Barr, the Rev. Bradley M., 73, Lindstrom, Minn.; May 2, 2025. Calls: Immanuel, Clara City; Faith, Becker; Trinity, Lindstrom, all Minn.

Bergren, the Rev. Arthur C., 58, Rice Lake, Wis.; June 17, 2025. Calls: Christ, Belvidere; assistant to bishop, ELCA Northern Illinois Synod; Grace, Woodstock; First, Geneseo, all Ill.; Resurrection, Racine, Wis.; St. Paul, Waverly, Iowa; Bethany, Rice Lake.

Buchsteiner, the Rev. Richard W., 84, Bryan, Ohio; May 30, 2025. Calls: St. John, Port Clinton; Trinity, Bryan, both Ohio.

Carr, the Rev. James R., 90, Fresno, Calif.; May 21, 2025. Calls: St. Peter, Santa Ana; Atonement, Sacramento; campus pastor, Fresno State and Fresno City College, Fresno, all Calif.; regional director, West Central Region, National Lutheran Campus Ministry; national director and executive director, National Lutheran Campus Ministry, Lutheran Council in the United States of America; director, campus ministry, ELCA Division for Higher Education and Schools, both Chicago.

Cvammen, the Rev. Thomas N., 73, Conyngham, Pa.; June 8, 2025. Calls: St. Luke, Hellertown; Trinity, West Hazleton; St. Paul, White Haven, all Pa.

Dorsey, the Rev. Thomas E., 84, New York, N.Y.; May 5, 2025. Call: Trinity, Fairview, N.J.

Ecksrom, the Rev. Vance L., 94, Lindsborg, Kan.; June 8, 2025. Calls: Prince of Peace, La Mirada; Reformation, Milpitas, both Calif.; assistant professor of theology, University of Portland, Portland, Ore.; assistant professor of religious studies, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Calif.; associate professor of religion and philosophy and academic dean, Bethany College, Lindsborg.

Frischmann, the Rev. Margaret D., 87, Newtown, Pa.; June 11, 2025. Call: St. Stephen, Feasterville-Trevose, Pa.

Hoem, the Rev. Robert J., 79, Silverdale, Wash.; May 13, 2025. Calls: Grace, Cashmere; Faith, Leavenworth; Silverdale, Silverdale; chaplain, U.S. Naval Reserve; Grace, Des Moines; interim, ELCA Southwestern Washington Synod; Galilean, Ocean Shores, all Wash.

Jaeger, the Rev. James C., 93, Federal Way, Wash.; April 1, 2025. Calls: United, Waterville; Prince of Peace and chaplain, Children's Orthopedic Hospital, both Seattle; Luther Memorial and chaplain, Veterans Affairs Hospital, both Tacoma, all Wash.; Shepherd of the Desert, Sun City, Ariz.; St. John, Chehalis, Wash.; interim, ELCA Southwestern Washington Synod.

Jersild, the Rev. Paul T., 94, Norfolk, Va.; May 29, 2025. Calls: St. Matthew, Palmyra, Wis.; assistant professor of religion, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; assistant associate and professor of theology, St. Xavier College, Chicago; seminary dean and professor of ethics, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, I0wa; dean of academic affairs and professor of theology and ethics, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.

Krebs, the Rev. Paul G., 86, Anderson, Ind.; June 9, 2025. Calls: St. Peter, Camden; Resurrection, Indianapolis; First English, Mishawaka; Peace, Connersville; St. John, Anderson, all Ind.

Lang, the Rev. Carla, 73, Winston-Salem, N.C.; May 17. Calls: chaplain, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem; counselor, Presbyterian Counseling Center, Greensboro; specialized ministry, ELCA North Carolina Synod, Salisbury; New Covenant, Archale, all N.C.

Lester, the Rev. Robert B., 95, Olympia, Wash.; May 2, 2025. Calls: Hellendale, Owego and Leonard, Leonard; Viking, Wyndmore, all N.D.; Our Saviour, Milwaukee; Phinney Ridge, Seattle; Renton, Renton; Emanuel, Ritzville, all Wash.

Mays, the Rev. Nicholas K., 84, Holland, Mich.; May 30, 2025. Calls: St. John (Ingomar), West Alexandria; Reformation, Eastlake; First English, Crestline; Reformation, Toledo, all Ohio; assistant professor of contextual education, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.

Minnick, the Rev. Malcolm L., 93, Wayzata, Minn.; May 29, 2025. Calls: St. Mark, Luray; St. John, Norfolk; Christ, Roanoke, all Va.; director, Department of Church Extension, and director, Outreach unit, LCA Division for Mission in North America, New York, N.Y.; director, Department for Mission Development and for New Congregations, and executive director, ELCA Division for Outreach, Chicago.

Nausin, the Rev. Frank G., 77, Tucson, Ariz.; April 15, 2025. Calls: Bethany, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Mount Cross, Camarillo, Calif.; Tanque Verde, Tucson, Ariz.; Holy Trinity, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Olson, the Rev. Dan G., 79, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; June 19, 2025. Calls: Bethany, Star Prairie; Our Saviour, Merrill; Bay View, Sturgeon Bay, all Wis.

Pagel, Deacon Helen M., 96, Quincy, Ill.; May 7, 2025. Calls: Christian education director, First, Cedar Rapids, Ill.; education ministry coordinator, LCA Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Synod.

Parsons, the Rev. Donald D., 85, Forest Grove, Ore.; June 14, 2025. Calls: Zion, Port Orford; Bethany, Gold Beach; Zion, Redmond, all Ore.; Amazing Grace, Anchorage, Alaska; St. Andrew, Beaverton, Ore. In 1987 he was elected as the first bishop of the ELCA Alaska Synod, serving until 1998.

Peper, the Rev. Robert C., 81, Indio, Calif.; May 10, 2025. Calls: consultant, ALC Foundation in the Office of Communication and Mission Support, Minneapolis; associate director, ALC Foundation and vice president for development, California Lutheran University, both Thousand Oaks; Emmanuel, North Hollywood; president, Lutheran Social Services of California Lutheran Homes and president, California Lutheran Homes Foundation, both Los Angeles, all Calif.

Robarge, the Rev. Haldon J., 91, North Canton, Ohio; June 20, 2025. Calls: St. Peter, Norwalk; Trinity, Girard; Bethel, Canton; St. Paul, Greenville, all Ohio.

Salveson, the Rev. Warren F., 88, Minneapolis; May 9, 2025. Calls: Evangelical, East Jordan; Calvary, Elk Rapids, both Mich.; executive director, EWALU Bible Camp, Strawberry Point, Iowa; executive director, Sugar Creek Bible Camp, Ferryville, Wis.; staff, ALC Iowa District, Des Moines, Iowa; Our Savior, Greeley, Colo.

Senft, Deacon Ardith L., 79, Glendale, Ariz.; May 3, 2025. Calls: director, Urban Coalition Capital Conference and director for children and family ministries, Grace, both Phoenix; minister of care, Living Water, Scottsdale, all Ariz.

Shirley, the Rev. Craig M., 76, Shoreview, Minn.; May 27, 2025. Calls: Trinity, Pullman, Wash.; University, East Lansing, Mich.; Trinity, Kenosha, Wis.; University of Hope, Minneapolis.

Spittal, the Rev. John S., 82, Sarasota, Fla.; April 25, 2025. Calls: St. Mark, Bridgeport, Conn.; director of development and director of finance, Lutheran and Children Family Services, Philadelphia; executive director, Southwest Florida Retirement and Healthcare Center, Venice, Fla.

Swan, the Rev. Peter L., 85, Colorado Springs, Colo.; May 3, 2025. Calls: St. John, Sunman, Ind.; Calvary and chaplain, Kent State University, Kent; missions pastor, campground ministries, Pennsylvania Council of Churches; Trinity, Philadelphia, both, Pa.; Oceanside, Oceanside, N.Y.

Wetzel, the Rev. John C., 90, Potomac Falls, Va.; May 15, 2025. Calls: St. Philip, Pacoima; Incarnation, Davis, both Calif.; St. John, Kailua, Hawaii; Christ, Downey; First, Glendale, both Calif.

Wind, the Rev. James P., 76, Alexandria, Va.; May 22, 2025. Calls: Grace, River Forest, Ill.; director of the evaluation of the study of congregation, Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago; director for research and publications, Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, Park Ridge, both Ill.; program director for religion, Lilly Endowment Inc., Indianapolis; president, Alban Institute, Bethesda, Md.

Wright, the Rev. Josephine M., 86, Richboro, Pa.; April 28, 2025. Call: Christ, Springtown, Pa.