# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S498
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St. Louis: bd. of missions; legal adv. Syn-
odical Conf. C: bd. of dir.; elder; vice-
pres.

Eugene E. Fincke, 56, Belleville. Ill.;
Zion «SI); banker. S: bd. of control St.
Louis; chm.; exec. com. pres. adv. council
Concordia Seminary. O: LLL fin. com.;
St. Louis council of Luth. churches: bd.
of dir. and treas. Found. for Ref. Re-
search.

Ferd Gast, 54, Webster Groves, Mo.:
Webster Gardens (Mo}; real estate d2>-
veloper. S: bd. for missions; com. for lay
institute; armed services com, D: evang.
com, C: pres.: vice-pres.; elder: evang.
chm.: adult Bible class teacher. O: bd. of
dir. metro missions; pres. Luth. Bible
institut2; bd. Luth. Hosp.

Ray Hilgert, 38, Affton, Mo.: Christ
Mem. (Mo); prof. of management. S:
synedical service com. O: chm. com. on
educ., council of Luth. churches. St. Louis.

Ralph E. Petering, 59, Ladue. Mo.: Lu-
theran Village (Mo: vice-pres. Emerson
Electric. S: bd. of pension ard trust
funds: bd. of control St. Louis. C: pres.:
treas. O: dir. Bank of St. Louis.

Herbert Schuppan, 53, Kirkwood, Mo.:
Concordia (Mo): self-employed. S: bd. of
managers, Concordia Retirement and Wel-
fare Plans; pres. adv. council St. Louis
seminary. C: pres.; S.S. supt.: fin. sec.
stewp. com.: bd. of dir.; chm. bldg. fund.
O: bd. of dir. Luth. Hosp.

Concordia Seminary, Springfield, II.

PASTORS

Adalbert R. Kretzmann, 66. Chicago.
Il.; St. Luke (NI): parish pastor, $: chm.
bd. Y.P. O: csir. Int. WL: pres. No. IIL.
dist. WL: Luth. General Hosp.: pres. Chi-
cago Bible society; bd. Lutheran Brother-
hood Insurance.

Milton J. Nauss, 48, St.Louis, Mo.:
Chap7l of the Cross (En): parish pastor. S:
bd. of control Springfield. D: mission bd.
O: bd. of dir. Luth. Hosp.; bd. of trustees
Luth. High School.

TEACHERS

Roy W. Lovekamp, 56, Jacksonvill>,
Il.; Salem (Cl): prin. D: bd. of dir. C:
prin. O: LLL seminars.

Martin F. Wessler, 49, St. Louis, Mo.:
Resurrection (Mo): Synod assoc. sec. of
schools. S: bd. of control Springfield. C:
teacher, prin.

LAYMEN

J. R. Davidsmeyer, 41, Jacksonville, IIL:
Salem (CI): contractor, D: bd. of dir. C:
chm.: elder; treas. O: dist. LLL mem.
chm.

Harold M. Olsen, 56, Soringfield. Ill:
Trinitv (Cl): lawyer. S: bd. of control
Springfield. C: pres.: chm. bd. of educ. O:
pres. C. I. dist. WL: LLL: city-co. plan.
com.: mem. co. zoning bd.

Concordia Senior College,
Fort Wayne, Indiana

PASTORS

Henry Blanke, 47, Fort Wayne, Ird.:
Bethlehem (In): parish pastor. D: chm.
scholarship and recruit. com.: eslr.; evang.
chm. O: Fort Wayne assoc.  Luth.
churches; bd. Luth, H.S.; bd. psychiatric
center.

Herry C. Schroeder, 49. Fort Wayne.
Ind.: Concordia (In): parish pastor. D:
stewp. bd.

TEACHERS

Guerther Herzog, 40, Fort Wayne. Ind.:
Bethlehem (In); guidance dir. Luth. H.S.
D: bd. of educ.: stewp. bd. C: S.S. supt.:
Bible class teacher. O: chm. Luth. prin.
club; treas. teachers conf.: bd. of_ dir.
Luth. H. S.: bd. of dir. assoc. Luth.
churches.

Herbert C. Moldenhauer, 44. E. Detroit,
Mich.; St. Peter (Mc); prin. Luth. H.S.

LAYMEN

Raymond Behrmann, 45, Indianapolis.
Ind.: St. Peter (In); certified public ac-
countant. C: pres.: chm. bd. of elders:
chm. bd. of educ.; fin. sec. O: pres. bd.
of trustees Luth. Child Welf. Assoc. of
Ind.; Luth. Service Club.

Alex H. Guebert, 41, Naperville, Ill:
Bethany (NI); controller. D: bd. of dir.
C: elder; bd. of fin.: Bible class teacher.

CONVENTION NOMINATIONS

Herbert Henline, 41, Fort Wayne, Ind.;
Emmanuel (In): executive. Lynn Koeh-
linger Co. C: elder; sec.; S.S. supt.; bd.
of dir. Luth. social services.

Robert C, Moellering, 58, Fort Wayne,
Ind.: St. Paul (In): pres. construction co.
S: bd. of control Fort Wayne. C: chm.
planning com, O: bd. of dir. Valpo U.

Walter G. Schwehn, 43, Fort Wayne,
Ind.: Peace (In): manager Lincoln Life
Insurance Co. D: bd. of stewp. C: vice-
chm.: fin. bd.; see.: bd. of educ.; bldg.
fund. treas.: PTL pres.

Kenneth Vogt, 54, Dayton, Ohio: Con-
cordia (Ohi; attorney. C: pres.: legal adv.
O: bd. of dir. senior citizens: mem. Ket-
tering City Council: judge Kettering mu-
nicipal court.

Concordia Teachers College
River Forest, Tl.

TEACHERS

Kenneth Black, 35, Roselle, Il.: Trinity
(NIb; teacher. D: chm. prin. conf.; vice
pres. teach. conf.

Rolard F. Eggerding, 44. St. Louis, Mo.:
Salem (Moi: prin. Luth. high school. S:
bd. of control River Forest. C: sec.: bd.
of educ. O: chm. edit. com. St. Louis
Lutheran; pres., Vice-pres., teacher conf.

LAYMEN

Ralph Brauer, 44, Chicago Heights. IIl.:
St. Paul's (NI1:; accountant. C: sec.; fin.
sec.: elder: S.S. teacher. O: sec, LLL dist.

Howard E. Flotow, 47. Western Springs.
Ill.; St. John's (NI): chemist. D: polity
com. C: bd. of educ.: S.S. supt.: deacon.
O: bd. member Luth, Educ. Assoc.

Lawrence W. Forster, 63, River Forest.
Ill.; Grace (NI); real estate broker. S:
bd. of control River Forest. C. Youth
council: elder. O: pres. community wel-
fare council.

Kurt FE. Vragel, 47, Chicago. Iil.. St
Luke's (NI): consulting engineer. C: trus-
tee: elder: see.: fin. sxc, O: bd. Luth. High
North; Luth, Child Welfare Assoc.

Concordia Teachers College

Seward, Nebr.
PASTORS

Elmer Luessenhop, 47, Arvada, Colo.:
Peace (Co; parish pastor. S:_ com. on
constitutional matters. D: S.D. Dist. pres.
1960—68. O: cslr,

Otto R. Schlegelmilch, 59. Columbus.
Nebr.: Peace (NN): parish pastor. O: csir,
dist. LWML:; bd. of control Seward.

TEACHERS

Raymond W. Petersen, 44, Topeka.
Ks.: Faith tKs!; prin. D: bd. of par.
services: curriculum study com. chm.; par.
educ, bd.: bd. for social services.

Edward Werner, 56. St.Louis, Mo;
Unity (Eni: prin. Luth. H.S. ¢: chm.
family life com, QO: Luth, Assoc, for
Higher Ed. bd. of dir.; LEA.

LAYMEN

Allen Ahrens, 50, Columbus, Nebr.;
Jmmanuel (NN): service station operator.
D: student recruitment com, C: finance
com.: stewp. com.: elder: S.S. teacher.
O: LLL dist. pres.: int. mem. ser.

Bill M. Baird, 45, Wichita Falls, Tex.;
St. Paul's (Tx): geologist-engineer. C:
chm.; trustee; stewp. com.: educ. com.;
bd. of educ. O: WL cs!r.: youth dir.

Lee Lohrberg, 70. Lincoln, Nebr.; Trin-
ity (SN): retired. S: TV production bd.:
bd. of control Seward. D: mission bd.
C: chm.: elder: bd. of educ.; finance com.
O: LLL dist. pres.; int. bd.

Ralph Schulz, 48, Farmington, Mich.:
St. Paul's (Mc): general operations mgr.
Ford Motor Company. C: elder; chm. of
elders; chm.; bd. of educ.: stewp. chm.

Concordia Lutheran College
Ann Arbor, Mich.

PASTORS

Richard II. Bernthal, 41. Detroit. Mich.:
Epiphany (Mc): parish pastor. D: cslr. O:
bd. of dir. Detroit Boys Clubs.

Loren J. Shiley, 42. Fort Wayne, Ind.:
Zion (Ini: parish pastor. D: stewp. bd.;
past. conf. sec.

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LAYMEN

Terrance R. Flynn, 48. Ann Arbor,
Mich.: St. Paul's (Me): mfg. supt. D: dist.
conv. chm. C: pres.: vice-pres.; bldg. com.

Waldemar R. Griesbach, 53. Westlake,
Ohio: St.Thomas (Oh); attorney U.S.
Govt. (NLRB). C: pres.: chm.; bd. of
deac. O: bd. of trustees L.H.S. assoc.;

Martin F. Rummel, 64, Birmingham.
Mich.: Grace (En): director of purchasing
and production controls (retired). S: bd.
of control Ann Arbor. D: mission bd. C:
sec.; chm.: trustee. O: bd. of commerce.

Edward P. Staubitz, 49. Cincinnati,
Ohio: Grace (‘Oh!; executive. S: bd. of
control! Ann Arbor: fiscal review com. D:
exec. bd.: bd. of dir. C: chm. bd. of educ.;
chm. chureh council: ext. fund; fin. sec.

Concordia Lutheran College of Texas
Austin, Tex.
PASTORS

Frederick A. Mattil, 41, Dallas, Tex.:
Our Redeemer (Tx): parish pastor. D:
ehm, youth com.: PR: eslr.

Louis [L.. Pabor, 51, Austin, Tex.: Re-
deemer (Tx): parish pastor. S$: bd. of
control Austin. D: mission bd.,; welfare
bd. O: Luth. social work, Scholarships.
Inc.: academy of religion and mental
health.

LAYMEN

Howard HW. Klein, 42, Tomball, Tex.:
Zion (Tx): attorney. S: bd. of control
Austin. D: church ext. fund study com.:
Luth. found. of Texas: C: chm.: elder:
school bd.: S.S. teacher: stewp. O: dist.
LLL and WL bds.; Luth. hosp. bd.

Albert Marschall, 42, Winter Haven,
Fla.. Grace (FG); dentist. C: bd. of dir.;
pres.

Concordia Collegiate Institute
Bronxville, N. ¥.
PASTORS

Robert C. Haupt. 53. Smithtown, L. I.,
N. Y.; St. Andrew's tAti: parish pastor.
S: bd, of control Bronxville. D: c¢slr.
O: local school bd. Bronx.

Roy A. Maack, 37. Baltimore. Md.; Cal-
vary (SE); parish pastor. D: stewp. bd.;
mission bd.: esir. O: pres. Luth. minis-
terial assoc. Wash. D. C.: chm, Wash.
Luth, inst, miss. com.; bd. of dir, Balti-
more Luth. H. S.

Lester Messerschmidt, 42, Huntington,
N. Y.: St. Luke’s (Ati: parish pastor.

Edward F. Meyer, 36, Conover. N. C::
Concordia (SE!: parish pastor. D: chm.
miss. bd.

LAYMEN

Frank W. Mueller, 57, Washington D.C.:
St, Paul's :SE:: mgr. State Dept. U. S.
Chamber of Commerce. S: bd. of control]
Seward. LCUSA bd. C: pres. O: LLL dist.
pres.; pres. St. John’s «Winfield: alumni;
pres Cone. (Seward) Coll, Assoc.

Robert J. Schutrum, Sr. 60. East Aurora,
N. Y.: Immanuel (Eat; lawyer. S: bd. of
appeals. D: bd. of appeals. C: elder:
trustee: pres.: Bible class teacher. 0:
pres. Martin Luther School: eslr. marital
clinic.

St. Paul's College
Concordia, Mo.
PASTORS
Francis FE. Roschke, 45. Kansas City.
Mo.: Holy Cross Mo.) parish pastor. S:
YP lit. bd. D: bd. of parish educ.: bd. of
dir.
Oscar G. Tiemann, 70, Carrollton, Mo.:
Immanuel (Mo): retired parish pastor. D:
sec.

LAYMEN
Orville Bopp, 47. Kirkwood. Mo.; Con-
cordia (Mo:; insurance salesman. C:

elder: fin. sec.; bd. of dir.: S. S. teach.

Wallace Schutte, 38, Kirksville, Mo.:
Faith (Mo); sales representative, Sperry
Rand Corp. C: pres.: chm. elders.

Concordia College
Milwaukee, Wis.
PASTORS

Felix H. Kretzschmar, 61, Wauwatosa,
Wis.: Pilgrim :+SW): parish pastor. S: bd.
of contro! Milwaukee. D: bd. of parish