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Augustine, the Rev. Gerald E.
90, Hopkins, Minn.; July 16, 2026. Calls: North Cape, Franksville; St. John, Richland Center, both Wis.
Bauer, the Rev. Leon L.
91, Gig Harbor, Wash.; July 2, 2026. Calls: Zion, Carleton; Prince of Peace, Geneva, both Neb.; Atonement, Santa Paula; Napa Valley, Napa, both Calif.
Bobbit, Deacon Linda D.
61, Denver; June 27, 2026. Calls: deacon, King of Glory, Arvada; Advent, Westminster; St. Andrew, Arvada, all Colo.
Columbus, the Rev. Ulrich C.
89, North Venice, Fla.; June 1, 2026. Calls: Martin Luther, Columbus, Ohio; executive director/pastoral counselor, Family Counseling Center, Closter, N.J.
Fleming, the Rev. Wilson H.
87, Mecosta, Mich.; June 22, 2026. Calls: St. John, Fowlerville; Christ, Michigan Center; Christ, Wyoming, all Mich.;
Friest, the Rev. Wendell P.
90, Shoreview, Minn.; July 1, 2026. Call: missionary serving in Japan.
Hanson, the Rev. Herbert C.
100, Minneapolis; July 11, 2026. Calls: Genoa Parish, Genoa, Colo.; Trinity, Eleva; Thompson Valley, Mondovi; East Immanuel, Avery; Little Falls, Deronda, all Wis.; Good Hope, Titonka; Our Savior, Lansing, both Iowa; Gethsemane, Baldwin, Wis.
Harder, the Rev. John S.
90, Winston-Salem, N.C.; June 18, 2026. Calls: Concordia, Kadokia; Our Savior, Long Valley, S.D.; First and Zion, Chicago; Grace, Saginaw, Mich.; Grace, Hubbard, Ohio.
Hipple, the Rev. Elwood B.
84, Hastings, Neb.; Aug. 11, 2026. Calls: Zion, Sutton; Saron, Saronville; Trinity, Wolbach; St. Peter, Bassett; interim, Zion, Benedict; interim, Trinity, Polk; St. Peter Hay Springs; Immanuel, Rushville; Trinity, Paxton, all Neb.
Jorenby, the Rev. Warren L.
90, Osseo, Minn.; July 29, 2026. Calls: St. Olaf, Austin, Minn.; campus pastor, University of South Dakota, Brookings, S.D.; senior campus pastor, National Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; First, Albert Lea; interim, ELCA Minneapolis Area Synod, all Minn.
Kugler, Deacon Marcia L.
82, Houston; July 2, 2026. Calls: director of youth and family ministries, Covenant; program director, Christ the Servant, both Houston.
Lueking, the Rev. Frederick D.
98, Oak Park, Ill.; June 25, 2026. Call: Grace Church and School, River Forest, Ill.
Mehl, the Rev. Eileen M.
81, Maple Grove, Minn.; Aug. 4, 2026. Calls: Chippewa Falls and Barsness, Glenwood; North Crow River, Cokato; Grace, South Haven, all Minn.
Olson, the Rev. O. Rolf
95, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; Aug. 3, 2026. Calls: instructor, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; Mindoro, Mindoro; Lewis Valley, Holmen; Spring Prairie, DeForest; Morrisonville, Morrisonville, all Wis.
Pallmeyer, the Rev. Paul H.
101, Lake Elmo, Minn.; July 26, 2026. Calls: missionary serving in Japan; Christ, Hartford, Conn.; Immanuel, Barnhart, Mo.; director for interpretation, Division for Life and Mission in the Congregation, Minneapolis; resource specialist for witness and evangelism, ELCA Division for Congregational Life, Chicago.
Radatz, the Rev. James R.
74, Trempealeau, Wis.; Aug. 2, 2026. Calls: Hope, Makati, N.D.; Nora and Solem, Kensington; Greenfield, Harmony, both Minn.; Zion, Dysart, Iowa.
Steichen, the Rev. Jill L.
67, Dilworth, Minn.; Aug. 12, 2026. Calls: Atlanta, Ulen; Salem, Hitterdal; assistant to the bishop and interim, ELCA Northeastern Minnesota Synod; Comstock, Comstock; Hoff, Rustad, all Minn.
Strauch, the Rev. Derk-Michel
66, Hamden, Conn.; April 20, 2026. Calls: Prince of Peace, Cambria Heights, N.Y.; transferred to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (1989-2006); Christ the Good Shepherd, Hamden.
Trout, the Rev. Stanley R.
86, Macungie, Pa.; July 24, 2026. Calls: Holy Trinity, Hershey; coordinator, Allentown Area Lutheran Parish, Allentown; Christ, Hazleton; St. John, Fogelsville, all Pa.
Vogel, the Rev. Robert L.
91, Denver; July 24, 2026. Calls: Faith, Golden, Colo.; regional director, ALC Youth Activity, Chicago; director of parish resources, ALC Youth Activity, Minneapolis; Our Savior, Denver; executive assistant to the president, ALC, Minneapolis. From 1980 to 1998, he served as president of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa.
Weitzel, the Rev. Harvey M.
85, Norwalk, Conn.; July 13, 2026. Calls: Christ and marriage and family counselor, Lutheran Children and Family Services, Freemansburg; Christ, Schuylkill Haven; Trinity, Bethlehem, all Pa.; director of stewardship, St. James Episcopal, New York, N.Y.
