Deaths
Bella, the Rev. Igor V., 82, Dublin, NH; Dec. 13. Calls: Augsburg, Toledo; Trinity, Clinton; St. John, Martins Ferry; St. John, Deshler, all OH.
Bichel, the Rev. Charles W., 80, Carson, IA; Dec. 15. Calls: St. John, Athol, KS; Immanuel, Chadron; Salem, Fontanelle, both NE; Navy chaplain; St. James, Jacksonville, FL.
Blair, the Rev. Edward A., 76, Payson, AZ; Jan. 12. Calls: Zion, Anoka; Zion, Buffalo, both MN.
Bohnsack, Joyce E. (AIM), 85, Davenport, IA; Dec. 16. Call: staff, St. Paul, Davenport.
Boss, the Rev. Walter G., 96, Dallas, OR; Dec. 13. Calls: LCMS congrega- tions from 1948 to 1976; Salem, Mt. Vernon, WA.
Caulder, the Rev. Leland M., 91, Columbia, SC; Jan. 16. Calls: Luther & Mock’s Chapels, Damascus; St. James, Chilhowie, both VA; Holy Trinity, Kingsport; First, Nashville, both TN; Grace, Houston; Shades Valley, Birming- ham, AL; Ascension, Jackson, MS.
Cook, the Rev. Edwin A., 87, Cary, NC; Jan. 9. Calls: Coble’s, Julian; St. Luke, Monroe; Ascension, Wilson; Antioch, Dallas.
Cruse, the Rev. Guy C., 88, White Rock, SC; Dec. 24. Calls: St. Stephen & Mount Olive, Gold Hill, NC; Cedar Grove, Leesville; Bethel, White Rock.
Dommer, the Rev. Fred D., 97, Ledger, MT; Dec. 26. Calls: Hope, Walker, MN; Gold Hill, Butte, MT; Lamb of God, Anaheim; Our Savior, Bakersfield; both CA; Our Savior, Page; Trinity, Ayr, both ND.
Flesner, the Rev. Paul E., 74, Wheeling, IL; Jan. 1. Calls: St. Timothy, Naper- ville; Grace, Springfield; Good Shepherd, Prospect Heights, all IL.
Garton, the Rev. Darwin D., 61, interim pastor of St. Mark, Verdon & St. Peter, Falls City, both NE; Dec. 14 following a short illness. Calls: Edensburg, Malmo; Salem, Wakefield, both NE.
Gilmore, the Rev. John D., 88, Issaquah, WA; Jan. 5. Calls: Our Savior, Wild Rose Preaching Place & Richland, Richland; First, Opheim, all MT; Twin Har- bors, Grayland; Bethlehem, Tacoma, both WA; juvenile court chaplain, St. Paul Area Council of Churches, St. Paul, MN.
Anniversaries
ELCA congregations observing their founding in 2016 are listed in 25-year increments, beginning with 350 years and ending with 100 years. Addi- tional listings will appear in future issues of the magazine. Source: ELCA Office of the Secretary.
350 years VIRGIN ISLANDS: Frederick, St. Thomas.
275 years GEORGIA: Ascension, Savannah. PENNSYLVANIA: Jerusalem Western Salisbury, Allentown.
250 years PENNSYLVANIA: Solomon Evangelical, Chambersburg.
225 years MARYLAND: Zion, Williamsport. PENNSYLVANIA: St. John, Friedensburg; St. James, Ligonier; St. John Evangelical, St. Johns; Bethlehem, Scenery Hill. VIRGINIA: Zion, Rural Retreat.
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Hall, the Rev. Robert F., 92, Hayesville, OH; Dec. 17. Calls: Zion, Reedsburg; First, Plymouth; Emmanuel, Elyria; and St. Michael, Mifflin, all OH.
Hemken, the Rev. Lowell E., 82; Fort Collins, CO; Dec. 15. Calls: St. Paul, Nevada, MO; St. Mark, St. Paul, NE; Mountain View, Thornton; Shepherd of the Hills & Trinity, Ft. Collins, all CO.
Herder, the Rev. Merill O., 87, Onalaska, WI; Dec. 26. Calls: Trinity, Waterloo, IA; Christ, Duluth, MN; East Koshkonong, Cambridge; St. Paul, Mayville; Cen- tral & Modena, Mondovi; Good Shepherd & Bethel, La Crosse; Middle Coon Valley, Chaseburg, all WI.
Hershey, the Rev. Marjorie R., 73, Rapid City, SD; Dec. 11. Calls: Prairie Fellowship Parish, Bison; Piedmont Valley, Piedmont, both SD.
Hewes, the Rev. Donald S., 73, Riverside, CA; Dec. 14. Calls: Zion, Farmers- ville, IL; Emanuel, Modesto; Good Shepherd, Concord; Hope, Riverside, all CA.
Huglen, the Rev. Erling, 83, Roseau, MN; Dec. 19. Calls: Trinity-Bethany & St. Petri, Harvey, ND; Rose, Spruce & Moe, Roseau; Riverside, Wannaska; Pinegrove, Pencer; Bethesda, Skime, all MN; Salem, Wampum, MB, Canada.
Klos, Sarah W. (AIM), 90, Medford, NJ; Dec. 24. Calls: Christ, Oreland, PA; Prince of Peace, Marlton, NJ.
Laursen, the Rev. Chris A., 85, Sault Ste. Marie, MI; Dec. 2. Calls: Calvary, Southfield; St. Peter, Battle Creek; Good Shepherd, Manistee, all MI.
Mittermaier, the Rev. John G., 92, Ashville, OH; Jan. 10. Calls: St. Mark, Ft. Wayne, IN; St. Paul, Dayton; Grace, Fremont; staff, ALC Ohio Dist., Columbus; Trinity, Circleville, all OH; Trinity, Evanston, IL. In 1975 he served as bishop of the Ohio Dist.
Morkert, the Rev. Larry J., 76, Palatine, IL; Jan 14. Calls: Holy Trinity, min- istry to Robert Taylor Homes; teacher/chaplain, Luther North High School; Chicago Uptown Ministry; chaplain, Vitas Hospital, all Chicago; Our Saviour, Arlington Heights, IL; St. Paul, Birmingham, AL; St. John, San Francisco; chaplain, Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz, both CA.
Mullins, the Rev. Terence Y., 94, Philadelphia; Dec. 22. Calls: Bethlehem, Waynesboro; Melanchthon, Weyers Cave, both VA; faculty, Lutheran Theo. Sem. at Philadelphia; ed., ULCA & LCA Board of Parish Ed.; ed., LCA Div. for Parish Services, all Philadelphia.
Myrom, the Rev. Donald B., 75, Hoffman Estates, IL; Dec. 17. Calls: St. Mark, Abington; Faith, Andover, both MA; dir. of development & asst. to pres., Lutheran Theo. Sem. at Philadelphia; dir., capital campaigns, Ward, Dreshman and Reinhardt, Worthington; dir., development, Lutheran Social Services of the Miami Valley, Dayton, both OH; Prince of Peace, Schaum- burg, IL.
Okerlund, the Rev. Emery E., 77, Mt. Jewett, PA; Dec. 22. Calls: Holy Trinity, Elkins, WV; Triumphant Cross, Salem, NH; Salem, Bridgeport, CT; asst. to bishop, LCA New England Synod, Worcester, MA; dir., resident stewardship services, ELCA Div. for Congregational Min., Chicago; St. Michael, Cherry Hill, NJ.
Olson, the Rev. Don E., 80, Islamorada, FL; Dec. 29. Calls: Resurrection, Hialeah; St. Peter, pastor developer, ALC Div. for Mission in N. America & St. John, Miami, all FL.
Osmundson, the Rev. Arthur E., 91, Renton, WA; Jan. 15. Calls: St. Mat- thew, Renton; St. Mark, Spokane; Christ the King, Sumner; all WA; Zion, The Dalles, OR; Christ our Savior, Anchorage.
Pecht, the Rev. Virgil Y., 84, Brenham, TX; Nov. 13. Calls: Immanuel, Com- fort; St. John, Waller; Trinity, Hempstead; Faith, Taft; St. Peter, Gay Hill; First, Somerville, all TX.
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