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Family Life
by Mark Yeakley

September 5, 2010

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John & Lori Dunham met when they were on the rowing team at WSU. John was born and raised in Plains. He played football at Friends University for two years and then finished his mechanical engineering degree at WSU. He works as a mechanical and thermal engineer at LSI. Lori was born in Newton and raised in Halstead. She attended York College for two years and then graduated from WSU with a degree in business administration. They were married in 1998. John and Lori have been very involved in church life and Silver Maple Camp (SMC). She has attended SMC for 23 years in a row and John serves on the camp’s board. The Dunhams have three children. Emma (10) is in 5th grade at Central Christian. She enjoys crafts and is very soft-hearted. Grant (8) is in 3rd grade at Central Christian and likes all kinds of sports. Macy (2) is the family’s entertainer. Lori’s parents, Sam & Brenda Farmer, and her sisters, Tricia Weber and Jessica Buchanan, and their families are Northside members.

Mark & Marilyn Dietsch moved to Wichita two years ago from Liberty, MO. Mark was born and raised in Wichita. When he was in high school his best friend, Doug Alliston (son of Northside members, Al & Helen Alliston), brought Mark to the Lord. He earned an associate’s degree from York College and then attended Bear Valley School of Biblical Studies. After graduation Mark moved to Marshall, MN, and worked as an evangelist for five years. While there he met Marilyn during a door-knocking campaign, and they were married after she became a Christian. While in Minnesota, Mark earned a computer science degree at Southwest Minnesota State University. Since then he has worked as a programmer, currently for Tiger Financials. Mark also has a side business doing weddings and portrait photography. (See samples of his photographs at www.DietschPhotography.com.) Marilyn was born and raised in a family of 12 children in Lake Benton, MN. After high school she studied fashion management and now enjoys helping friends with home decorating projects. She also enjoys gardening and sewing. When they lived in Liberty, Marilyn worked for a paper company. Mark & Marilyn have four children and four grandchildren.

Deb Petersburg was born and raised in Owatonna, Minnesota. She and her husband, Mark, attended high school and vocational technical school together, and then were married in 1988. In 1997 they moved to Boone, Iowa, where they lived eight years. In 2006 they and their four children moved to Goddard. Deb works as a paraeducator at Explorer Elementary and Mark works for Case New Holland. Their oldest daughter, Lisa, is 19 and a sophomore at Harding University. She plays the violin and is a music education major. Andrew (17) is a junior at Goddard High School. He plays football and is into power weightlifting. Laura (15) is a sophomore at Goddard. She also plays the violin and likes spending time outdoors and playing with the family’s dogs and cats. Anna (10) is in 4th grade at Explorer Elementary. She likes to jump on the trampoline, ride her bike, and play games with the family.