 40 plus years. Saturday evening 40th reunion photos are here: Sat eve Sunday was an awesome picnic and then we said our goodbyes and we hope to see you again soon.

 

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Coaches film of the 1976 3A Iowa Boys Basketball Championship game between Marshalltown Bobcats and the Ames Little Cyclones. Ames capped off a 24-0 undefeated season by routing Marshalltown 75-48.

 

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IAHSAA 1976 Iowa Boys High School AAA Basketball Championship game

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Rebounds, Season Harmison, Chuck Ames 331 1976

Rebounds, Season Harmison, Chuck Ames 306 1975

Rebounds, Tournament Leaders Harmison, Chuck Ames 41 1975 3A

 

All-Tournament Team Weber, Michael Ames 2010 4A

All-Tournament Team McDermott, Doug Ames 2010 4A

All-Tournament Team Barnes, Harrison Ames 2010 4ACaptain

All-Tournament Team McDermott, Doug Ames 2009 4A

All-Tournament Team Barnes, Harrison Ames 2009 4A Captain

All-Tournament Team Hoiberg, Fred Ames 1991 3A

All-Tournament Team Anderson, Seth Ames 1991 3A

All-Tournament Team Morton, Joel Ames 1976 AA

All-Tournament Team Harmison, Chuck Ames 1976 AAA

All-Tournament Team Harmison, Chuck Ames 1975 AAA

All-Tournament Team Burgason, Steve Ames 1973 AA

All-Tournament Team Carroll, Terry Ames 1973 AA

All-Tournament Team Schneider, Frank Ames 1973 AA

 

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Click here for Paisley Ames High School student TV production episode 3 video from just before Thanksgiving 1990

 

Episode 3 of Ames High's (Ames, Iowa) school TV news show, Paisley (Formerly Ames High Visions) recorded during the 1990/91 school year just before Thanksgiving 1990. This was an entirely student produced TV show that aired after school on the city's TV station, Channel 35 (later Channel 7). On the show we interviewed students, teachers, and had general segments such as Sports, Academics, Opinion, and more. Portions have had the audio edited out due to the music.

 

Hosts: Katie Mayfield AHS 1991 and Suzi Hunger AHS 1991 Episode 3 Theme: Thanksgiving

 

Segments:

 

1. Jenn Scott AHS 1994 and Margie Mayfield AHS 1994 talk about the history of Thanksgiving

2. Editorial by Robert Gooch-Peterson AHS

3. Mark Harms AHS 1994 and Judd Bowman AHS 1994 with Ames High Athletics

4. Suzi interviews Munchee

5. Amy Sheets AHS 1992 interviews Beth Dinsmore AHS 1991 about Key Club

6. Scott Christy AHS 1994 and Christie Scott

7. Christine Chen on college info (Grinnell) and video from Cornell

 

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1978 AHS 45 year class reunion

Ames High School class of 1978 45th reunion held August 3-6 2023 Ames Iowa

 

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