What did you do right after we graduated?

I partied with friends and worked for the summer before beginning

Eastern Michigan University. Two years later I got married and had two

children before resuming my degree in Family LIfe Ed. at EMU, which I

finished in 1975.

What has been your occupation(s) over the past 50 years? Tell us

about any highlights or cool things that you’ve been a part of.

I worked in youth ministry, managed a camp, and had lots of other jobs

before for attending seminary at Chicago Theological Seminary

finishing my Masters of Divinity. Our daughter and son were in junior

high at that time, 1983. I have been a hospice chaplain, served

churches in Manchester, Grand Blanc, Saline, and Ann Arbor. I have

served as an interim minister in the area as well. Mission trips have

included Habitat for Humanity to four cities in Michigan, three in Ohio,

Homewood, FL after hurricane Andrew, Biloxi, MS after Katrina, and

five trips to Honduras after Hurricane Mitch. I have done mission work

in India and the Philippines, but love camping with my husband in the

USA best and Tiger baseball. My most important claims to fame are six

grand children, two in college, two in high school, and two in diapers,

and four hole-in- ones on great golf courses, as well as a great

husband, Fred Jahnke.

Where are you living?

We live in Ann Arbor.

Are you retired? If so, what are you doing in retirement?

I am a retired pastor and still kept busy in the United Church of Christ

on committees in Michigan and nationally. I am a member of Bethel

UCC in Manchester and very involved in the life of that congregation

and their outreach work. I still do weddings, funerals and pulpit supply

when other pastors are away. I play golf a couple times each week.

Love to travel to other countries and the good ole USA. We have about

12 tickets to the Tigers in Comerica Park each season and try to see

them at spring training when we can.

Are you married? What’s your spouse’s name?

I am married to Fred Jahnke since 7-10-65.

Do you have kids? Where are they & what are they up to?

Our daughter Deborah Rose is married to Jim Rose and they live in

Ann Arbor. Deborah works for Google and Jim works for the American

Red Cross. They have a son Sam, class of 12 Skyline High at home,

and a daughter Katherine a junior at Stanford in CA.

Our son Russell is married to Lindsay and they also live in Ann Arbor.

Russ has two daughter from his first marriage. Taylor is a freshman at

MSU and Justine is a junior at Skyline High. Max is 16 months old and

his brother or sister will be here in 7 more weeks.

Live is good..

What else would you like us to know about?

I love Ann Arbor.