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Adams, the Rev. Peggy J.
91, Cedar Park, Texas; Feb. 27, 2026. Calls: Trinity, Greenville; Immanuel, Allegan, both Mich.
Anderson, the Rev. Richard A.
90, Taverse City, Mich.; Feb. 17, 2026. Calls: First, Artesian; Immanuel, Iroquois, both S.D.; St. John, Farmington; St. George, Brighton; chaplain and social worker, Lakeview Manor, Cadillac, all Mich.
Bergren, the Rev. John H.
87, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Dec. 17, 2025. Calls: Messiah, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; academic dean, Lutheran Bible Institute, Issaquah, Wash.; Trinity, Ventura, Calif.; Faith, Redmond, Wash.; director, donor and church relations, Lutheran Bible Institute; Family of God, Bremerton, all Wash.
Buch, the Rev. Ronald M.
82, Surprise, Ariz.; Jan. 13, 2026. Calls: Trinity, Sioux City, Iowa; director of chaplaincy and social services, Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, Ill.
Campbell, the Rev. Brian R.
61, Midwest City, Okla.; Feb. 8, 2026. Calls: Immanuel, Bluefield, W.Va.; Our Savior, Greenwood, Wis.; St. Mark, Midwest City; All Saints, Oklahoma City, both Okla.
Dennison, the Rev. David G.
82, Chicago; Dec. 12, 2025. Calls: missionary serving in Cameroon; staff, South Dakota District, ALC Division for World Mission and Inter-church Cooperation, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Holy Trinity, Port Angeles, Wash.; Faith, Portland, Ore.; Bethany, Elkader; St. Stephen, Cedar Rapids, both Iowa; director for global mission education and associate director for global relationships, ELCA Division for Global Mission, Chicago; Christ, Vernon Hills; interim, ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod, both Ill.
Ericksen, the Rev. John R.
91, Casa Grande, Ariz.; Dec. 18, 2025. Calls: West Akers and First of Arland, Prairie Farm; Bethel, Oconto; Our Redeemer, Suring; Central Chippewa Falls, all Wis.
Fisher, Deacon Martha C.
91, Quakertown, Pa.; Feb. 8, 2026. Call: music director, St. John, Quakertown.
Gazzolo, the Rev. Barbara L.
94, Evanston, Ill.; Feb. 1, 2026. Call: St. James, Lake Forest, Ill.
Gehant, the Rev. George M.
80, Brookings, S.D.; Feb. 11, 2026. Calls: El Sereno, Los Angeles; chaplain, St. Anthony's Medical Center and Mount Calvary, both St. Louis; chaplain, Bethel, University City, all Mo.; director of pastoral care, St. Mary Hospital, Quincy; St. Paul, Altamont, both Ill.; spiritual care coordinator, Unity Health Hospice, St. Louis; chaplain, Family Hospice, Belleville; BJC Hospice, Alton, both Ill.; chaplain, United Retirement Center, Brookings, S.D.
Halvorson, the Rev. Rollen M.
89, Alexandria, Minn.; Dec. 22, 2025. Calls: Grace, Belview; Faith, Spicer, both Minn.; Zion, Shawano, Wis.; Gloria Dei, Redwood, Falls, Minn.
Hanson, the Rev. James L.
94, Zumbrota, Minn.; Jan. 14, 2026. Calls: First, Middle River; Gustavus Adolphus, Strathcona; First, English, Tyler, all Minn.; Bethlehem and campus pastor, Northern State College, Aberdeen; Chapel in the Hills, Rapid City, both S.D.
Hardy, the Rev. David E.
79, Tucker, Ga.; Dec. 13, 2025. Calls: Trinity, St. John's NL; Zion, Sault Ste. Marie, ON; executive director, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, Winnipeg, MB, all Canada; Living Grace, Tucker.
Hendrix, the Rev. Scott H.
83, Asheville, N.C.; Feb. 15, 2026. Calls: professor of church history, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.; and Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia; pastoral counselor, Turning Point Services, Pottstown; professor of church history, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, both Pa.; professor of history, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J.
Hesterman, the Rev. Lowell L.
99, Edina, Minn.; Feb. 12, 2026. Calls: Trinity, Litchfield, Ill.; Good Shepherd, Kettering, Ohio; missionary serving in Ethiopia; Zion, Gibsonburg, Ohio; associate director, ALC Division for World Mission and Inter-church Cooperation, Minneapolis.
Kahlenberg, the Rev. David P.
88, Westfield, Ind.; Jan. 31, 2026. Calls: St. Paul, Washington, D.C.; Pleasant View, Indianapolis.
Kistler, the Rev. David N.
93, Topton, Pa.; Jan. 25, 2025. Calls: Christ, Claysburg; St. Matthew, Shamokin Dam; senior counselor, Voluntary Improvement Program; chaplain, Hamburg Center, Hamburg, all Pa.
Koch, Deacon Carol A.
84, Wernersville, Pa.; Jan. 26, 2026. Call: director of Christian education and administrative assistant, Trinity, Wernersville.
Kocher, the Rev. Robert G.
98, Fremont, Neb.; Jan. 31, 2026. Calls: St. John, Lancaster, Kan.; missionary serving in Malaysia and Singapore; Adullam, Bertrand; St. Luke, Emerson, both Neb.
Korzun, the Rev. James E.
70, Gatlinburg, Tenn.; Feb. 1, 2026. Calls: Zion, Carteret; Bethany, Gloucester City, both N.J.; Grace, Carrollton; chaplain, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, both Ga.; Crowells Chapel, Unionville, Tenn.; Grace, Gulf Shores, Ala.; Our Savior, Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Kramer, the Rev. Kenneth W.
90, Meade, Kan.; Jan. 5, 2026. Calls: St. Olaf and Zion, Odin; Glenwood, Glenwood; Silverton and Silver Creek, Thief River Falls; Nazareth, Holt; Cross, Nisswa; Concordia, Moorhead; Scandia, Averill, all Minn.; Peace, Plymouth; St. Paul, Emerson, both Neb.
Meyer, the Rev. Roy D.
88, Williamsport, Pa.; Jan. 21, 2026. Calls: St. John, Lindenhurst; St. Paul, Kingston; St. Barnabas, Howard Beach, all N.Y.; chaplain, U.S. Penitentiary, Terre Haute, Ind.; chaplain, Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery; chaplain, U.S. Penitentiary, Lewisburg; Emmanuel, Turbotville; Redeemer, Williamsport, all Pa.
Mueller, the Rev. Sylvia D.
66, Turlock, Calif.; Jan. 28, 2026. Calls: St. Timothy, Wyoming; St. Mark, Nokomis, both Ill.; Light of Christ, Turlock.
Munneke, the Rev. Keith
89, Edwardsville, Mich.; Feb. 1, 2026. Calls: Abiding Savior, Milwaukee; Christ the King and executive director, Samaritan Family Health Center, Ind., South Bend, Ind.
Niemi, the Rev. B. Douglas
86, Ludington, Mich.; Feb. 3, 2026. Calls: Messiah, Bay City; Trinity, Greenville; Victory Trinity, Ludington, all Mich.
Olson, the Rev. George A.
100, Marinette, Wis.; Feb. 3, 2026. Calls: Sunne, Wilton, N.D.; Calvary, Rapid River; Trinity, Stonington, both Mich.; Good Shepherd, Peshtigo, Wis.
Palmer, the Rev. Brian M.
62, Totota, Liberia; Feb. 25, 2026. Calls: St. John, Pomeroy, Iowa; theological instructor in Totota, ELCA Global Mission.
Peterson, the Rev. Doniver H.
89, Greeley, Colo.; Feb. 15, 2026. Calls: Berea, Chappell; St. Paul, Wayne; Rejoice, Gering, all Neb.; Shepherd of the Valley, La Salle, Colo.; Trinity, Paxton, Neb.
Puelle, the Rev. Frederick W.
91, Shelter Island, N.Y.; Dec. 28, 2025. Calls: Good Shepherd, Westboro; St. John, Westfield; Grace, West Springfield, all Mass.; St. Andrew, Bristol, Conn.
Rust, the Rev. Stephen C.
73, Findlay, Ohio; Feb. 14, 2026. Calls: Nativity, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Redeemer, Woodstock, Ill.; Macedonia, Burlington, N.C.
Schave, the Rev. Warren H.
90, Tallahassee, Fla.; Jan. 3, 2026. Calls: Grace, Lamar; St. Paul, Canon City, both Colo.; chaplain, Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery, Ala.; chaplain, Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland, Ky.; chaplain, U.S. Penitentiary, Terre Haute, Ind.; chaplain, Federal Prison, Pensacola; chaplain, Quincy Correctional Institution, Tallahassee, both Fla.
Schmidt, the Rev. Herb F.
95, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Feb. 10, 2026. Calls: assistant dean of students/teacher, California Concordia College, Oakland; Zion, Piedmont; interim, University, Berkeley; Messiah, Santa Cruz; campus pastor, University of California at Santa Cruz; coordinator of campus ministry for Northern California, Nevada and Hawaii; campus pastor, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.; campus pastor, Stanford University, Stanford; University, Palo Alto, all Calif.
Shimota, the Rev. James C.
85, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Feb. 17, 2026. Calls: missionary serving in Madagascar; Spanish Trail, Tucson, Ariz.; Resurrection, Dublin; Lord of Life, Moreno Valley; Trinity, Hemet; chaplain, Village of Childhelp, Beaumont; St. Peter by the Sea, San Diego; interim, ELCA Pacifica Synod, all Calif.
Stohlman, Deacon Mary E.
76, Monrovia, Calif.; Jan. 30, 2026. Calls: director for children's ministry, Trinity, San Gabriel; Christian program director, Emmanuel, Bakersfield; volunteer coordinator, Solheim Lutheran Home, Eagle Rock; director for in-depth ministry, Community, Rancho Santa Margarita, all Calif.
Strandlund, the Rev. Donald R.
95, Cullman, Ala.; Feb. 11, 2026. Calls: St. Mark, Tampa, Fla.; First, White Bear Lake, Minn.; Faith, Deland; St. Timothy, Melbourne; Christ, St. Petersburg; Grace, Lakeland, all Fla.
Wilson, Deacon Carolyn R.
83, Overland Park, Kan.; Feb. 18, 2026. Calls: volunteer coordinator, Atonement, Overland Park; volunteer coordinator, Immanuel, Kansas City, Mo.