LogoutAppel, the Rev. Jean-Pierre
70, Amery, Wis.; July 17, 2025. Call: Bethany, Almena, Wis.
Bailey, the Rev. Larry
82, New York; Feb. 13, 2025. Calls: St. Paul, Brooklyn; Trinity, Manhattan; instructor, Our Saviour Lutheran School, Bronx; principal, Epiphany Lutheran School, Brooklyn; teacher, Our Saviour Lutheran High School, Bronx, all N.Y.
Bancroft, the Rev. Kenneth M.
88, Shingle Springs, Calif.; Aug. 16, 2025. Calls: Shepherd of the Valley, Moraga; Bethany and Our Savior, Santa Clara; chaplain, Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Northern California, San Mateo, all Calif.
Barlow, the Rev. Vern J.
90, Mesa, Ariz.; Sept. 24, 2025. Calls: Trinity, Cumberland; Georgetown Community, Balsam Lake; interim, Timberland, Barronett; Taylor, Upper Beaver Creek and First, Taylor; Milltown, Milltown, all Wis.; Trinity, Bruning, Neb.
Bjorge, the Rev. James R.
94, Moorhead, Minn.; Sept. 29, 2025. Calls: Big Grove, Belgrade; Zion, Litchfield, both Minn.; Good Shepherd, Viroqua, Wis.; Morningside, Sioux City, Iowa; Roseville, Roseville, Minn.; First Lutheran, Fargo, N.D.
Bowser, the Rev. Mont O.
100, Greensburg, Pa.; Sept. 8, 2025. Calls: Salem, Smicksburg; First, Leechburg; Nativity, Allison Park, all Pa.; Assistant to the Bishop, Western Pennsylvania-West Virginia Synod.
Clark, the Rev. John H.
88, Mooresville, N.C.; March 27, 2025. Calls: Zion, Deerfield Beach; Hope, Dunnellon, both Fla.; chaplain, St. John Northwestern Military Academy, Delafield, Wis.
Cook, the Rev. Boyd F.
84, Campobello, S.C.; Sept. 29, 2025. Calls: Mount Pleasant, Saluda, S.C.; Living Word, Arlington, Tenn.; Christ, Hilton Head Island; St. Peter, Chapin; president, Lutheran Homes of South Carolina Inc., Irmo, all S.C.
Cornell, the Rev. Donald A.
88, Puyallup, Wash.; Sept. 27, 2025. Calls: Zion, Custer; Christ Ferndale, both Wash.; Protestant Fellowship.
Dale, the Rev. Kenneth J.
99, Claremont, Calif.; Sept. 9, 2025. Call: missionary serving in Japan.
Freedlund, the Rev. Carl O.
96, Glenview, Ill.; Aug. 1, 2025. Calls: First, Decatur, Ill.; Army chaplain; Reformation, Chicago; Resurrection, Franklin Park; chaplain, Augustana Hospital and Lakeside VA Medical Center, both Chicago, all Ill.
Freistedt, the Rev. Robert R.
94, San Diego; Aug. 15, 2025. Calls: Faith, Santa Rosa; Ascension, San Diego, both Calif.; Navy chaplain.
Gaarder, the Rev. Donald E.
91, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Sept. 13, 2025. Calls: Bethany, Hanks; Skabo, Grenora, both N.D.; First, Britton; Pleasant Valley, Kidder; Lutheran Memorial, Pierre, all S.D.
Hommen, the Rev. Karl A.
88, Bensalem, Pa.; Sept. 30, 2025. Calls: Bethlehem, Bronx, N.Y.; Good Shepherd, Kettering; St. Mark, Columbus, both Ohio; Faith, Philadelphia; Zion, Boalsburg, both Pa.
Huseth, the Rev. Judith L.
77, Janesville, Wis.; Sept. 1, 2025. Calls: Grace, Darlington; St. John, Madison; interim, ELCA South-Central Synod of Wisconsin; St. John, Janesville, all Wis.; St. Paul, Sterling, Ill.
Jensen, the Rev. Carol A.
76, Everett, Wash.; Aug. 2, 2025. Calls: Trinity, Philadelphia; St. John and St. John United, Seattle.
Kraus, the Rev. Gerhard W.
69, Fenton, Mo.; Sept. 3, 2025. Calls: Trinity (LCMS), Carneys Point, N.J.; Grace, Tampa, Fla.; Christ the King, West Chester; Trinity, Circleville, both Ohio; chaplain, Meridian Village, Glen Carbon, Ill.
Long, the Rev. Keith D.
80, Denver; Aug. 6, 2025. Calls: Grace, Gurley, Neb.; pastoral counselor Aurora Mental Health Center and counselor, Arapahoe Mental Health Center, both Denver.
Lorant, the Rev. Marjorie A.
78, Lynden, Wash.; Sept 5, 2025. Calls: St Paul, Chewelah, Wash.; Island of Faith, Wrangell, Ark.; Hope, Lynden, Wash.
Matthias, the Rev. Robert F.
91, Swarthmore, Pa.; Sept. 10, 2025. Calls: Evangelical, Waynesboro; Prince of Peace, Altoona; associate director, LCA Commission on Youth Ministry; coordinator for youth ministry, LCA Division for Parish Services, Philadelphia; Messiah, Harrisburg; interim, St. John, Pottstown; interim, Redeemer-East Falls, Philadelphia; assistant to the bishop, ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, all Pa.
Moerbe, the Rev. Kenneth E.
82, Brenham, Texas; Sept. 1. Calls: St. Paul, Brenham; St. Matthew, Waco, both Texas.
Moerbe, the Rev. Kenneth E.
82, Brenham, Texas; Sept. 1, 2025. Calls: St. Paul, Brenham; St. Matthew, Waco, both Texas.
Moeser, the Rev. Donald H.
90, Portsmouth, Ohio; Sept. 21, 2025. Calls: Bethesda-Roseville, Newark; pastor developer, Bam, Newark; executive administrator, Lutheran Social Services of New Jersey, Trenton, all N.J.
Munneke, the Rev. Robert L.
89, Loveland, Colo.; Sept. 19, 2025. Calls: Emmanuel, Duluth; Bethlehem, Twig; St. Peter, Hermantown; Bethel, Little Falls; First, Lake City; First, Aitkin, all Minn.
Myers, the Rev. David H.
81, Sedona, Ariz.; Sept. 3, 2025. Calls: St Stephen, Hicksville; St James, Brooklyn, both N.Y.; Salem, Jarrettsville, Md.
Nelson, the Rev. Lee A.
70, Northwood, Iowa; April 20, 2025. Call: First, International Falls, Minn.
Neshiem, the Rev. Vaughn R.
83, Watertown, S.D.; Sept. 12, 2025. Calls: American, Winifred, Mont.; Army chaplain; Forestburg, Forestburg; United Methodist Church and Bethany, Woonsocket, all S.D.; Zion, Trinidad, Colo.
Nye, the Rev. John C.
88, Charleston, S.C.; Sept. 24, 2025. Calls: St. John, Johnston; Advent, North Charleston, both S.C.
Oelschlager, the Rev. Harold E.
95, Grayslake, Ill.; July 28, 2025. Calls: St. Paul, Minneapolis; Faith, Marshfield, Wis.; St. John, Dubuque, Iowa; faculty, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.; Dune, Michigan City, Ind.
Olson, the Rev. Oliver K.
98, Minneapolis; Aug. 5, 2025. Calls: Navy chaplain; St. Mark, Florham Park, N.J.; assistant professor, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.; faculty, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Philadelphia; associate professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee.
Olson, the Rev. Stanley N.
79, Minneapolis; Sept. 12, 2025. Calls: First, Duluth, Minn.; faculty, Luther Northwestern (now Luther), St. Paul; Our Savior, New Ulm, all Minn. In 1994 he was elected bishop of the ELCA Southwestern Minnesota Synod, serving until 2002. He then served the ELCA churchwide organization as executive director of the Division for Ministry (2002-2005) and as executive director of the Vocation and Education unit (2005-2010). In 2011, he became president of Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, serving until his retirement in 2015.
Peplinski, the Rev. Hansruedi
88, Merlingen, Switzerland; Sept. 10, 2025. Calls: supply pastor, Holy Trinity, Elgin, Ill.; Resurrection, Caracas, Venezuela; director, Caribbean program, World Service—Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, Switzerland.
Peterson, the Rev. Duane W.
94, Peoria, Ariz.; July 31, 2025. Calls: Trinity, Tracy; Trinity, Gaylord, both Minn.; St. Paul, Gilman, Ill.; St. John, Winthrop; interim, First, St. James; interim, Calvary, Mankato; interim, Heron Lake, Heron Lake; Belmont, Windom, all Minn.
Puthiyottil, the Rev. Cherian C.
81, White Bear Lake, Minn.; Sept. 28, 2025. Calls: Central, Minneapolis; Agora, Minneapolis, both Minn.
Rademacher, the Rev. Ronald J.
84, Pittsburgh, Pa; Aug. 16, 2025. Calls: Zion, Pittsburgh; regional director, Lutheran Social Service of Western Pennsylvania, Greensburg, both Pa.; executive director, Christian Service Center, Orange County, Fla.; executive director, Lutheran Social Services of Montana, Great Falls, Mont.; St. John Mark, Homestead; St. John, Erie, both Pa.; associate director for corporate services, ELCA Division for Church in Society, Chicago; president/chief executive officer, Wartburg Lutheran Services, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Skinner, the Rev. Mary E.
89, Belleville, Ill.; Aug. 11, 2025. Calls: Ascension, Rome, N.Y.; Beautiful Savior, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; St. Mark, Nokomis, Ill.
Soli, the Rev. Karen L.
77, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Sept. 6, 2025. Calls: Bethesda, Alexandria; Our Savior, Virginia, both Minn.; Augustana, Sioux Falls; interim, ELCA South Dakota Synod; coordinator, Food to You Mobile Ministry, Sioux Falls. Following retirement, she served three terms in the South Dakota House of Representatives, where she was known for her known for her bridge-building approach.
Tollefson, the Rev. Dennis N.
86, Minnetonka, Minn.; Aug. 22, 2025. Calls: Pleasant Valley, Vermillion; First, Wakonda, both S.D.; Olivet, Fargo, N.D.; Midvale Community, Madison, Wis.; Cambridge, Cambridge, Minn.
Turnquist, the Rev. Arlynne C.
90, Fresno, Calif.; Sept. 10, 2025. Call: Grace, Snyder, Texas.
Wrieden, the Rev. William
84, Fort Worth,Texas; Aug. 27, 2025. Calls: Prince of Peace, Lincoln, Neb.; Grace, Elroy; interim, ELCA Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, both Wis.
Youse, the Rev. Conrad B.
86, Lebanon, Pa.; Sept. 23, 2025. Calls: St Matthew, Lebanon; admin, Camp Nawakwa, Arendtsville, both Pa.