Mrs. Waltonen is a former gym teacher at Nicolae Carpathia High School until she was arrested by the Global Community and sent to a re-education facility for becoming a believer.
Biography[]
After the Rapture[]
She said that she slipped in New Hope Village Church a few times and even heard Vernon Billings' video about the Rapture.
She was the only person standing after Judd Thompson Jr. delivered a speech during graduation that included a call to repentance and confession that Jesus is Lord. During the speech, Judd unveiled a banner with its text quoting John 3:16. A guard roughly ushered Mrs. Waltonen from the room. In On the Run, when Vicki Byrne said that she last saw Mrs. Waltonen at the graduation but that she had not heard anything about her since, Candace Goodwin confirmed that she and Coach Handlesman were at a re-education facility.
Appearances[]
- 5. Nicolae High (first appearance)
- 6. The Underground
- 7. Busted!
- 8. Death Strike (last appearance)
Mentions[]
- 10. On the Run
Trivia[]
- Mrs. Waltonen's first appearance was in book 5.
- It is currently unknown if Mrs. Waltonen survived to the Glorious Appearing.
- It is currently unknown if her experience of re-education shaped Mrs. Waltonen into a model citizen of the Global Community.
- Waltonen could be an alternative form of Valtonen, a surname of Finnish origin.
- Mrs. Waltonen's first name was never revealed.
- In Busted!, the 7th book of the Left Behind: The Kids series, Mrs. Waltonen was referred to as "Laverne Waltonen". This is likely an error by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.