Deaths
Bateson, the Rev. John G., 65, Pittsburgh, PA; Nov. 29. Calls: Trinity, Bridge- port, OH; Good Shepherd, McKees Rocks, PA.
Beistel, the Rev. Brian K., 71, Bothell, WA; Dec. 17. Calls: Holy Trinity, Mer- cer Island; Luther Memorial, Seattle, both WA; First Immanuel, Portland; Cal- vary, Hillsboro, both OR.
Bernheisel, the Rev. John G., 93, York, PA; Nov. 28. Calls: Emmanuel, Wind- sor Park (York); St. Jacob, York New Salem; St. Paul, Stoverstown; First, Mif- flinburg; Dreisbach, Lewisburg; Zion, Hummelstown; St. John, Columbia, all PA.
Boraas, the Rev. Roger S., 88, Philadelphia; Dec. 3. Calls: Emmanuel, Pleasantville, NY; Bethlehem, Cleveland Heights, OH; chaplain & prof. of reli- gion, Upsala College, East Orange, NJ.
Corbett, Juliana Jenkins (AIM), 79, West Columbia, SC; Dec. 30. Call: dir. of Christian ed., Our Savior, West Columbia.
Decker, the Rev. Sigmund S., 85, Charleston, SC; Jan. 2. Calls: Grace, Brookville; St. Matthew, Ramsaytown; First, Ridgway; chaplain & social ser- vice dir., Lutheran Home at Kane, Kane, all PA.
Everett, the Rev. David P., 77, Mora, MN; Nov. 16. Calls: Malmo & Beth- lehem, Aitkin County; Trinity, Minnehaha Falls; Gethsemane, Upsala; Holy Cross, Shoreview; Grace, Mora; Siloa, Braham; Cambridge, Cambridge, all MN; Christ, Somerset, WI.
Freed, the Rev. Edwin D., 94, Wooster, OH; Dec. 12. Calls: Tressler, Loys- ville; prof. of religion, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, both PA.
Glass, the Rev. Joseph D. Jr., 78, Hickory, NC; Dec. 12. Calls: Beth Eden, Newton; prof. of Christian ed., Lenoir-Rhyne Univ., Hickory, both NC.
Gronseth, the Rev. Stephen L., 88, Atlantic, IA; Nov. 16. Calls: St. Andrew, Hurst, TX; Mt. Olivet, Medicine Lake, MN; Zion, Deerfield Beach, FL; St. Paul, Albia; Immanuel, Kimballton, both IA.
Hanko, the Rev. George M., 77, Jeannette, PA; Nov. 4. Call: St. Mark, Duquesne, PA.
Hillstrom, the Rev. Richard L., 99, Minneapolis; Dec. 16. Calls: Bethel, Gary, IN; Mt. Olivet, Minneapolis; chaplain, Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul, both MN.
Ingram, the Rev. George S., 85, Perry, UT; Nov. 5. Calls: Air Force chaplain; Holy Cross, Brigham City, UT.
Johnson, the Rev. Dale B., 79, Surfside, CA; Dec. 17. Calls: Our Savior, Roy UT; Luther Memorial, Fresno; Resurrection, Huntington Beach; Holy Redeemer, Newark; St. Stephen, El Dorado Hills; Prince of Peace, La Mirada; Mt. Calvary, Cypress, all CA.
Jurgensen, the Rev. L. Richard, 90, Galesburg, IL; Nov. 4. Calls: Deronda & Little Falls, Deronda; St. Peter, Dresser; Scandinavia, Scandinavia; Farming- ton, Sheridan, all WI; campus pastor, Minot State Teachers College, Minot, ND; campus pastor, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb; campus pastor, Univ. of Chicago; St. James, Western Springs, all IL.
Leino, the Rev. Henry W., 89, Harrison, ME; Oct. 31. Calls: Trinity, Thomas- ton, ME; Holy Trinity, Chassel, MI; St. Paul, Fitchburg, MA; Zion, Fairport, OH; Gloria Dei, Brooklyn; St. John, Middletown, both NY.
Linder, the Rev. Robert L., 80, Flagstaff, AZ; Nov. 28. Calls: Mt. Zion, Lucas; First English, Toledo, both OH; Tanque Verde, Tucson; Gloria de Christo, Yuma; Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Flagstaff, all AZ; Good Shepherd, Buena Park, CA; Holy Spirit, Las Vegas.
Meyer, the Rev. Ronald E., 73, Granbury, TX; Nov. 28. Calls: Grace, Buffalo; All Saints, Hamburg; Zion, New Hartford, all NY; Shepherd of Life, Arlington; Midland & chaplain, Samaritan Counseling Center, Midland, all TX.
Miley, the Rev. James E., 78, Ventura, CA; Nov. 26. Calls: Our Redeemer, Simi Valley; Christ, San Clemente; St. James, Redding; St. Stephen of the Valley, Palmdale; St. Michael, Sun Valley; Mt. Cross, Camarillo, all CA; ELCA regional coord. for the Southwest, PA, MD & WV areas.
Moore, the Rev. Clarence C., 85, Berlin, PA; Dec. 8. Calls: Christ, Little Moore; St. Paul & Emmanuel, Cherryville; St. Paul, Smoke; Friedens, Len- hartsville; Zion, Hamburg; Shell, Grantville; St. Luke, Rockwood; Zion (Shaf- fers) United, Seven Valleys, all PA.
Neal, the Rev. Richard E., 82, Martinsburg, WV; Dec. 21. Call: St. Thomas, Charles Town, WV.
Olsen, the Rev. Arthur L., 84, Sioux Falls, SD; May 4, 2014. Calls: faculty, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD.
Olson, the Rev. Roger H., 86, Woodstock, IL; Dec. 6. Calls: Redeemer, Cen- tralia; Nativity, Wonder Lake; interim, Trinity, Harvard; interim, Salem, Syca- more; assoc. & interim, Light of Christ, Algonquin; interim, Grace, Wood- stock, all IL.
Pieper, the Rev. Paul Frederick W., 88, St. Petersburg, FL; Dec. 5. Calls: Redeemer, St. Joseph, MI; First, Pittsburgh, PA; Navy chaplain; Holy Com- forter, Treasure Island, FL.
Ray, the Rev. Edward E., 86, Tacoma, WA; Nov. 18. Calls: Trinity, Long Beach; Grace, Santa Barbara, both CA; visitation pastor, Grace, Des Moines, WA.
Schmidt, the Rev. Frederick J., 65, Olathe, KS; Oct. 16. Calls: Immanuel, Cairo; St. Paul, Calvary & Bethel, Chicago; interim, St. Paul, Orion; interim, First & Trinity, Moline; First, Princeton, all IL; Our Redeemer, Omaha; Prince of Peace, Lincoln, both NE; interim, St. Mark, Atchison; Elim, Marquette; St. Mark, Emporia, all KS; interim, St. Matthew, Butler; First, St. Joseph, both MO.
Siler, the Rev. Russell O., 72, Weems, VA; Dec. 26. Calls: Our Saviour, Warren- ton; Emmanuel, Messiah & Good Shepherd, Virginia Beach, all VA; interim, Redeemer, Jerusalem; dir., Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania, Har- risburg, PA; dir., Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs, Washington, DC.
Skarsten, the Rev. Trygve R., 86, Pickerington, OH; Nov. 6. Calls: Beth- lehem, Elizabeth, NJ; Calvary, Tucson, AZ; Trinity, Park Forest, IL; faculty, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA; faculty, Yale Univ. Divinity School, New Haven, CT; faculty, Luther Sem., Adelaide, Australia; faculty, Trinity Lutheran Sem., Columbus, OH; pres., Lutheran Bible Inst., Issaquah, WA.
Stippich, the Rev. Gunther J., 100, Wernersville, PA; Dec. 1. Calls: St. Mat- thew, Bronx; St. Michael, Philadelphia; St. John German, Reading, both PA.
Styblo, the Rev. Elaina L., 37, pastor of Faith, Massillon, OH; Jan. 2 of colon cancer.
Wager, the Rev. Martin J. Jr., 84, Granite Bay, CA; Nov. 30. Calls: Trinity, Fresno; Advent, Citrus Heights; St. Timothy, Monterey; Cross, Sacramento, all CA.
Warner, the Rev. Donald B., 90, York, PA; Jan. 2. Calls: St. Paul, Burnham; St. Mark, Alfarata; St. Mark, Mechanicsburg; St. Michael & Rohlers Parish, Rossville; St. Paul & Shiloh, York; Zion, Lebanon; St. Stephen, Mifflintown; Rohler, Dover, all PA.
Zehner, the Rev. Carl G., 98, Tucson, AZ; Dec. 9. Calls: Navy chaplain; Grace, Columbus; Grace, Greenville; St. Paul, Toledo; Trinity, Circleville; all OH.
Zellmer, the Rev. Bruce E., 83, Sioux City, IA; Nov. 30. Calls: Florida & Mar- ble, Canby; area dir., LSS of Minnesota, Willmar; interim, Immanuel & Arn- dahl, Grove City, all MN; chaplain, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL; chaplain, Trinity Hospital, Minot, ND; Prince of Peace & chaplain/assoc. dir., pastoral care, Bi-State Mental Health Foundation, Ponca City, OK; Memorial Drive, Houston.
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