Anderson, the Rev. David A., 86, Lakeville, Minn.; Aug. 15, 2024. Calls: Trinity, Mason City; First and Vernon, Dows; St. James, Mason City, all Iowa.

Baker, the Rev. Phillip R., 86, Aurora, Colo.; July 17, 2024. Calls: Holy Trinity, Dubuque; Zion La Porte City; Shepherd of the Valley, Council Bluffs, all Iowa; Sychar, Silver Bay, Minn.; missionary serving in Nigeria; Holy Shepherd, Orinda; All Saints, Novato; both Calif.; professor of missiology, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.

Carlson, the Rev. Reuben L., 95, Wittenberg, Wis.; July 30, 2024. Calls: Grace, Pembine; First, Gladstone; chaplain, Homme Home for Boys and Homme Home for the Aging, Wittenberg, all Wis.; chaplain, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis; chaplain, VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, N.M.

Cote, the Rev. David R., 88, Gardner, Mass.; July 23, 2024. Calls: Christ the King, Wilbraham; Mount Olivet, Shrewsbury, both Mass.; Zion, Portland, Conn.; Covenant (now Faith), Gardner.

Dumpys, the Rev. Hans G., 91, Oak Park, Ill.; July 23, 2024. Calls: Hope, Detroit; First, West Barnstable, Mass.; St. Timothy, Oak Park, Mich.; St. Peter, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Faith, Eldridge, Iowa; Teviske Lithuanian Evangelical Lutheran Home Church, Chicago. Dumpys served as bishop of the Lithuanian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Diaspora  from 1991 to 2006. His ordination as bishop came shortly after the restoration of Lithuania’s independence in 1990. He was invited to assist in the renewal of the church after 50 years of Soviet occupation, and spent 15 years traveling to Lithuania, representing the local bishop in several capacities.

Erickson, the Rev. Richard L., 90, Chaska, Fla.; July 4, 2024. Calls: Faith, Caribou, Maine; First, Le Sueur; Trinity, Long Lake, both Minn.

Friedman, the Rev. Clyde F., 101, Deerfield, Ill.; Aug. 13, 2024. Calls: Trinity, Kingsway; Emanuel and St. Mark, Montra; Peace, Lima; Calvary, Angola, all Ohio; Trinity, Linton, Ind.; Zion, Oshkosh, Wis.

Gilmore, the Rev. Hugh E., 92, Waconia, Minn.; Aug. 4, 2024. Calls: Saron, Big Lake; Hope, Minneapolis; Mount Calvary, Excelsior, all Minn.

Jacobson, the Rev. Karl N., 54, St. Paul, Minn.; Aug. 18, 2024. Calls: St. Timothy, San Jose, Calif.; St. Paul and Trinity, Gaylord, Minn.; pastor developer, The Life: A Lutheran Mission, Glen Allen, Va.; assistant professor of religion, Augsburg University, Minneapolis; Good Shepherd, Minneapolis.

Jensen, the Rev. Mary E., 85, Lincoln, Neb.; Aug. 15, 2024. Calls: Emmanuel, North Hollywood; Hope, Canyon Country, both Calif.; communications officer, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan (now the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land), Jerusalem; interim, ELCA Nebraska Synod; Prince of Peace and Spirit of Hope, Lincoln, all Neb.

King, the Rev. Ernest H., 83, Los Angeles; June 30, 2024. Calls: LCMS calls (1971-1988); El Serreno & associate supervisor, Southern California Campus Ministry, Los Angeles; Faith, South Gate; Holy Spirit and St. Timothy, Lakewood, all Calif.

Lamoureux, the Rev. Paul D., 80, Mankato, Minn.; June 15, 2024. Calls: St. Paul, Rensselaer; St. Stephen, Syracuse, both N.Y.; Concordia, Concord, N.H.

Lineberger, the Rev. Robert B., 93, Columbia, S.C.; July 17, 2024. Calls: Morning Star, Matthews; St. John, Salisbury, both N.C.; St. Paul, Hampton; Our Saviour, North Chesterfield, both Va.; Immanuel, Bluefield, W.Va.; Christ the King, Columbia, S.C.

Markowich, the Rev. David W., 87, Columbus, Ohio; July 5, 2024. Calls: Reformation, Detroit; Holy Trinity, Flint, both Mich.; Faith and Faith Campus Ministry, Oxford; Holy Trinity, Columbus, both Ohio,

Moore, the Rev. Gilbert C., 96, Stanton, Calif.; Aug. 19, 2024. Calls: LCMS congregations from 1953 to 1981, including Solheim, Los Angeles; chaplain/administrator, Southland Lutheran Home, Norwalk; director, The Alhambra, Alhambra, all Calif.

Newcomb, the Rev. Bob, 89, Spokane Valley, Wash.; Aug. 16, 2024. Calls: chaplain, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill.; Resurrection, Redondo Beach, Calif.; executive director, Lutheran Bible Camp Association of Southern California; director of outdoor ministry, Inland Empire Lutheran Association/Camp Lutherhaven, Coeur d'Alene; St. Mark, Hayden, both Idaho.

Pedersen, the Rev. Gerald O., 98, Sacramento, Calif.; July 21, 2024. Calls: Ascension, Baldwin Park; Trinity, Long Beach; Ascension, Baldwin Park, all Calif.; professor of Christian education, Central Theological Seminary, Fremont, Neb.; campus pastor, Portland State College, Portland, Ore.; missionary serving in Tanzania; campus pastor, San Francisco State University, San Francisco; Mount of Olives, Mission Viejo, both Calif.

Peischl, the Rev. Victor C., 84, Allison Park, Pa.; Aug. 16, 2024. Calls: St. Luke, Reading; Reformation, Philadelphia, both Pa.; director of community development, Lutheran Social Services of Maryland, Baltimore; president, Lutheran Service Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Perkins, the Rev. William G., 86, Redmond, Wash.; June 27, 2024. Calls: Five Points, Blue River; Trinity, La Crosse, both Wis.; Faith, Mitchell; St. Peter, Toeterville; St. John and Kanawha, Kanawha, all Iowa; Evangelical and Pigeon Creek, Pigeon Falls, Wis.

Plaster, the Rev. Charles R., 76, Richfield, Minn.; July 24, 2024. Calls: Faith, Hampden; Sarks, Sarks; Our Savior, Valley City, all N.D.; Faith, Durand; interim, ELCA Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, both Wis.

Ruegg, the Rev. Lawrence R., 92, Chaska, Minn.; June 21, 2024. Call: Faith, Walworth, Minn.

Santmire, the Rev. Gary C., 85, Scarsdale, N.Y.; July 28, 2024. Calls: Trinity, Staten Island, N.Y.; Good Shepherd, Quincy, Mass.; Good Shepherd, Scarsdale.

Sheppard, Deacon Virginia B., 95, Moorestown, N.J.; Aug. 16. Call: parish educator and director of Christian education, St. Matthew, Moorestown.

Stern, the Rev. James A., 77, Lakewood, Wash.; July 16, 2024. Calls: St. Matthaei, Luebeck, Germany; Christ the Good Shepherd, Salem, Ore.; Zion, Rawlins, Wyo.; First, Oklahoma City; St. Paul, Baton Rouge, La.; St. Paul, Franklin, Ohio; Zion, Oregon City, Ore.; Family of Grace, Auburn; Zion, Davenport, both Wash.

Stump, Sister Janet A., 69, Allentown, Pa.; Aug. 25, 2024. Calls: parish deaconess, St. Peter, Pine Grove; deaconess/pastoral care provider, St. John, Saint Johns, both Pa.; directing deaconess, Deaconess Community of the ELCA, Chicago; deacon, St. Timothy, Allentown.

Thompson, the Rev. Lowell S., 92, Baltimore; July 28, 2024. Call: Sts. Stephen and James, Baltimore.

Whitney, the Rev. Milton L., 99, Freeport, Ill.; July 18, 2024. Calls: Trinity, Warrenville; St. Paul, Kent; St. John, Pearl City; Trinity, Harvard; St. Paul and St. John, Pearl City; all Ill.

Ziegler, the Rev. Jeffrey B., 58, Stratford, N.J.; Aug. 19, 2024. Calls: Redeemer, Vineland; Good Shepherd, Lindenwold, both N.J.; interim, ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod; interim, Gloria Dei, Huntingdon Valley; interim, Resurrection, Yardley, all Pa.; Holy Communion, Berlin, N.J.