Deaths
Bjorlie, the Rev. Leo O., 91, Northfield, MN; March 17. Calls: Preston, Shey- enne Valley, Waldheim, Nordheim & St. Pauli, Kathryn; staff, Dakota Lutheran Academy, Minot, all ND; St. Olaf, Crane Creek & Immanuel, New Hampton; Bethlehem, Slater; Bethany, Keller, all IA; Memorial, St. Paul; Pontoppidan, Ellendale; First, Hope, all MN. Buerger, the Rev. Martin A., 92, Zelienople, PA; Feb. 3. Calls: LCMS congre- gations in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Illinois, Missouri & Pennsylvania; St. Andrew & assist. to the bishop, ELCA Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod, Pittsburgh, PA. Early, the Rev. Henry R., 89, Cornwall, PA; March 17. Calls: St. Paul, Newville; Flohr, McKnightstown; St. Paul, Annville; Redeemer, Harrisburg, all PA.
Ericksen, the Rev. Henry E., 97, Bellevue, WA; March 22. Calls: Hope & Glen Flora, Ladysmith, WI; First, Northridge; Ascension, Rolling Hills, both CA. Fuzzey, the Rev. Timothy J., 69, Minneapolis; March 6. Calls: St. Stephen, Bloomington; Holy Cross, Duluth; Mt. Olivet, Minneapolis, all MN. Gahagen, the Rev. Kathleen E., 44 (on disability leave), North Tonawanda, NY; Feb. 28. Call: Abiding Savior, North Tonawanda. Gittler, the Rev. Henry D., 81, Homestead, FL; March 1. Calls: Redeemer, Shawnee, KS; St. John, Lanham; Zion, Diller; Redeemer, Hooper; Trinity, Omaha, all NE. Gring, Darlene (AIM), 75, Michigan City, IN; March 17. Call: teacher, St. Paul Lutheran School, Michigan City. Heiney, the Rev. Mark, A., 85, Marietta, PA; March 25. Calls: Zion, Marietta; Zion, Leola; Grace, Gettysburg; St. Luke, Colebrook; St. Matthew, Lebanon, all PA.
Jacobson, the Rev. Kenneth “Jake,” 95, Fairbury, NE; March 25. Calls: Bethany, Bethlehem, First & Grand View, Columbus, ND; Trinity, Newman Grove; Our Savior, Plainview; American, Fairbury; St. Paul, Gilead, all NE. Klein, the Rev. Frank O., 93, Peachtree City, GA; March 24. Calls: staff, ALC Eastern District, Washington, DC; Bethany, Bethel Park, PA; Bethany, Suit- land, MD; Lord of Life, Lorain, OH; Hope, Port St. Lucie, FL. Lambert, the Rev. George E., 74, Mansfield, OH; March 21. Calls: Zion, Homerville; Mt. Zion, Spencer; Holy Cross, Fairfield; Good Hope, Youngstown; Holy Trinity, Mansfield, all OH. Lassman, the Rev. Lonnie D., 83, Duluth, MN; March 22. Calls: Christ, Augusta, KS; chaplain, St. Mary’s Hospital & Trinity, Duluth, MN. Lignell, the Rev. Robert J., 91, Grand Rapids, MI; Feb. 7. Calls: Trinity & Faith, Grand Rapids, MI. Mahler, the Rev. Kenneth L., 86, Silver Spring, MD; Feb. 17. Calls: missionary- at-large, LCMS Atlantic District & St. John, South Weymouth; Newtons, New- ton Centre, all MA; missionary to Cambridge, England; LCMS missionary to Panama City, Panama; missionary, Community In Exile, Managua, Nicaragua. Martin, the Rev. David L., 72, Salisbury, NC; March 23. Calls: Good Shepherd, Goldsboro; admin. asst. to the pres./bishop & secretary, LCA North Carolina Synod, Salisbury; St. Paul, Durham; St. Mark, Asheville, all NC; assoc. dir. for leadership support, LCA Div. for Professional Leadership, Philadelphia. Petersen, the Rev. Robert G., 94, Lanoka Harbor, NJ; March 5. Calls: Good Shepherd, Somerville; Christ, Camden; St. Paul, Beachwood, all NJ. Rhoads, the Rev. Russell W., 75, Minot, ND; March 14. Calls: St. Olaf, Turtle Lake; Our Savior, Mercer; Zion, Berthold (parish included St. Olaf, Tagus & Our Savior, Blaisdell, for some years), all ND.
Schroeder, the Rev. F. Howard., 75, Colorado Springs, CO; March 9. Calls: St. James, Garden City, KS; Hope, Tulsa, OK; Zion, Loveland, CO; American, Kellogg, ID; St. John, Atkinson; St. Paul, Byron; St. Paul, Hardy, all NE. Svendsbye, the Rev. Lloyd A., 83, Eden Prairie, MN; March 2. Calls: Our Saviour, Minneapolis; prof. of religion, Concordia, College, Moorhead; staff, Lutheran World Federation Assembly & editor-in-chief, Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis; vice pres. & dean of students, St. Olaf College, North- field; pres., Luther Theological Sem./Northwestern Lutheran Theological Sem. & Luther Sem., St. Paul, all MN; Trinity, Brooklyn, NY; pres., Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD. (See page 13.) Thielo, the Rev. Paul J., 83, Akron, OH; March 12. Calls: asst. prof., Con- cordia College & Calvary, Portland, OR; asst. exec. sec., American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, New York; All Saints & chaplain, Long Island Lutheran High School, Brookville, all NY; Calvary & dir. of Christian Ed. Ecum., Leonia, NJ; Messiah, Fairview Park, OH. Tollefson, the Rev. Wesley D., 84, Renton, WA; Feb. 27. Calls: Port Madison, Winslow; Christ the King, Tacoma; Christ the King, Snohomish; St. John, Bellingham; Shepherd of the Valley, Maple Valley, all WA. Torgerson, the Rev. Lowell I. Jr., 86, Fox Island, WA; Feb. 20. Calls: Bethesda, Ames, IA; Central, Oakland; Ascension, San Francisco; Olivet, Inglewood; Faith, Marysville; Preaching-Prayer Ministries Inc., La Mesa, all CA; Community, Chicago. Williams, the Rev. Robert E., 88, Marinette, WI; March 16. Calls: Bethany, Norway, MI; St. Paul, Burton (Potos); Christ, Lancaster, both WI.
Anniversaries
ELCA congregations observing their founding in 2014 are listed in 25-year increments, beginning with 300 years and ending with 100 years. Additional listings will appear in future issues. See also, February and March, page 46. Source: ELCA Office of the Secretary.
150 YEARS
MINNESOTA: Cambridge, Cambridge; Saetersdal, Harmony; Gol, Kenyon.
PENNSYLVANIA: Messiah, Muncy; St. Paul, White Haven. SOUTH DAKOTA: Brule Creek, Elk Point; Gayville & Bergen, Gayville; Vangen, Mission Hill.
VIRGINIA: Wheatland, Buchanan. WISCONSIN: Brush Creek, Cashton; Holden, Colfax; Zion American, Granton.
125 YEARS CALIFORNIA: Trinity, Fort Bragg.
CONNECTICUT: Emanuel, Hartford; Immanuel, Meriden; Zion, South- ington; Ebenezer, Willimantic. IDAHO: St. John, Genesee. ILLINOIS: St. Philip, Blue Island; Zion, Farmersville; Grace, Ophiem. INDIANA: Holy Trinity, Muncie; Zion, Portland.
IOWA: St. John, Akron; Bethlehem, Inwood; St. John, Pomeroy; St. Paul, Thornton.
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