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Bauer, the Rev. Brian L.
70, Salina, Kan.; Aug. 25, 2026. Calls: Peace, Woodsboro, Texas; Trinity, Clinton, Okla.; Peace, Rockdale, Texas; Assaria, Assaria, Kan.; Christ the King, Haltom City, Texas.
Bloomquist, the Rev. Daniel R.
90, Carol Stream, Ill.; Aug. 9, 2026. Calls: St. Paul, Carson City, Nev.; missionary serving in Guyana; faculty, Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute, Camrose, AB, Canada; Bible and missions professor and academic dean, Lutheran Bible Institute, Issaquah, Wash.; missionary serving in Singapore.
Bosserman, the Rev. Thomas L.
84, Glen Allen, Va.; Sept. 6, 2026. Calls: Holy Cross, Herndon; Trinity, Newport News, both Va.
Cox, the Rev. David E.
71, Socorro, N.M.; July 29, 2026. Calls: Grace, Des Moines; Burlington, Burlington; First of West Seattle, Seattle; Richland, Richland, all Wash.; assistant to the bishop, ELCA Central/Southern Illinois Synod, Springfield, Ill.; St. Matthew, Hanover, Pa.; interim, ELCA Western Iowa Synod.
Druckrey, the Rev. M. Richard
82, Cecil, Wis.; July 30, 2026. Calls: Resurrection, Racine; St. Paul, Random Lake; St. John, Oconomowoc, all Wis.
Erb, the Rev. Sharon C.
66, Tyrone, Pa.; July 13, 2026. Calls: St. Luke, Roaring Spring; Trinity, Woodbury; Trinity and chaplain and director of pastoral care, Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries, both Altoona; First English, Tyrone, all Pa.
Fitch, the Rev. Raymond N.
74, Hamburg, N.Y.; Sept. 6, 2026. Calls: St. Paul of Blossom, Elma; St. Timothy, Geneseo; Good Shepherd, North Boston; First, Blasdell, all N.Y.
Haller, the Rev. Brian B.
79, Swanton, Ohio; Sept. 16, 2026. Calls: chaplain, Columbus State Institute, Columbus; Faith, Swanton, both Ohio.
Hilde, the Rev. James L.
90, Fargo, N.D.; Aug. 1, 2026. Calls: Emmanuel, Beatrice; Immanuel, Coleridge, both Neb.; Anselm and Trinity, Enderlin; chaplain, MeritCare Hospital (now Sanford), Fargo, all N.D.
Hiner, Deacon Michael S.
68, Easton, Md.; Oct. 23, 2025. Call: deacon, St. Paul, Cordova, Md.
Hyland, the Rev. David V.
83, Fargo, N.D.; Aug. 31, 2026. Calls: Bergen, Goodhue and New Helgen, Florence, S.D.; North Buffalo, Moorhead, Minn.; chaplain, Dakota Hospital and MeritCare/Sanford Hospital, both Fargo.
Jenson, the Rev. Faith R.
90, Fort Worth, Texas; Sept. 8, 2026. Calls: Trinity, Miles, Texas; interim, ELCA Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod; chaplain, Good Samaritan Home, Hot Springs Village, Ark.; chaplain, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, Bedford, Texas.
Krupicka, the Rev. Richard P.
72, Waco, Texas; Sept. 17, 2026. Calls: Grace, Eagle Lake; Trinity, Stonewall; Christ, Georgetown; St. Matthew, Waco, all Texas.
Reichard, the Rev. Richard D.
88, Rockville, Md.; Sept. 3, 2026. Calls: St. Matthew, Plainfield, Pa.; chaplain and executive director, National Lutheran Home for the Aged, Washington, D.C.
Rogers, the Rev. Rex N.
70, Tekamah, Neb.; Sept. 18, 2026. Call: Emmanuel, Tekamah.
Romine, Deacon Grace I.
79, Tall Creek, Ind.; Feb. 14, 2026. Calls: teacher, St. Paul School, Michigan City, Ind.
Schlortt, the Rev. Robert E.
83, San Antonio; Sept. 10, 2026. Calls: Zion, Sandoval; Prince of Peace and Immanuel, Taylor; St. Paul, Columbus; Grace, Eagle Lake, all Texas.
Sorensen, the Rev. W. Robert “Bob”
92, Mentor, Minn.; Aug. 28, 2026. Calls: Holy Trinity, East Grand Forks; St. James, Savage, both Minn.; chaplain/faculty, Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill.; campus pastor/faculty, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.; St. Paul, Davenport, Iowa. In 1987 he became the first executive director of the ELCA Division for Higher Education and Schools in Chicago, serving until his retirement in 2000.
Swicegood, the Rev. Dermont L.
89, West Columbia, S.C.; Sept. 9, 2026. Calls: Christ the King, Columbia; St. Michael, Greenville; King of Glory, North Myrtle Beach, all S.C.
Tjarks, the Rev. Eugene B.
96, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Sept. 10, 2026. Calls: St. John, Smithwick, S.D.; Our Savior, Twin Falls, Idaho; chaplain, Ephphatha Services and Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota, both Sioux Falls.
Torrance, the Rev. Grace H.
93, Niceville, Fla.; Aug. 3, 2026. Calls: Bethany, Viborg; St. Paul, Bowdle, both S.D.
Young, the Rev. Paul D.
92, Lexington, Ohio; Aug. 29, 2026. Calls: St. James, Salamonia, Ind.; Trinity, Fort Recovery; Good Shepherd, Canton; Peace, Galion, all Ohio.
