# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S423
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Ottis L. Sauls. 46. Seymour. Ind.. Re-
deemer (En); parish pastor. S: Doctrinal
Floor Comm. Milwaukee Conv. D: Coun-
selor 2.

Herman C. Theiss, 68. Danville, Calif.,
Immanuel (CN): pastor emeritus. D: Coun-
selor 3; Bd. of Educ. 10: Comm. of Adjudi-
cation 1.

LAYMEN

Those two laymen receiving the highest
number of votes shall be elected to 4-year
terms and the one receiving the next highest
number of votes shall be elected to a 2-year
term. The 2-year term will not count as a
full term under the limited tenure rule.

Al Blessing, 42, Hastings. Nebr., Peace
(Nebr): layman, Lawyer. D: Bd. of Dir. C:
Pres.: Vice-Pres.: Elder.

Robert I. Doggett, 40. Cincinnati, Ohio.
St. Paul (Oh); layman, attorney-at-law. C:
Pres.: Vice-Pres.: Sec.: Elder. O: LLL Pres.
3: LLL mem. 5; Vice-Pres. LLL 1: Cincin-
nati, Ohio, and Am. Bar Assoc.: Univ. of
Cincinnati Alumni Assoc. Canvasser, Fund
Drives.

James R. Dudeck, 45, Jacksonville. Fla.,
Holy Cross (FG): layman, Advanced Mar-
keting. Insurance. D: Bd. of Dir. 5: Const.
Matters 12. C: Chm. Bd. of Elders 2; Elder
1; Treas. 2: Chm. Stewp. Comm. 3, Fin.
Sec. 3; Bldg. Comm. 1.

Charles L. Fulton, 44, Raleigh. N.C.. Our
Savior (SE); layman, attorney. D: Bd. of
Dir. 6; Stewp. visitor 1. C: Pres. 2: Chm.
Stewp. 3; Bd. of Trustees 2; Bd. of Elders 1.

Douglas R. Seltz, 38, St.Paul, Minn.,
Jehovah (MnS?}: layman, attorney. D: Bd.
of Dir.; Chm. Church Ext. & Miss. & Fin.
Comm. 3. C: Pres. 2: Vice-Pres. 2; Sec. 2:
Chm. Evang. Comm. 2: Chm. Stewp. Comm.
2. O: United Fund Speakers’ Bureau 5:
Pres.-Country Club 1: Pres. State Org. of
Citizens for Educ. Freedom 2: Pres, Luth.
H. S. Assoc. 6.

Walter Tesch, 43. Wauwatosa, Wis.. Mt.
Olive (SW): layman. attorney. D: Bd. of
Trustees 3: Chm. Comm. on Const. Matters
2. C: Pres. 1: Treas. 4: mem. Bd. of Trus-
tees 5, mem. Church Council 5.

COMMISSION ON MISSION
AND MINISTRY IN THE CHURCH

2 pastors, 1 teacher, 2 laymen to be
elected.

PASTORS

Victor G. Albers, 57, Garden City. N.Y.
Resurrection (At); pastor, Ex. Sec. S:
Comm. Miss. & Min. 4. D: Ex. Sec. Missions
20. C: parish pastor 10. O: Ex. Comm. Luth.
Assoc. Works of Mercy 4; instr. Dale Car-
negie Inst. 4.

Carl W. Baringer, 50, Ft. Wayne, Ind.,
Concordia (In): pastor, Dist. Ex. Sec. of
Missions. S: Missionary-Nigeria 12: Prof.
Ev. Luth. Sem.-Nigeria 4; mem. Ex, Comm.
Ev. Luth. Church of Nigeria 8; Dist. Miss.
Contact Man for Syn. 6. D: Stewp. Bd. 4:
Ex. Sec. Miss. & Ch. Ext. 3; Circuit Couns.
1: Mission Ed. Man. 5. C: pastor 14 O: Bd.
of Dir. Luth. Hosp.. Nigeria 5: Bd. of Dir.
Luth. Normal School. Nigeria 3; Bd. of Dir.
School for Handicapped 3.

Andrew D. Brondos, 43, Cudahy, Wis.,
St. John’s (SELC); parish pastor. S: SELC
Rep. Merger Comm. 4. D: Bd. of Dir. Luth.
Haven 4: Ex. Sec. Mission Bd. 5; Chm. Mis-
sion Bd. 1. C: parish pastor 20.

Roy A. Suelflow, 54, Milwaukee, Wis.,
Beautiful Savior (SW); pastor, Coll. Prof.
S: Bd. for Missions 4; Comm. Mission &
Min. 4. D: Historian; Conv. Essayist. C:
Missionary-China, Japan, Taiwan 15; Dir.
Inst. Japanese Lang.; Prof. Chia Yi, Taiwan.

TEACHERS

George W. Bluma, 57, Arlington, Nebr..
St. Paul's (Neb); teacher, prin. D: Bd. of
Parish Educ. 18: Circuit School Visitor 2.
C: prin. 33; teacher 38; organist & choir
dir. 30; Youth Leader 35, Bible Class
teacher 14; S.S. Dept. Head 10. O: Chm.
Co. Educ. Assoc. 2.

William F. Heinicke, 42, Busby, Mont..
Redeemer-Hardin (Mt): teacher, worker-
priest at Busby Indian School. S: Instr.
CTC-Seward 8.D: WL Treas. 1; WL Pres. 2:
Stewp. Comm. 2: Comm. Colleges & Univ.
Min. 1: Indian Ministries Comm. 1. C: Bd.
of Parish Educ. 2; Shepherd 1: S.S. Supt.
2. O: Curr. Dir. & Elem. Princ. Busby In-
dian School.

CONVENTION NOMINATIONS

LAYMEN

Leroy H. Glinsmann, 34, Atkinson, Nebr..
Immanuel (Neb); layman, worker-priest.
C: lay-minister; worker-priest.

Vernon L. Nuss, 51, Great Bend, Kans..

Trinity (Ks): layman, attorney. S: Fiscal
Conf. 9; Faith Forward Comm. 1. Comm.
Miss. & Min. 4. D: Bd. of Dir. 9: Chm.

Stewp. Comm. 6: C: Chm. Bd. of Elders 6:
S.S. teacher 22; LLL Past Pres. 2.

Jack W. Randolph, 53. Metaire. La..
Atonement (So); layman, Sr. Systems An-
alyst. S: Chm. Conv. Comm. of Halls &
Equipt. 1. €: Chm. Bd. of Educ. 2; Chm.
Bd. of Stewp. 1; Choir Dir. 3: S.S. teacher
3: Luth. Hr. Rep. 2. 0: Central Comm.
Civic Attractions Fund 3: Chm. Conv.
Comm. S. P. E. B.S. Q. S. A. 1: Pres. of 2
local chap. of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.3.

Roger W. Turenne, 36, Atlanta, Ga.,
Peace (FG): layman, Social Work Consul-
tant U.S. Public Health Service. D: Luth.
Welf. Study 1; Dele. Conv. 1; Comm. on
Social! Concerns 1. C: Bd. of Elders 3: Sec.
1; Pres. 1; Bd. of Ed. 3: Chm. Bd. of Ed. 1.
Day School Comm. 3. 0: Chm. N. GA Chap-
ter NASW-Health Council 1.

COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY
AND CHURCH RELATIONS

1 pastor, 1 teacher, 1 Jayman to be
elected.

PASTORS

Wm. Graumann, 61, Riverside, Calif.
Immanuel (SC); parigh pastor. S: Comm.
on Miss. & Min. 5,0: Vice-Pres. 12; Bd.
for YP work 2; Bd. for Parish Educ. 3.
O: Contributor, Portals of Prayer & Luth.
Witness.

H. Armin Moellering, 53, Palisades Park,
N.J., Grace (En); parish pastor. S: CTCR
Hermeneutics Study Subcommittee 2: Fact
Finding Comm. 1: Exegetical Subcomm. on
Church Lit. 2. C: parish pastor 29. O: part-
time instr. Luth. College. Teaneck, N.J.. 3.

TEACHERS

Lyle W. Saeger, 51, Wauwatosa, Wis..
Our Redeemer (SW): teacher, prin. S$:
CTCR 4. D: Mission Recruitment Bd. 3:
Teachers’ Conf. 3: Chm. Beginning teacher
3. C: Bible Classes 16; Educ. Dir. 26. O:
LEA Bd. 4; Luth. H.S. Bd. 6; City Youth
Comm. 8: Greater Milw. Fed. Bd. 8.

Paul G. Walther, 41, Charleston, Ill.
Immanuel (CI); teacher. E. IH. Univ. Co-
ordinator of Student teaching. D: Circuit
Ed. Rep. 5; Chm. Area Prin. Conf. 2. C:
teacher-prin. 15. O: College & Univ. Pub-
lic 5.

LAYMEN

Gilbert J. Bucka, 58, Minneapolis, Minn.,
Christ (MnS): layman. Finance Examiner
U.S. Postal Service. S: Conv. Dele. 1. D:
Comm. on Doctrine & Church Relations 1:
125th Ann. Comm. 1. C: Pres. 2; Bd. of
Elders 6: Chm. Evang. Bd. 7; Bible Class
teacher 20.

Philip J. Tanger, 49. LaPorte. Ind., St.
John's (In): layman, Vice-Pres. Elec. Co.
D: Conv. Dele. 2; Comm. on Overtures &
Res, 2. C: Pres. 2; Trustee 4: Bible Class
teacher 4; WL Chorus 12. QO: Economic
Dev. Comm. 1: Township Adv. Bd. 5,
County Council 5; State Conv. Dele. 4.

BOARD OF APPEALS

3 ministers (one of whom may be a
teacher), 2 laymen to be elected.

MINISTERS

Clarence Dockweiler. 40, Maywood, Ill.
St. Paul-Melrose Park (NI): teacher. Prof.
CTC-River Forest. $S: Curr. Resources
Comm. 8; Patterns of Performance 3. C:
teacher: Asst. Treas. 3. O: Chm. Faculty
Welf. Comm. 2.

Gary D. Fortkamp. 34. Kearney, Nebr..
Holy Cross tNeb): parish pastor. D: Chm.
Reg. Conf. C: §.S. teacher 2: Youth Couns.
2. O: Circuit Evang. Rep. 2: Circuit Sec. 2°
LWML Pastoral Advisor 1: Circuit Youth
Couns. 3; Sec. Lions Club 4.

Herbert H. Gross, 67, Oak Park. Ill,
Grace (NI); teacher, Prof. CTC-River For-
est. S: Bd. of Avpeals 5. D: Bd. of Educ.
C: teacher 15: prin. 1

Frederick J. Huscher, 37, Seattle. Wash.,

407

Messiah (Nw); parish pastor. D: Stewp.
Comm. 6; Campus Univ. Comm. 4; 125th
Thankoffering 1; Dean-Youth Encounter
School 1. €: parish pastor 9. O: Chm. Tri-
Co. Juvenile Court Comm. 2.

Matthias R. L. Krey, 43, St. Catharines,
Ont., Canada, Grace (On); parish pastor.
D: Bd. of PR 6: LWML Pastoral Adv. 4;
Chm. Pastoral Conf. 3; Bd. for Missions &
Church Ext. 2: Luth. Chapl. Prison System
5. O: Co-Pres. Canadian Bible Society 2.
Engineer. Semi-Conductor 4; Bd. for Labor
& Management Arbitration 2.

Lorenz C. Wunderlich, 66, St. Louis, Mo..
Immanuel (Mo): pastor, Prof. Concordia
Sem, 8S: Comm. Lay Training School 3.
Comm, on Church Lit. 10; Bd. of Appeals
14. B: Chm. Const. Comm. 3, Parliamen-
tarian 2. C: pastor 16; asst. pastor 4; Bible
Class teacher 24; Comm, on Evang. 3.

LAYMEN

Kenneth H. Beckenhauer, 57. West Point,
Nebr.. St. Paul's (Neb): layman, Lawyer. 8:
Bd. of Appeals 4. D: Bd. of Parish Educ. 6;
Church Ext. 4; Luth. Family Service 5;
Luth. Family & Social Serv. 3. C: Pres. 1.
Fin. Bd. 9: School Bd. 3; Trustee 6; LLL 2.
O: Circuit Pres. 1; LLL Vice-Pres. 1; Bd.
of Governors 15; Ed. LLL Paper 5: Pres.
Land Title Assoc. 1: Pres. Kiwanis Club 1;
Pres. Chamber of Com. 1.

Victor O. Behrmann, 57. Livonia, Mich..
Faith «Mc): layman. Manager-Campers
Paradise. C: Vice-Pres. 1; Bd. of Elders 4;
Bd. of Stewards 4: S. S. Supt. 2; S.S.
teacher 20. O: Ration Bd. WWII 2.

Richard G. Bodenstab, 53, Chicago, Ill,
Evang. Luth. of St.Paul (NI); layman,
lawyer. S: Dele. Cony. 1; Church Relations
Comm. D: Bd. of Appeals 1. C: Chm. 15;
Vice-Chm. 10; Sec. 5; Deacon 2; Finance 2.
O: Pres. & V.P. Chicago Luth. Bar Assoc.:
Pres. Chicago Civitan Club; Sec. Luth. Ath-
letie Assoc

Donald R. Drung. 43. Clearwater, Fla.
First Ev. «FG): layman, Engineer. C: Bd.
of Elders 6; Pres. 2: Vice-Pres. 1.

CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1 teacher, 2 laymen.

TEACHERS

Arthur L. Linnemann, 43, Park Ridge,
Il., St. Andrews (NI); teacher. S: CPH_Bd.
of Dir. 4: Sec. CPH Bd. of Dir. 2; Pres.
D. L. E. S. P.-LEA 2. D: Child Evang.
Comm. 1. C: Min. of Christian Educ. 9.
teacher 22; prin. 19.

Richard P. Sauer, 40, Ft. Wayne, Ind.,
Holy Cross (In); teacher, School Adminis-
trator. S: Pres. LEA 3. D: Sec. Evang.
Comm. 4; Sec. PR Comm. 2; Chm. Teachers
Conf, 2: Ext. Services chm. LLL 1. C: or-
ganist-choir dir. 12; S.S. Supt. 5; Const.
Comm, 2; Evang. 4; Stewp. 2. 0: Bd. of
Dir. Am. Red Cross, Treas. 2; United Fund
4: Fire Prevention Comm. 4.

LAYMEN

¢George A. Albers, 37, St.Louis, Mo..
Bethel-University City (Mo); layman, Ar-
chitect S: Comm. Miss. & Min. 2; CPH Bd
of Dir. 1. D: Comm. Coll. & Univ. 2, Bd.
of Dir. Camp Cilca 2. C: Chm. 2; Bd. of
Elem. Educ. 3; Chm. Luth. School Assoc. 3:
Planning Comm. 2; Bible Class leader 3.
O: Pres. Architects Assoc. 1; American Inst.
of Architects 10.

Kenneth Guebert, 50, St. Louis, Mo..
Bethel-Univ. City (Mo); layman, CPA. C:
Chm. Fin. Bd.; Vice-Pres., Treas.

Paul W. Krueger, 57, Bloomington, IL,
Trinity (CI); layman, Public Accountant.
S: CPH Bd. of Dir. 6. C: Bd. of Elders:
Treas. 4: Bd. of Stewp. 6. O: Vice-Pres.
Finance 10: CPA 9; Corp. Director 12.

Elmer E. Schemm, 63, Saginaw. Mich.,
Peace (Mc); layman. Ins. Agent. D: Bd. of
Dir. 15. C: Pres. 6: Elder 12: Sec. 2; Fin.
Chm. 2: Fin. Sec. 3. O: Treas. St. Lukes
Luth. Hosp. 30.

BOARD FOR EVANGELISM

1 pastor, 1 teacher, 1 layman to be
elected.

PASTORS

Arthur E. Graf, 61, Giddings. Tex., Saint
Paul (Tx): parish pastor. S. Bd. of Parish
Educ. 6: Stewp. Workshops 2: Comm. on
Social Action 3: Evang. Workshops 4. D: