Deaths

Lutheran, The, Nov 2001

Ackermann, the Rev. Elmer F., 97, Wittenberg, WI; Aug. 16. Calls: Trinity, Hornsby, IL; Truax-Trayer Mission, Velva, ND; St. Peter, New Richland; St. Peter, Otisco; Messiah, St. Paul; St. John, Owatonna, all MN; St. James, Bradner, OH.

Anderson, the Rev. Arnold. F., 88, Woodinville, WA; July 17. Calls: Dunbar, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Ballard First, Seattle; Cross and Crown, Renton; Our Savior, Issaquah, all WA; Portsmouth Trinity, Portland, OR.

Ford, the Rev. James D., 70, Alexandria, VA; Aug. 27. Calls: Bethany Elim, Ivanhoe, MN; chaplain, Cadet Chapel, West Point, NY; chaplain, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. (see page 8).

Groettum, the Rev. Carl J., 83, Sun City, AZ; Aug. 3. Calls: Bethlehem, Muskegon Heights; Trinity, Bradyville New Era, both MI; Our Redeemer, La Crosse, WI; Cross of Glory, Brooklyn Center, MN.

Heuser, the Rev. Earl F., 82, Quincy, IL; Aug. 28. Calls: Zion, Hanover, KS; St. Matthew, Johnson, NE; Emmanuel, Lawton, OK; St. Mark, Grandview, IN; St. Paul, Metropolis; Wiley, Ellisville; Salem, Mendon, all IL.

Lawver, the Rev. Arthur W. Jr., 91, Hershey, PA; July 2. Calls: St. Stephen, Brooklyn, NY; Trinity, Woodbury, NJ; Air Force chaplain; Holy Trinity, Berwick; asst. to pres., LCA Central Pa. Synod, Harrisburg; Christ, York, all PA.

Leivestad, the Rev. Edward R.,84, Oronoco, MN; July 28. Calls: Garden Valley, S Immanuel, N Immanuel, Scotsgaard, Bethesda, all SK, Canada; First, Dillon; First, Homestead; Froid, Froid, all MT; Hoff, Adams; Norman, Clifford; Elm River, Galesburg; Our Savior, Halliday, all ND.

Lundblad, the Rev. Lauren A., 91, Salem, OR; July 8. Calls: Bethel, San Francisco; Immanuel, San Jose; St. Matthew, Glendale; Gethsemane, Carmichael; Resurrection, San Bruno, all CA; Gloria Dei, Olympia, WA.

Oberkehr, the Rev. Charles M.L., 69, Cherry Hills, NJ; June 20. Calls: St. Paul, Collingswood; Grace, North Arlington; Holy Trinity, Audubon, all NJ.

Pearson, the Rev. Roger H., 72, Tumwater, WA; July 23. Calls: Concordia, Kingsbury, CA; Air Force chaplain; King of Glory, Fort Worth; Grace, Snyder, both TX; Faith, Okinawa City, Japan.

Pritz, the Rev. Donald D., 80, Kerrville, TX; June 14. Calls: St. John, Spinnerstown; Trinity, Perkasie, both PA; Faith Evangelical, St. Louis; Our Saviour, Arlington Heights; St. John, Sterling, both IL.

Reitz, the Rev. Marcus E., 72, Ankeny, IA; June 9. Calls: missionary, New Guinea; mission deputation, ALC Div. for World Mission and Interchurch Coop.; St. John & Immanuel, Osage; St. Paul, Palmer, St. John, Grinnell, all IA.

Robinson, the Rev. Michele L., 55, pastor of Good Shepherd, Robbins, IL; July 24 of pancreatic cancer. Calls: St. James & United in Christ, Chicago.

Roth, the Rev. John D., 83, Laona, WI; July 19. Calls: Nativity, Milwaukee; Army chaplain; Grace, Wayzata, MN.

Schiemann, the Rev. William H., 71, Mt. Vernon, NY; July 27. Calls: Christ & Epiphany, Brooklyn, NY Shockey, the Rev. Ralph I., 85, Moorestown, NJ; June 14. Calls: First, Windber, PA; St. John, Westville; superintendent, Lutheran Home, Moorestown, both NJ. For 26 years, he served as the LCA New Jersey Synod correspondent of the The Lutheran.

Stratton, the Rev. Jay D., 72, Bismarck, ND; June 11. Calls: Sheridan Drive, Eggertsville; Town Line, Town Line, both NY; Euclid, Euclid; St. John, Celina, both OH; Lord of Life, Bismarck, ND.

Tormala, the Rev. Alden A., 61, pastor of Faith Evangelical, St. Louis; July 16 of an apparent heart attack. Calls: St. Paul, Waukegan, IL; Trinity English, Fort Wayne, IN.

Zimmerman, the Rev. Herbert, 90, Roscoe, TX; July 2. Calls: Shilah, Sublime; First, Orange Grove; St. John, Marion; Faith, Weimar; Zion, Sublime; First Salem, Roscoe, all TX.