LogoutAhlfeldt, the Rev. William N.
82, Fargo, N.D.; Oct. 14, 2025. Calls: Grace, Woodstock; St Philip, Glenview; United, Steeleville; Gloria Dei, Rockford, all Ill.; assistant chaplain, Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, Minn.; First, Fargo, N.D.
Becker, the Rev. Louis O.
101, Richfield, Minn.; Oct. 6, 2025. Call: Oak Grove, Richfield, Minn.
Benner, Deacon Marilyn H.
83, Jericho, N.Y.; Oct. 1, 2025. Calls: teacher, Grace Lutheran School, Key West, Fla.; teacher, Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Plainview, N.Y.
Bond, the Rev. Joanne A.
76, Babylon, N.Y.; Oct. 19, 2025. Calls: St. David, Massapequa Park; Cross of Christ, Babylon, both N.Y.
Bowers, the Rev. Raymond P.
79, Mahomet, Ill.; Oct. 26, 2025. Calls: Our Savior's, Austin; St Petri, Minneapolis, both Minn.; Living Christ, Loves Park; Trinity, Kankakee, both Ill.; St Phillip, Trenton, Mich.; Adoration, Greenfield, Wisc.
Campbell, the Rev. Diane E.
78, Sugar Land, Texas; Oct. 26, 2025. Calls: All Saints, Stafford, Texas.
Copeland, The Rev. Maria-Alma R.
93, Concord, N.C.; Oct. 10, 2025. Calls: Fellowship, Jacksonville, Fla.; Good Shepherd, Cleveland, Ohio; Assistant to Bishop, North Carolina Synod, Salisbury, N.C.; Mizpah, Saint Louis, Mo.
Ganzkow-Wold, the Rev. Cynthia L.
73, Shoreview, Minn.; Oct. 9, 2025. Calls: American, Bison; Bethlehem, Aberdeen, both S.D.; campus pastor, Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; St. Luke, Middleton, both Wis.; Elk River, Elk River, Minn.
Gartland, the Rev. Steven L.
71, Plymouth, Minn.; Oct. 8, 2025. Calls: First, Harris; Gethsemane, Hopkins; Trinity, Long Lake; Calvary of Golden Valley, Golden Valley; New Life, Lakeville; regional director, Alpha USA/Twin Cities, Minneapolis, all Minn.
Heier, the Rev. Harlan F.
94, Lincoln, Neb.; Oct. 20, 2025. Calls: St Mark, Verdon; St John, Schuyler; First, York, all Neb.
Holy, the Rev. Richard F.
97, Minneapolis, Minn.; October 15, 2025. Calls: Prince of Peace, La Crescent; Prince of Peace, Brooklyn Park; Church Relations, Augsburg University, Minneapolis; Administrator, St Olaf Residence, Minneapolis, all Minn.
Jordan, the Rev. Roger C.
83, Beaufort, S.C.; Oct. 19, 2025. Calls: St. Philip, Baltimore; Trinity, Joppa, both Md.
Knutson, the Rev. Joshua R.
39, North Charleston, S.C.; Oct. 22, 2025. Calls: St Michael, Moncks Corner; mission developer, Christ Community, North Charleston, both S.C.
Milholland, the Rev. William F.
96, Hickory, N.C.; Oct. 28, 2025. Calls: Macedonia, Burlington, N.C.; Christ, Roanoke, Va.; St. Paul, Wilmington; St. Andrew, Hickory, both N.C.
Mohr, The Rev. Donald H.
79, Tea, S.D.; Oct 27, 2025. Calls: St Peter, Armour; Our Savior, Corsica, both S.D.
Moog, the Rev. Thomas E.
75, Ambridge, Pa.; Oct. 27, 2025. Calls: Christ, Baden; North Zion, Pittsburgh; St Paul's, Sewickley, all Pa.
Nelson, the Rev. Peter E.
95, Cape Coral, Fla.; Oct. 20, 2025. Calls: Hutto, Hutto; Our Savior, McAllen, both Texas; St. Paul, Lake Charles, La.; St. Paul, Tampa; Fishers of Men, St. James City, both Fla.
Ohsiek, the Rev. Frederick C.
88, Beverly Hills, Fla.; Oct. 9, 2025. Calls: Ascension, Jackson, Miss.; St John's, Nashville, Tenn.; Christ, Prattville, Ala.; Messiah, Casselberry, Fla.
Olson, the Rev. Jaime G.
65, Madera, Pa.; Oct. 18, 2025. Calls: First, Altoona; Evangelical, Duncansville, both Pa.
Petersen, the Rev. Marlo D.
94, San Antonio; April 17, 2025. Calls: St. Paul, Postville; Faith, Eldridge, both Iowa; director of chaplains, Houston Harris County Hospital, Houston; director of clinical pastoral education, Decatur Mental Health Center, Decatur, Ill.; pastoral counselor, Interface Inc., and clinical pastoral education supervisor, Methodist Hospital Medical Center, Houston.
Ross, The Rev. Ellis G.
88, York, Pa.; Oct. 31, 2025. Calls: St John, Napoleon, Ind.; Zion, Turbotville, Pa.; First, Louisville, Ky.; St Matthew, Bloomsburg; St Matthew, York, both Pa.
Stoa, the Rev. Harold M.
92, Maple Grove, Minn.; Oct. 3, 2025. Calls: Bethlehem, St. Cloud, Minn.; assistant to president, Lutheran Bible Institute-Issaquah, Issaquah, Wash.; executive director, Lutheran Charities (ELCA Foundation); director, church relations, Lutheran Social Services of Northwest, Seattle, Wash.
Swanson, the Rev. Paul R.
82, Happy Valley, Ore.; Oct. 8, 2025. Calls: First, Anaconda, Mont.; Spirit of Life, Milwaukie, Ore.; assistant to bishop, LCA Pacifica Northwest Synod. In 1987, he was elected the first bishop of the ELCA Oregon Synod, Bishop, Oregon Synod, serving until his retirement in 2007.
Trexler, the Rev. Kenneth M.
92, Tunkhannock, Pa.; Oct. 17, 2025. Calls: Holy Spirit, Reading; Zion, Frackville; St Peter's, Scranton, all Pa.
Wagner, the Rev. Rebekah E.
72, Mahtowa, Minn.; Oct. 7, 2025. Calls: All Saints, Cupertino, Calif.; Unity, Chicago; interim, ELCA Northeastern Minnesota Synod; Elim of Blackhoof, Barnum, Minn.
Wolfinger, the Rev. Donna J.
74, Duncansville, Pa.; Oct. 12, 2025. Calls: Mount Zion, Huntingdon; Faith United, Houtzdale; Allegheny Synod, Hollidaysburg; Shepherd of the Hills, Karthaus, all Pa.