Crestland Reunion

Last updated July 25, 2005 - Validated July 11, 2004

Profiles for Crestland Faculty

Last updated August 2007

Name: Kenneth Walker
Deceased Feb. 11. 2007
Kenneth Walker, Faculty Crestland, Early, IA

Comments: Word had been received of the death of Coach Kenneth Walker. He was at Crestland from fall 1964 - spring 1969.

Notice submitted by Sue (Mehlhop) Williamson '69.

Last updated July 2005

Name: C.H. & Maribeth Bones, Faculty
Deceased

This is in response to requests for information regarding Mr. & Mrs. Bones. Mr. Bones was the superintendent at Early and Crestland from 1954-1960. Mr. Bones was the superintendent during the formation of Crestland High School made up of Early and Nemaha schools.

Leaving Early they moved with their family to Scottsdale, AZ for a business venture with Mr. Bones' brother. Ultimately this did not work out and Mr. Bones took a superintendency at Wahoo, NE. Barbara graduated from Wahoo High in 1962. In 1965 Mr. Bones became superintendent at Rockwell City, IA. In the spring of 1967 Mr. Bones took an exciting new position legislated by the state of Nebraska as the first Area Education Agency Administrator which necessitated relocating to Fremont,NE. Linda & Martha graduated from Fremont High. He very much enjoyed pioneering this work in the state where he grew up.

Mr. & Mrs. Bones retired to the area of Spirit Lake, IA in 1976 where they had enjoyed many vacations. In 1986 they moved to Friendship Haven and enjoyed that retirement home for many years. Mr. Bones passed away in November of 1997. Mrs. Bones passed away in January of 2004, having been in excellent health until a stroke in August of 2003.

Family: Their children are:
Beth Randolph, Pasedena CA; David & Eileen Bones, Ashland,OR; Vara Groot, Manson; Barb Chapman, Des Moines; Linda & Mike Sherman, Brentwood, TN; Martha & Jeff Boyes, Clear Lake.
There are 16 grandchildren and 13 great-granchildren as of 2005.

Comments: This information has been submitted by Vara Groot and Barb Chapman.

Last updated July 2005

Name: Bert Kurth, Faculty
Omaha, Nebraska

Present Occupation: Retired, do volunteer work at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha.
Past Occupation: First position after college was as a coach and teacher at Colwell, IA where I met my future wife Louise. Then Clermont Consolidated School where I was the Principal/Coach/Shop and History teacher. I taught at Clermont for one year before I was drafted in October of 1942. My discharge was November 25, 1945. I decided to go to school in Iowa City and obtain a Masters Degree in Physical Education. A person I met while in Iowa City, was Charles Jackson, Superintendent at Early, Iowa. Early was starting high school football after the war and Mr. Jackson hired me to be the Football Coach. I taught and coached in Early for 13 years till 1959 when I moved to Omaha where I was Intermural Director at Omaha University .
Education/Awards: Bachelors Degree at Chadron College, Chadron, NE. Masters degree at Iowa University. My first year in Early, I was nominated for the "Coach of the Year" award in Iowa. The coach in Atlantic, Iowa had also started football in that community that same year and his team had an undefeated season, as well. Since Atlantic was a much larger community than Early, he won the award. I was so proud of the Early team and was delighted to just be nominated. Besides, my greatest reward that year, had been when my team called me "Coach."
Family: I married Louise on August 5, 1941. We had three children Jean, Daniel and Kym. Jason, my only grandchild, finished college at my alma mater, Iowa University.
Hobbies: While I no longer curl, I spent many quality hours with family and friends, curling. Joining the Curling club gave my family the opportunity to travel out of town to weekend Invitational Bonspiels. The family all took to the game, bitten by the Curling Bug. Dann was an excellent player and the proudest trophy I have, is the first place we won, playing on the same team. I also helped the Senior National Bonspiel get off the ground. We spent many of our summer vacations camping through Colorado, Yellow Stone Park, Canada and several other locations
Comments: I celebrated my 90th Birthday February 18, 2005. I miss Louise and Dann in the deepest possible way. With Kym and Jean's continuous care, Jason close by, and my wonderful caring friends, feel I am still living a full life.
Click Here to read Bert Kurth's Biography.

Last updated August 2004

Name: Gary Battles, Faculty
Florida

Comments: Gary started teaching in Nemaha, then Crestland. He went to Waukee, Iowa where he was principal, then back home to Bayard, Iowa, where he was principal. He was in business in Florida when he became ill. Gary's wife Virginia said he contracted a liver disease she blamed on spraying DDT as a boy on the farm. He died in Flordia in 1988. He had two children, one son, one daughter. The son is in Bayard, the daughter is in Des Moines, Ia.

Last updated July 2004

Name: Don Gerber, Faculty
Ankeny, Iowa

Industrial Technology and Math Teacher at Crestland
I was a teacher at Crestland from the fall of 1960 to the spring of 1964. I taught industrial education, mathematics, and driver education.

From Crestland, Helen and I moved to Ankeny where she taught business education at North Polk and I taught industrial education and driver education in the Saydel school district. Helen later taught at Saydel and then DMACC. We than retired in 2000.

We have three daughters, married, and six grandchildren. We all enjoy water sports, camping, and snow skiing.

Since retirement, Helen and I spend our winters in south Texas where temperatures stay in the 70's, and the rest of the year doing projects around the house and having fun with the family.

We have always thought about Crestland, watched the sports pages, and would drive past the school on the way home. Hope to see you at the reunion.

Last updated July 2004

Name: Lyle Bryan
Sioux City, Iowa

Subject: Years ---after leaving Early
Teaching Career l957-l993

l964-65--Paullina,Ia. Coached and taught.

l965--Sioux City East Junior High (1200) kids--taught Soc. Stds. Coached 9th grade basketball. We had three city championships, 2 undefeated 10-0, one 9-1 seasons.

1972 moved to West Junior--taught Soc. Stds. and coached basketball. We had three undefeated city championships 13-0. Overall basketball record at both schools was 109 wins and 20 losses.

Moved back to East Junior when they moved 9th grade up to the high schools. No coaching the last ten years of my career--retired in 1993 after 36 years at age 58.

My wife got her degree in 1972 and taught for 23 years. She retired in 1993 with me.

My son and oldest daughter are teachers the youngest daughter is an RN. We have nine grandkids and three great grand sons.

We spend the winters in Mission,Tx. Beside the usual in and outdoor chores that go with owning a home we play golf, go to movies, babysit grandkids, granddogs, greatgrandkids. All in all we seem to keep busy. I hope your reunion goes well--good luck and good health to all.

All the above happened after we left Early in 1964.

Coach Dutch Bryan and wife Geri

Last updated July 2004

Name: Jon Winge
Willmar, Minnesota

Comments: Crestland all-school reunion:

Thank you for the information and the invitation to participate in this event. Forty-two years have gone by, but not without many thoughts and questions about "whatever happened."

I invested about thirty-six years in sales and marketing since leaving your area. Our life and travels took us from Mn. to Va., on to Il. and then a few years in ND before coming back to Mn.

We have three children, Michael, a dentist in Long Praire, Sarah, a non-practicing attorney, and Ann is a newspaper promotion and ad person. They are all married and have a total of seven children with another due in September.

I retired almost six years ago, at the end of 1998. We travel as often as we can with our 5th-wheel trailer. To date we have been in 46 states and 7 provinces of Canada. We were in Early on March 6 of this year, on our way to a family thing in Arkansas. Not many people around, it was a Saturaday, but we took a good look at the school, the house where we lived, and a quiet tour of main street.

We are leaving this Friday for a trip to the North Shore and other points in Northern Minnesota. I trust you will have a great time at your reunion. Please extend our greetings to all.

Regards,

Jon & Mary Winge

Last updated May 2004

Terry Hoage Name: Terrell R. Hoage, PH.D.
Huntsville, Texas

Place of birth, Elementary and High School: Fairfield, Iowa
College: Parsons College, Fairfield (1952-1957)
U.S. Army Medical Corp BAMC San Antonio, TX (1957-1959)
Master's Degree: (Entomology) Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (1960-1963)
Doctor of Philosophy (Entomology, Genetics, Statistics) Iowa State University (1963-1964)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Cell Biology, Electron Microscopy) Univ. of Iowa (1966-1968)
Teaching Experience:
Undergraduate: Lab Instructor in Biology and genetics Parsons College 1955-1957
High School Science, Biology, Dept. Head Crestland Schools, Early, Iowa 1959-1960
Graduate Laboratory Instructor in Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1960-1963
Assistant Professor of Biology, Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa 1965-1967
Electron Microscopy Lab Instructor, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 1967-1968
Associate Professor of Biology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 1968-70
Professor and Director of Electron Microscopy Lab., SHSU, Huntsville, TX 1970-1997
Consulting and Instruction Experience :USDA Bee Breeding Lab, Baton Rouge, LA 1965
UT Health Sci. Ctr. San Antonio, TX, Anatomy Dept 1974
National Ctr for Toxicological Res. Jefferson, AR. Director of Em Lab 1981-1983
Microstar Technologies 1986-present
Sewage Aeration Systems 1992-present (Vacuum microbubble research)
SepticHydro Tech Goodrich, TX 1992-present
EPA Research Panel 1995, 1996
Travel: The 50 US States (Camping guide for SHSU class trips to National Parks and Forests), Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Belize and Guatemala, Australia and New Zealand, England, Scotland and France, Panama Canal and Southern Carribean, Hawaii.
Current Research: Vacuum microbubble aeration for treatment of wastewater, greasetraps, aquaculture, petroleum pollution, bacterial culture, hog waste lagoons, municipal waste lagoons, sludge digestion, Palm oil waste lagoons, Latex processing waste lagoons, and other organic waste removal treatments. Of current interest is the removal of B.O.D. and odors from drinking water reservoirs contaminated by various agriculture runoffs, storm flooding, and man made pollutants.
Family: Wife - Mary Lee
Son Terry is married to Jennifer, they have a daughter Natalie. They live in Templeton, CA. Terry was enshrined in the NCAA football Hall of Fame Sept. 28, 2001.
Son Jay is married to Kim. They have a daughter Lindsey and son Jake. They live in Longview, TX. Jay carried the Olympic torch Dec. 12, 2001 in Dallas, TX.
Comments: I am sorry that I will not be able to attend the reunion as I will be in California where my son Terry is being inducted into the Academic Hall of Fame (COSIDA). Tell all those class of '59 and '60 sufferes that I would like to be there.
Mr. Hoage
Terry Hoage (son)

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