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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.
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.
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.
Zieg, the Rev. Peter J.
82, Orlando, Fla.; Jan. 24, 2026. Calls: First English, Baltimore; Trinity, Kissimmee, Fla.
