Anton, the Rev. Michael J., 84, Hastings, Mich.; Aug. 22, 2025. Calls: missionary-at-large, LCMS English District Mission Board, Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada; Grace, Hastings.

Bockelman, the Rev. Sharon S., 65, Lone Jack, Mo.; Aug. 3, 2025. Calls: Upper Wolf, Robinson; Zion, Everest, both Kan.; St. John the Divine Episcopal, Tumon, Guam.

Buettner, the Rev. Jeffrey R., 81, Pinewood, Minn.; July 1, 2025. Calls: Trinity, Forman, N.D.; Marble, Hendricks, Minn.; Sinai, Sinai; Lake Campbell, Volga, both S.D.

Buschagen, Deacon Cynthia F., 81, Sequim, Wash.; June 24, 2025. Calls: director for service ministries, Faith, Castle Rock, Colo.

Floe, the Rev. Glen M., 91, Blaine, Minn.; Aug. 18, 2025. Calls: Reformation, Milwaukee; pastor developer, Tanners Lake area, St. Paul; Holy Cross, Oakdale; Elim, Robbinsdale, all Minn.

Groseclose, the Rev. Craig V., 65, Clarkston, Wash.; July 4, 2025. Calls: Zion, Perry; Faith, Enid, both Okla.; Cameron Emmanuel, Kendrick, Idaho.

Guelker, the Rev. Margaret I., 80, Andover, Minn.; July 28, 2025. Calls: Cross of Hope, Ramsey; Christ, Blaine, both Minn.

Jelinek, the Rev. Erik P., 54, Cambridge, Wis.; Aug. 16, 2025. Calls: Grace, Savage; Golden West, Conrad, both Mont.; Our Savior, Beloit; director for evangelical mission, ELCA South-Central Synod of Wisconsin; Central, Edgerton, all Wis.

Kiefel, Deacon Sherry L., 82, Lacey, Wash.; June 30, 2025. Calls: parish secretary and office manager, Our Savior, Issaquah; administrative assistant, Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, Bellevue, both Wash.

Klose, the Rev. Ronald M., 74, Seaford, N.Y.; June 25, 2025. Calls: Grace, Auburn, Maine; King of Kings, Melville; Our Redeemer, Seaford, both N.Y.

Krumm, the Rev. Barbara W., 67, Norfolk, Va.; Aug. 2, 2025. Call: Martin Luther, Bergton, Va.

Leslie, the Rev. Ronald R., 87, Shoreview, Minn.; Aug. 9, 2025. Calls: Gilman and Spring Lake, Spring Valley, Wis.; chaplain, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill.; chaplain, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Minneapolis; manager/rehab pastor, Hazelden Foundation, Center City; pastor, Elim, Scandia, all Minn.

Lokken, the Rev. Duane A., 90, Prairie du Sac, Wis.; June 10, 2025. Calls: Good Shepherd, Englevale; St. John, Verona, both N.D.; Our Savior and Saron, Montevideo, Minn.; Desert Hills, Green Valley, Ariz.

Mechtly, the Rev. Ivan R., 95, New Oxford, Pa.; July 25, 2025. Calls: St. Matthew, Catawissa; St. John, Tremont, both Pa.

Mitschke, the Rev. Robert F. Jr., 73, Lincolnton, N.C.; Aug. 22, 2025. Calls: Sharon, Gibsonville; Grace, Bessemer City; Mount Zion, Richfield; Bethphage, Lincolnton, all N.C.

Nelson, the Rev. Joyce E., 77, Summerville, S.C.; Aug. 16, 2025. Call: Faith, Montgomeryville, Pa. Before attending seminary, she was the copy editor for the The Lutheran magazine of the LCA from 1979 to 1986.

Pearson, the Rev. Harold A., 97, New Braunfels, Texas; Aug. 17, 2025. Calls: St. Olaf, New Hampton, Iowa; King of Glory, Dallas; First English, Victoria; Holy Cross, Houston; First English, Victoria, all Texas.

Peterson, the Rev. Delray M., 80, Minnetonka, Minn.; July 28, 2025. Calls: Gethsemane, Hopkins; Richfield, Minneapolis; Christ, Blaine; Prince of Peace, St. Louis Park, all Minn.

Reimers, the Rev. Paul W., 87, Wichita, Kan.; June 18, 2025. Calls: Prairie West, Potter; campus pastor, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Wayne State College, Wayne; Trinity, Winside; St. Paul, Osceola; interim, ELCA Nebraska Synod; Trinity, Crofton; Trinity, Hartington, all Neb.

Roiko, the Rev. Robert W., 89, Grayland, Wash.; July 22, 2025. Calls: missionary serving in Brazil; Good Shepherd, Snohomish; First, Pasco; interim, ELCA Northwest Washington Synod; interim chaplain, Columbia Lutheran Home, Seattle; interim, ELCA Northwest Washington Synod.

Slingluff, the Rev. James B., 97, Zelienople, Pa.; July 8, 2025. Calls: St. James, Mayport; assistant superintendent, Passavant Home for Epileptics, Rochester, Pa.; Evangelical, Worthington; First, Ridgway, all Pa.; Grace, Easton; vice pastor under synod administration, Mount Zion, Keymar; interim, LCA Maryland Synod/ELCA Delaware-Maryland Synod.

Slostad, the Rev. Steven J., 73, Lakeville, Minn.; Aug. 5, 2025. Call: Bethlehem, St. Paul, Minn.

Snider, the Rev. Neal E., 90, Tacoma, Wash.; Aug. 3, 2025. Calls: St. John, Oslo and Scandia, Westby, Mont.; First, Port Orchard; interim, Northlake, Kenmore, both Wash.; Air Force chaplain; St. John, Bellingham, Wash.; interim, Bethesda, Eugene, Ore.; interim, Christ, Edmonds; interim, Price of Peace, SeaTac, both Wash.; interim, Bethesda, Eugene, Ore.; associate for development, Lutheran Bible Insitute, Issaquah, Wash.

Stephens, the Rev. Harvard W., 73, Annapolis, Md.; July 7, 2025. Calls: Augsburg, Baltimore; St. Philip, Columbus, Ohio; Frederick, St. Thomas, V.I.; Truth, Lanham, Md; campus pastor, Howard University, Washington, D.C.; campus pastor, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis.; Frederick, St. Thomas, V.I.; dean of the chapel, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; Redeemer, Racine, Wis.; interim, Gustavus Adolphus, New York. N.Y.

Tursi, the Rev. Joseph J., 76, Southport, N.C.; Aug. 2, 2025. Calls: Trinity, Loveland, Colo.; Epiphany and Prince of Peace, Philadelphia; St. Peter, Southport.