# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S427
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BOARD OF CONTROL.
RIVER FOREST

1 pastor, 1 teacher, 3 Jaymen to be
eleeted,

PASTORS

Harold Krueger, 46, Lake Zurich, IIL,
St. Matthew (NI); parish pastor. D: Coun-
selor 4; Bd. of Social Welf. 6, LWML
Couns. 4: Nom. Comm. 4. O: Bd. of Dir.
Am. Cancer Soc. 3; Comm. Council for
recommending of School Bd. Candidates 1.

A. R. Kretzmann, 68. Chicago, Ill., St.
Luke (NI); parish pastor. S: Chm. Worship
Comm.; Bd. of Control. R.F. D: Chm.
yrs Bd.; Bd. of Parish Educ.; Luth. H.S.

TEACHERS

Roland F. Eggerding, 48, St. Louis, Mo.,
Salem-Affton (Mo); teacher, prin.-Luth.
H.S. S: Bd. of Control, R. F. 10. C: Sec. 4;
Bd. of Educ. 6. O: Curr. Comm. Assoc.
Luth. Secondary Schools 10; Pres. Luth.
HS: Tchrs. Conf. 2; Luth. Publicity Org.
Bd. 11.

Arnold C, Stoppenhagen, 59, Saginaw,
Mich., Bethlehem (Mc); teacher, prin. D:
Stud. Aid & Recruitment Comm. 4; Bd. of
Educ. 3; Bd. of Dir. 4; Chm. Principals
Conf. 3. C: teacher-prin. 38; organist 38;
choir dir. 31; Sec. 29; S.S. Teacher 12;
Youth Leader 14. O: United Funds Coordi-
nator Luth. Schools-local 3.

LAYMEN

Ralph N. Brauer, 48, Chicago Heights,
Ill, St.Paul (NI); layman, Banker-Asst.
Vice-Pres. S: Bd. of Control, RF. 4. C:
Sec. 4; Fin. Sec. 10; S.S. Dept. Head &
teacher 10; Sec. Church Cemetery Assoc.
21; Elder 6.

Lawrence W. Forster, 66, River Forest,
Ill, Grace (NI); Jayman, Real Estate
Broker. S: Bd. of Control, R. F. 20. C: El-
der 6; Youth Council 3; Stewp, 35; Deacon
6. O: Pres. Comm. Welf. Council; Sup. Gen.
Assistance-R. F. Township; Cancer Soc.;
R. F. Campaign Chm.

James KR. Haar, 31, Tripp, S. Dak., Em-
maus (SD); layman, lawyer. S: Rep. LCMS
Found. 3. D: Conv. Parliamentarian 1;
Legal Counsel & Asst. 6. C: Stewp. Comm.
3; lay minister 1; LLL member 6.

William M. Kinley, 38, Olean, N. Y., Im-
manuel (Ea); layman, Vice-Pres. & Treas.
Oil Gas Corp. S: Dele. Conv.-St. Paul,
Dir. Ebenezer Thankoffering 3: Pres. Coun-
cil-CTC, R.F. 5; Pres. Coll. Found. R.F. 3.
D: Stewp. Bd. 3; Bd. of Trustees 3. C: Fin.
Sec. 8; Chm. 4: Chm. Stewp. Bd. 5: S.S.
Sec. & Treas. 3; Bd. of Educ. 4; Evang.
Comm. 2.

Donald Rieck, 37, Springfield, Ill., Trin-
ity (CI): layman, C. P. A. & Co. partner.
C: Treas. 4; Bd. of Christian Educ. 2; Chm.
Bd. of Educ. 1; Bd. of Dir. 1.

Kurt E. A. Vragel, 51, Denver, Colo.
(Co); layman, Consulting Engineer. S: Bd.
of Control, R.F. 4. C: Chm. 1: Elder 12;
Trustee 12; Sec. 2. O: Bd. Luth. H.S.
Assoc. 3.

BOARD OF CONTROL, ST.LOUIS
1 pastor, 3 laymen to be elected.

PASTORS

Alfred Buls, 47, University City. Mo.,
Bethel (Mo); parish pastor. S: Bd. of Dir.
Concordia Hist. Inst. 2. D: Pres. 7; Coun-
selor-Mission Bd. 1; Bd. of Dir. Council of
Luth. Churches 6; Mission Bd. 3. C:
teacher-prin. 1; parish pastor 21.

Ewald J. Otto, 57, Quincy. Ill., Our Re-
deemer (CI); parish pastor. 8: Doctrinal
Reviewer 1. D: Ed. Luth. Witness Supp. 17,
2d Vice-Pres. 2; lst. Vice-Pres. 3.

LAYMEN

Alfred Wm. Briel, 51. Evansville. Ind.,
St. Paul's (In): layman, CPA-Company sr.
partner. S: Conv. Dele. Comm. for Higher
Educ. D: Customized Evang. C: S.S. Supt.;
Adult Bible class teacher: Lay Preacher. O:
Chm. Bd. of Dir. nonprofit found.; Bd. of
Dir. manufacturer; Lecturer. (professional
accountant); Instr. Univ. of Ky. (part-
time).

Charles H. Burmeister, 52. St. Louis,
Mo., Webster Gardens (Mo.): layman. Pres.
Communication Consultants, Inc. S: Bd. of
Control. St. Louis 4: Mem, Pres. Ady. Coun-
cil, St. Louis & Springfield 6: Luth. TV

CONVENTION NOMINATIONS

Prod. Bd. 10: Sec. TV Prod. Bd. 8: Treas.
Intern, LLL 4: Dir. Domestic Operations
LLL 3. D: Trustee., Luth. High Schools 6:
Pres. Luth. High Schools 2; Investment Adv.
Comm, 3: Bd. of Dir. Luth. Hosp. 6: Sec.
of Bd. Mission & C. E. Comm. 3: P. R.
Comm, Luth. Hosp. 3. €: Chm. Stewp. 2:
Vice-Pres. 5: Chm. School Bldg. Comm. 3.
Chm. Bd. of Elders 2; soloist. choir dir. &
Organ Comm. (3) aggregate 10: Chm. Luth.
Bible Inst. 3. O: Financier for Lutheran
High Schools. churches, hospitals, & nursing
hemes: Bach Soc. 25; Sec. & 3d. Vice-Pres.
Advertising Club 6; Bd. of Gov. Ground
School Staff 3; U. S. Naval Air Training
Command.

Robert W. Clup, 48. Norman, Okla.,
Univ. Luth. Chapel (OK): layman. Profes-
sor. D: Bd. of Social Ministry 2. C: Pres.
1: Chm, Bd. of Elders 1: Bd. of Elders 3.
O: Faculty Adv. Luth. Students 10; Aca-
demic Dean 6; Student Personnel 8; Univ.
Work 16.

Eugene E. Fincke, 61, Belleville. Ill.
Zion (Sli; layman. Banker. S: Bd. of Con-
trol, St. Louis 14; Served on various comm.
O: Sr. Vice-Pres. Mercantile Trust Co.
N. A. Bank 43: Fin. Comm, LLL; mem.
Capitol Funds Comm.: Council of Luth.
Churches: Bd. of Dir. Found. Reformation
Research.

Clifford L. Meints, 43, Indianola, Ia., Mt.
Calvary (IW); layman, Prof. of Chemistry.
D: Social Welf. 4; Salary Scale Comm. 1.
C: Pres. 2; Treas. 4; Chm. Christian Educ.
1: Elder 1; Bible Class teacher 8; VBS
teacher 4: midweek school teacher 2; Conf.
Class teacher 1. O: Head of Dept. of Chem.
16: Chm. Div. of Nat. Sci. & Math. 13; Pres.
Gamma Delta 2.

Bill J. Scheller, 46, St. Louis, Mo., Grace
Chapel (Moi; layman, Mer. of Operations
Automation Co, C€: Dean of Elders 3, Bd.
of Elders 3; Pres. PTL 3; Vice-Pres. 2; Pres.
4; Dir. of Properties 3.

BOARD OF CONTROL,
ST.PAUL, MINN.

1 pastor, 1 layman to be elected.

PASTORS

Vernon H. Mickow, 45, Hazen, N. Dak.,
St. Matthew (ND); parish pastor. S: Conv.
Dele. N.Y. D: Worship Chm. 3; Chm. Frat.
Organizations 2; LLL Pastoral Adv. 2;
LWML Zone Pastoral Adv. 2. C: pastor 20.

Harold F. Schweigert, 55, Minneapolis,
Minn., St. Peter s-Edina (MnS), parish pas-
tor. S: Bd. of Control. St.Paul 13; Luth.
Scout Comm. 4; Dele. (4) Conv.; mem. floor
comm. on Higher Educ. of Mil. D: WL
Youth Bd. 1; Valpo Rep. 15: Inc. Luth. High
Bd, 6: LLL Circuit Pastoral Adv. 2; Comm.
on Inter-Chureh Relations 6. O: City Comm.
tor Lenten Services 4; Student Aid 2; Chm.
of Comm. Total Care for Troubled Youth.

LAYMEN

John S. Harms, 59, Watertown, Minn.,
St. Paul’s (MnS1; layman, Pharmacist. S:
Dele. Cony.-Detroit. D: Conv. Dele. C:
Pres. 3; Sec. 3; Treas. 2: Deacon 3: Chm.
Schvol Bd. 3. O: Mayor-3 terms; Syr. term,
State Bd. of Pharmacy; Chm. Exec. Comm.
State Pharmaceutical Assn. 2.

Paul H. Seltz, 51, Des Moines, Ja.. Mt.
Olive ({W): layman, Vice-Pres. Nat. Trav-
chrs Life. S$: Bd. of Control, St. Paul 10.
C: Fin. Chm. 2; Pres. 1; Chm. Bd. of Ed. 2;
Bd. of Elders 4.

BOARD OF CONTROL, SELMA

1 pastor, 2 laymen to be elected.

PASTORS

Robert Collins, 38, Columbus, Ga., Beth-
lehem (FGi; parish pastor. $: Social Con-
cerns Comm. D: Chm. Social Concerns
Comm. 3: Chm. Pastoral Conf. Program 3,
Task Force Comm. 2: Ad Hoc Comm, on
Soc. Concerns 1.

Albert Dominick, 65. Mobile, Ala., Mt.
Calvary «So'; parish pastor. S: Bd. of Con-
trul, Selma. D: Missions Comm, 5; Recruit-
ment & Scholarship Comm, 3; V. P. Gulf
State Pastoral Conf. 6: CER Circuit 8. C:
pastor 26; teacher 5. O: Assoc. Editor, Miss.
Luth. 10.

LAYMEN

John H. Davis, 53, Ashville, Ala., Saint
Pcter's-Gadsden (So); layman, Farming. D:
Missions Comm

Grover C. Dixon, 60, Montgomery. Ala.,

411

Trinity (So); layman, Postal Carrier. S:
Bd. of Control, Selma. D: Bd. of Parish
Educ. C: Chm. Bd. of Educ.; Chm.

John Ligon, 53. Gary. Ind., Good Shep-
herd (In); layman, steel worker. C: Chm.;
Sec.: Treas.

Mrs. Beatryce T. Newton, 41, Birming-
ham, Ala., St. Paul (So): layman, univ. in-
structor. C: S. S. teacher 3; LWML Chris-
tian Growth Chm. 2. O: LWML Zone Pres.
2: State Educ. Comm. 1; Mem._ State
Teacher Educators: Sec. Council for Human
Rights 2.

BOARD OF CONTROL, SEWARD

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

PASTORS

Elmer O. Luessenhop, 50, Arvada, Colo.,
Peace (Co); parish pastor. S: Chm. Comm.
Const. Matters 11; Bd. of Control, Seward
4. D: Pres. 9; LWML Adv. 4.

Otto R. Schlegelmilch, 62, Columbus,
Nebr., Peace (Neb); parish pastor. S: Bd.
of Control, Seward 2. D: Circuit Couns. 20;
LWML Couns. 2; Sec, Christian Educ. 3.
C: pastor 39.

TEACHERS

Bill D. Dieckhoff, 34, Cedar Rapids, Ia.,
Trinity (IE); teacher, prin. D: Bd. of Dir.
2: Bd. of Parish Educ. 4; Recruitment
Comm. 4. C: teacher 2; teacher-prin. 9;
DCE 2.

Raymond Petersen, 48, Houston, Tex..
St.Mark (Tx); teacher, DCE. S: Bd. of
Control, Seward 4. D: Bd. of Parish Ser-
vices 5: Bd. of Social Welf. 2. C: teacher,
prin. DCE.

LAYMEN

John Cage, 44, Edmond, Okla., Peace
(OK); layman, Asst. Prof. Central State
Univ. C: Sec. of Church Council 6; Bd. of
Elders 3; Chm. of Evang. 4. O: 1968 Mar-
quis-Who's Who South-Southwest Listing:
Chm. Sci. Dept. 3; Adm. Asst. to Pres,
Community Jr. Coll.; Chm. Dept. of Mort.
Sci. Jr. Coll. 4; Chm. Dept. of Funeral Sci-
ence, State Univ. 1.

Alfred W. Renzelman, 49, Haxtun, Colo.,
Immanuel (Co); layman, Counselor-Voca-
tional Dir. D: Chm. Adult Educ. Comm. 4;
Mem, Town & Country Comm, 4. C: Chm.
6; Elder 2; Ed. Chm. 4; Lay Minister; Adult
Bible Class instructor 10. 0: Mem. State
Adv. Council to Homemaking Ed.; mem.
Working Comm. State Staff in Vocational
Ed.; Chm. Co. Dev. Organization; Ed. Con-
sultant, Career Ed.

Dale Scheer, 44, Lincoln, Nebr., Faith
(Neb); layman, Sr. Vice-Pres. Marketing
Midwest Life-Nebr. D: Conv. Dele. C:
Pres. 2; Treas. 10; Fin. Sec. 3; Chm. Stewp.
Comm. 2; Chm. Worship Comm, 1, S. S.
Supt. 2. O: Sec. of Midwest 8; Served on
Industry Comm,; Chm. of Consumer Needs
Com.-Health Ins. Assoc. of America; Mem.
Life Ins. Agency; Exec. Dev. Comm. Chm.
of Sr. Marketing Officers Seminars.

Delmer L. Toebben, 41, Ralston, Nebr.,
Beautiful Savior (Neb); layman, Exec. D:
Conim, on Campuses & Univ. 4: Spec, Min-
istries Comm. 2; Planning & Bldg. Comm.
Univ. Luth. Chapel-Lincoln 3. C: Pres. 1;
Vice-Pres, 1; Chm. Bd. of Elders 2; Treas.
2: Auditor 2; Chm. Bldg. Comm, 2; Chm.
Planning Comm. 1. O: Bd. of Dir. County
Am. Cancer Soc. 15; Pres. Combined Health
Appeal Drive; Past Pres. Lions Club 1.

BOARD OF CONTROL,
SPRINGFIELD

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

PASTORS

Walter C. Maas, 55, Indlanapolis, Ind..
Trinity (In); parish pastor. S: National
PTL Pastoral Couns. 6. D: Chm. Bd. of
Parish Educ. 3; Chm. Pastoral Conf. 10.
O: Internat. WL LS V School Dean 7; Dir.-
Producer Luth, Easter Pageant 19.

James W. Rassbach, 41, LeMars, Ia..
Grace (IW): parish pastor. D: WL PR
Chm. 2; Conv. Ed. Comm, 1; ALC Fellow-
ship Comm. 1; Circuit Evang. Chm. 1; Cir-
cuit Ed. Rep. 1; Circuit Program Chm. 2.
C: pastor 7. O: USAF Academic Instr. &
Armed Forces Radio-TV Service 4; Mer.
WNUR-FM N.W. Univ. 2; KDAL-TV Con-
tinuity Dir., Columnist, on-air MC 3.