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Ackerman, the Rev. Arthur B.
93, White Oak, Pa.; Jan. 31, 2026. Calls: Bethany, Pittsburgh; First, Vandergrift; Faith, White Oak, all Pa.
Aull, the Rev. James S.
95, White Rock, S.C.; March 15, 2026. Calls: St. Timothy, Camden; assistant professor and administrative assistant, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary; secretary, LCA South Carolina Synod, both Columbia, all S.C. He was elected as the first bishop of the ELCA South Carolina Synod, serving from 1988 to 1996.
Axness, the Rev. Paul R.
85, Des Moines, Iowa; March 7, 2026. Calls: Bethel, Great Falls, Mont.; director of admissions, Suomi College, Hancock, Mich.; campus pastor, Grand View University and Luther Memorial, both Des Moines; interim, Southeastern Iowa Synod.
Bagne, the Rev. Myrwood A.
94, Austin, Minn.; March 18, 2026. Calls: United and Dell, Frost; Christ the King, White Bear Lake; Trinity, Hayfield; St. Mark, Austin, all Minn.
Bangle, the Rev. James H.
81, Marion, Va.; March 17, 2026. Calls: St. Matthew, Richmond; Ebenezer, Marion, both Va.
Berthold, the Rev. Robert C.
73, Rochester, Minn.; Feb. 27, 2026. Calls: Faith, Hannaford; St. John, Jamestown; Trinity, Carrington, all N.D.; Trinity, Moorhead; Immanuel, Clara City; Oakland, Albert Lea; Cannon River, Welch, all Minn.
Diers, the Rev. Herman W.
97, Tacoma, Wash.; March 7, 2026. Calls: Grace, Burnaby, B.C., Canada; chaplain, Wartburg College; St. Paul; and professor of religion, Wartburg, all Waverly, Iowa.
Edwards, the Rev. Robert L.
76, Story City, Iowa; March 22, 2026. Calls: Our Savior, Bethel and Ten Mile Lake, Dalton, Minn.; St. John, Farmersburg; St. John, Sioux City, both Iowa; Chatfield, Chatfield, Minn.; Resurrection, Ankeny; First, Dows, all Iowa.
Eisenmann, the Rev. William C.
83, Maplewood, Minn.; Jan. 1, 2026. Calls: Salem Memorial, Detroit; St. Paul, Evart; St. Paul, Port Huron; Zion, Freeland, all Mich.; Our Saviour, Hastings; St. Paul, Red Wing; Arlington Hills, St. Paul, all Minn.
Finley-Shea, the Rev. Barbara L.
70, Austin, Minn.; March 21, 2026. Calls: Saetersdal, Harmony; Our Savior, Lyle, both Minn.
Fogle, Deacon M. Jane
95, Marion, Ohio; March 9, 2026. Call: parish secretary, Emanuel, Marion, Ohio.
Geerdes, the Rev. Matthew G.
49, Indianapolis; March 6, 2026. Calls: St. Peter, Melvin; St. Paul, Roberts; Pontoppidan, Elliott, all Ill.; interim campus pastor, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.
Grams, the Rev. Myron
94, Otsego, Minn.; Feb. 27, 2026. Calls: St. Peter, Byron; Good Shepherd, Hastings, both Neb.; American Memorial, Denver; Zion, Appleton; St. John, Halloway; Our Saviour, Canby, all Minn.
Haney, the Rev. James L.
93, Marion, N.C.; March 6, 2026. Calls: St. Luke, Ithaca, N.Y.; professor of church history, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
Hasselquist, the Rev. Eugene L.
101, Red Wing, Minn.; Feb. 7, 2026. Calls: St. Andrew, Minneapolis; St. John, Great Falls, Mont.; St. John, Fargo, N.D.; Reformation, St. Paul; St. Paul, Red Wing, both Minn.
Isaksen, the Rev. Robert L.
92, Brainard, N.Y.; March 16, 2026. Calls: Bethlehem, St. Peter and coordinator, Planning Association Bronx LCS, all Bronx; Bethlehem, Baldwin, all N.Y.; service mission director, ALC Division for Service and Mission in North America—Northeast Region. In 1987, he was elected bishop of the ELCA New England Synod, serving until his retirement in 2000.
Iverson, the Rev. Kenneth C.
93, Lakota, N.D.; March 23, 2026. Calls: chaplain, Hartland Care Center and Good Samaritan Home, Devils Lake; Sundahl, Aneta, both N.D.
Knapp, Deacon Judy A.
82, Gainesville, Fla.; March 10, 2026. Call: clinical chaplain, Metro State Prison, Atlanta.
Kolbo, the Rev. Mark R.
69, Crary, N.D.; March 11, 2026. Calls: Trinity Bethany, Harvey; Vang, Manfred; Hoff, Heimdal; United, Brocket; Lawton, Lawton; Bethlehem, Doyon; interim, ELCA Eastern North Dakota Synod; Trinity, Perth; Our Savior, Rolla, all N.D.
Kunzie-Brunner, the Rev. Jane E.
67, Lake Barrington, Ill.; March 19, 2026. Calls: Bethlehem, St. Charles; Atonement, Barrington, both Ill.
Mork, the Rev. Richard M.
81, Blaine, Minn.; March 16, 2026. Calls: St. Paul, Belcourt, N.D.; Trinity, Minneapolis; Dennison, Dennison; First, Columbia Heights; mission director, ELCA Region 3, St. Paul, all Minn.
Myers, the Rev. Steven A.
87, Spokane, Wash.; March 22, 2026. Calls: First, Torrance, Calif.; St. Paul, Aurora, Iowa; Faith, Becker, Minn,; Faith, Nyssa, Ore.; Vashon, Vashon; Oak Harbor, Oak Harbor; interim, ELCA Northwest Washington Synod, all Wash.; First, Sandpoint, Idaho.
Nelson, the Rev. Carol L.
84, Yakima, Wash.; Feb. 28, 2026. Calls: Cameron Emmanuel, Kendrick, Idaho; Christ, Yakima.
Nelson, the Rev. Leonard S.
94, Salem, Ore.; Jan. 1, 2026. Calls: First, Moscow, Idaho; Trinity, Aberdeen, Wash.; St. Mark, Salem, Ore.; supervisory resident for clinical pastoral education, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda; director of pastoral care, San Ramon Regional Medical Center, San Ramon, both Calif.
Nelson, the Rev. Ronald W.
78, Ames, Iowa; Feb. 8, 2026. Calls: Grace, Erhard, Minn.; Peace, Sioux Center; Emmanuel, Shenandoah; St. Paul, Sheldon; First, Clarion, all Iowa.
Penson, the Rev. Todd R.
(aka Richard G. Peterson) 88, Shelton, Wash.; Feb. 20, 2026. Calls: Emmanuel, Czar; Peace Wainwright, both AB; Immanuel, New Westminster, BC, all Canada; Holy Spirit, Kirkland, Wash.; Concordia, Kingsburg, Calif.; Immanuel, Greeley, Colo.; missionary serving in Liberia; interim, ELCA Southwestern Washington Synod; interim, ELCA Oregon Synod; St. Timothy, Portland; Abundant Grace, McDonough, Ga; Christ, Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Roderick, the Rev. Roy
91, Mount Arlington, N.J.; Feb. 1, 2026. Calls: St. John and chaplain, VA Hospital (Fort Hamilton), both Brooklyn; Grace, North Bellmore, all N.Y.
Sackmann, the Rev. Wesley L.
94, Tacoma, Wash.; Feb. 16, 2026. Calls: Glendale, Seattle; Mount Sinai, North Bend, both Wash.; Trinity, Hermiston, Ore.
Sherer, the Rev. Stephen M.
74, Des Moines, Iowa; Jan. 26, 2026. Calls: Scobey, Scobey; Shepherd of the Valley, Townsend, both Mont.; Capron, Capron, Ill.; Lodgepole, Hettinger, N.D.; Evangelical, Cokato, Minn.; St. Paul, Mason, Iowa.
Sosa Santiago, the Rev. Francisco L.
89, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; Feb. 21, 2026. Calls: Cristo Rey, Carolina; Reconciliacion, Toa Baja; Betania, San Juan, all Puerto Rico. In 1996, he was elected bishop of the ELCA Caribbean Synod, serving until 2001.
Stewart, the Rev. J. David
87, Des Moines, Iowa; Feb. 27, 2026. Calls: Crane Creek, Lawler; Immanuel, Saude; Zion, Alta Vista; First, Waterloo; chaplain, Cedar Falls Lutheran Home for the Aged, Cedar Falls, all Iowa.
Tefler, Deacon Anita L.
84, Hilliard, Ohio; March 12, 2026. Call: neighborhood ministry, Martin Luther, Columbus, Ohio.
Wanamaker, the Rev. John R.
83, Ashland, Ohio; March 20, 2026. Calls: Redeemer, Porcupine Plain; Crooked River, Crooked River; Zion, Chelan, all S.K., Canada; Grace, Huntingburg; St. Peter, Stendal; St. Paul, Seymour, all Ind.; St. Paul, Pemberville; Faith, Millersburg; Mount Hope, Shiloh, all Ohio.
York, the Rev. Helmut
74, Fremont, Neb.; March 7, 2026. Calls: Christ, Pierce; Messiah, Ralston; Trinity, Axtell; American, Adams; Rejoice, Gering, all Neb.
Zieg, the Rev. Peter J.
82, Orlando, Fla.; Jan. 24, 2026. Calls: First English, Baltimore; Trinity, Kissimmee, Fla.
