Music is:
'Just A Closer Walk With Thee' 
Rita Gardner Burghart
Martial status:  Married almost 43 years              Spouse's name:  Robert Burghart

Email address: burghartr@gmail.com

Home address: 11800 F Drive S., Ceresco, MI  49033

Phone #: 269 979-4954           Cell phone #:269 753 5044


Your life since 1963:  I wrote a profile before, but so much has happened since I wrote, that I just had to update it.  I graduated from high school in Burien, WA, but was never really "home" there because CL was my home.  Graduated with a Bachelor in Sacred Music and married Bob.  We worked with a Baptist church ministry in Munich, Germany, and then lived in Wisconsin for many years - graduated half of our family in Stevens Point, WI.   The other three graduated from Pella, IA.  We have two boys and four girls - now 13 grandchildren.

Your life now: In September of 2007 our oldest daughter Heidi was "chosen" to go to Afghanistan.  She is a West Point graduate and has served active and in the reserves for about 14 years and had not yet been deployed.  She is a major and serves as the S1-personell officer. Between September and January we sold my music studio and closed out my job as director of the community music school of Central College and said good-by to our church work in Altoona, IA.  January 1, 2008 we began the privilege of caring for our 5 grandchildren in Michigan for about 15 months.  It is a challenge at our age, but we wouldn't trade it for anything. 

What classmates have you kept in contact with? :  Only a few I've found on the class webpage in the past months.  It has been great to hear about you all.


What classmates would you like to hear from? :  any


Any hobbies? :  Being a grandmother is best!!   Music - playing, singing, listening, teaching


Favorite song of 1963 or earlier :  


Last Updated
5 September, 2009
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12 April, 2006