Deaths
Lutheran, The, Nov 2003
Bangert, the Rev, Jerome G., 79, Cottage Grove, MN; july 10. Calls: Peace & Emmanuel, Morris; American, Worthington; Zion, Lamberton; Christ, Wanda; Immanuel & Our Savior, Kiester; St. Matthew, St. Paul; chaplain, St. John Lutheran Home, Albert Lea, all MN.
Bosse, the Rev. Norman R, 94, Pemberville, OH; june 6. Calls: Grace, Westchester, IL; New Lebanon, junction City; Christ, Bowling Green; Epiphany, Toledo, all OH; St. Luke, Baltimore. Currens, the Rev. Wilbur C., 88, Zephyrhills, FL; Aug. 3. Calls: Navy chaplain; missionary, Monrovia, Liberia; counselor, LSS of MN, Minneapolis; Trinity, Warren vil le; chaplain, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, both IL.
Fesperman, the Rev. Francis I., 81, Newberry, SC; july 2. Calls: Bethlehem, Lake City; University, Gainesville; St. Andrew, St. Petersburg, all FL; faculty, Newberry [SC] College.
Fritz, the Rev. W. Richard, 82, White Rock, SC; july 21. Calls: Union-Whitmire, Whitmire; librarian & prof, of bibliography, Lutheran Southern Sem. Columbia, both SC.
Furney, the Rev. Michael D., 82, Mesa, AZ; Aug. 12. Calls: Prince of Peace, Detroit; Calvary, Edina; Valley of Peace, Golden Valley; Redeemer, Minneapolis; Bethlehem, Bayport, all MN.
Hanson, the Rev. Hubert A., 80, Loveland, CO; july 25. Calls: Elim, Brush Prairie, WA; Trinity, Loveland, CO; St. Luke, San Antonio; St. Mark, Cuero, both TX.
Lee, the Rev. Carl H., 73, Moorhead, MN; Aug. 18. Calls: Christ, Big Sandy; Box Elder, Box Elder, both MT; campus pastor, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN.
Link, the Rev. William H., 67, Pomaria, SC; july 6. Calls: St. Matthew, Damascus, VA; Sharon, Gibsonville; Luther, Richfield, both NC; Bachman Chapel, Prosperity; Pine Grove, Lone Star; St. Matthew, Pomaria, all SC.
Motter, the Rev. Alton M., 95, Lewisburg, PA; Aug. 5. Calls: Redeemer, Harrisburg, PA; exec. dir., Chicago Sunday Evening Club, Chicago; Messiah, Denver; exec. dir., St. Paul Council of Churches, St. Paul; exec. dir., MN Council of Churches, Minneapolis, both, MN. Motter was a correspondent for The Lutheran from 1975 until his death. he was wellknown for his ecumenical work.
Ohlrogge, the Rev. James R., 71, Middleton, WI; july 30. Calls: American, Grundy Center, IA; reg. dir., ALC Commitment to Mission; St. Peter, Fennimore; St. Luke, Middleton; dir. of development, Crossways Ministries, Clintonville, all WI.
Pollock, William M., AIM, 75 , Sun City West, AZ; july 28. Calls: regional dir. of parish education, ALC Michigan, Ohio and Eastern districts; dir. of life and mission in the congregation, ALC Southern District; dir., ELC A Lutheran Men in Mission.
Reiss, the Rev. Robert T., 74, Springfield, OH; july 22. Calls: Navy chaplain; Good Shepherd, Bexley; Faith, Mount Vernon; Zion & Rockway, Springfield, all OH.
Shaw, the Rev. LyIe H., 80, Westminster, CO; Aug. 5. Calls: First, Sioux Rapids, IA; Army chaplain; chaplain, VA Hospital, Ft. Snelling, MN.
Shearer, the Rev. Francis A., 99, Philadelphia; Aug. 1. Calls: Trinity, Clarks Summit; St. John, Jim Thorpe; assist to the exec. sec. & exec. sec., Board of Inner Missions, ULCA PA Ministerium; sec., inner missions, ULCA Board of Social Missions; exec. sec., Board of Social Ministry, LCA Eastern PA Synod; sec. & assist, to the president, LCA Southeastern PA Synod.
Ulrich, the Rev. Louis E., 85, Stone Lake, WI; Aug. 5. Calls: Grace, Kenosha, WI; St. John & Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis; Bethesda, Inver Grove Heights, all MN.
Voight, the Rev. Charlotte E., 67, Verona, PA; Aug. 5. Call: First English, Pittsburgh.
Wampole, the Rev. Glenn H., 80, Holbrook, AZ; Aug. 14. Calls: Christ, New Bloomfield; St. Thomas, Hooversville; Zion, Bristol; St. Matthew, Allentown, all PA; Peace, Holbrook.
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