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Bartels, the Rev. Robert A., 90, Bloomington, MN; Dec. 29. Calls: Luther Memorial, Madison, WI; Bethlehem, Billings, MT; prof., New Testament the- ology & Greek, Northwestern Theological Sem. (now Luther), Minneapolis. Benedict, the Rev. Rose Marie, 67, Roswell, GA; Feb. 7. Call: Christ, New Bloomfield, PA. Blundell, Merle N. (AIM), 80, Florissant, MO; Dec. 31. Call: teacher & organ- ist, Atonement, Florissant. Bortnem, the Rev. Paul L., 71, Arlington, MN; Jan. 13. Calls: chaplain, NW Hospital & dir., pastoral service, Zion, Thief River Falls, MN; interim pastor for congregations in MN and ND; chaplain, Lutheran Home of West Texas, Lubbock; Grace & Immanuel, Slaton, both TX. Bredfeldt, the Rev. Jack H., 90, Austin, MN; Feb. 11. Calls: missionary to Africa; Woodlake, Minneapolis; Trinity, Wanamingo; Stordahl, Zumbrota; St. John, Elkton, all MN. Clark, the Rev. Charles J., 97, Sacramento, CA; Jan. 27. Calls: Trailer Min- istry in Sierra, Northern CA; Cross, Rialto; Our Savior, Alhambra; Bethlehem, Temple City; Hollywood, Hollywood; Trinity, Pasadena; Faith, Murphys; Shepherd of the Desert, Barstow, all CA. Clark, the Rev. William, 49, pastor of Abiding Presence, Bronx, NY; Feb. 12 of an apparent heart attack. Calls: Trinity, St. Albans; Epiphany, Brooklyn; Good Shepherd, Roosevelt, all NY. Daniels, the Rev. Gerald C., 81, Deland, FL; Jan. 13. Calls: Immanuel & admin., Lutheran Social Services, Jamestown; Zion, Cobleskill; Concordia, Kendall, all NY; Faith, Deland. Dietrich, the Rev. Elroy E., 85, Genoa, OH; Feb. 18. Calls: Zion, Elizabeth; St. John, Scales Mound, both IL; Bethlehem, Toledo, OH; St. Paul, Marine City; St. James, Rogers City; Trinity, Ocqueoc, all MI. Ecklund, the Rev. Stanley G., 85, Lincoln, NE; Jan. 26. Calls: St. Paul, Dav- enport; St. Luke, Sioux City; Grace, Fort Dodge, all IA; Grace, Lincoln. Fahlman, the Rev. Kenneth C., 82, Prescott Valley, AZ; Jan. 30. Calls: Geth- semane, Port Allegany; St. Paul, Galeton, both PA; St. Andrew, West Hemp- stead; chaplain, Brooklyn St. Hospital, Brooklyn; chaplain, Hudson River Psychiatric Center, Poughkeepsie, all NY. Gieser, Naomi M. (AIM), 90, Baltimore; Jan. 18. Call: parish worker, St. Paul, Baltimore. Gilberston, Barbara J. (AIM), 74, Richardson, TX; Jan. 31. Calls: parish ed., Beautiful Savior, Amarillo; dir. of Christian ed. & fellowship ministries, St. Mark, Corpus Christi; dir. of Christian ed., Resurrection, Plano, all TX. Grender, the Rev. Albert O., 88, Nekoosa, WI; Feb. 18. Calls: First & Spring Creek, Watford City, ND; Mt. Hope, West Allis; Zion, Fairwater, both WI. Hausken, the Rev. Terje C., 66 (ret.), Pine Island, MN; Jan. 18. Calls: Emmons, Emmons; Good Shepherd, Minneapolis; St. Matthew, St. Paul; St. Paul, Pine Island; St. John, Montgomery; Stordahl, Zumbrota; UCC and Pres- byterian congregations; Dennison & Vang, Dennison, all MN. Heiliger, the Rev. Robert L., 65, pastor of St. Matthew, Darrtown, OH; Jan. 19 of cancer. Calls: assoc. dir., children’s services, Lutheran Service Asso- ciation of NE, Framingham, MA; Trinity, Springfield, OH. Johnstad, the Rev. Ronald I., 77, Emigrant, MT; Jan. 30. Calls: Sheild’s River, Wilsall; American, White Sulphur; American, Livingston; Good Shep- herd, Billings, all MT; Mt. Hope, EL Paso, TX. Kahl, the Rev. Douglas W., 61, chaplain & spiritual leader, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan & chaplain, Luther Manor, Saginaw, MI; Nov. 26 of
natural causes. Calls: Ebenezer, Audubon; Bethany, Kimballton, both IA; St. John, Saginaw. Kammerer, the Rev. John W., 92, Lancaster, PA; Feb. 5. Calls: Christ, Dun- cannon; St. John, Boiling Springs; St. John, Millheim; Salem, Aaronsburg; St. Mark, Lancaster; Muddy Creek, Denver, all PA. Kimpel, the Rev. Jeffrey K., 67, Perrysburg, OH; Feb. 5. Calls: St. John, Rocky Ridge; St. Mark, Toledo; St. Luke, Lima; Zion, Perrysburg, all OH; St. John, Fowlerville, MI. Lundborg, the Rev. Arnon, 81, Lexington, KY; Feb. 12. Calls: Luther Memo- rial, Minneapolis; Trinity, Princeton, both MN; Hosanna, Mandeville, LA; Bethlehem, Round Top, TX. Meyer, the Rev. John E., 90, St. Augustine, FL; Jan. 28. Calls: South Miami, South Miami, FL; St. John, San Antonio; St. Paul, Toledo; Hope, Bowling Green, both OH. Miller, the Rev. Richard L., 81, Bethlehem, PA; Jan. 26. Calls: St. John, Boyertown; Holy Cross, Bethlehem; both PA. Miller, the Rev. W. Donald, 83, Dolgeville, NY; Feb. 12. Calls: Mt. Zion, LaGrange; Lord of Life, East Indianapolis, both IN; St. John, Hudson; St. Thomas, Churchtown; First Presbyterian and Zion, Dolgeville; Concordia, Kendall, all NY. Norden, the Rev. Norman F., 76, Malinta, OH; Feb. 10. Calls: missionary, Papua New Guinea; Hope, Hamler, OH. Nygaard, the Rev. Marvin E., 98, Owatonna, MN; Feb. 26. Calls: Fredsville, Cedar Falls; Fjeldberg, Huxley; First, Milford, all IA; St. Peter, Dwight; Trinity, DeKalb, both IL; Faith, Dodge Center; Aurora, Owatonna, both MN. Olivarez, the Rev. Gilbert, 86, Houston; Jan. 13. Calls: Army chaplain; St. Paul, Edinburg; St. John, San Juan; chaplain, MD Anderson Hospital & chap- lain, VA Hospital & Park Place, Houston, all TX; chaplain, VA Wadsworth Gen- eral, Los Angeles. Perella, the Rev. Peter J.L., 35, ELCA director for worship formation and liturgical resources, Chicago; Feb. 24 of cancer. Calls: St. John, New Balti- more, MI; vicar, Holy Trinity, Hershey, PA. Poock, the Rev. Richard F., 89, Aiken, SC; Jan. 21. Calls: Trinity, Madera; First, Vista, both CA; Air Force chaplain; Peace, Dayton, OH; St. Paul, Aiken. Porritt, the Rev. Richard H., 92, Oak Harbor, WA; Jan. 17. Calls: Epiphany, Pleasantville, NJ; St. Paul, Torrington, CT. Reimet, the Rev. Walter O., 79, Phoenixville, PA; Dec. 22. Call: Temple, Havertown, PA. Rustad, Rena M. (AIM), 84, Northwood, IA; Jan. 20. Calls: dir., music, wor- ship & children’s ministry, Calvary, Arleta, CA; staff asst., ALC SE Minnesota Dist., St. Paul, MN; admin. asst. to the ELCA presiding bishop, Chicago. Schmitt, the Rev. Emmett L., 91, Alamogordo, NM; Jan. 22. Calls: Bethany, Louisville, KY; Shiloh, Walton, IN; Grace, Dayton; Trinity, Versailles, both OH; Our Savior, Alamogordo. Spencer, the Rev. William C., 71, Gilbert, AZ; Dec. 23. Calls: Our Savior & Faith, Calamus; Grace, Tripoli; Our Savior, Marshalltown, all IA; East Valley Interfaith Counseling Center, Mesa, AZ; Hope, Powell, WY. Stewart, the Rev. Russell L., 92, Rockville, MD; Jan. 17. Calls: First, Stras- burg, OH; Mt. Calvary, Johnstown; consult., children serv. div. & dir., consult serv. div. & exec., comm. prog. dev. & exec., div. for information, Tressler- Lutheran Service Associates, Camp Hill, both PA.
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