Bailey, the Rev. Thomas P., 82, Fredericksburg, Va.; April 19, 2025. Calls: Faith, Staunton; St. John, Norfolk; Abiding Presence, Burke, all Va.

Behm, the Rev. Douglas R., 81, Shrewsbury, Mass.; Sept. 6, 2024. Calls: Emmanuel, Shepherd, Mont.; Zion, West Jefferson, Ohio; St. Paul Calvary, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Community of Christ, Billerica; Zion, Worcester, both Mass.

Bergh, the Rev. Earl E., 97, Claremont, Calif.; March 2, 2025. Calls: Holy Trinity, New Prague, Minn.; missionary serving in Japan.

Carlsson, the Rev. Andrew E., 88, Mars, Pa.; March 25, 2025. Calls: St. Paul, George West; St. Michael, Ray Point, both Texas; Trinity, McKean; St. Peter, Evans City; resident director, Bethesda Home for Children, Meadville; Tabor, Kane; interim, ELCA Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod.

Ferguson, the Rev. Glenda K., 78, Wahoo, Neb.; April 7, 2025. Call: Grace, Wahoo.

Giraud, the Rev. Frederick C., 89, St. Louis; March 6, 2025. Calls: Zion, Fort Worth, Texas; Faith, Godfrey; Resurrection, Alton, both Ill.; pastoral counselor, Care and Counseling, St. Louis.

Godfrey, the Rev. Roy E., 89, Orlando, Fla.; April 14, 2025. Calls: Epiphany, Pickerington; Calvary, Kent; Faith, Mount Vernon; Trinity, Circleville; Trinity, Columbus, all Ohio.

Hanna, Deacon Donna M., 72, Charlotte, N.C.; March 13, 2025. Call: associate minister of music, Christ, Charlotte.

Heckert, the Rev. Rodney R., 89, Telford, Pa.; March 2, 2025. Calls: Immanuel, Philadelphia; Trinity, Buck Run; Centennial, Kimberton; Zion, Zion Hill; Trinity, Avis; interim, ELCA Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod; St. James, Nescopeck, all Pa.

Heedum, the Rev. Gary W., 77, Cary, Ill.; March 30, 2025. Calls: Cambridge, Cambridge, Minn.; All Saints, Palatine; Gloria Dei, Downers Grove; St. Barnabas, Cary; interim, ELCA Northern Illinois Synod, all Ill.

Helmke, the Rev. Ernest W., 90, Great Barrington, Mass.; March 14, 2025. Calls: Our Saviour, Jamaica; St. James, Stewart Manor; Redeemer, Hicksville, all N.Y.

Henning, the Rev. John F., 87, River Falls, Wis.; April 7, 2025. Calls: Woodlake, Richfield, Minn.; St. Peter, Sheboygan; Grace, Darlington; Our Saviour, Merrill, all Wis.

Iszler, the Rev. Martin J., 90, Sun City West, Ariz.; March 13, 2025. Calls: Lord of Life, Fort Wayne; Cross and Crown; Indianapolis; Hope, Portage, all Ind.

Laakko, the Rev. Micheal V., 76, Mass City, Mich.; April 11, 2025. Calls: Bethel, Ishpeming; Our Saviour and Mission United, both Pelkie; United, Crystal Falls; Bethany, Amasa, all Mich.

Lengel, the Rev. Stuart H., 92, Selinsgrove, Pa.; April 13, 2025. Calls: Rohler's, Dover; Faith, Williamsport, both Pa.; Air Force chaplain; Evangelical, Reedsville; St. Paul, East Berlin; St. Matthias, Carlisle; St. John, Watsontown; Emmanuel, Thompsontown, all Pa.

Louder, the Rev. Kenneth C., 92, Lewisburg, Pa.; April 20, 2025. Calls: First, Windber; First, Watsontown, both Pa.

Mielke, the Rev. David N., 80, Banner Elk, N.C.; March 29, 2025. Calls: St. John, Lenoir; Atonement, Wilkesboro; Our Savior, Jacksonville; St. Paul, Dallas; Lows, Liberty; Holy Communion, Banner Elk; St. John, Taylorsville, all N.C.

Mielke, the Rev. Jerry W., 80, Indianapolis; March 30, 2025. Calls: Faith, Park Hills, Ky.; Trinity, Valparaiso; First, Columbus; St. James, Greenfield; interim, ELCA Indiana-Kentucky Synod; St. Paul, Richmond, all Ind.

Miller, the Rev. Charles S., 81, New York, N.Y.; April 9, 2025. Calls: Calvary, Christ and assistant to bishop, LCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, all Philadelphia; assistant director and director, Social Ministries Organizations Unit, LCA Division for Mission in North America, New York; executive director, ELCA Division for Social Ministry Organizations and ELCA Division for Church in Society (DCS); executive for administration and executive assistant to the presiding bishop, ELCA Office of the Bishop, Chicago. Under his leadership as executive director of DCS, he oversaw policy development, domestic disaster response, ELCA World Hunger and the creation of Lutheran Services in America.

Minich, the Rev. Norman E., 98, Frederick, Md.; March 5, 2025. Calls: First, Fairport Harbor; Redeemer, Cleveland, both Ohio; executive director, Division of Mission and Ministry, Lutheran Council in the United States of America; Ascension, Newtown, Pa.

Nelson, the Rev. John R., 94, Des Moines, Iowa; March 23, 2025. Call: missionary serving in Malaysia and Singapore.

Prather, the Rev. Mary A., 76, Columbia, Md.; Feb. 24, 2025. Call: Trinity, Wheeling, W.VA.

Rehder, the Rev. Henry B., 75, Shallotte, N.C.; April 10, 2025. Calls: Community, Stokesville; St. Luke, Ocean Isle Beach, both N.C.

Rosengren, the Rev. Gladen S., 90, The Dalles, Ore.; March 6, 2025. Calls: Grand River, Buffalo; Ladner, Ladner; Bethlehem, Ludlow, all S.D.; Little Missouri, Capitol, Mont.; Nazareth, Trinity and Bethlehem, Kenmare; Hope, Coulee; Zion, Rolley; Elmdale, Niobe, all N.D.; Faith, Kinsey; First, Miles City; Faith, Great Falls, all Mont.; Zion, The Dalles.

Schmidt, the Rev. Donald A., 97, Silver City, N.M.; Jan. 23, 2025. Calls: Immanuel, Wilson, Kan.; St. John, Craig; St. Paul, Ottumwa, both Iowa; Calvary, Scottsbluff, Neb.; St. John, Pittsburg, Kan.; Montclair, Denver.

Steege, the Rev. Eva R., 83, College Park, Md.; March 15, 2025. Calls: Grace, Hartford, Conn.; interim, Our Saviour, East Hadley, Mass.; interim, Christ the King, Great Falls, Va.; interim, Hope, Clinton, Md.; interim, Our Redeemer, Washington, D.C.

Steinwand, the Rev. Dana K., 74, West Fargo, N.D.; Dec. 25, 2024. Calls: Zion, West Union, Iowa; Bethany, Viborg, S.D.; Norman, Kindred, N.D.

Tonneson, the Rev. James O., 80, St. Paul, Minn.; March 26, 2025. Calls: McVille, McVille; Center, Mapes; Our Savior, Kloten, all Minn.; chaplain, Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center and First, Fergus Falls; CPE supervisor, Mercy and Unity Hospital, Fridley, all Minn.

Vivien (Koester), Deacon Della E., 99, Thousand Oaks, Calif.; March 19, 2025. Call: lay minister, Bethel, Madison, Wis.

Wilch, the Rev. George R., 93, Cincinnati, Ohio; March 10, 2025. Calls: St. Paul, Coldwater; St. Paul, Ravenna; St. Paul, Reading, all Ohio.

Wukotich, the Rev. Donald L., 82, Woodville, Ohio; April 14, 2025. Calls: Grace, Hartville; institutional chaplain, Dayton, both Ohio; staff, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, Detroit; executive director, Luther Home of Mercy, Williston, Ohio.

Wuthrich, the Rev. Ardene A., 87, Temple, Texas; March 30, 2025. Calls: St. John, Deanville; Elizabeth, Caldwell, both Texas; St. Stephen, Shreveport, La.; Zion, Fredericksburg; First, Temple, both Texas.

Zarth, the Rev. Thomas J., 71, Bloomington, Minn.; March 5, 2025. Calls: Zion, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Oak Grove, Richfield, Minn.