Deaths


Awes, the Rev. Robert S., 85, Chicago; April 14. Calls: Glenwood, Bethle- hem & Troy, Crosby, ND; La Salle, La Salle; Lake Hanska, Hanska, both MN; Lake View & St. Timothy, Chicago.


Backman, the Rev. Ralph J., 95, Marinette, WI; April 13. Calls: chaplain, Berea Homes (National Lutheran Council), Berea, OH; Bethany, Amery; Cal- vary, Two Rivers; Grace, Pembine, all WI; Bethlehem, Wing, ND; St. Stephen, Stephenson; Gethsemane, Wallace; Bethany, Quinnesec, all MI.


Bersagel, the Rev. Edwin L., 88, Lakeville, MN; March 30. Calls: Hannaford, Union & Eidjord, Hannaford; St. Olaf, Walum, all ND; Willow Creek & Dell Rapids, Dell Rapids; Memorial, Pierre; Grace, Hayes; assist. to the bishop, ALC South Dakota Dist., Sioux Falls, all SD; Holy Cross & chaplain, St. Luke Episcopal Hospital, Houston; prison chap- lain, Leavenworth, KS; exec. dir., ALC Office of Support to Ministries, Minneapolis; exec. dir., ELCA Conference of Bishops, Chicago.


Bersie, the Rev. Richard B., 81, Kent, WA; April 4. Calls: Trinity, Hawthorne, CA; Phinney Ridge & Riverton Heights, Seattle.


Christianson, the Rev. Conrad J., 79, Win- chester, VA; Feb. 27. Call: Bethel, Winchester.


Conway, the Rev. Beverly L., 80, Blue Island, IL; April 8. Calls: Bethel of Englewood & Light of Christ, Chicago; Redeemer, South Holland, all IL.


Crumley, the Rev. James R. Jr., 90, Chapin, SC, April 7. Calls: St. James, Greeneville; Grace, Oak Ridge, both TN; Ascension, Savannah, GA; LCA secretary; LCA pres. & bishop; prof., Newberry College, Newberry & Lutheran Theological Southern Sem., Colum- bia; interim, Wittenberg & Faith, Batesburg- Leesville, all SC. (See page 44.)


Damrow, the Rev. Thomas A., 90, San Anto- nio; March 20. Calls: Alzona, Phoenix; Christ, Goodyear, both AZ; Calvary, Rio Lindo, CA; missionary, Ethiopia; Prince of Peace, Lincoln; Trinity, Bruning, both NE; Zion & Peace, St. Francis, KS.


Drury, the Rev. James H., 67, pastor of Ascension St. Matthew, Price, UT; April 7 fol- lowing a stroke. Calls: Sitka, Sitka, AK; Christ the King, Universal City, TX; Peace, Lompoc, CA. He also served as the Alaska Synod cor- respondent for The Lutheran magazine.


Ehlers, the Rev. Edwin L., 85, Fletcher, NC, April 13. Calls: St. James, Phillipsburg; St. Matthew, Moorestown; asst. to pres., LCA New Jersey Synod, all NJ; Trinity, Worcester, MA; Redeemer, McLean, VA. From 1970 to 1978 he served as president of the LCA New Jersey Synod.


Ferree, the Rev. Brenda J., 68 (on disability leave), Felton, PA; April 22. Call: St. James, York, PA.


Gatzke, Sister Frieda (deaconess), 85, Vic- June 2015 45


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toria, BC, Canada; Feb. 25. Calls: parish worker, ULC Board of American Missions; field secretary, Board of College Education and Church Vocations; minister of education, San Pedro, Miami; lay associate, LCA Board of Ameri- can Missions; deaconess, Our Savior, Calgary, AB, Canada; directing dea- coness, Lutheran Deaconess Community, Gladwyne, PA.


Greeny, the Rev. John T., 90, Everett, WA; April 12. Calls: English, Oxford Junction, IA; St. Paul, Spokane; St. Mark, Olympia; Calvary, Seattle; Trinity, Everett, all WA.


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