Mohall High School Class of 1963

Steve Veikley, Gloria Wright, Loretta McCrory, Danny Zimmerman, Mary Boyle, Doreen Bahl, Gary Satran, Cindy Laumeyer, Ken Moberg, Brenda Parker, Kathy Fossum, Melvin Sandve, Carolyn Brudvik, Beverly Aalund, Myra Peterson, Richard Becker, Nan Read, Pat Oberholtzer, Calman Allen, Leann Aamodt, Vince Horner, Betty Solemsaas, Sandra Gilbraith, Darrel Moberg, Mavis Haarsager, Gloria Allen, Gerald May, Mary Yale, Dennis Mattern, Julianne Van Hove, Bill Sundby, Melody McCarroll, Jim Burbidge, Betty Rice, Carol Oberholtzer, Bernadette Schroeder and Sandra Halvorson. Bev Smith, Marvin Mau (passed away Aug. 13, 2009) and John Banker were part of our class for many years.

Principal - John Gohrick -- Superintendent - Donald Kolbo

Board of Education: Don Kolbo, Bill Keup, Custer Stafney, Lynn Oberholtzer, Alfred Gates, and Conrad Haarsager.

High School Faculty: Ann Sukumlyn, William Williams, Gladysta Moritz, Jerome Henricks, Ann Lorenzen, Marvin Johns, Florence Peterson, Dennis Spletstoser, Karen Kulland, Fay Patterson, David Reiser, Lawrence Helt, Nels Jenson, Robert Erickson and Evangeline Guvakosky.

Classmate Deaths

Melvin Sandve, 58, born March 1, 1945, in Minot, ND, died October 23, 2003, in Reno, NV. His obit stated, "after a courageous battle with cancer.''

Ken R. Moberg, 63, born March 5, 1944, in Mohall, ND, died April 22, 2007, in Stilwell, KS, as a result of brain cancer.

Danny Zimmerman passed away several years ago in San Diego, Ca. No other details available.

Sandra (Halvorson) Blazek born May 9, 1945, passed away Nov. 8, 2007. She was living in Waubun, MN, when she died.

Julianna Van Hove, 66, Minot, born Aug. 26, 1943, Sherman Township, Bottineau County, ND, died Oct. 22, 2009, Minot, ND, hospital.

Nan (Read) Becker, 65, born June 2, 1945, Minot, ND, died May 12, 2011, at home with family after battling cancer for nearly two years.

James Burbidge, 66, born June 23, 1945, Minot, ND, died June 2, 2012, at a Minot hospital.

Marvin Mau passed away August 13, 2009, he started with our class, but never graduated in 1963 with our class.

Calman "Jake" Allen Born Jan. 20, 1945, passed away August 11, 2014, he battled lung cancer for 2 1/2 years. Calman was born at home near Mohall, ND. Lived at Tuttle, ND, for many years.

School history: Provided by the RCF
First school in the village of Mohall from 1902-1904, was located about four blocks Northeast of the Catholic Church. In 1903, Baska & Sons moved the building to an area what is known now as Moberg Insurance and Haugan Apts. Later it was moved one block East, which is now the George Solar residence, 103 - 1st. Ave. SE. In 1904 the community school had grades 1 - 8. It was a four-room school with a heating stove in each classroom. The building was constructed for a cost of $4,000.00. In 1909 a supplement to the four-room building was built to house the 1-2 graders until 1912. In 1912 a brick school building was built with the student capacity of 350. Ed Stromswold was the contractor of the four-story building at the cost of $50,000. The brick building had separate rooms for high school, and four rooms for grades. The building was used until 1959 when it was torn down to make room for the new school addition. A new Health and Physical Education facility was added to the Mohall School and dedicated May 17, 1970. On Tues., June 27, 1987, a roast was held for Supt. Donald Kolbo, who had served the Mohall School for 37 years. At that time the new Health and Physical Education facility was named in his honor. The name idea was proposed to the Mohall School Board by Keith Purdy, an MHS alumnus.