{"id":1349,"date":"2015-07-23T13:55:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T18:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2015-07-23T13:55:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T18:55:22","slug":"kendall-bank-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/2015\/07\/kendall-bank-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendall Bank &#8217;67"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><h2><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classhomepages\/files\/2014\/12\/Kendall-Bank-1967-Death.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1780 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classhomepages\/files\/2014\/12\/Kendall-Bank-1967-Death.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Bank - 1967, Death\" width=\"197\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Kendall Bank, who served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Northfield Hospital &amp; Clinics from 1988-2010, died unexpectedly Feb. 1, 2015 at his home in Tucson, Ariz. He was 69.<\/p>\n<p>Ken was a thoughtful, progressive leader who was instrumental in positioning Northfield Hospital &amp; Clinics to grow and thrive in a challenging healthcare environment. During his tenure, he presided over the development of the Center for Sports Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation, the expansion of surgical services and diagnostic imaging, the development and construction of a new hospital, and the development of a primary clinic network. He was also active in many community projects.<\/p>\n<p>He spent his retirement in Tucson with his wife, Rhonda, where he enjoyed hiking in the many mountain ranges surrounding their home. Besides Rhonda, Ken is survived by their three children, <strong>Shannon Bank Pitt &#8217;11<\/strong>, Erin, and Brian; two grandchildren; and a son-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family suggests a donation to Friends of Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Ariz., or Youth on Their Own, Tucson, Ariz.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"BonnieNelsonBarsness48\"><\/a>Bonnie Nelson Barsness &#8217;48<\/h2>\n<p>Bonnie Nelson Barsness, of St. Germain, Wis., passed away on Jan. 22, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, <strong>Edwin Barsness &#8217;45<\/strong>. Survivors include a son, <strong>Mark Barsness &#8217;75<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kendall Bank, who served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Northfield Hospital &amp; Clinics from 1988-2010, died unexpectedly Feb. 1, 2015 at his home in Tucson, Ariz. He was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-1349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-15","tag-obituary"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}