The above photo was submitted by George Gildersleeve (again, thank you, George!).
He also wrote:
The attached is in my mother's handwriting stating: Confirmation Class - Spring 1923, St. John's Lutheran Church, Verona, N. Dak.
Top row: Richard Thies (cousin), Lee Muralt, Herman Jensen, Sonke Jensen, Pastor Herman Siefkes, Raymond Utecht (cousin), Art Isley ---- Severson.
2nd row: Alice Rasmussen (cousin), Gertrude Rasmussen (cousin), Lorena Kalkbrenner, Ada Breilein, --- Hansen, ---Weiman, Louise Utecht (cousin), ?, Henrietta Weiman, Mary Jensen.
Front row: Alma Josal, Edith Raatz [my mother].