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Berger, the Rev. Lloyd M.
87, Alexandria, Minn.; Sept. 27, 2026. Calls: Hafslo, Crookston; Scandia and Trinity, Beltrami; Zion, Thief River Falls; Trinity, Clinton; Holden, Beardsley, all Minn.
Bitz, the Rev. Hilary A.
90, Spokane, Wash.; Aug. 29, 2026. Calls: Denny Park, Seattle; Anacortes, Anacortes; chaplain, the Hearthstone, Seattle, all Wash.
Blenner, Deacon Stella B.
87, Woodstock, Ga.; Oct. 21, 2026. Call: church administrator, Holy Trinity, Marietta, Ga.
Caldwell, the Rev. Clarence V.
88, Friedens, Pa.; Sept. 19, 2026. Calls: Apostles, Chesapeake, Va.; St. Matthew, Ocala; secretary, archivist and assistant to the bishop, LCA Florida Synod, Tampa; Good Shepherd, Boca Raton; assistant to the bishop, ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod, Tampa, all Fla.
Daly, the Rev. Terry L.
92, Rochester Hills, Mich.; Sept. 21, 2026. Calls: Peace, Ann Arbor; Our Risen Lord, Burton; Central, Muskegon; Cana, Berkley, all Mich.
Federwitz, Deacon Robert
81, Millville, N.J.; Oct. 21, 2026. Calls: teacher, St. John, Portage, Wis.; principal, Redeemer, Philadelphia; principal, Trinity, Hawthorne; director, Lutheran Schools of Southern California and Hawaii, Glendale, both Calif.; director for schools, ELCA Division for Higher Education and Schools, Chicago; principal, Trinity, Hawthorne, Calif.; assistant to the bishop, ELCA Delaware-Maryland Synod, Baltimore.
Gerber, the Rev. David J.
72, South Richmond Hill, N.Y.; Oct. 8, 2026. Call: St. Paul, South Richmond Hill.
Hausmann, the Rev. Arlyn J.
91, Conroe, Texas; Sept. 30, 2026. Calls: St. Timothy, Corpus Christi; St. Stephen, Portland; Philadelphia and Trinity, Schulenburg; Salem, Fryberg; United, Schulenburg; St. Paul, Darrouzett; associate vice president and vice president, development and public relations, Lutheran Social Services of Texas, and director, development, Lutheran Outdoor Retreat Ministries, both Austin; Salem, Port Lavaca, all Texas.
Hopke, the Rev. Frederick H.
84, Jenkintown, Pa.; Sept. 3, 2026. Calls: St. John, Hatboro, Pa.; Our Saviour, Endwell, N.Y.; St. John, Hatboro.
Hougen, the Rev. O. Paul
93, Fairbank, Iowa; Sept. 2, 2026. Calls: Amherst, Amherst; Nelsonville, Nelsonville, both Wis.; Newark, Newark; Norway, Sheridan, both Ill.; Bethlehem, Hills, Minn.; St. Peter, Denver, Iowa.
Klein, the Rev. Robert F.
87, Franklin, Tenn.; Sept. 21, 2026. Calls: St. Peter, Bassett, Neb.; Our Savior, Jefferson City; Joy Community, O'Fallon; St. Mark, Cape Girardeau, all Mo.
Knudson, the Rev. John O.
93, Lake Forest, Calif.; Oct. 8, 2026. Calls: Trinity and West Lake Johanna, Brooten, Minn.; Christ, Goleta; Gloria Dei, Dana Point, both Calif.
Krupicka, the Rev. Richard P.
72, Waco, Texas; Sept. 17, 2026. Calls: Grace, Eagle Lake; Trinity, Stonewall; Christ, Georgetown; St. Matthew, Waco, all Texas.
Milks, the Rev. Linda C.
73, Lacey, Wash.; Sept. 23, 2026. Calls: St. Stephen, Lynnwood; interim, ELCA Northwest Washington Synod; Saron Lutheran-First Presbyterian, Hoquiam; Faith, Shelton; Emanuel, Yelm; interim, Christ the King, Tacoma, all Wash.
Mims, the Rev. Billy B.
80, Greensboro, N.C.; Oct. 15, 2026. Calls: Wittenberg, Granite Quarry, N.C.; Incarnation, Columbia; Orangeburg, Orangeburg, both S.C.; Beth Eden, Newton, N.C.
Pollard, the Rev. Charles A.
91, Columbia, S.C.; Oct. 26, 2026. Calls: St. John, Creagerstown; St. Paul, Utica, both Md.; chaplain, Bethphage Mission/Zion Chapel, Axtell; St. John, Marquette, both Neb.
Schwenkmeyer, the Rev. Richard L.
87, Littleton, Colo.; Sept. 2, 2026. Calls: Immanuel, Bethany and Trinity, Cashton, Wis.; Trinity, Wauseon, Ohio; St. Luke, Red Lion; St. James the Apostle, Brogue; St. James, Columbia; Union, York, all Pa.
Sikkink, Deacon Barbara
89, Minneapolis; Sept. 3, 2026. Calls: parish assistant, Faith, Becker, Minn.; parish assistant, Nazareth, Cogswell, N.D.; chaplain, Rural Teams of Arizona, Arizona City, Ariz.
Soderlund, the Rev. Kenneth R.
85, Lebanon, Ohio; Sept. 15, 2026. Calls: Christ, Decatur; Trinity, Macomb, both Ill.; Gethsemane, St. Louis; Living Lord, Bartlett, Ill.; Dr. Martin Luther, Oconomowoc, Wis.
Willeke, the Rev. Rodney C.
92, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Oct. 23, 2026. Calls: Faith, Indianapolis; St. Mark, Fort Wayne, both Ind.
Wise, the Rev. Frank C.
92, Childersburg, Ala.; Aug. 28, 2026. Calls: Christ, Cullman; Faith, Clay, both Ala.