LogoutBalch, the Rev. David L.
81, Portland, Ore.; June 30, 2024. Calls: Good Shepherd, Irving; associate professor and professor of New Testament, Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth, both Texas; professor of New Testament, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, Calif.
Barrix, the Rev. Devon W.
81, Lake Tomahawk, Wis.; July 21, 2024. Calls: Bethany, Perkins; Faith, Rock, both Mich.
Bentz, the Rev. Myrin D.
88, Dallesport, Wash.; June 19, 2024. Calls: Red Bridge, Kansas City, Mo.; Central, Anchorage, Alaska; St. Luke, Portland, Ore.
Block, the Rev. Lawrence K.
77, Black Jack, Mo.; June 29, 2024. Calls: specialized ministry, Center for American Lutheran Ministry, Saginaw, Mich.; Christ, Palatine, Ill.; St. Paul, Cole Camp; Ruskin Heights, Kansas City, both Mo.; co-coordinator for leadership empowerment, ELCA Commission for Women, Chicago; Shepherd of the Hills, Boulder, Colo.; St. Peter, Falls City, Neb.; Holy Trinity, St. Louis.
Bullock, the Rev. William J.
88, Atchison, Kan.; June 22, 2024. Calls: St. John, Lanham, Neb.; Zion, Hollenberg; Christ, Ellis; New Gottland, McPherson; St. John, Bendena, all Kan.
Elger, the Rev. Benjamin F.
94, Westminster, Colo.; July 12, 2024. Calls: Transfiguration, Fenton, Mich.; Ascension, Lubbock, Texas; St. Barnabas, Cary, Ill.; St. Luke, Waukesha, Wis.; St. John, Thornton, Colo.
Emerson, the Rev. Joel A.
60, Nashville, Tenn.; July 19, 2024. Calls: Peace, Spring Hill; chaplain, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville; director of pastoral care, McKendree Village, Hermitage; Memorial, Nashville, all Tenn.; interim, Zion, Franklin, Ky.
Fensterer, the Rev. William C.
93, Fairfield, Conn.; July 24, 2024. Calls: Air Force chaplain; Good Shepherd, Norwalk, Conn.; Evangelical, Raymertown (Troy); development director, Seminary Development Office and seamen's pastor, Seafarers and International House, New York, all N.Y.
Firnhaber, the Rev. Norbert A.
80, Austin, Texas; May 28, 2024. Calls: Our Redeemer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Bethany, West Hartford, Conn.; campus pastor, San Jose State University, San Jose, Calif.; campus pastor, University of Texas, and instructor, Concordia University, and Triumphant Love, Austen.
Fruehling, the Rev. Eldor M.
99, Prairie du Sac, Wis.; May 26, 2024. Calls: Christ, Le Mars, Iowa; St. John, Prairie du Sac; Immanuel, Merrimac; St. John, Prairie du Sac, all Wis.
Goos, the Rev. Harry J.
84, Wernersville, Pa.; June 17, 2024. Calls: Allegheny-Grill Parish, Mohnton; St. Mark, Allentown; Holy Trinity, Northampton; Friedens, Bernville, all Pa.
Grimes, the Rev. Peter P.
91, Bethlehem, Pa.; May 22, 2024. Calls: Belleman and St. Timothy, Mohrsville; St. John Windish, Bethlehem; director of development, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, Allentown; Grace, Bethlehem, all Pa.
Hanisch, the Rev. John M.
66, Oakfield, Wis.; July 17, 2024. Calls: Hope, McFarland, Wis.; Red Hill, Tustin, Calif.
Hansen, the Rev. Barbara K.
84, Sioux City, Iowa; June 30, 2024. Calls: director of Christian education (LCA lay professional leader), Zion, St. Marys, Ohio; Morning Star, Luray, Va.; Maria, Kennedy, Minn.; interim, ELCA Nebraska Synod; interim, Western Iowa Synod.
Hoffman, the Rev. Gerald W.
86, Vancouver, Wash.; June 13, 2024. Calls: Troy, Troy; Good Shepherd, Pocatello, both Idaho; Salem, Spokane, Wash.
Hsie, the Rev. Shue-Liang
93, South Barrington, Ill.; April 27, 2024. Calls: Calls with the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan; New Light Christian, Palatine, Ill.
Knecht, the Rev. Donald J.
85, Minneapolis; July 11, 2024. Calls: Zion, Appleton; English, Chippewa Falls; Big Drywood, Cadott; St. Peter, Sheboygan, all Wis.; chaplain, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minn.
Launer, the Rev. Christian H.
77, Lees Summit, Mo.; Feb. 12, 2024. Calls: St. John, Wellington, Kan.; Martin Luther, Lees Summit.
Lisse, the Rev. Charles H.
81, Columbia, Pa.; July 19, 2024. Calls: St. John, Albany, N.Y.; St. John, Cumberland, Md.; St. Paul/St. Luke, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Christ, Lancaster, Pa.
Martens, the Rev. Steven P.
70, Tea, S.D.; June 30, 2024. Calls: Pollock, Pollock; Peace, Herreid; St. John, Dimock; St. John, Corsica; First and St. Jacob, Colton, all S.D.; First, Pipestone, Minn.; Dalesburg, Vermillion; Elk Point, Brule Creek, both S.D.
McCaffrey, the Rev. Brian K.
70, St. Paul, Minn.; May 3, 2024. Calls: Trinity, Washington Island, Wis.; chaplain, Parmley on the Lake, Chisago City, Minn.; chaplain, Lutheran Care Ministries Network Inc., Clinton, N.Y.
Moline, the Rev. Charles R.
88, Wayzata, Minn.; June 6, 2024. Calls: Temple, San Francisco; missionary serving in Jerusalem; Holy Trinity, North Easton, Mass.; volunteer teacher serving in Slovakia.
Muhr, the Rev. Frank P.
81, Allentown, Pa.; June 20, 2024. Calls: Grace, Shillington; Zion, Tamaqua; St. Peter (Hanover), Allentown, all Pa.
Nilsen, the Rev. John
76, Minot, N.D.; July 11, 2024. Calls: St. Andrew, Coleharbor; St. Paul, Riverdale; Our Savior, Max, all N.D.
Otto, the Rev. Raymond A.
90, St. Joseph, Mo.; Jan. 12, 2024. Calls: staff, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; pastoral counselor, Lutheran Ministries of Florida, Perrine; supervisor/CPE, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, both Fla.
Pauling, the Rev. Randall D.
83, Urbandale, Iowa; June 19, 2024. Calls: Faith, St. Paul, Minn.; St. John, Des Moines; professor, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Grand View University, Des Moines, both Iowa.
Peterson, the Rev. Dean A.
84, Naperville, Ill.; July 15, 2024. Calls: Bethany, Axtell, Neb.; Faith, Glen Ellyn, Ill.; Bethany, Escanaba, Mich.; Grace, Ripon; campus pastor and director of church relations, Carthage College, Kenosha, both Wis.
Robinson, the Rev. Kenneth J.
88, Poulsbo, Wash.; July 4, 2024. Calls: Hope, Heppner; Valby, Ione; Luther Memorial, Portland, all Ore.; Faith, Shelton; Vinland, Poulsbo, both Wash.
Rosheim, the Rev. Waldron A.
88, Fredericksburg, Va.; July 21, 2024. Calls: Palisade and First, Valley Springs, S.D.; Army chaplain; Messiah, Alexandria, Va.; St. Luke, Silver Spring, Md.
Satre, the Rev. Carl H.
90, New Haven, Ind.; July 3, 2024. Calls: Grace, Syracuse, Ind.; Army Reserves chaplain; Messiah, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Schaefer, the Rev. Martin J.
85, Petaluma, Calif.; June 11, 2024. Calls: Calvary, Eureka; Faith, La Puente; Christ, El Cerrito; Salem, Alameda, all Calif.
Schaffner, the Rev. Clarence L.
93, Chisago City, Minn.; June 17, 2024. Calls: Faith, Swanberg; Crosslake, Crosslake; Immanuel, Center City; United in Christ, Eveleth, all Minn.
Schroeder, the Rev. Hugo W. Jr.
87, Liverpool, Pa.; July 13, 2024. Calls: Emmanuel, Bittinger; Zion, Jennings; St. John Swanton, all Md.; Holy Trinity, Lancaster; Bethany, Altoona; Messiah, South Williamsport; St. Matthew, Bloomsburg, all Pa.; St. John, Albany, N.Y.
Sturm, the Rev. Craig M.
53, Sherman, Texas; July 15, 2024. Calls: Our Saviour, Three Rivers; Trinity, Sherman, both Texas.
Thuesen, the Rev. Theodore J.
96, Hickory, N.C.; July 11, 2024. Calls: Bethesda, Newark, N.J.; Hope, Enumclaw; professor of sociology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, both Wash.; professor of sociology, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory.
Voelker, the Rev. Jim E.
90, Apple Valley, Minn.; July 15, 2024. Calls: Immanuel, Grand Lodge, Mich.; Redeemer, Succasunna, N.H.; Cleveland Hill, Cheektowaga, N.Y.; evangelist, ALC Commission on Evangelism, Minneapolis; Grace, Apple Valley; interim, Lord of Life, Ramsey; interim, Faith, Coon Rapids; interim, ELCA Minneapolis Area Synod, all Minn.
Volkmann, the Rev. Edward J.
94, Lemon Grove, Calif.; June 28, 2024. Calls: St. John, Hartsburg, Ill.; Concordia, Glendale, Ariz.; Lemon Grove, Lemon Grove.
Youngquist, the Rev. Philip N.
92, Lindsborg, Kan.; June 23, 2024. Calls: Bethel, Herndon, Kan.; Fridhem, Funk, Neb.; Good Shepherd, Washington; Hebron, Burdick; Marion Hill, Junction City; St. Mark, Great Bend; St. Paul, Linn; Zion, Clyde; First, Clay Center, all Kan.