LogoutAnderson, Deacon Ann
92, Longwood, Fla.; Jan. 27, 2024. Call: coordinator of ministry, St. Stephen, Longwood.
Beyer, the Rev. Louis R.
81, Amherst, Mass.; Jan. 28, 2024. Calls: St. Paul, New Hartford, Conn.; Grace, West Springfield, Mass.; St. James, Fayetteville, N.C.; Immanuel, Amherst.
Bloedow, the Rev. Willis L.
80, Appleton, Wis.; Feb. 27, 2024. Calls: Immanuel, Clara City; Good Shepherd, Lake Wilson, both Minn.; First English, Appleton.
Brndjar, the Rev. Paul L.
77, Macungie, Pa.; Feb. 17, 2024. Calls: Zion, Garfield, N.J.; bishop, LCA Slovak Zion Synod, Torrington, Conn.; director for church and society, LCA Division for Mission in North America, New York; St. Peter and St. Paul, Guttenberg; Zion, Garfield, both N.J.
Brunk, the Rev. Robert K.
94, Pittsburgh; Jan. 24, 2024. Calls: Hope, Beaver; North Zion, Pittsburgh; Mount Calvary and Bethlehem, Scenery Hill, all Pa.
Campbell, the Rev. George J.
76, Overland Park, Kan.; Dec. 28, 2023. Calls: Good Shepherd, Wichita, Kan.; Ozarks Community, Ozark, Mo.; Zion, Mount Olive, Ill.; Trinity, Hays, Kan.
Davis, the Rev. Harvey P.
97, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; April 7, 2023. Calls: president, Lutheran Management Services; St. Michael, both Philadelphia.
Dorau, the Rev. Ned E.
83, Milwaukee; Jan. 23, 2024. Call: St. Paul, Random Lake, Wis.
Eifert, the Rev. Thomas W.
86, Fayetteville, Pa.; Feb. 16, 2024. Calls: St. James, Canton, Mass.; Grace, Malverne; director, pastoral care, Wartburg Home, Brooklyn, both N.Y.
Hall, the Rev. Marcia L.
91, Albert Lea, Minn.; Feb. 6, 2024. Calls: St. John, Tama; Strand, Marshalltown, both Iowa; St. Paul, Wilson, N.Y.; interim, ELCA Western Iowa Synod; Ebenezer, Audubon, Iowa.
Hamester, the Rev. Walter H.
91, Libertyville, Ill.; Dec. 22, 2023. Calls: Immanuel, Philadelphia; Arndts, Easton; Christ of Lower Saucon; Hellertown, all Pa.; Edgebrook, Chicago.
Hammer, the Rev. Melvin J.
86, Cedar Hill, Texas; Feb. 5, 2024. Calls: St. Luke, Devon; St. Matthew, Lehighton; St. Peter (Hanover), Allentown, all Pa.; Bethany, Dallas; New Life in Christ, Duncanville; Zion, Priddy; Faith, Wichita Falls, all Texas.
Hartman, the Rev. George A.
92, Columbus, Ohio; Jan. 28, 2024. Calls: Martin Luther, Bucyrus; St. Mark, Tallmadge; Divinity, Columbus; Advent, Cleveland; St. John, Grove City, all Ohio.
Hatlen, the Rev. Carol E.
86, Fargo, N.D.; Feb. 12, 2024. Calls: McVille, McVille; Our Savior, Kloten; Center, Mapes; Blanchard, Blanchard; Our Savior, Hillsboro; interim, Eastern North Dakota Synod; Horace, Horace, all N.C.
Herbon, the Rev. Joan M.
70, Portage, Mich.; Feb. 10, 2024. Calls: St. Paul, Gilead; St. John, Daykin, both Neb.; Lord of Life, Portage.
Hjelm, the Rev. Norman A.
92, Wynnewood, Pa., Feb. 13, 2024. Calls: All Saints, Orland Park, Ill.; senior editor and director, Fortress Press, LCA Board of Publication, Philadelphia; director, Department of Communication, Lutheran World Federation, Geneva; director, Commission on Faith & Order, National Council of Churches in the USA, New York.
Johnston, the Rev. Bruce D.
92, Galesburg, Ill.; Jan. 26, 2o24. Calls: Ascension, Deer Park, N.Y.; Bethel and Unity, Chicago; Holy Trinity, Glenview; assistant to the president, LCA Illinois Synod; Grace, La Grange; St. John, Lincolnwood; consultant, Growth in Excellence in Ministry Project, ELCA Division for Ministry, Chicago, all Ill.
Lange, the Rev. Jeffrey T.
83, Universal City, Texas; Jan. 24, 2024. Calls: Resurrection, St. Albans; Resurrection, San Antonio, both Texas.
Milner, the Rev. Henrietta J.
71, DeKalb, Ill.; Jan. 2, 2024. Calls: Trinity, Jeromesville, Ohio; urban resident pastor, St. John, Bronx, N.Y.; All Saints, Palatine; First, Lee; Immanuel, Rock Falls, all Ill.
Niemi, the Rev. Leslie E.
92, Au Train, Mich., and Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; Jan. 22, 2024. Calls: First, Ewen; Our Saviour, Paynesville; Trinity, Trout Creek; North Bruce, Bruce Crossing; Bethany, Republic; Eden, Munising, all Mich.
Pancoast, the Rev. James E.
81, Loveland, Colo.; Feb. 11, 2024. Calls: First English, Victoria; Faith, Bellaire; First, Longview; First English, Victoria; St. Paul, Brenham; assistant to the bishop, ELCA Southwestern Texas Synod, Seguin; St. James, Llano, all Texas.
Peterson, the Rev. Paul E.
89, Northfield, Minn.; Jan. 17, 2024. Calls: Bethesda, Ames; Trinity, Linn Grove, both Iowa; chief announcer/program director and general manager, WCAL-FM, St. Olaf College, Northfield.
Pfadenhauer, the Rev. Paul J.
89, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Jan. 18, 2024. Calls: St. John, Merrick; St. Paul, Brooklyn; Grace and St. Paul, New York; Trinity, Middle Village, all N.Y.
Phillips, the Rev. Roger G.
89, New Bremen, Ohio; Jan. 20, 2024. Calls: Trinity, Moulton; Bethlehem, Columbus; Christ, Dayton; First English, Crestline, all Ohio.
Ramirez, Sister Carmen A.
80, Bayamon, Puerto Rico; Jan. 27, 2024. Calls: director, Lutheran Theological Formation Center, ELCA Caribbean Synod, Dorado; ethics teacher, Santisima Trinidad, Bayamon, both Puerto Rico.
Rogers, the Rev. Paul F.
81, Minneapolis; Feb. 1, 2024. Calls: First, Valley Springs; Palisade Valley, Springs, both, S.D.; parish pastor, Heilbronn, Germany; St. Matthew, Spencer; Christ, Salem, both S.D.; staff, Lutheran World Federation, Geneva; Ascension, Brookings, S.D.; Trinity, Minneapolis; interim, ELCA Minneapolis Area Synod.
Sasse, the Rev. Roger L.
81, Lincoln, Neb.; Jan. 5, 2024. Calls: First and campus pastor, Rejoice Ministry, Kearney, Neb.; campus pastor, Indiana University, and St. Thomas, Bloomington, Ind.; campus pastor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; director, Carol Joy Holling Camp and Retreat Center (Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries), Ashland, both Neb.
Schmidt, the Rev. Karl A.
93, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Jan. 30, 2024. Calls: Prince of Peace, Missoula; Gloria Dei, Butte; both Mont.; First, Idaho Falls; Master, Coeur d'Alene; both Idaho; Elim, Port Orchard, Wash.
Schroeder, the Rev. Robert R.
90, Rochester, Minn.; Jan. 18, 2024. Calls: LCMS congregations (1960-1974); chaplain, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester.
Shealy, the Rev. James F.
84, Little Mountain, S.C.; Feb. 28, 2024. Calls: St. Luke, Bear Poplar, N.C.; Bachman Chapel, Prosperity, S.C.
Shriver, the Rev. Raymond H.
85, Waynesboro, Pa.; Jan. 4, 2024. Call: Christ, Hagerstown, Md.
Stoa, the Rev. Allan J.
86, Albert Lea, Minn.; Feb. 22, 2024. Calls: St. John, Sumner (Buck Creek); St. Peter, Oran; West Clermont and East Clermont, Clermont; Bristol, Northwood; Silver Lake, Lake Mills; chaplain, Lutheran Retirement Home Inc., Northwood, all Iowa.
Thalacker, the Rev. William P.
89, Waverly, Iowa; Jan. 31, 2024. Calls: Bethany, West Branch; Orleans, Peace and Madison, Ridgeway; Trinity, Hawkeye; Trinity, Waterloo;
Vojta, the Rev. Daniel D.
62, Hustisford, Wis.; Jan. 28, 2024. Calls: Peace, West Burlington; Trinity, New Hampton, both Iowa; Peace, Burlington; Zion, Horicon; St. Michael, Hustisford, all Wis.
Wahl, the Rev. Allen E.
86, Madison, Wis.; Jan. 16, 2024. Calls: Our Savior, Neenah; Central, Menomonie; Community, McAllister, all Wis.; Redeemer, Oak Forest, Ill.; St. Luke, Middleton; Norway Evangelical, Wind Lake, both Wis.