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SECTION VII

ROSTER OF CHANGES AND ANNIVERSARIES

Since the 2015 Convention

COMMISSIONED

ORDAINED

2018 Convention Workbook Worker Changes

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers New Graduates Installed

Name College To Date Jenna Duff, Teacher Concordia Chicago St. Andrews Lutheran School, Park Ridge, IL 10-5-14 Holly Ann Lesher, Teacher Concordia Chicago Zion Lutheran School, Marengo, IL 11-23-14 Brian Kube, Teacher Concordia Saint Paul Concordia Lutheran School, Machesney Park, IL 9-14-14 Adam Daniel Rink, Teacher Concordia Chicago St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Chicago Heights, IL 12-18-14 Diane Bishop, Teacher Concordia Chicago Zion Lutheran School, Matteson, IL 3-23-14 Carole Fiesman, Teacher Concordia Chicago Immanuel Lutheran School, East Dundee, IL 8-11-13 Natalie Davis, Teacher Concordia Mequon St. Paul Lutheran School, Rochelle, IL 8-12-12 Elizabeth Schmidt, Teacher Concordia Austin St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Chicago Heights, IL 8-18-13 Katelyn Rene Otto, DCE Concordia Chicago St. Andrews Lutheran School, Park Ridge, IL 10-5-14 Katelyn Hansen, Deaconess Concordia Chicago St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago Heights, IL 8-9-15 Aaron Kortze, DPM Concordia Seward Immanuel Lutheran Church, Belvidere, IL 8-9-15 Melissa Smith, Teacher Concordia Chicago Concordia University Chicago, IL 8-23-15 Katarina Miller, Teacher Concordia Mequon St. Paul Lutheran School, Rockford, IL 8-23-15 Rachel Solyom, Teacher Concordia Chicago Trinity Lutheran School, Lombard, IL 8-31-15 Trisha Wickland, Teacher Concordia Chicago St. Paul Lutheran School, Chicago, IL 8-23-15 Joel Behl, Teacher Concordia Mequon Immanuel Lutheran School, Palatine, IL 8-16-15 Chloe Cunningham, Teacher Concordia Chicago Immanuel Lutheran School, Freeport, IL 7-26-15 Emily Allor, Teacher Concordia Mequon Zion Lutheran School, Bensenville, IL 8-21-11 Rachel Bohnhoff, Teacher Concordia Seward Faith Lutheran H.S., Crystal Lake, IL 9-13-15 Nancy Bowman, Teacher Concordia Chicago St. John’s Lutheran School, Chicago, IL 8-23-09 Ellen Prohl, DPM Concordia Chicago Immanuel Lutheran Church, Downers Grove, IL 10-11-15 Marybeth Madsen, Teacher Concordia Chicago St. Paul Lutheran School, Rockford, IL 11-8-15 Rebecca Mueller, Teacher Concordia Chicago Immanuel Lutheran School, Elmhurst, IL 11-15-14 Emma Kindt, Teacher Concordia Chicago Immanuel Lutheran School, Elmhurst, IL 1-17-16 Meredith Evans, Teacher Concordia Chicago Trinity Lutheran School, Roselle, IL 4-23-16 Erica Michaelson, DCE Concordia Chicago Trinity Lutheran School, Roselle, IL 4-23-16 Stephanie Murray, DCE Concordia Saint Paul St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Montgomery, IL 4-3-16 Gretchen Scheel, Teacher Concordia Chicago St. John Preschool, Wheaton, IL 6-17-16 Katie Pece, Teacher Concordia Chicago St. John’s Lutheran School, La Grange, IL 7-10-16 Allison Carr, DFL Concordia Mequon The Lutheran Church of Saint Luke, Itasca, IL 5-28-16 Kristy Heimsoth, Teacher Concordia Chicago Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Elgin, IL 8-30-15 Paige Kecseg, Teacher Concordia Chicago Open Arms, Northbrook, IL 7-31-16 Ardelle Pate, Teacher Concordia Chicago Concordia Chicago, IL 8-21-16 Lianne Piel, Teacher Concordia Chicago St. John’s Lutheran School, Elgin, IL 8-14-16 Philip Jahnke, Teacher Concordia Saint Paul Immanuel Lutheran School, Freeport, IL 10-13-13 Benjamin Sievert, Teacher Concordia Seward Rockford Lutheran School, Rockford, IL 9-27-15 Nathanael Pfeil, DPM Concordia Seward St. Peter Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, IL 7-17-16 Rachel Sievert, Teacher Concordia Seward Rockford Lutheran School, Rockford, IL 9-27-15 Mark Wilcox, Teacher Concordia Seward St. Peter Lutheran School, Schaumburg, IL 8-20-16 Judith Ann Wierman, Deac Concordia Fort Wayne Bethesda Lutheran Comm, Watertown, WI 8-28-16 Marissa Arndt, Deaconess Concordia St. Louis Lutheran Church Charities, Northbrook, IL 8-23-16 Rebecca Wykert, Teacher Concordia Mequon Rockford Lutheran School, Rockford, IL 9-25-16 Sharon Porterfield, Teacher Concordia Chicago Walther Lutheran HS, Melrose Park, IL 10-2-16 Kristin Harman, DCE Concordia Chicago St. Peter Lutheran Church, Arlington Hts., IL 9-18-16 Kristin Gemkow, Teacher Concordia Chicago Bethany Lutheran School, Naperville, IL 8-14-16 Leah Meyers, Teacher Concordia Chicago Immanuel Lutheran School, Dundee, IL 8-23-15 Kristie King, Teacher Concordia Chicago Immanuel Lutheran School, East Dundee, IL 11-13-16 Kim Epting, Teacher Concordia Chicago Trinity Lutheran School, Roselle, IL 1-22-17 Kayla Olson, DCE Concordia Chicago Cross Lutheran Church, Yorkville, IL 2-12-17

Emmanuel Viray, Lay Min. Concordia Mequon Tabor Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL 2-19-17 Amanda Kolander, Teacher Concordia Mequon St. John’s Lutheran School, Algonquin, IL 7-1-16 Joy Mullaney, Teacher Concordia Chicago Concordia Chicago, River Forest, IL 4-19-17 Kelly Burmeister, Teacher Concordia Chicago Immanuel Lutheran School, Elmhurst, IL 9-11-05 Gail Beckmann, Teacher Concordia Chicago Immanuel Lutheran School, Batavia, IL 5-7-17 Elly Sifuentes, Deaconess Concordia St. Louis St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL 6-25-17 Josiah Hahn, Teacher Concordia Mequon St. Peter Lutheran School, Schaumburg, IL 8-19-17 Kevin Zorena, Teacher Concordia Chicago Bethany Lutheran School, Naperville, IL 5-31-09 Christopher Wilson, Teacher Concordia Seward Rockford Lutheran School, Rockford, IL 9-10-17 Samantha Vito, Teacher Concordia Chicago Zion Lutheran School, Marengo, IL 9-17-17 Arrin Rathke, Teacher Concordia Seward Zion Lutheran School, Marengo, IL 8-13-17

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers Transferred Out to Other Districts

Name From To Date Joy Kaufmann, DCE Immanuel Lutheran Church, Palatine, IL St. Paul’s Luth. Church, Orange, CA 12-31-14 Timothy Kaufmann, DCE Immanuel Lutheran Church, Palatine, IL St. Paul’s Luth. Church, Orange, CA 12-31-14 David Christian, DCE Emeritus Indiana District 1-8-15 Alicia Wagner, Teacher Candidate Central Illinois District 12-11-14 Mary Podeszwa, Teacher Non-Candidate Redeemer Luth School, Oakmont, PA 3-17-14 Kevin Charpentier, Teacher Zion Concord, Bensenville, IL St. John’s Luth School, Racine, WI 6-30-15 Bruce Volkert, Teacher St. Paul, Rockford, IL Trinity Luth School, Utica, MI 7-31-15 Corine Harding, Teacher Non-Candidate Southeastern District 4-21-15 Caleb Sattler, Teacher St. John’s Elgin, IL Christ Our Savior HS, Evansville, IL 7-1-15 Scott Huster, Teacher Trinity Tinley Park, IL Immanuel Luth School, St. Charles, MO 6-30-15 Tamara Witt, Teacher Zion, McHenry, IL Nebraska District 4-29-15 Tim Oliver, Teacher St. Paul’s, Chicago Hts., IL St. John’s Luth School, Buckley, IL 6-30-15 Naomi Vogt, DCE Candidate Holy Cross Luth School, Mahwah, NJ 6-4-15 Jerome Winterstein Emeritus Pacific Southwest District 5-12-15 Dylan Teut, Teacher Immanuel, Belvidere, IL Concordia University Seward 6-19-15 Sandra Muench, Teacher Trinity, Lansing, IL Community Luth School, Readlyn, IA 7-30-15 Nicholas Muench, Teacher Trinity, Lansing, IL Community Luth School, Readlyn, IA 7-30-15 Kip Sandersfeld, Teacher Immanuel, Batavia, IL Faith Luth School, Eustis, FL 6-15-15 Michele Huske, Teacher St. John’s, Elgin, IL Our Shepherd Luth, Painesville, OH 7-15-15 Elizabeth Schmidt, Teacher St. Paul’s, Chicago Heights, IL Trinity Luth School, St. Francis, MN 6-1-15 Jeanine Tietz, Teacher Candidate Indiana District 7-9-15 Keri Johnson, DCE Non-Candidate English District 4-29-15 Ethel Garrett, Teacher Emeritus English District 7-10-15 Glenn Steinbrenner, Teacher Immanuel, Batavia, IL Rocky Mountain District 7-1-15 Al Kahfeldt, Teacher Emeritus English District 7-28-15 Anna Stapleton, Teacher Zion, Marengo, IL First Luth Church, Clearwater, FL 8-20-15 Corrine Steinbrenner, Teacher Emeritus Rocky Mountain District 7-31-15 James Marriott, DPM Trinity, Lisle, IL Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO 7-31-15 Sara Fauser, Teacher St. Luke’s, Montgomery, IL Trinity Luth School, Oshkosh, WI 8-7-15 Nicole Hantel, Teacher Candidate Calvary Luth School, Kansas City, MO 8-10-15 Julianna Shults, DCE St. Paul, Chicago, IL LCMS, Kirkwood, MO 8-2-15 Marilyn Reineck, Teacher Concordia Chicago Concordia, Saint Paul, MN 10-14-15 Leonard Marquardt, Teacher Emeritus Central Illinois District 10-22-15 Patricia Hoffman, Teacher Emeritus Pacific Northwest District 8-26-15 Kyle Barth, Teacher Zion, Marengo, IL Milwaukee Luth HS, Milwaukee, WI 8-1-15 Stephanie Ziemba, Teacher Immanuel, Palatine, IL Trinity Luth School, Racine, WI 6-30-07 Kayleigh Belvery, DCE St. John, Burlington, IL Bethany Luth Church, Long Beach, CA 2-15-16 Michael Rottmann, Teacher Rockford Academy, Rockford, IL Trinity Luth School, Orlando, FL 8-1-15 Deborah Aarhus Candidate Pacific Southwest District 1-25-16 Dawn Mueller, Teacher Immanuel, Elmhurst, IL Michigan District 3-9-16 Ellen Miller, Teacher Candidate Missouri District 2-27-16 Katherine Bronner, Teacher Open Arms, Glenview, IL Our Savior Luth School, Fenton, MO 7-1-16 Amanda Jahnke, DCE Immanuel, Freeport, IL St. Paul Luth Church, Fort Worth, TX 7-24-16 Elisa Schendel, Teacher Emeritus Missouri District 5-6-16 Lisa Lovitsch, Teacher Non-Candidate Florida-Georgia District 5-17-16 Joanie Smith, Teacher Zion, Marengo, IL Messiah Luth, Weldon Spring, MO 7-15-16 Sharon Florine, Teacher Candidate St. John’s Luth School, Arnold, MO 6-20-16 Brian Kube, Teacher Concordia, Machesney Park, IL St. Paul Luth School, Fairmont, MN 6-30-16 Brenna Nunes, Deaconess St. Paul, Aurora, IL Trinity Luth Church, Utica, MI 6-21-16 Trisha Wickland, Teacher St. Paul, Chicago, IL Immanuel Luth School, Seymour, IN 6-15-16 John E. Mierow, Teacher Emeritus Indiana District 6-25-16

Lorinda Sankey, Teacher Concordia, Chicago, IL Concordia, Seward, NE 7-17-16 Lynn Corker, DFL Candidate Michigan District 7-12-16 Karin Nalefski, Teacher Immanuel, Palatine, IL LSEM, Farmington Hills, MI 8-1-16 Vicky Goltermann, Teacher Candidate Immanuel Luth School, Gaylord, MN 7-31-16 Kenneth Sankey, Teacher Candidate Nebraska District 7-17-16 Lisa Kube, Teacher Rockford Lutheran, Rockford, IL Minnesota South District 9-18-16 Janet Burmeister, Teacher St. John’s, Elgin, IL Concordia Luth School, Springfield, IL 9-16-16 Pamela Rudick, Teacher Salem, Homewood, IL St. John Luth Church, Champaign, IL 8-25-16 Hannah Andrews, Teacher Candidate Minnesota South District 5-6-15 Kay Jacobson, Teacher Emeritus Florida-Georgia District 9-29-16 Marilyn Heintz, Teacher Emeritus Rocky Mountain District 6-23-16 Rachel Legoute, DCI Candidate Lutheran Hour Ministries, St. Louis, MO 11-18-16 Edward Rupprecht, Teacher Emeritus Pacific Southwest District 11-11-16 Bruce Knosher, Teacher Candidate St. Louis Luth HS Assoc., St. Louis, MO 1-26-17 Steven Whitney, DCE Messiah, Chicago, IL St. John Luth Ministries, Battle Creek, NE 6-17 Stan Dobler, Teacher Rockford Luth HS, Rockford, IL Living Word LHS, Jackson, WI 6-30-17 Lori Dobler, Teacher Rockford Luth HS, Rockford, IL Living Word LHS, Jackson, WI 6-30-17 Samuel Maschke, Teacher Emeritus Atlantic District 2-1-17 Heather Whitney, Teacher Candidate Nebraska District 2-14-17 Heather Lowing, Teacher Zion, Marengo, IL Trinity Luth School, Delray Beach, FL 7-17 David Ingwersen, Teacher St. John’s, Lombard, IL Grace Luth School, Lancaster, CA 7-15-17 Naomi, Vogt, DCE Candidate New Jersey District 6-4-15 Rachel Nelsen, Teacher Candidate South Wisconsin District 2-28-17 John Gehm, Teacher St. John’s Lombard, IL Immanuel Brookfield, WI 8-1-17 Stephanie Gehm, Teacher St. John’s Lombard, IL Immanuel Brookfield, WI 8-1-17 Henry Foote, Teacher Zion, Beecher, IL Trinity Luth School, Hobart, IN 8-4-17 Rebecca Wykert, Teacher Rockford Luth School, Rockford, IL Trinity Luth School, St. Francis, MN 8-7-17 Fredrick Wren, Teacher St. Paul, Rochelle, IL Emmanuel-St. Michael, Fort Wayne, IN 7-15-17 Pamela Sawusch, Teacher LCC, Northbrook, IL Good Shepherd Luth School, Pekin, IL 8-1-17 Katharine Huie, Teacher Lutheran School of Saint Luke, Itasca, IL St. Paul’s Luth School, Janesville, WI 9-22-17 Julie McPeak, Deaconess Candidate Southern Illinois District 1-25-16 Jaelle Charpentier, Teacher Candidate South Wisconsin District 8-4-17

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers Transferred In From Other Districts

Name From To Date Kimberly Keane, Teacher Missouri District NID as Non-Candidate 1-9-15 Trixy Zielke, Teacher Missouri District NID as Non-Candidate 12-19-14 Holly Schatz, Teacher California-Nevada-Hawaii District NID as Restricted 10-28-14 Emily Hornburg, DCE Missouri District NID as Non-Candidate 1-16-15 Andrea Maske, Teacher St. Paul, Flint Michigan NID as Candidate 10-10-14 Linda Meyer, Deaconess Indiana District NID as Emeritus 1-23-15 Kathy Kraatz, Teacher South Wisconsin District NID as Candidate 5-13-15 James Krupski, Teacher Immanuel Luth School, Bristol, CT NID to St. Paul, Bourbonnais, IL 6-30-15 Matt Huonder, Teacher Trinity Lone Oak Luth School, Eagan, MN NID to St. Peter, Arlington Hts., IL 7-1-15 Donna Laughlin, Teacher Zion Luth School, San Francisco, CA NID to Immanuel, Batavia, IL 9-2-15 Kevin Hendrikson, Teacher St. Paul’s Luth School, Janesville, WI NID to St. Paul, Rockford, IL 7-1-15 Gerald Kuker, Teacher Indiana District NID as Emeritus 9-8-15 Kimberly Rosebrock, DCO Salem Lutheran Church, Florissant, MO NID as Non-Candidate 12-17-15 Jane Limback, Teacher St. Paul Luth School, Leavenworth, KS NID to Trinity, Tinley Park, IL 11-30-15 Mario Schulz, DCE Kansas District NID to First St. Paul Church, Chicago, IL 1-25-16 Bethany Ibeling, Teacher St. Paul’s Luth School, Janesville, WI NID to Immanuel, Belvidere, IL 8-1-13 Sean Baker, Lay Minister Lay Minister Intl. Missions, Missouri District NID as Lay Minister Intl. Missions 5-17-16 Henry Foote, Teacher Eastern District NID as Candidate 6-2-16 Jonathan Poppe, Teacher LHS of Hawaii, CNH District NID to Rockford Luth, Rockford, IL 6-10-16 Robert Meier, Teacher CNH District NID as Emeritus 7-1-16 Elisabeth Meier, Teacher CNH District NID as Emeritus 7-1-16 Dawn Koenig, Teacher Immanuel Luth School, Rolla, Missouri NID to Trinity, Roselle, IL 7-11-16 Valerie Winston, Teacher St. Paul Luth School, Royal Oak, MI NID to St. Paul Luth School, Chicago, IL 8-10-16 Miriam Navurskis, Teacher South Wisconsin District NID as Candidate Status 10-26-16 Kay Matthews, Teacher English District NID as Emeritus 1-10-17 Alisha Schieber, Deaconess Indiana District NID as Candidate 12-31-16 George Knudten, Emeritus Indiana District NID as Emeritus 1-1-17 Jacqueline Knudten, Emeritus Indiana District NID as Emeritus 1-1-17 Joanna Kaiser, Teacher Ohio District NID as Candidate 1-30-17 Ross Stueber, Teacher South Wisconsin District NID as Emeritus 1-19-17 Cynthia Gnewuch, Teacher Southeastern District NID to Immanuel, Belvidere, IL 8-17-17

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers

Moved Within the District

Name From To Date Dallas Arthur, DCE St. Matthew, Barrington, IL Non-Candidate 7-26-14 Janet Fisher, Teacher Concordia Chicago, IL Candidate 3-1-03 Victoria Hoffmann, Teacher St. Paul, Melrose Park, IL Non-Candidate 7-1-14 Nancy Lorenz, Teacher Candidate Non-Candidate 12-24-14 Mary Podeszwa, Teacher Rockford Luth School, Rockford, IL Candidate 6-3-03 Mary Podeszwa, Teacher Candidate Non-Candidate 7-1-07 Holly Schatz, Teacher Non-Candidate Candidate 3-19-15 Corine Harding, Teacher Lutheran School of St. Luke, Itasca, IL Non-Candidate 12-20-14 Kim Nottingham, Teacher Immanuel, Elmhurst, IL Candidate 7-1-14 Tamara Witt, Teacher Zion, McHenry, IL Non-Candidate 4-26-15 Steven Hall, Teacher Immanuel, East Dundee, IL Candidate 3-1-15 Kari Brennan, Teacher St. Peter, Schaumburg, IL Candidate 7-1-14 Michelle Holfels, Teacher St. Peter, Schaumburg, IL Non-Candidate 7-1-13 Naomi Vogt, DCE St. John’s LaGrange, IL Candidate 8-1-13 Jeanine Tietz, Teacher Walther Christian Academy, Melrose Park, IL Candidate 7-1-15 Laura Budzynski, Deaconess Concordia, Machesney Park, IL Candidate 8-6-12 Ralph Peterson, Teacher St. John’s, Algonquin, IL Candidate 1-16-15 Mary Packard, Teacher St. John’s, Elgin, IL Candidate 11-2-12 Dustin Rennewanz, Teacher St. Paul’s, Bourbonnais, IL Non-Candidate 8-20-15 Steven Hall, Teacher Candidate Restricted 8-24-15 Scott Schilling, Teacher Gloria Dei, Chicago, IL Non-Candidate 6-1-14 Julie McPeak, Deaconess Zion, Marengo, IL Candidate 7-1-15 Jennifer Bauer, Teacher Immanuel, Palatine, IL Non-Candidate 7-1-15 Gwen Hand, Teacher Candidate Non-Candidate 12-15-15 Nowell Herr, Teacher Candidate Non-Candidate 12-6-15 Amy Kowalczyk, Teacher Cross, Yorkville, IL Candidate 6-1-14 Ardis Seils, Teacher Candidate Non-Candidate 2-1-16 Dawn Mueller, Teacher Immanuel, Elmhurst, IL Candidate 11-26-15 Gloria Roggow, Deaconess Concordia, River Forest, IL Candidate 7-2-04 Amber Wisely, Teacher Zion, Chebanse, IL Candidate 8-1-13 Katrina Baltes, Teacher Candidate Non-Candidate 4-5-16 Janet Fisher, Teacher Candidate Non-Candidate 3-10-16 Anneke Hudson, Teacher Non-Candidate Non-Candidate 4-18-16 David Ingwersen, Teacher Immanuel, Palatine, IL Candidate 5-5-16 Michelle Urban, Teacher Candidate Non-Candidate 5-6-15 Lois Stewart, Teacher St. John’s, Country Club Hills, IL Candidate 6-1-16 Joel Zielke, Teacher Concordia International, Shanghai, China Candidate 5-14-16 Kenneth Sankey, Teacher Concordia, Chicago, IL Candidate 6-30-16 Heidi Lundquist, Teacher Immanuel, Palatine, IL Candidate 6-30-16 Lisa Yagow, Teacher St. Paul, Mt. Prospect, IL Candidate 7-31-16 Susan Volk, Teacher Gloria Dei, Chicago, IL Candidate 6-15-16 Melissa Nelson, Teacher St. Peter, Arlington Heights, IL Candidate 7-1-16 Gail Taylor, Lay Minister Trinity, Roselle, IL Non-Candidate 6-13-16 Catherine Gruenwald, Teacher Our Savior, Carol Stream, IL Candidate 6-30-16 Laurene Hofman, Teacher St. Paul’s, Bourbonnais, IL Candidate 10-31-14 Abigail Girkant, Teacher Trinity, Lansing, IL Candidate 8-1-16 Nancy Lee, Teacher Cross, Yorkville, IL Candidate 7-1-12 Angela Cramer, Teacher Walther Christian Acad, Melrose Park, IL Candidate 9-30-03 Caitlin Todd, Teacher Walther Christian Acad, Melrose Park, IL Candidate 7-2-16

Joanne Eden, Teacher St. Peter, Schaumburg, IL Candidate 12-31-16 Karl Kuehner, Teacher Walther Christian Acad, Melrose Park, IL Candidate 7-1-14 Elizabeth Barajaz, Teacher St. Philip, Chicago, IL Candidate 6-3-16 Karen Gustafson, Teacher Trinity, Tinley Park, IL Candidate 6-30-16 Joel Behl, Teacher Immanuel, Palatine, IL Candidate 6-30-16 Peter Renn, Teacher Concordia, River Forest, IL Candidate 8-1-16 Shandra Bowlin, Teacher Trinity ECC, Naperville, IL Candidate 11-23-16 David Schnurstein, Teacher Rockford HS, Rockford, IL Candidate 7-1-16 Michael Vasilie, Teacher Bethany, Naperville, IL Candidate 6-15-17 Jaelle Charpentier, Teacher Walther Christian Acad, Melrose Park, IL Candidate 5-31-15 Gregory Block, Teacher St. Paul, Oak Lawn, IL Candidate 6-15-08 Jennifer Smith, Teacher Walther Christian Acad, Melrose Park, IL Candidate 5-31-09

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers Emeritus

Name From Date David W. Christian, DCE St. John’s LaGrange, IL 12-31-13 Oliver R. Hemmann, Teacher St. Paul Melrose Park, IL 1-14-12 Jerry R. Boehm, Teacher the Michigan District 12-16-14 Charles Edward Haak, Teacher St. Paul Melrose Park, IL 7-1-11 Al Kahlfeldt, Teacher Concordia University, River Forest, IL 1-31-15 Gary M. Kloess, Teacher St. Andrews Park Ridge, IL 7-2-11 Dale W. Luksha, Techer Candidate 8-1-14 Manfred B. Boos, Teacher Concordia University, River Forest, IL 7-6-11 Donna J. Franck, Teacher St. Paul, Mt. Prospect, IL 6-30-15 Linda Kueker, Tescher St. Peter, Arlington Heights, IL 7-1-15 Glenn A. Steinbrenner, Teacher Immanuel, Batavia, IL 6-30-15 Barry Faga, Teacher Immanuel, East Dundee, IL 6-30-15 Kathleen E. Granholm, Teacher St. Paul, Aurora, IL 6-15-15 Lynn E. Erke, Teacher St. John’s Lansing, IL 5-31-15 Steve Stec, Teacher Trinity Tinley Park, IL 6-30-15 Kenneth C. Krohse, Teacher Trinity Lombard, IL 6-30-15 Corrinne K. Steinbrenner, Teacher St. Paul Aurora, IL 7-31-15 Joan R. Gresens, Teacher Candidate 10-15-14 Dr. Patricia A. Hoffman, Teacher Concordia River Forest, IL 6-30-15 Richard E. Herman, Teacher Wheat Ridge Ministries, Itasca, IL 11-1-15 Janet Sue Herzog, Teacher Candidate 12-17-15 Carol S. Larson, Teacher Candidate 11-30-13 Janet L. Kolzow, Teacher Candidate 12-17-15 Christine M. Dame, Teacher Christ Oak Park, IL 7-1-15 Katherine F. Neumann, Teacher St. Matthew Hawthorn Woods, IL 6-11-96 Carolyn Ortman, Teacher Zion Chebanse, IL 10-1-14 Richard H. DeWitt, Teacher Immanuel Palatine, IL 9-2-13 Jean Weidler, Teacher Immanuel Batavia, IL 6-10-16 Mary A. Jones, Teacher Zion Marengo, IL 6-30-16 Carolyn M. Cooper, Teacher Zion Beecher, IL 6-10-16 Karen J. Mielke, Teacher St. Peter Arlington Heights, IL 8-1-16 Paul W. Eggert, Teacher Zion Beecher, IL 7-31-16 John B. Aurich, Teacher St. John’s Lombard, IL 6-30-16 Eugene Waccholz, Teacher St. Paul’s Bourbonnais, IL 10-2-15 Henry J. Kogler, Teacher St. Peter Arlington Heights, IL 6-30-16 Lynn M. Kahl, Teacher St. John’s LaGrange, IL 7-18-16 Karen L. Hardecopf, Lay Minister Cross Yorkville, IL 7-6-16 Mary Meyer, Teacher Trinity Lansing, IL 6-15-16 Arlene Meyer, Teacher St. Matthew Hawthorn Woods, IL 6-13-16 Kay Alene Jacobson, Teacher St. John’s Elgin, IL 6-30-06 Lana J. Hahn, Teacher St. Paul Oak Lawn, IL 7-5-16 Lana Gibbons, Teacher Zion Marengo, IL 5-23-02 Warren E. Gast, Teacher St. James Chicago, IL 6-15-16 Edward P. Rupprecht, Teacher Lutheran Bible Translators, Aurora, IL 6-30-12 Blair A. Hoy, Teacher Zion Matteson, IL 6-30-07 Nancy L. Gasteiner, Teacher Trinity Roselle, IL 6-30-03 Sheila R. Daley, Teacher Trinity Park Ridge, IL 6-30-16 Rosemarie Fechner, Teacher St. Andrews Park Ridge, IL 6-30-16 Jane R. Buerger, Teacher Concordia River Forest, IL 7-1-13 Nadine L. Engel, Teacher Zion Matteson, IL 6-1-16

Kathy J. Kraatz, Teacher Candidate 7-1-15 Sandra Lee Smith, Teacher St. John’s Lombard, IL 6-30-12 Katherine Jane Brandon, Teacher Concordia River Forest, IL 12-31-16 Melvin Wille, Teacher St. Paul Aurora, IL 6-30-12 Peter J. Grass, Teacher Candidate 2-8-17 Pamela Mueller, Teacher Bethany Naperville, IL 6-30-17 Mark R. Kammrath, Teacher Candidate 6-30-17 Susan L. Lewis, Teacher LSEM, Farmington Hills, MI 6-30-15 Robin Kamin, Teacher Candidate 6-6-14 Calisse K. Rogner, Teacher Immanuel Belvidere, IL 6-2-17 Timothy L. Krenzke, Teacher Concordia Shanghai, China 6-15-07 Bette J. Krenzke, Teacher Concordia Shanghai, China 6-15-07 Renee L. Grube, Teacher Zion Bensenville, IL 8-18-17

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers At Rest

Name Date Walter H. Odean, Teacher Emeritus 12-9-14 Carroll Wayne Nafzger, Teacher 10-25-14 David G. Thurn, Teacher Emeritus 4-15-15 Robert Howard Trusheim, Emeritus 7-22-15 Jerry R. Boehm, Teacher Emeritus 11-30-15 Robert L. Busse, Teacher Emeritus 1-2-16 Delbert Walter Mueller 2-21-16 Leslie J. Kranz, Teacher 4-21-16 Jerold Schuknecht, Emeritus 4-16-16 Richard A. Zimmer, Teacher Emeritus 11-9-16 Katie Kloess, Teacher 12-15-16 Marilyn Lindeman, Teacher Emeritus 2-17-17 Dr. James W. Kirchhoff, Teacher Emeritus 3-1-17 Dr. Merle Radke, Teacher Emeritus 3-8-17 Christine Yarroll, Teacher Emeritus 4-29-17 Gerald Allen Seevers, Emeritus 6-7-16

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers Resigned from the Roster

Name Date Timothy J. Kurth, DCE 5-8-15 Sharon Ruth Leibig, Teacher 5-30-15 Jan Enderle, Teacher 7-23-15 Beth A. Brenner, Teacher 11-27-15 Katherine F. Neumann, Teacher 6-11-01 Claire C. Pavia, Teacher 5-31-16 Diane Mueller, DCO Emeritus 7-12-16 Gail Ellen Weerts, Teacher 1-19-17 Jennifer Bauer, Teacher 2-7-17 Colleen Weems, Teacher 5-14-17

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers Removed from the Roster

Name Date Stacy L. Bunker, Teacher 12-17-14 Leann Baker, Teacher 1-26-15 Christine Pulgar, Teacher 2-19-15 Kathleen O’Connor, Teacher 4-22-15 David Kuhfahl, Teacher 4-22-15 Emily Samayoa, Parish Assistant 5-12-15 Nathan Allen Patterson, DCE 4-28-15 Bonnie J. Sternberg, Teacher 11-19-15 Alan M. Moravec, Teacher 11-18-15 Iyassu Zerezghi, Teacher 11-18-15 Amy M. Kinnan, Teacher 11-18-15 Joshua Wade Blasingame, Teacher 11-18-15 Christopher Morkert, Teacher 1-27-16 Jennifer Karg, Teacher 1-27-16 Jeremy Biddle, Teacher 1-27-16 Lisa M. Smith, Teacher 2-1-16 Jodi A. Arnesen, Teacher 3-4-16 William Walter Wargo, Teacher 3-4-16 Linda Bredrup, Teacher 5-4-16 Linda J. Erjavec, Teacher 6-16-16 Melissa I. Holder, Teacher 1-11-17 Karen Crow, Teacher 9-21-17

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers Reinstated to the Roster

Name Date Ellen Miller, Teacher 2-3-16 Krista Lucas, Teacher 2-10-17 Amy Schneider, Teacher 4-25-17

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers Installations

Name From To Date Sherrie Smith, Teacher Candidate Zion ECEC Hinsdale, IL 9-15-13 Amanda Szymanski, Teacher Zion Matteson, IL St. John’s Country Club Hills, IL 8-20-06 Katharine Huie, Teacher Non-Candidate Immanuel Des Plaines, IL 8-25-13 Susan Leimer, Teacher Non-Candidate St. Mark’s St. Charles, IL 11-1-07 James M. Miller, Teacher Candidate Concordia River Forest, IL 12-5-14 Andrew Joel Pederson, Teacher Walther Melrose Park, IL Concordia, River Forest, IL 8-23-09 Jessica Pederson, Teacher Candidate Immanuel Elmhurst, IL 8-17-14 Lori Ann Schneider, Teacher Candidate Open Arms Northbrook, IL 10-26-14 Dawn Mueller, Teacher Candidate Immanuel Elmhurst, IL 5-25-13 Elizabeth Sluis, Teacher Trinity Berrien Springs, MI St. Philip Chicago, IL 8-16-14 Janice Eigenfeld, Teacher Candidate Good Shepherd, Elgin, IL 9-7-14 Amanda Symanski, Teacher Candidate Trinity Tinley Park, IL 8-24-14 Jennifer Green, Teacher Zion Chebanse, IL Immanuel East Dundee, IL 8-21-06 Aimee Walsh, Teacher Bethany Naperville, IL Trinity Lisle, IL 10-12-14 Andrew DeWitt, Teacher St. Paul Rochelle, IL Trinity Lombard, IL 6-21-15 Leann DeWitt, Teacher St. Paul Rochelle, IL Trinity Lombard, IL 6-21-15 John Schmid, Teacher Rockford Rockford, IL Mt. Olive Rockford, IL 7-12-15 Mark Trapp, Teacher Candidate Zion Bensenville, IL 10-19-14 Paul Lindblad, Teacher Candidate St. John Forest Park, IL 6-8-14 Steven Moeller, Teacher Trinity Roselle, IL St. John’s Elgin, IL 8-23-15 James Krupski, Teacher Immanuel, Bristol, CT St. Paul’s Bourbonnais, IL 8-23-15 Sara Yocius, Teacher Our Savior Springfield, IL St. John’s Elgin, IL 8-23-15 Jessica Fisher, Teacher Non-Candidate Cross Yorkville, IL 8-23-15 Katherine Huie, Teacher Immanuel, Des Plaines, IL St. Luke Itasca, IL 8-16-15 Kristin Wassilak, Deaconess St. Paul Brookfield, IL Concordia River Forest, IL 8-23-15 Benjamin Boche, Teacher Non-Candidate Concordia River Forest, IL 8-23-15 Randall Rogers, Teacher Valley Saginaw, MI Concordia River Forest, IL 8-23-15 Abigail Gustafson, Teacher Zion Mt. Pulaski, IL Immanuel Belvidere, IL 8-16-15 Gail E. Spero, Teacher Immanuel Des Plaines, IL St. Peter Schaumburg, IL 8-23-15 Virginia Terrell, Teacher Candidate Gloria Dei Chicago, IL 8-30-15 Andrea Maske, Teacher Candidate Good Shepherd Elgin, IL 8-30-15 Donna Laughlin, Teacher Zion San Francisco, CA Immanuel Batavia, IL 9-13-15 Melissa Nelson, Teacher Immanuel Palatine, IL St. Peter Arlington Heights, IL 8-23-15 Jennifer Graf, Teacher Lutheran Unity Chicago, IL St. Peter Arlington Heights, IL 8-23-15 Matthew Huonder, Teacher Trinity Lone Oak, Eagan, MN St. Peter Arlington Heights, IL 8-23-15 Rachel Sever, Teacher St. Paul’s Chicago Heights, IL St. John’s Country Club Hills, IL 8-30-15 Kathy Biel, Teacher Candidate St. John’s Country Club Hills, IL 8-30-15 Victoria Piller, Teacher Ascension Casselberry, FL Trinity Huntley, IL 9-13-15 Karla Menze, Teacher Non-Candidate St. Paul Mt. Prospect, IL 8-23-15 Sarah Bakkelund, Teacher Rockford Rockford, IL Immanuel Freeport, IL 10-4-15 Cathy Schmeckpeper, Teacher Non-Candidate Cross Yorkville, IL 11-1-15 Steven Hall, Teacher Candidate Rockford Rockford, IL 9-27-15 Susan Kloess, Teacher Candidate St. Andrews Park Ridge, IL 8-23-15 Marlo Schulz, DCE Kansas District First St. Paul Chicago, IL 2-7-16 Shandra Bowlin, Teacher Candidate Trinity ECC Lisle, IL 1-24-16 Sandra Sheehan, Teacher Candidate Immanuel Elmhurst, IL 8-14-11 Adam Rink, Teacher St. Paul’s Chicago Heights, IL Trinity Roselle, IL 8-16-15 Ryan McAdams, Teacher Candidate Trinity Roselle, IL 4-23-16 Chad Huber, Teacher Trinity Tinley Park, IL Trinity Roselle, IL 4-23-16 Heather Hoy, Teacher Walther Melrose Park, IL Zion Bensenville, IL 4-3-16 Meredith Evans, Teacher Trinity Roselle, IL Immanuel Palatine, IL 8-7-16

Diane Brackman, Teacher Trinity Lansing, IL Zion Beecher, IL 8-21-16 Rebekah Pfeil, Teacher St. Paul’s Sioux City, IA St. Peter Schaumburg, IL 8-20-16 Angela Schlie, Teacher Zion Marengo, IL St. Paul Oak Lawn, IL 8-21-16 Jennifer Wudtke, Teacher Candidate Rockford Rockford, IL 9-25-16 Henry Foote, Teacher Candidate Zion Beecher, IL 8-21-16 Rebecca Hansen, Teacher St. Paul Oak Lawn, IL Trinity Burr Ridge, IL 8-21-16 Susan Knitter, Teacher Trinity Roselle, IL Immanuel Elmhurst, IL 8-16-15 Pamela Sawusch, Teacher Luther North Chicago, IL LCC Northbrook, IL 9-14-16 Jennifer Poppe, Teacher Lutheran HS Honolulu, HI Rockford Rockford, IL 9-25-16 Curtis Wudtke, Teacher Heartland HS Grand Island, NE Rockford Rockford, IL 9-25-16 Lisa Richard, Teacher Non-Candidate Rockford, Rockford, IL 9-25-16 Joseph Ferwerda, DCE Cheshire Cheshire, CT LCC Northbrook, IL 10-2-16 Sarah Gaffney, Deaconess Candidate Voice of Care West Chicago, IL 11-10-16 Lisa Pudell, Teacher Trinity Roselle, IL Immanuel Belvidere, IL 8-14-16 David Ingwersen, Teacher Immanuel Palatine, IL St. John’s Lombard, IL 1-4-17 Carrie Kuehm, Teacher St. Luke Itasca, IL St. Andrews Park Ridge, IL 8-23-15 Joel Moritz, Teacher LCC Addison, IL Zion Marengo, IL 1-29-17 Carol Armbrecht, Teacher St. Luke Itasca, IL Trinity Lisle, IL 1-15-17 Diana Guebert, Teacher Candidate Bethany Naperville, IL 1-15-17 Melvin Wille, Teacher St. Luke Itasca, IL St. Paul Aurora, IL 7-8-07 Timothy Degen, Teacher Faith Vista, CA St. Paul Oak Lawn, IL 8-2-15 Kathleen O’Day, Lay Minister Redeemer Fort Collins, CO LCC Northbrook, IL 3-18-17 Janet Wolbert, Teacher Candidate Concordia River Forest, IL 4-19-17 Sandra Muench, Teacher Community Readlyn, IA Zion Marengo, IL 8-13-17 Nicholas Muench, Teacher Community Readlyn, IA Zion Marengo, IL 8-13-17 Aimee Walsh, Teacher Trinity Lisle, IL Concordia River Forest, IL 4-19-17 Dawn Koenig, Teacher Candidate Trinity Roselle, IL 9-25-16 Neal Kaspar, Teacher Emeritus Bethany Naperville, IL 8-20-17 Bethany Ibeling, Teacher St. Paul’s Janesville, WI Immanuel Belvidere, IL 8-14-16 Rachel Kuehner, Teacher Candidate Immanuel Elmhurst, IL 8-21-16 Valerie Winston, Teacher St. Paul Royal Oak, MI St. Paul Chicago, IL 9-25-16 Joseph Ferwerda, DCE LCC Addison, IL St. John Burlington, IL 4-30-17 Matthew Tuomi, Teacher Walther Melrose Park, IL Zion Bensenville, IL 6-11-17 Kevin Hendrikson, Teacher St. Paul’s Janesville, WI St. Paul Rockford, IL 8-9-15 Ralph Peterson, Teacher Candidate St. Paul Rockford, IL 8-9-16 Amy Kowalzyk, Teacher St. Luke Montgomery, IL Cross Yorkville, IL 8-20-17 Aaron Landgrave, Teacher Trinity Burr Ridge, IL Trinity Lombard, IL 8-20-17 Michelle Wo, Teacher Lutheran Unity, Chicago, IL Immanuel Elmhurst, IL 8-20-17 Charles Novak, Jr., Teacher Walther Melrose Park, IL Trinity Lombard, IL 8-20-17 Erik Ankerberg, Teacher Concordia, Texas Concordia River Forest, IL 8-20-17 Jared Stiek, DCE St. Paul’s Janesville, WI Concordia River Forest, IL 8-20-17 Kimberly Lavado, Teacher Rockford Rockford, IL Concordia River Forest, IL 8-20-17 Dawn Koenig, Teacher Trinity Roselle, IL (Interim Principal) Trinity Roselle, IL (Principal) 8-20-17 Valerie Winston, Teacher St. Paul Chicago, IL Immanuel Hillside, IL 8-20-17 Abigail Lee, Teacher Immanuel Belvidere, IL Zion Marengo, IL 8-13-17 Joel Moritz, Teacher Zion Marengo, IL Immanuel Palatine, IL 8-6-17 Amy Schneider, Teacher Candidate St. Peter Schaumburg, IL 8-14-17 Sonja Gulbrandsen, Teacher Candidate Gloria Dei Chicago, IL 8-27-17 Gary Zimmerman, Teacher Springfield Springfield, IL Rockford Rockford, IL 9-10-17 Steven Hall, Teacher Rockford Rockford, IL St. Paul Rochelle, IL 8-27-17 Rachel Meyer, Teacher Candidate LCMS Board for International Missionary 9-3-17 Andrew DeWitt, Teacher Trinity Lombard, IL Trinity Burr Ridge, IL 8-20-17

Northern Illinois District Commissioned Ministers Celebrating Anniversaries Since the 2015 Convention

(Those on the Synodical Roster who, according to the statistical information available to us, would have celebrated “special anniversaries” in 2015, 2016, 2017) 60 Years 50 Years 40 Years John Boor Trinity Tinley Park Dave Fiscus St. Paul Bourbonnais John Conrad Immanuel East Dundee Paul Piel St. Peter Arlington Heights Sue Lopez Cross Yorkville Jon Laabs LEA Pat Rose Trinity Lombard Manny Gutwein Immanuel Batavia 25 Years Jenifer Zimmer St. Peter Arlington Heights Stephanie Keller St. Peter Arlington Heights Lisa Pudell Immanuel Belvidere 10 Years Kari Janetzke Bethany Naperville Kristen Relaz St. Peter Schaumburg

NORTHERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT PASTORS

TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER DISTRICTS

NAME FROM TO

Joseph Asher Indiana District NID Missions

Mark Carnahan Faith, Hot Springs, AR St. Paul, Melrose Park

John Westra Michigan Emeritus NID Emeritus

Nicholas Mullen St. Matthew, Grand Rapids, MI Our Savior, Carol Stream

John Holyer St. Paul, Napoleon, OH Trinity, Lansing

Russell Helbig Fed Bureau of Prison, SC US Penitentiary, Thomson

Steven Wagner Our Redeemer/Our Savior, SD Trinity, Lombard

Eric Brown Zion, Lahoma, OK Trinity, Herscher

Gary Scharrer St. Matthew, Wilkes Barre, PA Beautiful Savior, Antioch

Thomas Engel Candidate, IN St. Paul, (Austin) Chicago

Keith Kinslow Chatham Fields, Chicago St. Paul, (Dorchester) Chicago

Philip Robarge Gloria Dei, Urbandale, IA Concordia, Chicago

Andrew Rosse Christ the King, LA Tabor, Chicago

Seth Clemmer Mt. Calvary, Estes Park, CO Bethany, Naperville

Keith Richard Concordia, St. Louis Immanuel, Belvidere

Martin Homan Southwest District St. Paul, (Canfield) Chicago

Theodore Staudacher St. John’s, Topeka, KS Emeritus NID

Timm Griffin Trinity, Garden City, KS North Shore Ministries

Dan Teller Ohio District Candidate NID

Martin Springer St. Mark, Tuker, GA Community of Faith, Spring Grove

Stewart Schultz Emeritus IN Emeritus NID

Donald Antor Salem, Salem, IL Immanuel, Palatine

Anthony Appel Ascension, N. Olsed, OH Immanuel, Des Plaines

Jacob Heine Trinity, Columbia, TN Christ the Rock, Rockford

James Richter Belleville, MI Non-Candidate NID

Matthew Rosebrock Candidate,Pacific Southwest Risen Savior, Byron

Stanley Zyskowski Emeritus, English Emeritus, NID

Timothy Bayer Concordia, Pullman, VA Saint Mark’s, Saint Charles

Mark Buetow Bethel Lutheran, DeQuoin, IL Zion, McHenry

Daniel Teller Candidate Saint Paul, Chicago

Henry Biar II Family in Christ, Rochester, MN Saint Paul, Skokie

John Bucka Emeritus, SELC Emeritus, NID

Cesar Sifuentes Candidate St. Matthew, Chicago

David Seabaugh Bethel, St. Paul, MN Immanuel, Elmhurst

James Buckman New Jersey District Faith/North Shore, Lake Forest

Dennis Fitzpatrick First Lutheran, Blytheville, AR Emeritus, NID

Dean Pittelko English District Candidate, NID

Christopher Davis St. Luke’s, Federal Way, WA Immanuel, Batavia

Randy Rozelle Holy Cross, Clarence, NY Trinity, Roselle

Benjamin Roberts Summit of Peace, Thornton, CO Saint John, LaGrange


TRANSFERRED TO OTHER DISTRICTS

NAME FROM TO

Kurt Ulmer Shepherd of Peace, Braidwood Faith, Plano TX James McCoid Community of Faith, Spring Grove Community of Life, Oregon, WI Philip Esala Lutheran Church Charities Atonement, Columbus, OH Steven Klemp Redeemer, Rockford Love of Christ, St. Cloud, MN Jonathan Fisk Bethany, Naperville St. John, Oakes, SD Richard Berg Emeritus, NID Emeritus, SWIS District Donald Moll Emeritus, NID Emeritus, NW District Jonathan Fisk Bethany, Naperville St. John, Oakes, ND Ryan Tietz Candidate Concordia Seminary, Ft. Wayne David Bass St. Paul, Chicago Hosanna, Kerrville, TX Gary Schmidtke Emeritus, NID Emeritus, IN District David Burge Messiah, Sterling Missouri District Anthony Oliphant St. Peter’s, Hampshire Redeemer, Elmhurst ENG. Aaron Roggow St. Peter, Arlington Heights St. Paul, Ann Arbor, MI Richard Drews Emeritus, NID Emeritus, SE David Mumm Emeritus, NID Emeritus, Texas District Benjamin Ahlersmeyer Peace, Lombard St. Peter, Portage, IN Daniel Berteau Trinity, Genoa Redeemer, Manchester, NJ Andrew (Drew) Rosse Tabor, Chicago Candidate, MidSouth John Nunes First Immanuel, Chicago Concordia University,,NY Joseph Asher NID Missionary OIM to the LCMS, Missouri District Carl Kaye NID Candidate Emmaus, Alhambra,CA, Pacific SW William Orr Grace/Zion, Willow Spring Salem, Jacksonville, IL, CID David Menet Holy Trinity, Walnut Faith, Waterloo, IA Timm Griffin North Shore, Lake Forest (Interim) St. James, Shawano, WI Don Kirst Emeritus, NID Emeritus, SID Daniel Ogonoskie Immanuel, Dwight Zion, Wilton, IA Raymond Ayers Zion, Marengo Chaplain, Missouri District Alexander Duff Saint Luke, Itasca Bethlehem, Ft. Wayne, IN Martin Springer Emeritus, NID Emeritus, Missouri District Jonathan Vierkant Chaplain, NID Saint Andrew, West Bend, WI Marc Cohen Candidate, NID Candidate, Indiana District Maynard Toensing Saint John, Beecher Saint John, Kramer, NE John Rhoads Concordia University staff Candidate, MO District


CALLED TO GLORY

NAME DATE

Peter Zadeik Jr. 1/11/2015 Walter Ruehrdanz 1/18/2015 Henry Dequin 3/6/2015 Rocky Federwitz 5/20/2015 Loren Krout 9/7/2015 Klaus Mehrl 9/29/2015 John Golisch 11/7/2015 Ronald Matson 12/20/2015 Philip Hanson 2/10/2016 Kenneth Heinitz 5/11/2016 Edward Geschke 8/31/2016 Paul Schuth 9/17/2016 Donald Hoffmann 12/29/2016 Donald Matthiessen 2/3/2017 Karl Schmidt 5/17/2017 Michael Graham 7/11/2017 Donald Becker 7/30/2017 Walter Ledogar 9/21/2017


RETIRED

NAME DATE

E. Timothy Frick 1/1/2012 Mark Bussert 9/1/2012 Harvey Nicholson 5/14/2014 William Stroup 6/22/2014 Leroy Joesten 1/1/2015 Duane Fluechtling 3/1/2015 John Richy 6/30/2015 James Jaeger 7/27/2015 Gerald Menk 8/6/2015 M. Keith Perry 8/25/2015 Robert Graul 9/16/2015 Dennis Perryman 10/25/2015 Patrick Boomhower 11/8/2015 David Mumm 4/24/2016 Gary Peterson 5/1/2016 Ron Weidler 6/30/2016 Paul Garchow 8/8/2016 Julio Loza 9/17/2016 Dennis Thompson 9/25/2016 Eric Allyn 12/1/2016 Timothy Rossow 12/20/2016 Timothy Silber 2/12/2017 Martin Springer 3/31/2017 David Yarrington 5/28/2017 John Philipp 5/31/2017 Johnny Greve 6/3/2017 Gerard Mau 7/31/2017


RESIGNED/REMOVED

NAME DATE

Robert Niehus 3/10/15

Harry Therwanger 5/15/16


GRANTED CANDIDATE STATUS

NAME FROM DATE

Steve Deombeleg Prince of Peace, Palatine 1/1/2015 Richard Ramirez St. Paul, Melrose Park 5/1/2015 Erik Neider Immanuel, Crystal Lake 7/9/2015 Marc Cohen Saint Matthew, Barrington 4/21/2016 David Balla Trinity, West Chicago 6/5/2016 Steven Geske Walcamp Ministries 12/31/2016 Nathan Muehlberg 3/30/16 Gary Scharrer Beautiful Savior, Antioch 3/31/17 David Thies Saint Paul, Rockford 8/31/17


TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE DISTRICT

NAME FROM TO

Michael Nesbit Zion, McHenry St. Paul, Elizabeth Adam Finney Good Shepherd, Elgin St. John, Island Lake Thomas Gibbons Trinity, Roselle St. Paul, (Austin) Chicago Richard Ramirez St. Paul, Melrose Park Dr. Martin Luther, Chicago Matthew Conrad St. Paul, Skokie Cross, Yorkville William Ryden Immanuel, Mokena Hope, Shorewood Steve Deombeleg NID Candidate Immanuel, Hillside Scott Lohman Immanuel, Downers Grove Saint Paul, Aurora Martin Homan Saint Paul, Chicago Word of Life Naperville (Interim) Robert Pudell Trinity, Roselle (SMP) Immanuel, Crystal Lake Thomas Engel Saint Paul, Chicago (Austin) Saint Philip, Chicago (N) John Richy Emeritus, NID Saint John, Lansing

NORTHERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT

CONGREGATIONS ADDED

Lord of Life, Millbrook - 9/13/2015

Ascension, Niles (merger of

Our Savior Chicago/St. John, Niles) -11/29/2015

CONGREGATIONS MERGED

Our Savior Chicago; merged with Saint John, Niles

CONGREGATIONS DISBANDED

Trinity Lutheran Church, Harvey - 10/18/2014

Nazareth, Chicago 2/14/2014

Bethany, Chicago 9/1/2015

Trinity, Pontiac - 11/22/2015

CONGREGATIONS RESIGNED FROM LCMS

First Immanuel, Chicago - 10/14/2016

ORDAINED MINISTERS OF RELIGION

CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES SINCE THE 2015 CONVENTION

(Those on the Synodical Roster who, according to the statistical information available to us, would have celebrated “special” anniversaries in 2015, 2016, or 2017)

60+ Years Baerwald Reuben

Krueger Harold

Berndt Juan

Hein Harold Hess Robert

Hoffmann Donald

Kass Robert E. Mueller Charles S.

Becker Donald

Teske, Jr. Herbert J. Wetzel Oliver H.

Kucenski William A.

Richter Eldor W.

50+ Years Greunke Dean

Mitschke William T. Pacheco Hector

Walker David F.

Constien Arthur Haberkost James

Loest Aden Edwin

Otten Walter D. Wille Eugene E.

Brunner Paul H.

Ilten James Pauling Delayne

Schmidt Harold

Blank Rudolph Bodley Arthur

Ross Harold

Schlecht Dennis W.

Trieglaff Eugene E.

Ameiss William Dietrich Adam

Heimsoth Elton

Meissner Bruce W. Davison Tony

Gourlay Donald

Helmke John Nordquist Wallace

Wilkie Wesley H.

Brummer H. David

Bruns Paul

Kluge David

Ledogar Walter Alan

Groll Douglas

Matson Ronald P.

Rub Robert

Walk Kermit

Albrecht Luther

Joesten Leroy

Stephens James

40 Years Balgeman Donald Doering Martin

Matthiessen Donald W.

Nicholson Harvey

Perryman Dennis

Pollock Roger

Roberts Todd Westra John

Bertels, Sr.~ Gary

Hudak David Knapp Stephen

Mrochen George J.

Prohl John R. Shumate John A.

Weidler Ronald

Wenker Kevin Lee Woita Steve

Zabel William E

Bayens Patrick Thompson Dennis

25 Years

Buss Allan Demchuk Robert

Teller Daniel

Wendt Vernon Whybrew Kene

Barber David

Bojens Donald Kearney Channing

Kellerman James

Klopke Paul Metzger Marvin

Schauer Richard

Sward Steven Tieman Larry

Werner Kevin

Balla David Biar Henry

Hein Mark

Lee Stephen Murr James

Pfotenhauer Paul

10 Years

Bowman Keith Conrad Matthew

Dietrich Joel

Estby Cory

Heilman Jeremy

Payton Leonard Seabaugh David

Davies Brian

Eggebraaten Jared Greve Johnny

Gunia Matthew

Heine Jacob Hess Karl

Holyer John

Krueger Rod Moldenhauer Aaron

Prentice David

Schauer Caleb Scott John

Bestul Mark

Blackford Matthew Daniel David

Finney Adam

Greiner Micah Koester Kevin

Krueger Ray

Nelson Marcus Reeves Bryan

Swanson Douglas

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