1940s
Lowell Larson ’48 M.Div. died May 10.
1950s
Oliver Carlson ’51 M.Div. died July 15.
Arland Fiske ’52 M.A. died June 16.
Luther Larson ’56 M.Div. died July 6.
1960s
Myron Fodge ’61 M.A. died August 9.
Glenn Hetland ’61 M.Div. died July 23.
Gene Peisker ’62 M.Div. died September 6.
Norman Nelson ’64 M.Div. died September 4.
Merrill Ronning ’69 M.Div. died August 10.
1970s
Gene Anderson ’72 M.Div. died March 16.
Henry Thorberg ’73 M.Div. died June 6.
1980s
Glenn Berg-Moberg ’85 M.Div. retired from St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, in May.
1990s
Edward Foster ’90 M.A. accepted a call to serve Kent Memorial Lutheran Church in Sunrise Beach, Missouri, in September.
Bonnie Wilcox ’97 M.Div., Luther Seminary Alumni Council president, appeared on Twin Cities Public Television’s “Coronavirus: An Almanac Special” in the episode “A Church Finds Renewed Purpose.” See how her church found new ways to support and connect with its community.
2000s
Capt. Christopher Fiske ’04 M.Div., a chaplain in the Iowa Army National Guard, recently launched an online suicide prevention program called Beyond Awareness.
Lee Ann M. Pomrenke ’05 M.Div. published “Embodied: Clergy Women and the Solidarity of a Mothering God” in September.
2010s
Terry Frankenstein ’16 M.Div. accepted a call to serve at Bethany Lutheran Church in Escanaba, Michigan.
Slewion Lewis ’16 M.A. was appointed dean for the undergraduate program of Cuttington University’s College of Theology in Suakoko, Liberia, and director for theological education for the Episcopal Church of Liberia.
In December Ryan Panzer ’19 M.A. is releasing his book, “Grace and Gigabytes: Being Church in a Tech-Shaped Culture,” which explores what it means to do effective ministry in this digital age. Read an excerpt in Faith+Lead’s resources.
Note: The listings in this publication include notifications received by September 16.