ANNIVERSARIES


ELCA congregations oberserving their founding in 2016 are listed in 25-year increments, begin- ning with 350 years and ending with 100 years. (See also, March, page 44; June and July, page 49.) Source: ELCA Office of the Secretary.


125 years NEBRASKA: Hope, Burr; Sinai, Fremont; Zion, Leigh; Our Savior, Plainview; St. John


Evangelical, Schuyler. NEW JERSEY: Christ Evangelical, Bridgeton;


Trinity, Jersey City; St. John, Passaic. NEW MEXICO: St. Paul, Albuquerque. NEW YORK: Bethlehem, Falconer; Bethany,


Olean. NORTH CAROLINA: Augsburg, Winston-Salem. NORTH DAKOTA: Herby, Argusville; Elim,


Fargo; Elm River, Galesburg; Zion, Oriska. OHIO: Bethany, Ashtabula; Fifth, Springfield. OREGON: Peace, Portland. PENNSYLVANIA: Hebron, Avonmore; Trin-


ity, Chambersburg; Salem, Hazleton; St. John, Hummelstown; Holy Trinity, Lebanon; St. John, McKeesport; First, New


Kensington;St. Matthew, Pine Grove; Trinity, Smethport; St. Matthew, Williamsport; St.


Mark, Wilkes-Barre; St. Peter, York. SOUTH CAROLINA: Mt. Horeb, Chapin. SOUTH DAKOTA: Zion, Garretson. TEXAS: Salem, Austin; Immanuel, Comfort;


Trinity, Hamilton. VIRGINIA: Christ, Radford. WASHINGTON: St. John, Bellingham; Zion,


Davenport; Immanuel, Everson; Fairfield Community, Fairfield; St. John, Sprague;


Emanuel, Ritzville; St. Paul, Winlock. WISCONSIN: Bethany, Aniwa; St. John, Avoca; Squaw Creek, Black River Falls; Cooksville, Evansville; United in Christ & St. John Evangeli- cal, Morrisonville; St. John, Prairie du Sac; Immanuel Evangelical & Trinity Evangelical, Rhinelander; Bethel, Superior; Zion, Tigerton.


100 years KENTUCKY: Gloria Dei, Lakeside Park. MAINE: Grace, Auburn. MARYLAND: St. John, Baltimore. MICHIGAN: First, Ewen; Salem, Flint.


DEATHS


Andersen, the Rev. Thomas W., 71, Aberdeen, Scotland; May 18. Calls: Galilee, Pasadena, MD;


Perry Highway, Wexford; counselor/


admin., SW Butler County Counseling Center, Mars, both PA; Peace, Paget, Bermuda.


Bishop, the Rev. Loyal G., 86, Terre Haute, IN; June 11. Calls: St. Mark, Bowling Green; Bethesda-on-the-Bay, Bay Village, both OH; Faith, Lexington, KY; Trinity, Terre Haute.


Bland, the Rev. Richard M., 86; College Park, MD; April 30. Calls: missionary, Kingston, Jamaica; prof., Lutheran Theological Southern Sem., Columbia, SC; Apostles, Chesapeake; St. Mark, Forestville; St. Martin, New Market, all VA.


Bock, the Rev. Elmer W., 87, Gainesville, FL; April 12. Calls: St. Paul, Melbourne; University, Gainesville; both FL; faculty, Capital Univ., Columbus, OH.


Ericksen, the Rev. John M., 68, Vashon, WA; June 28. Calls: Central, Anchorage, AK; Lake Chelan, Chelan; Vashon, Vashon; Prince of Peace, Everett, all WA.


Erling, the Rev. S. Bernhard, 94, St. Peter, MN; July 1. Calls: Bethany, Des Moines, IA; St. Paul, Ansonia, CT; chaplain/asst. prof., Upsala College, East Orange, NJ; prof., theology, Bible & Reformation studies, Gustavus Adolphus, St. Peter.


Freyer, the Rev. Ellsworth E., 81, Cedarburg, WI; May 25. Calls: Resurrection, Green Bay; Holy Communion, Racine; Christ, Mequon, all WI.


Gaard, the Rev. Arthur K., 87, St. Paul, MN; May 17. Calls: St. Mark, Woonsocket, RI; Trinity, Watertown; Holy Trinity, St. Paul, both MN.


Hanssen, the Rev. George D., 75, Durham, NC; June 5. Calls: Christ the King, Vestal; St. Michael, Camillus, both NY; ELCA evangelism consultant, Region 7; Advent, Wyckoff, NJ.


Hofrenning, the Rev. Ralph W., 94, Fargo, ND; May 31. Calls: missionary, Sanral Mission, Assam,


India; Ebenezer, Chicago; chaplain,


Lutheran Home, Madison; St. Paul, Angora; Oak Ridge, Thief River Falls; Bethany, Remer; Our Savior, Outing; Calvary, Orr; Viking, Zion, all MN; Vang, Manfred; Trinity-Bethany, Harvey; Hoff, Hemdal, all ND.


Johnson, Grace E. (AIM), 85, Story City, IA; May 21. Calls: organ teacher, Augustana Academy, Canton, SD; organist, St. Petri, & sec., Riverside Lutheran Bible Camp, Story City.


Knutson, the Rev. Paul E., 74, Moorhead, MN; June 13. Calls: Grove Lake & North Immanuel, Pelican Rapids; Good Shepherd, Clearbrook; Our Savior, Leonard;


interim, Northwestern


Minnesota congregations; Grace & Our Savior, Grygla, all MN.


McCormick, the Rev. Joseph D., 83, Lincoln, MI; June 23. Calls: Trinity, Barton City; New Life, Hubbard Lake, both MI.


Nelson, the Rev. Steven G., 66, Mukilteo, WA; June 9. Calls: St. John, Olin, IA; Resurrection, Oak Forest; Faith, Glen Ellyn, both IL; interims in Minnesota and Washington.


Olson, the Rev. Harold W. Jr., 84, Apple


Valley, MN; May 24. Call: Prince of Peace, Burnsville, MN.


Ruehle, the Rev. Chuck A., 68, Mt. Pleas- ant, WI; June 1. Calls: co-dir., Lutheran Human Relations Association of America, Reforma- tion & co-exec. dir., Crossroads Ministries, all Milwaukee.


Schrack, the Rev. Robert E., 86, Indianapolis; June 21. Calls: Gloria Dei, Downers Grove; Luther Memorial, Springfield; Martin Luther, Chicago; Salem Evangelical, Jonesboro, all IL; Our Redeemer, McMurray; Immanuel, Irwin, both PA; Zion, Franklin, KY.


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Smoot, Lillian (AIM), 85, Cincinnati, OH; May 28. Call: lay associate, First English Evangelical; Cincinnati.


Spratlin, the Rev. Richard E., 80, Ephrata, PA; June 5. Calls: Calvary, Bronx, NY; Lutheran Home


for Orphans/Aged, Germantown;


admin., Lutheran Home, Johnstown; Christ, Montgomery; St. Stephen, Lancaster; Bender, Biglerville, all PA.


Stephan, the Rev. Philip G., 80, Tucson, AZ; Jan. 12. Calls: Served LCMS calls from 1961- 1977; counselor, Samaritan Counseling Center, Denver; counselor, Presbyterian Counseling Service; Snohomish, WA.


Stephey, the Rev. David H., 73, pastor of Emmanuel, LaOtto, IN; June 19, cause not reported. Calls: Trinity & St. Paul, Rockgrove, IL; Bethel, Cicero; St. John, Kokomo; St. Mark, Monroeville; Zion, Hartford City; St. James, Holland; St. John, Nappanee, all IN.


Warber, the Rev. Richard A., 87, Mt. Pleasant, WI; June 14. Calls: St. Martin, Cross Plains; St. John, Mazomanie; St. John, Madison; St. Luke, Greendale, all WI.


MINNESOTA: First, Karlstad; First English, Tyler. MONTANA: First, Circle; First, Lambert. NEBRASKA: United, Lincoln; Bethel,


Omaha; St. Mark, Pender; Luther Memorial,


Syracuse. NEW YORK: Grace Evangelical, Astoria; St.


Peter, Baldwin; Grace, North Bellmore. NORTH CAROLINA: Hoy Trinity, Charlotte;


Grace, Hendersonville. NORTH DAKOTA: Duck Creek, Hettinger; McVille, McVille; Our Savior, Mercer; Calvary,


Oberon; Our Savior, Page; English, Tuttle. OHIO: St. Mark, Bowling Green; Redeemer,


Toledo. OREGON: Grace First, Bend. PENNSYLVANIA: Hope Evangelical, Cranberry


Township; Messiah, Erie; Temple, Havertown. SOUTH DAKOTA: First, Claire City; Salem, Mt.


Vernon; Immanuel, Mud Butte. TEXAS: St. James, Ganado; Bethel, Lyford;


Peace, Woodsboro. VIRGINIA: Christ, Roanoke. WISCONSIN: First English, Appleton; St. Luke, Osseo.


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