The Teaching Servants of
Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School
Founded
September 2, 1969 as a ministry of:
St.
John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bingen
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preble
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Friedheim
Index:
Page 3
Ackmann, Mrs. Jennifer
Armao, Mrs. Ruth
Aumann, Mrs. Evelyn
Bachmann, Mr. Raymond
Page 4
Bierlein, Mrs. Karen
Boerger, Mr. David
Bronner, Pastor Michael
Brown, Mrs. Kristie
Bultemeyer, Mr. Richard
Page 5
Burkart, Dr. Jeffery
Buuck (Rafert), Mrs. Johanna
Dash, Mr. Douglas
Dicke, Mr. Keith
Dickmander, Mrs. Amy
Page 6
Drier, Mr. Marvin
Fifer, Mrs. LeaAnn
Fuhrmann, Mrs. Rae
(George) McQuilliams, Mrs. Diane
Germann, Mr. Kenneth
Page 7
Gevers, Miss Marcia
Gowen, Mrs. Nancy
Griffith, Mr. William
Hardesty, Mrs. Gretchen
Hartman, Mr. David
Page 8
Hartman, Mrs. Marlys
Hess, Mrs. Anne
Hoppes, Mrs. Beth
Klenke (Jackson), Mrs. Rebecca
Page 9
Kneller (Hormann), Mrs. Dianne
Krey, Mr. Fred
Krupski, Mr. James
Leaman, Mrs. Wanda
Martin, Mrs. Michelle
Page 10
(May) Galiher, Mrs. Sarah
†
Meyer, Mr. Marvin
Miller, Mrs. Deborah
Nelson (Norder), Mrs. Emily
Page 11
Nichols, Mrs. Mary
(Niemann) Pooker, Mrs. Lois
Niemeyer (Hutchinson), Mrs. Gay
Nord, Ms. Lois
Olson, Mrs. Deb
Page 12
Payne, Mrs. Megan
Reichhart, Mr. William
Schaekel, Mr. Norbert
Schefft, Mr. Walter
Schieferstein, Mrs. Donna
Schlegel, Mr. Orvin
Page 13
Schuller, Mrs. Addy
Schwantz, Mr. Richard
Schwantz, Mrs. Yvonne
Standiford, Mrs. Thelma
Steltenpohl, Mr. Timothy
Page 14
Stueber, Dr. Ross
† Uffelman, Mr. William
Wallace, Ms. Lisa
Wass, Mr. Dean
Werling, Mrs. Heidi
Page 15
Williamson, Ms. Pam
Wollman, Ms. Cynthia
Zimmer, Mr. Mark
Zimmerman, Mrs. Pandora
Page 16-38
Faculty Picture Pages
Pages 39-49
Letters from former faculty members and their
families
Pages 50-61
Biographies of current Wyneken teachers
Jennifer Ackmann
3rd grade teacher
1999
Left Wyneken to become a teacher at Emmanuel—St. Michael Lutheran
School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Ruth Armao
3rd/4th grade teacher and 4th
grade teacher
1999-2002
Her husband, Bob, was ordained from Concordia Theological Seminary in
Spring 2002. The Armaos now serve Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School on the
south side of Chicago, Illinois.
Evelyn Aumann
5th grade teacher
1992-1993
Evelyn just retired from the teaching ministry after many years of
service at Zion Lutheran School in Decatur, Indiana.
Raymond Bachmann
5th grade teacher
1969-1972
Retired from the teaching ministry. Last taught at Central Lutheran
School in Brownstown, Indiana where he and his wife, Annette, reside. He serves
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church there as choir director and church organist.
Karen Bierlein
4th grade teacher
1988-1990
Karen serves the students of Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort
Wayne, Indiana in the Media Center. Her husband, Albert, is the Pastor at
Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Soest) in Fort Wayne.
David Boerger
7th grade teacher
1975-1977
(No information)
Pastor Michael Bronner
7th grade teacher
1979-1983
The now Pastor Michael Bronner serves the Lutheran Church of the
Resurrection in Fenton, Missouri (south of St. Louis).
Kristie Brown
5th grade teacher
1992-1996
Resides in Decatur, Indiana. She and her family are members of Zion
Lutheran Church, Friedheim.
Richard Bultemeyer
Principal and 4th grade teacher
1969-1974
Retired and living in Ellenton, Florida with his wife, Ruth. He served
many places following Wyneken, including as Director of Christian Education at
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Dr. Jeffery Burkart
4th grade teacher
1969-1970
Now Dr. Jeffery Burkart serves Concordia University in St. Paul,
Minnesota as Professor of Educational Media/Communications, Director of Drama
Ministry, and Associate Dean of the College of Vocation and Ministry. He is
also an esteemed and regarded speaker within The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod.
Johanna (Rafert) Buuck
1st grade teacher
1969-1981
Living in Decatur, Indiana. She is a member of Zion Lutheran Church
(Friedheim).
Douglas Dash
4th grade teacher
1990-1993
(No information)
Keith Dicke
7th grade teacher
2001-present
Serving Wyneken Lutheran School as upper grades science teacher and 7th
grade homeroom teacher. He is also the Youth Minister at St. John’s Lutheran
Church (Bingen).
Amy Dickmander
4th grade teacher
1998-1999
Amy and family are living in Delphi, Indiana (near Lafayette).
Marvin Drier
7th grade teacher; 8th grade teacher;
and technology teacher
1987-present
Serves Wyneken as computer teacher, upper grades social studies and
algebra teacher, assistant athletic director, and soccer coach.
LeaAnn Fifer
3rd grade teacher
1972-1976
Currently serving as teacher at St. Mark’s Lutheran preschool in
Monroeville, Indiana. She is also a volunteer librarian at Wyneken.
Rae Fuhrmann
Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teacher
1976-present
Serves as kindergarten teacher at Wyneken.
Diane (George) McQuilliams
2nd grade teacher
1986-2000
She is a teacher at Bella Vista Academy (a Lutheran school) in Tracy,
California.
Kenneth Germann
4th grade teacher, 5th grade teacher,
and resource room teacher
1972-1999
4th grade teacher at Faith Lutheran School in Plano, Texas.
Marcia Gevers
5th grade teacher
1988-1990, 1991-1992
Living in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nancy Gowen
5th grade teacher
1983-1986, 1987-1988
She and husband, Rev. Mitchell, serve Our Savior Lutheran Church in
Aiea, Hawaii.
William Griffith
7th grade teacher
1985-1987
Serves as special education teacher in the maximum security wing of
Lansing Correctional Facility in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Gretchen Hardesty
4th grade teacher
1993-1998
Upper grades mathematics teacher at New Haven Middle School, New Haven,
Indiana and varsity volleyball coach at New Haven High School.
David Hartman
4th grade teacher, 8th grade teacher
1969-1975
Principal of Trinity Lutheran Church, Wausau, Wisconsin.
Marlys Hartman
3rd grade teacher
1969-1970
Living in Wausau, Wisconsin with husband David (principal of Trinity
Lutheran School).
Anne Hess
Pre-kindergarten teacher
1999-2003
2nd grade teacher at Central Lutheran School in New Haven,
Indiana.
Beth Hoppes
4th grade teacher
1974-1976
(No information).
Rebecca Klenke (Jackson)
5th grade teacher, 3rd grade teacher, 1st/2nd
grade split teacher, 1st grade teacher
1986-present
She is the 1st grade teacher and music teacher for all
grades at Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School. Church organist at St. John
Lutheran Church (Flatrock), Monroeville, Indiana.
Dianne (Hormann) Kneller
8th grade teacher
1997-1999
Teacher for Fort Wayne Community Schools, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Fred Krey
8th grade teacher, 5th grade teacher
1988-1991
Resides in Decatur, Indiana.
James Krupski
Principal
1997-2000
Accepted a Divine Call in summer 2003 to become Principal of St. Paul’s
Lutheran School in Westlake, Ohio (near Cleveland).
Wanda Leaman
3rd grade teacher
1970-1972
8th grade teacher at Emmanuel—St. Michael Lutheran School in
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Michelle Martin
6th grade teacher, 3rd grade teacher
1995-present
3rd grade teacher at Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School.
Sarah (May) Galiher
Resource room teacher
1999-2001
Sarah is the 5th grade teacher at Northpoint Elementary
School in Granger, Indiana. Her father, Pastor Daniel May, was elected
President of the Indiana District of the LCMS in summer 2003, and now resides
in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
† Marvin Meyer †
6th grade teacher
1969-1970
Lives in Glory with His Savior in Heaven.
His nephews, Norman, Wilbur, and Albert, live in Ossian, Indiana. His
nephew Eugene lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Deborah Miller
8th grade teacher
1991-1997
Mrs. Miller is the 8th grade teacher at Concordia Lutheran
School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Emily Norder
(Nelson)
2nd grade teacher
2000-2001
Emily, her husband Dr. Cameron Nelson, and her four daughters live in
Decatur, Indiana. She is a frequent volunteer at Wyneken.
Mary Nichols
5th grade teacher, 4th grade teacher
1998-1999
She is the 4th grade teacher at Wyneken Lutheran School.
Lois Niemann (Pooker)
3rd grade and initial resource room teacher
1976-1978
Lois is still teaching, and residing in Hillsboro, Missouri.
Gay (Hutchinson) Niemeyer
3rd grade and resource room teacher
1978-1980
She and husband Keith reside in Palos Hills, Illinois.
Lois Nord
5th grade teacher
1981-1982
Mrs. Nord is teaching at Trinity Lutheran School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Deb Olson
Pre-kindergarten teacher
2003-present
A frequent substitute teacher at Wyneken, Mrs. Olson begins her first
permanent position as pre-kindergarten teacher this fall.
Megan Payne
3rd grade teacher
1985-1987
She and husband, Rev. Carlton Payne, serve St. Matthew’s Lutheran
Church in Lake Zurich, Illinois (north of Chicago).
William Reichhart
7th grade teacher
1983-1985
Mr. Reichhart is the Principal of Huntertown Elementary School,
Huntertown, Indiana. He resides in New Haven, Indiana.
Norbert Schaekel
Principal
1974-1991
Retired from the teaching ministry in 1991. He is employed delivering
R.V.s nationwide, and is still active within both St. Paul Lutheran Church
(Preble) and the church-at-large.
Walter Schefft
8th grade teacher
1975-1979
Mr. Schefft is the Principal of Holy Cross Lutheran School in
Collinsville, Illinois (east of St. Louis).
Donna Schieferstein
4th grade teacher, 1st grade teacher
1972-2003
Mrs. Schieferstein retired from Wyneken Lutheran School in 2003
following 32 years of service to Christ’s lambs there.
Orvin Schlegel
6th grade teacher and band director
1970-1987
He is the Principal of Redeemer Lutheran School in Warsaw, Indiana.
Addy Schuller
4th grade teacher
1970-1971
Resides in Decatur, Indiana and is a member of Zion Lutheran Church
(Friedheim).
Richard Schwantz
5th grade teacher, 6th grade teacher
1996-present
5th grade teacher, webmaster, and athletic director at
Wyneken Lutheran School.
Yvonne Schwantz
8th grade teacher
1999-present
Mrs. Schwantz is the 8th grade homeroom teacher, and upper
grades art teacher at Wyneken Lutheran School.