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Baalson, the Rev. Clarence H.
92, Clear Lake, Iowa; June 4, 2026. Calls: Zion, Hubbell; St. Paul, Gilead; Zion, Albion, all Neb.; Emmons, Emmons, Minn.; Peace, Bessie, Okla.
Braatz, the Rev. Norman V.
88, Spokane Valley, Wash.; June 9, 2026. Calls: Zion, Brooklyn; Dobbs Ferry, Dobbs Ferry, both N.Y.; Mount Olive, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; Emanuel, La Habra; St. Paul, Rancho Palos Verdes, both Calif.
Broderius, Deacon Wesley
93, Golden, Colo.; May 10, 2026. Calls: associate in ministry, Holy Trinity, and director of music, St. Philip, both Littleton, Colo.
Christenson, the Rev. Paul H.
92, Red Wing, Minn.; April 29, 2026. Calls: Trinity, Madison; Christ the King, Delafield, both Wis.; First, Decorah, Iowa; Trinity, Evanston, Ill.
Cortes, the Rev. Edelmiro
93, Alabster, Ala.; June 9, 2026. Calls: Divino Salvador, Catano; Reconciliacion, Toa Baja (Levittown), both P.R.; missionary serving in Peru and Uruguay; Betel, San Pedro; Getsemani, Dorado; Epifania, Bayamon; bishop, LCA Caribbean Synod, Dorado; Resurreccion, Rio Piedras, all P.R.; deployed staff, Region 9 mission director, ELCA Division for Outreach.
Dahlberg, the Rev. Duane A.
94, Frazee, Minn.; Jan. 23, 2026. Call: faculty, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
Dale, the Rev. Henry A.
96, Soudan, Minn.; May 1, 2026. Calls: Our Savior, Virginia; Holy Triune and Our Saviour, both Minneapolis; Peace, Wayzata; staff, ALC Commission on Evangelism and executive director, Operation Bootstrap Tanzania, both Minneapolis; Calvary, Orr; First, Hibbing; interim, ELCA Northeastern Minnesota Synod, all Minn.
Davidson, the Rev. Neal R.
91, Falls Church, Va.; May 18, 2026. Calls: St. Stephen, Portland, Texas; Army chaplain; Our Redeemer, Kalamazoo, Mich.; interim, ELCA North/West Lower Michigan Synod; interim, ELCA Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod.
Deal, the Rev. Claude V.
87, Durham, N.C.; May 31, 2026. Calls: Christ, Winston-Salem; chaplain and supervisor for the clinical pastoral education program, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, both N.C.; chaplain and supervisor for the clinical pastoral education program, Williamsport Hospital, Williamsport, Pa.; chaplain, Duke Medical Center, Durham.
Grance, the Rev. Richard P.
87, New Kensington, Pa.; April 19, 2026. Calls: Martin Luther-Zion, Bergton, Va.; Holy Trinity, Grove City; caseworker, Adult Services of Allegheny County, and interim, Bethlehem, both Pittsburgh; First, Beaver Falls, First, New Kensington, all Pa.
Gregor, the Rev. Gale M.
84, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; June 6, 2026. Call: St. Mark, Mechanicsburg.
Hershey, the Rev. William E.
92, Albuquerque, N.M.; May 18, 2026. Calls: St. Mark, Williamsport; campus pastor, Lutheran Foundation for Campus Work in Metro Philadelphia; both Pa.; campus pastor, University of Washington, Seattle; director, Crisis Clinic Inc., Seattle; faculty, University of Washington; director and executive director, Lutheran Social Services of the Northwest, Seattle; pastoral counselor, Life Enrichment Center, Seattle, all Wash.
Higgins, the Rev. James B.
82, Clarkston, Wash.; May 16, 2026. Calls: Our Savior, Calamus, Iowa; Grace, Lewiston, Idaho.
Hollifield, the Rev. William R.
85, North Charleston, S.C.; April 23, 2026. Calls: St. Luke, Fort Wayne, Ind.; St. Matthew, Charleston, S.C.; Trinity, Anniston, Ala.; Messiah, Salisbury; Messiah of the Mountains, Burnsville, both N.C.
Huener, the Rev. Beth S.
70, Toledo, Ohio; May 14, 2026. Calls: Zion, Baker, W.Va.; St. John, Sandusky; Trinity, Monroeville; interim, ELCA Northwestern Ohio Synod; First St. Mark, Oregon; Bethlehem, Toledo, all Ohio
Kloth, the Rev. Paul A.
94, Santa Clarita, Calif.; April 28, 2026. Calls: Olivet, Inglewood, Calif.; First Trinity, Indianapolis; Bethany, Fort Wayne, both Ind.; Christ, Valencia, Calif.
Luoma, the Rev. John K.
83, Vancouver, Wash.; April 17, 2026. Calls: Our Saviour, Hinckley; Bethlehem, Youngstown; St. Stephen, Stow, all Ohio.
Marttala, the Rev. Dennis D.
91, Beaverton, Ore.; May 4, 2026. Calls: Hope, Klamath Falls; St. Mark, Salem; Redeemer (now Salt & Light), Portland; Prince of Peace, Oregon City; Faith, Roseburg; interim, ELCA Oregon Synod, all Ore.
Mosley, the Rev. Linda J.
77, Llano, Texas; May 15, 2026. Call: St. Paul, Fayetteville, Texas.
Myers, the Rev. Albert E.
94, Fort Myers, Fla.; May 22, 2026. Calls: Trinity, Jeromesville, Ohio; Christ, Cheyenne, Wyo.; St. Paul, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada; Prince of Peace, Pittsburgh; executive director, Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Harrisburg, Pa.
Nielsen, the Rev. Terry L.
71, Fort Calhoun, Neb.; May 31, 2026. Calls: St. Paul, De Witt; Immanuel, Bellevue, both Neb.
Peterson, the Rev. Charles D.
81, DeForest, Wis.; May 30, 2026. Calls: Dr. Martin Luther, Oconomowoc; Christ DeForest, both Wis.
Schutt, the Rev. Randall L.
71, Hillsboro, Ore.; April 8, 2026. Calls: St. Paul, Portland; Good Shepherd, Albany; Shepherd of the Valley, Beaverton, all Ore.
Stickley, the Rev. William Q.
77, Harrisburg, Pa.; June 6, 2026. Calls: All Saints, Chicago; Gethsemane, St. Louis; Christ, Harrisburg (Linglestown).
Swanstrom, the Rev. Nord L.
76, Roscoe, Ill.; May 8, 2026. Calls: interim, Capron, Capron; interim, Emmanuel, Rockford; interim, Zion, Belvidere; First, Pecatonica, all Ill.
Van Ramshorst, Deacon Donna J.
65, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; March 30, 2026. Call: deacon, Bay View, Sturgeon Bay.
Worthing, the Rev. Carol M.
91, San Diego; May 4, 2026. Calls: Messiah, Fargo, N.D.; Resurrection, Pierre, S.D.; Bethlehem, Cedar Falls, Iowa; general secretary, Illinois Conference of Churches, Springfield, Ill.; executive director, Texas Conference of Churches, Austin, Texas.