Deaths

Lutheran, The, Jun 1999

Amundson, the Rev. Earl F., 81, Northfield, MN; Feb. 23. Calls: Prince of Peace, Margate. FL; Trinity & West Lake Johanna, Brooten; Our Savior, Lamberton; St. Paul. Pine Island; Bethlehem, Darfur, all MN.

Anderson, the Rev. Kenneth R.. 85. Lancaster, PA; April 12. Calls: Holy Spirit, Philadelphia; St. Peter, Pottstown; St. Mark, Mechanicsburg; St. Matthew, Pine Grove; chaplain, Rockview State Correction. Inst., Bellefonte, all PA.

Benson, the Rev. W. Burdette, 81, Northfield, MN; Jan. 24. Calls: missionary, China; Augustana, Cumberland; Ebenezer, Poskin; Trinity, McKinley, all WI; Chisago Lake, Center City: Swedlanda, Hector, both MN.

Efird, the Rev. Frank Kimball, 82, Salisbury, NC; March 15. Calls: St. Luke, Monroe; St. John, Salisbury; both NC; Holy Trinity, Wytheville Christ, Roanoke, both VA; Luther Memorial, Madison, WI; Holy Trinity, Akron, OH. He ser,ed as correspondent, The Lutheran, & editor, The Virginia Lutheran.

Fredrick, the Rev. Daniel H., 89, Wilson, NC; March 31. Calls: St. Paul & Emmanuel, Leesville; St. John, Celina; St. Paul, Dayton, all OH; military chaplain, US Army & US Air Force; organizer, Intl. Luth. Church. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Shepherd of the Sea, Atlantic Beach, NC.

Freeman, the Rev. Frank M., 81, Lincoln, NE; April 11. Calls: St. Luke, Buffalo, WY; Edensburg, Wahoo; Trinity, Wolbach, both NE.

Heidmann, the Rev. Armin R., 67, La Crosse, WI; Feb. 22. Calls: Trinity, Rocky Point, NY; Christus Victor, Dearborn, MI; campus pastor, U. of Wisconsin/Viterbo College Western Tech. Inst., La Crosse.

Jereb, the Rev. Gail R., 51, pastor Augustana, Sioux Falls, SD; Feb. 23 of cancer. Call: Hope, Summit, SD.

Johnson, the Rev. Clarence, 87, New Hope, MN; March 24. Calls: Long Lake, Haugen; Trinity, Birchwood, both WI; Porter,es Marble & Hansonville, Porter; First of Highland & Whalen, Whalen; Heron Lake, Heron Lake; Delafield, Wilder; St. John, Donnelly; Emmanuel & Bethany, Morris, all MN.

Kern, the Rev. Donald W., 72, Casselton, ND; Feb. 16. Calls: St. John, Yutan, NE; Immanuel, Sioux City, IA; Prince of Peace, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Nathanael, Reserve, MT; Gustaf Adolf, Gwinner; Maple Sheyenne, Harwood; Valle, Rolette, all ND.

Loddigs, the Rev. Herbert G., 85, Minneapolis; April 7. Calls: missionary, Philippines & China; Highland & East Highland, Brandt, SD; Concordia, Los Angeles; faculty, Golden Valley Lutheran College, Minneapolis.

Nelson, the Rev. Carl E.R., 83, Warren, PA: March 14. Calls: Messiah, Auburn, WA: First English, Great Falls, MT; St. Paul, Warren.

Rasmussen, the Rev. Corliss M., 87, Minneapolis; Feb. 20. Calls: Riverside, Sioux City, IA; chaplain, US Army; campus pastor, U. of Wisconsin, Madison; Our Savior, Columbia Falls, MT; Trinity, Cooperstown; Mabel, Sutton; Grace & Our Savior, Oakes; chaplain, Jamestown State Hospital, Jamestown, all ND.

Schweiger, the Rev. Franklin J., 91, Troy, NY; March 31. Calls: St. John by the Sea, Long Beach; chaplain, Queens General Hospital, Queens; St. Mark, Crum Creek: St. Paul, St. Johnsville; Calvary, Bronx; Our Saviour, New York; Concordia, Buffalo, all NY.

Sutter, the Rev. Harold E., 8I, Eagle Grove, IA; Feb. 7. Calls: Pine Creek, Immanuel & Concordia, Ross; Union State Line, Petersburg, MN; Palestine, Dolliver; Grace, Hanlontown; St. Olaf, West Union: First, Ossian, all IA.

Sveom, the Rev. Freeman O., 86, Minneapolis; April 22. Calls: St. Paul, Superior; Christ, Peshtigo; Porterfield, Porterfield; Bethel, La Crosse, all WI; Spring Lake Park & Nokomis Heights, Minneapolis; chaplain, US Navy; faculty, Oak Grove High School, Fargo, ND

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Murken, Kenneth L., 64, Lake Bluff, IL; April 16 of cancer. Murken was assist. ELCA treasurer and treasurer of the ELCA Mission Investment Fund.