LogoutAnderson, the Rev. RW (Pat)
86, Brookfield, Wis.; Aug. 31, 2023. Calls: English, La Crosse; Martin Luther and Reformation, Milwaukee; Bay Shore, Whitefish Bay, all Wis.; Prince of Peace, Schaumburg, Ill.
Berg, the Rev. Robert D.
75, Eau Claire, Wis.; Oct. 19, 2023. Calls: Trinity, Napoleon, N.D.; Trinity, Cumberland; Chetek, Chetek, all Wis.; assistant to the president for church relations, Portico Benefit Services, Minneapolis. He was elected to serve as bishop of the ELCA Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, serving from 1995 to 2007.
Braaten, the Rev. Carl E.
94; Sun City West, Ariz.; Oct. 28, 2023. Calls: Messiah, Minneapolis; professor of systematic theology, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Braaten contributed to Lutheran theology and ecumenism as co-founder of the journal Dialog; by establishing the Center for Catholic Evangelical Theology and its journal, Pro Ecclesia; and through numerous books and theological papers.
Caltvedt, the Rev. Ernest M.
90, Edina, Minn.; Oct. 9, 2023. Calls: missionary serving in Taiwan; Hope, Northome; Bethesda, Mizpah, both Minn.; Immanuel, Washington; chaplain, St. Luke Regional Medical Center and Immanuel, Sioux City, both Iowa; director/coordinator, Hospitality Center for Chinese, St. Paul, Minn.
Campbell, the Rev. Carolyn E.
83, Granbury, Texas; May 27, 2023. Calls: Trinity, Dalton, Neb.; St. Paul, Wichita, Kan.; Christ, Johnstown, N.Y.
Doeden, the Rev. Andrea L.
56, Trinidad, Colo.; Sept. 27, 2023. Call: Zion, Trinidad.
Doerring, the Rev. Lane
87, Chaska, Minn.; Oct. 30, 2023. Calls: Our Savior, Argyle; First and St. Petri, Stephen, both Minn.; missionary serving in East Africa; Our Redeemer, Hancock, Mich.; Bethany, Menahga; Highland Prairie, Peterson, both Minn.; Lutheran Bible School, Kiomboi, Tanzania.
Friedlein, the Rev. Stacey L.
62, Davenport, Wash.; Oct. 2, 2023. Call: Christ and Zion, Davenport.
Greenawald, the Rev. Carl H.
94, Gettysburg, Pa.; Oct. 1, 2023. Calls: Zion, Harrisburg; St. Luke, Mount Union; St. Peter, Highspire; First, Altoona, all Pa.; director of pastoral care, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore.
Gross, the Rev. Oscar
96, Lodi, Calif.; Oct. 22, 2023. Calls: pastor of the Evangelical Church in Germany; administrator/chaplain, Gross Convalescent Hospital, Lodi.
Hanson, the Rev. Dennis L.
86, Freeland, Wash.; Sept. 19, 2023. Calls: Christ, Whitefish, Mont.; First, Sandpoint, Idaho; Anacortes, Anacortes, Wash.
Heaps, the Rev. Charles M.
90, Montoursville, Pa.; Oct. 22, 2023. Calls: St. James, Turbotville; Messiah, McEwensville, both Pa.; Air Force chaplain; Bethany, Montoursville; First, Chambersburg, both Pa.
Hirth, the Rev. Paul A.
84, Elloree, S.C.; Oct. 10, 2023. Calls: Trinity, Bechtelsville; Holy Spirit, Secane; St. Michael, Unionville; Christ, Pipersville, all Pa.; St. John, Westville, N.J.
Holcombe, the Rev. Thomas E.
90, Omaha, Neb.; Oct. 8, 2023. Calls: Bethany, Lyons; Immanuel, Rosalie; Grace, Central City; Fridheim, Hordville; First St. Paul, Hastings; Augustana, Genoa, all Neb.
Hoyt, the Rev. Robert S.
88, Golden Valley, Minn.; Oct. 26, 2023. Calls: Lake View and faculty, Ecumenical Institution, Chicago; Ascension, Milwaukee; director, Baltimore Lutheran Urban Church Planning, Baltimore; staff, ALC Division of American Missions; director of planning, ALC; director of planning and development, ALC Division for Service and Mission in America, all Minneapolis; director of the Department for Mission Services and director for area strategies and ministries, ELCA Division for Outreach, Chicago.
Kamphuis, the Rev. Betsy E.
63, Greenville, Mich.; Oct. 26, 2023. Calls: Zion, Saginaw; St. Paul, Greenville, both Mich.
Kirkegaard, the Rev. Walter J.
94, Great Falls, Mont.; Oct. 23, 2023. Calls: Bethany, Minden; Our Savior, McCook, both NE; Grace, Watertown, S.D.; Our Savior & staff, Chapel of Chimes, Great Falls; First, Havre; Faith, Great Falls; Bethany, Dutton, all Mont.
Kurz, the Rev. Walter R.
91, Lancaster, Pa.; Sept. 29, 2023. Calls: Christ, Harrisburg, Pa.; Air Force chaplain; St. Luke, Roaring Spring; Christ, Lewisburg; Mellingers, Stevens; Quickel, York, all Pa.
Langseth, the Rev. Robert V.
90, Calumet, Mich.; Oct. 17, 2023. Calls: Trinity, Unity, Wis.; Faith, Calumet.
Livdahl, the Rev. Ralph K.
99, Mesa, AZ; Oct. 16, 2023. Calls: Grace, Erhard; Immanuel, Rothsay; Trinity, Cook; Calvary, Orr; Milan, Kviteseid; Highland Prairie, Peterson; Elstad, Lanesboro, all Minn.; Leganger, Toronto; Wood Lake, Astoria, both S.D.
Mahler, the Rev. Naomi L.
56, Willmar, Minn.; Oct. 21, 2023. Calls: missionary serving in Costa Rica; Paz y Esperanza, Willmar; interim chief executive officer, Green Lake Lutheran Ministries, Spicer; Calvary, Willmar; synod minister, ELCA Southwestern Minnesota Synod, Redwood Falls, all Minn.
McClean, the Rev. Donald J.
86, Adamstown, Md.; Sept. 24, 2023. Calls: chaplain, Lutheran Mission Society of Maryland, Havre de Grace; St. Paul, Cordova, both Md.
Meier, the Rev. Michael L.
82, Corvallis, Ore.; Sept. 25, 2023. Calls: campus pastor, Oregon State University, Corvallis; director, Lutheran Outdoor Ministries of Oregon, both Ore.; Sitka, Sitka, Alaska; stewardship specialist, Region 1, and director of leadership development for stewardship, both ELCA Division for Congregational Ministries; interim, ELCA Northwest Synod of Wisconsin.
Meseck, the Rev. Kirk E.
66, Grand Forks, N.D.; Oct. 5, 2023. Calls: New Salem, Turtle River; First, Hines; Concordia, St. John and Varnes, Fertile; Faith, Madison, all Minn.; Calvary, Grand Forks.
Miller, the Rev. James B.
97, Reinholds, Pa.; Sept. 30, 2023. Calls: Emmanuel and St. Elias, Sunbury; St. Daniel, Robesonia; Christ, Reading, all Pa.
Mize-Baker, Deacon Jacquelyn J.
75, Ozone Park, N.Y.; Oct. 16, 2023. Calls: program dir., Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service; dir., refugee processing, International Rescue Committee, both New York.
Moen, the Rev. Ronald F.
91, Tigard, Ore.; Oct. 24, 2023. Calls: Good Shepherd, Rochester, Minn.; Holy Communion, Racine, Wis.; Bethlehem, Billings, Mont; Hope, Lynden; Hope, Enumclaw; Central, Yakima; St. Paul, Quincy, all Wash.
Quam, the Rev. John E.
92, Northfield, Minn.; Oct. 4, 2023. Calls: Good Shepherd, Elmo and Folden, Henning, Minn.; interim, First, West Haven, Conn.; St. Stephen, Marshall; interim, Grace, Russell, both Minn.; First, Manchester, Iowa.
Reents, the Rev. Jack. F.
87, Ocala, Fla.; Oct. 14, 2023. Calls: missionary serving in Papua New Guinea; clergy/counselor, F. Edward Hebert Hospital, New Orleans; area secretary for Madagascar and South Asia, ALC Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation, Minneapolis; area secretary for Southeast Asia, South Pacific and Madagascar, ELCA Division for Global Mission, Chicago.
Reichley, the Rev. Glenn C.
96, Salisbury, N.C.; Oct. 11, 2023. Calls: Zion Spies, Reading; St. Paul, Hawley; Old Goschenhoppen, Woxall; Trinity, Lansdale; St. Paul, Sassamansville, all Pa.; Lebanon, Cleveland; New Bethel, Richfield, both N.C.; St. Peter, Newville, Pa.
Robbins, the Rev. Jerry K.
88, Falmouth, Mass.; Oct. 30, 2023. Calls: All Saints, Baltimore; campus pastor, Lutheran Campus Foundation, Morgantown, W.Va.
Rosebrock, the Rev. Herbert N.
67, Winter Park, Fla.; Oct. 22, 2023. Calls: Holy Cross, Spring Hill, Fla.; Good Shepherd, Walterboro; Mt. Hermon, West Columbia; New Life, Myrtle Beach, all S.C.; chaplain, VITAS Innovative Hospice, Orlando, Fla.
Rosin, the Rev. Frederick M.
81, Brandon, S.D.; Oct. 7, 2023. Calls: St. John, Warner; Memorial, Pierre; Grace, Hayes; Trinity, Miller; Our Redeemer, Bryant, all S.D.
Ross, the Rev. Michael T.
78, Ridgewood, N.Y.; Oct. 17, 2023. Call: Covenant, Ridgewood.
Schroeder, the Rev. Kenneth L.
87, Lombard, Ill., Oct. 20, 2023. Calls: Peace, Steeleville; Holy Trinity, Lombard, both Ill.
Sheppard, the Rev. Charles F.
88, Houston; Oct. 28, 2023. Calls: Immanuel, Viroqua, Wis.; St. Mark, Bridge City; St. Peter, Bay City; Redeemer, Houston; St. Paul, Rosenberg, all Texas.
Steveson, Deacon Sonnee A.
79, Phoenix; Oct. 7, 2023. Call: executive dir., Lutheran Resource Center, Clear Lake, Iowa.
Steveson, Deacon Sonnee A.
79, Phoenix; Oct. 7, 2023. Call: executive dir., Lutheran Resource Center, Clear Lake, Iowa.
Yelovich, the Rev. Stephen F.
80, Cumberland, Md.; Oct. 7, 2023. Calls: Peace, Reading; St. Mark, Scranton; St. Luke, Centre Hall; St. Mark, Williamsport, all Pa.; Grace, Friendville; St. Paul and St. John, Accident; St. Luke, Cumberland, all Md.
Zelle, the Rev. Edgar A.
98, Waverly, IA; Oct. 9, 2023. Calls: Zion, Castalia; Good Shepherd, Waterloo, both Iowa.