Can you believe I actually joined the Navy when I was 21. I was chosen for the position of journalist when I got out of boot camp. I loved working as a journalist, but found the Navy too restrictive. After nearly 3 years I got out due to a pregnancy clause that they no longer have in affect.

My life has not been easy. While I was in high school my mother was very ill, mentally. I think she was bipolar depressive. Whatever it took my toll on me and I was very unhappy in school and out. I think I also was bipolar and there was no one at the time to diagnosis it.

After school I went to work at the Department of Corrections as a Dictaphone operator. I joined the Navy at 21 and in 1970 married a sailor who became a cryptographer. He was very good at his job and set precedents that are in effect today. We had three beautiful girls and spent our time being shipped from here to there.

After he retired we moved to Louisiana where he worked for a communications company installing and repairing computers off shore.

It wasn't until after his death I was diagnosed as bipolar and learned how to handle the the terrible depression and mood swings. So now here I am at 67 trying to figure out how to blog. I am a huge believer in the love and power of Jesus Christ and am a lot different than the Linda Kohler you may remember.

God bless each of you and I hope you all found a happy path in life.

Deceased 1987

I was just viewing the photos! Oh my God where has the time gone? I am going to be traveling to Montana with my husband and five dogs so I am sorry to say I will not be able to attend. I hope there will be lots of pictures to see. Have fun and to all who have taken the time to put this website together and organize everything thank you.
Where are the clock pictures someone must have some to add.
Two children, Julie in Orlando Florida, John in New Orleans. Two Step children in Montana. I have 4 grandchildren and 6 dogs. And yes we travel with them when ever possible.I am an animal advocate. I have been in residential Real Estate for the last several years which has been nice since I can pick my own hours and spend time with my dogs and the shelter I volunteer at.

Update Winter of 2010. Have been in warm San Diego for the past two years. My husband had a job transfer for a medical start up Co. Will be back to MN in a couple years. We do love it here. My daughter is a photographer in Orlando and took some snaps of Grandma. Hope to see you all soon. Moved back to MN late 2010

Robert Kuusisto, age 72 of Starbuck, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood, MN, after his battle with pancreatic cancer.

Visitation for Robert Kuusisto will be on Saturday, April 2, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck, MN.

Memorial services for Robert Joseph Kuusisto will be at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck, MN, with Rev. Katherine Rood officiating.

Robert Joseph Kuusisto, son of Harold and Veronica (Spitzenberger) Kuusisto, was born September 19, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Robert grew up in Golden Valley and attended elementary school at St. Margaret Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Robbinsdale Senior High School in 1967. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business, earning his Bachelor Degree in 1971.

He worked for M.A. Mortenson Construction from 1971-1977. He was a Body Shop Manager for Whitaker Buick until January 1989. March 1989 he began his career with State Farm Insurance as an Auto Estimator. “Bob” and Deb worked 25 years for State Farm and retired together October 2014.



Rob and Deb (Aslakson) Sperstad were married, July 21, 1990 at Morning Glory Gardens in Glenwood, Minnesota. They made their home in Golden Valley and enjoyed their weekends at their lake home on South Shore Drive in Starbuck, Minnesota.

Rob enjoyed taking care of his lawn(s). He enjoyed pontoon rides, fishing, pheasant hunting, his Minnesota Gophers and was a huge sports fan. He belonged to the Minnewaska Lake Association and Pheasants Forever.

He is survived by his wife: Deborah Kuusisto; stepson: Corey (Mandy) Sperstad of Big Lake MN; stepdaughter: Melissa (Mark) Nevala of Becker, MN: step-grandchildren: Leah, Nicholas, Mason, and Mya; sisters: Mary Kuusisto and Barb Mees of Wisconsin: and several nieces and nephews.

He was proceeded in death by his parents; and brother: Kenneth Kuusisto.

Arrangements are with Starbuck Funeral Home in Starbuck, MN.

To send condolences to the family, please visit www.starbuckfh.com.

Deceased 1997

Married to Richard, 3 kids (one deceased)

Has been a fast 40 years. I worked for the Robbinsdale School District in the HR department for 38 years and got to retire from there at 53. I have been married for 30 years to Bruce. We have two children. Sarah - 28, and Ryan -25. Both kids are married and we are waiting for grandkids someday.
Am enjoying early retirement and have many fond memories of our high school days.

Husband: Bruce, 2 kids

Deceased 2005

Deceased (Date unknown)

How is it possible it's been 50 years. Daryle and I have been married 31 years and have 4 grown children we share and 6 grandbabies that have been the loves of our lives. So looking forward to our reunion and feeling very blessed that I am able to attend. Life since graduation has had it's challenges but all in all I have been very blessed!

Rick and I recently celebrated our 47th anniversary. We have lived in Golden Valley most of our married life. We have three wonderful children, two lovely daughters-in-law, and four precious grandchildren, ages 7 to 17 (and 5 granddogs). All live nearby, so we can enjoy being with them often.

I have had an interesting mix of jobs over the years including medical technologist at a hospital lab, environmentalist, horticulture technician, and technician at a large local food producer.

Rick and I are now retired and are enjoying our leisure time, filling our days with family and friends, travel, gardening, reading,and a new interest - water aerobics.

Thanks to the 50th reunion committee for their excellent work on the reunion!

Our 2017 class reunion is fast approaching so I logged on to review pictures and messages from fellow class mates. It was great to read so many positive reports but I feel the pain of those who reported some suffering. Many classmates are deceased and I’m grateful for being alive and relatively healthy. Some served in military service and are alive today but many died at a very young age. Some that died were close friends. I feel fortunate to carry with me good memories of so many wonderful people!

The picture is of my wife (Nancy) and me taken at George H. Crosby Manitou State Park. We still love outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and biking. Since I recently retired from full time work we will have more freedom to engage in these activities as we travel to other parts of the country. We still reside in Robbinsdale but will winter in the Tucson area as volunteers at the SIL Center (Wycliffe Bible Translators) which supports written language development and translation work in Mexico.

My career was in manufacturing having worked 42 years with one company. I also did contract manufacturing on the side. My focus now is on business finance which I will do part time where ever we find ourselves. I’m also helping to develop a business that provides disaster preparation education along with related products and services.

I have fond memories of my school years from my first day in kindergarten all the way through high school graduation. My experiences with fellow class mates are what made those years so special. You all have been a blessing to me in one way or another. Thank you!

Hello fellow Robins -
It's been a long time! I moved to Calif. in Nov. 1969 and began employment in aerospace at Hughes Aircraft and just recently retired from 20th Century Fox Studio where i worked in legal for 36 years. I was married for 8 years then divorced, and then remarried again for 28 years to Deano (Dean O'Hare), a stockbroker and the love of my life, who sadly passed away August 2007. He had four grown children from a previous marriage so i have wonderful step kids.

Deceased 2012

Hello to all my friends and classmates at RHS! I thank Steve Alm, who used to lived in Palm Bay, Florida, for letting me know about this web site. Steve has died now and I miss him. I remember Steve having a couple of great parties at his home in Golden Valley at 3300 Kyle Avenue, back in the day. I have great memories about my school days in Robbinsdale but I didn't have my senior year there because my family moved to Oklahoma City where my dad was asked to start the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Oklahoma. I attended a high school in OKC for the first half of my senior year and then Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan for the second half of my senior year. Since I did not have enough time at either of these schools to graduate from them, the credits from both were added to my Robbinsdale transcript and I was given a diploma from Robbinsdale Highschool in 1967.
I lived in Oklahoma and played in a band there with my two brothers for sixteen years. What a long and wonderful trip that was! Gary Lopac, RHS Class of '69, joined us there for two of the eras. In 1981 the band tried for our second million dollars in Los Angeles (we gave up on that first million it was too hard). Lots of great music was made and lots of fun and great experiences were had (like playing with and meeting the Beach Boys twice and the Jefferson Airplane twice) but didn't make the second million either.
I stayed in Los Angeles and married a woman from Iran. I became a real estate appraiser and we had two daughters. Monica graduated from UC Berkeley, worked at Google and is now in Stanford Law School. Julia graduated from UC Berkeley where she wrote a musical.
My French horn is still gathering dust over in the corner here but I still play a little piano and guitar and am now learning old country songs like Wild Side of Life.
I'm glad I grew up in Minnesota. Living in other places (Oklahoma, Louisiana, and California) has been a great experience and it has also enabled me to see what an enlightened and progressive state Minnesota is. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the 45th reunion coming up!

Life since high school has been very satisfying. It seems each decade has been better than the one before and yet I wouldn't want to do any one of them again. I love the current age and stage! I have enjoyed my work as a school psychologist and am in my 35th year. Our sons married wonderful women and did not return home after college (how rare is that?). Matt is a lawyer at Best Buy and Chris is a financial analyst at United Health.We have one grandson and a second grandchild on the way. We count our blessings!

Married to Bob; 2 kids, one grandchild.

After 14 years of delinquency, here is an update!
-married 50 years to classmate Ron Olsen
-2 daughters, 2 S-I-Ls, 5 "grands"ages 6-17
-retired, (still not enough hours in the day)
-volunteer: church and community
-retirement job: following "grands" music and sports,
many choices with 5. Larger calendar needed!
-play: golf, bridge, Mah Jongg, travel, concerts

I've worked at a number the places. The last place was Rosemount process management, worked there 25 years and retired at 55!;could not believe it. I live at St. Therese, which keeps me busy. I do crafts that can be sold, and work on knitting sweaters for kids and others worn all over the world. I like playing cribbage and 500 there, and casino. This is what keeps me busy, which you need to do.

Update for 45-year Reunion: Still living at St. Therese Apartments. Have had cancer for 5 years, now am cancer free and feel very good. Doing a lot of volunteer work at St. Therese.

50 years! It's really hard to believe. So much done, so much yet to be done! Have lived in CA for last 30 years, between San Francisco and San Jose - don't miss MN winters one bit! Since RHS: 2 universities (BA & MA), married 45 years (3 wives), 4 kids, 5 grandchildren, lived in 5 different cities, owned 6 houses (5 sold), 7 employers (now happily retired!), 50+ countries visited (that I can remember) and trips to all 50 states for work and/or fun. Still, lots of numbers to go. Happy 50th to all RHS67 classmates -- STAY WELL!

Married to Bernardine, hit a two-strike Grand Slam!!

It's hard to believe it's been 40 years. I don't feel any older, but history says I am. I've been married to Larry for 39+ years and we were blessed with 10 children, 4 of whom (including our twins) are in Heaven already. Our 5 sons live here in the Minneapolis area and our daughter and her family live in the Breezy Pointe area. We have two grandsons and are expecting two more grandchildren this coming year. I majored in elementary education and minored in music at the U of M, did a lot of substitute teaching, worked in the Title One program while the children were growing up, worked as a Technical Chiropractic Assistant for 8 years and have now started my own business. I teach people how to develop extra income streams using life-style marketing. I take what people like to do and teach them how to develop residual income from it.

Life has been great and we've enjoyed living in the Minneapolis area until 1980, then Colorado and Wyoming in the 80s and central Minnesota (Crosby to be exact) from 1990 to May of 2005. We have 4 married children and 2 still at home. One is studying opera at Bethel University in St. Paul and the youngest is adding to his AS Degree in television production from Brown College by taking media graphics at ITT Tech.

I travel a lot and enjoy living life to the fullest and I especially enjoy my volunteer work at our church. One of my joys has been to see my dad retire as the minister and step down into the associate position and my younger brother step up to become the senior pastor. The circle of life goes on.

Sorry I wasn't able to attend the reunion. Larry is recovering from 3 major accidents last year and we are getting ready to move, so I just wasn't able to coordinate everything. I'm enjoy reading all of the postings on our class web page. Many thanks to each of you who have replied.

Married to Richard; one son.

Lundquist, John Michael 68, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, passed away July 12, 2017, at his home. Visitation 10:00 AM Saturday, July 15, followed by ser-vice at 11:00 AM at Washburn-McReavy, 5000 W. 50th St, Edina 55436. Luncheon will follow at 5720 Camelback Dr., Edina 55436. Memorials to the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities. John was born March 6, 1949, in Minneapolis to Marvin and Ruby Lundquist. He graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1967 and from the University of Minnesota in 1971. He served in the army as a military policeman in Washington DC after college. On November 13, 1982, he married Stephanie Fridgen. John was a high school math teacher who loved working with both young people and adults. His favorite pastimes were playing tennis with his friends of 35 years and exercising at the YMCA where he worked out every day the facilities were open. He also enjoyed reading about the civil war, studying math and physics, and spending time with his family. He was loved dearly by his family and friends. John is survived by his wife Stephanie, two daughters, Rachel Victoria Knox (Dave) and Abigail Suzanne Lundquist (fiancee Joshua), sisters Judy Ramstad and Vicky Rico (Mike), two grandchildren, Wyatt and Brody Knox, and many extended family members. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Ruby.

Published on July 13, 2017

Lutz, Dennis L. 02/14/1949 - 08/25/2016 age 67 of Coon Rapids, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospital from lung disease. Preceded in death by in- fant grandson, Andrew Donovan Lutz; grandson, T.J. Fehringer; mother, Eleanore; and brothers, Dwain and Dean. Survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Marlene; children, Donnie, Shelly (Rob) Poole and Andy (Taunya); grandchildren, Jessica, TaNesha, Tyler, Dina, Isaac and Marley; great grandson, Brennen; many other relatives and friends. Denny was a retired UAW Local 683 Union President at FMC/BAE. Visitation 4-8 PM, Wednesday 8/31/16 at Washburn-McReavy Coon Rapids Chapel, 1827 Coon Rapids Blvd. Funeral service 11:00 AM, Thursday, 9/1/16, with visitation one hour prior at Christ Lutheran Church, 641 - 89th Ave N.E., Blaine. Interment Fort Snelling. Washburn-McReavy.com Coon Rapids Chapel 763-767-1000

Published on August 29, 2016

Divorced, two sons--Scott, 31 and Shaun, 20. Scott is a police officer and works in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana and Shaun is in college and is studying to become a corporate attorney. He has been working with a law office for about 5 years doing research and paperwork. Since our last class reunion I've retired and have been to Europe--France, Italy, Belgium and Holland. In a 6 month period I made 3 trips to Europe, each trip lasted about 3 weeks. Done lots of traveling all over--3 times to Iceland and 2 trips to Cancun.

Deceased 2011

Deceased 1970. See story on Memories and Messages page.