# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S416
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

418

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PASTORS

Ervin R. Lemke. 56, Milwaukee, Wis.:
Beautiful Savior (SW): parish pastor. S: Nom.
com. D: PR: Dir. Radio & TV: Chm. Stewr.
Dept.: Cslr.: Bd. of Dir. O: chap. st. sch. for
ret.: chap. st. reformatory.

Willard E. Schlecht. 59, Baton Rouge, La.:
First (So): parish pastor. D: Cslr.: Chm. PR Bd.

LAYMEN

William E. Cromling SR., 52, Grafton,
Ohio: Trinity (OH): exec. VP & trust officer.
D: Ebenezer cir. chm. C: rec. sec.: elder:
Bib. cl. teach.: SS teach. O: Train Two lead:
local sch. bd.: budget and admis. bd. UCS:
zoning bd. of app.: bd. of mental health & ret.:
teach. Am. inst. of banking.

Rupert Dunklau. 47, Fremont, Nebr.:
Trinity (Neb): personal investments. S: bd.
of dir.: CPH bd. of dir. D: chm. bd. of dir.:
BPE. C: chm.: plan. bd.: bd. of ed.: bldg.
com. O: Luth. family ser.: Luth. med. cent.:
Omaha church cen.

Gus S. Melde. 56, Dallas, Tx.: Our Re-
deemer (Tx): architectural service & gen.
contractor. S: bd. of dir. D: miss. bd.: campus
com.; pres. LLL. C: chm. bd. of elders: chm.
bldg. com.: pres. LLL. O: pres. Int. LLL: bd.
of gov. LLL: st. bd. & exec. comm. nat'l. assn,
of home bld.: Boy Scout com.: YMCA bd.

George H. Mohr, 51, Wauwatosa, Wis.:
Pilgrim (SW): pres. & owner-Brake, Clutch
& Drum, Ine. S: conv. com. D: miss. bd.: chm.
ch. ext. C: pres.: elder: sec.: chm. call com.
O: pres. dist. & zone LLL, int.

Carl W. Muhlenbruch, 59, Glenview, IIL:

Immanuel (NI): chm. TEC-SEARCH, INC.
management consultants. S: PR bd.: bd. of
dir.; Conquest for Christ: Ebenezer: 125 Ann.
D: headquarters off. location com. C: elder:
bd. of ed: SS Supt.: longrange plan. com.
O: Lu. academy for sch.: LHS bd. of dir.: AAL
bd. of dir.: pres. rotary.

Rudy H. Petzold. 41, Caro, Mich.: St. Paul,
Millington (MC): newspaper publisher/printing
plant owner. D: bd. of evang.: bd. of soc, min.
C: pres.: bldg. chm.; PTR chm:: trustee. O:
city plan. com.: catholic fam. ser. bd.: chm.
Repub. party co.: police officer: boy scout com.:
city historical com.

Lester W. Schultz, 55, Green Bay, Wis.:
Faith (NW): controller-Pauly Cheese Co. D:
ch. ext.; bd. of dir.: sec., VP & pres. LLL: TV
chm. LLL. C: pres.: fin. sec.: elder: treas.:
SS Supt.

Edward S. Scott, 46, Denver, Colo.: Christ
(CO): broadcast executive. S: KFUO op. bd.:
TV bd.: ad hoe com. evang. & Advance mag.
D: bd. of dir.: miss. bd.: ad hoc com. on bylaws
& wages. C: pres.: chm. stew.: trustee: bldg.
com.: bib. cl. teach.; choir. O: VP/dir. ch. of
com.: chm. LHS bd.: councilman: st. senator:
co. com.: mayor.

COMMISSION OF ADJUDICATION

PASTORS

Earl W. Elowsky. 43, Lowden, Iowa: Trinity
(IE): parish pastor. S: com. of adj. D: bd. of
sup. & pen. O: US Army.

Victor O. Hoyer, 54, Manilla, lowa: Trinity
(IW): parish pastor. O: co. mental health bd.;
co. alcoholism coun.

Roger J. Humann, 38, St. Catharines,
Ontario: Resurrection (ON): parish pastor.
S: com. of adj.: task foree on higher ed. D:
youth com.: edit. bd. Canadian Luth.

Robert L. Meyer, 45, Mayville, Wis.:
St.John (SW): parish pastor. D: bd. of app.:
chm. frat. organ.: stew. bd.: LWML & WL adv.

LAYMEN

Allen C. Ahrens, 56, Columbus, Neb.:
Immanuel (NEB): mtr. vehicle safety insp.
officer. D: stu. rec.: stew. C: fin. com.: stew.
elder. O: dist. & zone pres. LLL: dist. VP
LLL: Int. bd. of gov. LLL.

NOMINATIONS

Robert I. Doggett. 42, Cincinnati, Ohio:
St. Paul (OH): attorney. S: com. of adj. D: dist.
& zone LLL. C: pres.: elder.

BOARD OF APPEALS

PASTORS

Paul M. Freiburger, 75, Billings, Mont.:
Trinity (MT): parish pastor. D: pres.: app.-adj.:
bd. of sup. & pen.

Elden H. Martens, 61, Frazee, Minn.:
Bethlehem (MNN): parish pastor. S: bd. of
app. D: eslr.

Daniel E. Poellot. 63, River Forest, Ill.:
Grace (Nl): asst. prof. theology RF. S: gen.
lit. subcom.: observer LWF: conf. study com.:
bd. of app. D: eslr.

E. W. Schnedler, 58, Willoughby, Ohio:
Trinity (OH): parish pastor. S: chm. bd. of
elect. D: chm. family life com.: eslr. O: proba-
tion officer-municipal ct.: chm. bd. of mgr.
YMCA: chm. ser. unit salvation army.

LAYMEN

George W. Haessler, 51, Wahoo, Neb.: Our
Redeemer (NEB): attorney. S: bd. of app.
D: bd. of dir. C: SS teach.

Herman E. Koehler. 65, Shawano, Wis.:
St. James (NW); lawyer. C: chm. bd. of ed:
ch. coun.: pres. men's club: const. revision
com. O: legal coun. 3 mo. sy. cong.

Elmer H. Theis, 59, Houston, Tx.: Memorial
(TX): attorney at law. S: bd. of app. D: golden
aniv. com. C: elder: finance.

W. A. Wilson, 49, Broomfield, Colo.: Beauti-
ful Savior (CO): geologist. C: bd. of evang.:
VP: bd. of elders.

BOARD FOR CHURCH EXTENSION

PASTORS

Herman W. Mueller, 53, Pomona, Cal.:
St.Paul (SC): parish pastor. D: Past. conf.
chm.: bd. of dir. LHS: youth adv. O: civil
defense mgmt.: united fund: Kiwanis.

Louis W. Schuth, 59, Joliet, Ill.: Our Savior
(NI): parish pastor. S: bd. of world relief.
D: exeé. sec. of miss.: bd. of stew. & fin.: bd.
of dir.: evang. com. O: Part-time inst. chap.

LAYMEN

Earl D. Bohlen, 45, Milbank, SD: Em-
manuel (SD): realtor, land developer, apt.
bldgs., home const. C: pres.: sec.: trustee:
elder.

Donavon D. Claussen, 43, Austin, Minn.:
St. John (MNS); dentist. S: ch. ext. bd. C: pres.:
bd. of stew.: choir dir.: sec. of bldg. com.: bd.
for evang.: chm. century club. O: publication
com. Minn. dent. assn.: assoc. ed. NW Den-
tistry: pres. Cedar Valley properties: pres.
Austin coordinating council.

Kenneth M. Gerrard, 52, Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla.: Gloria Dei (FG): rock quarrys & com-
mercial real estate. D: Ebenezer rep.: miss.
com.; evang. com. C: pres.: elder: trustee:
fin. sec.

Herbert H. Hast. 63, Denver, Colo.: Grace
(CO): lumberman, real estate, finance, bank-
ing. S: ch. ext. D: ch. ext.: miss. bd.: bd. of dir.:
asst. treas. C: pres.: treas.; chm. bldg. com.
O: bank pres.; lumber co. pres.: const. co. pres.

TEACHERS

W. M. Graebner, 61, Utica, Mich.: Trinity
(MC): principal. S: sec. ch. ext. bd. D: sec.
bd. of ed.: school com.: Luth. Title II coor-
dinator. O: bd. of dir. co. Red Cross: city plan.
com.; parochial sch. of Utica shared-time
coordin.: comm. sch. Title | com.

Edgar T. Schlimpert, 53, Lemay, Mo.:
Gethsemane (MO): principal. S: AV screening
com. for BPE. D: BPE: pres. teach. & prin.
conf. O: pres. prin. dept. of Luth. ed. assn.

CPH BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PASTORS

J. Barclay Brown. 41, Casper, Wyo.:
Mt. Hope (WY): parish pastor. D: cslr.: past.
adv. LLL, WL, LWML. O: nom. com. Bethesda.

William J. Hughes, 40, Arlington Hgts.,
Ill: Faith (EN): parish pastor. S: CPH bd.
of dir.: com. on ch. lit. homileties com. D: chm.
PR dept. O: dir. LHS assn.: LLL adv.: pres.
dept. of past. & DCE-LEA: Kiwanis.

LAYMEN

Richard O. Bock. 58, Minneapolis, Minn.::
Mt. Zion (MNS): dir. of mfg. Ecodyne—the
Lindsay Div. S: CPH bd. of dir. C: chm.: elder:
SS Supt. O: bd. of dir. Crestview Luth. Ret.
Home.

James Hanson, 41, Chesterland, Ohio:
St.Mark (OH): prof. of computer science &
math. O: library com. Cleveland St. U.

Milton P. Koch. 47, Hyattsville, Md.: Re-
deemer (SE): asst. VP-auditing, Bankers
Security Life. D: fise. conf. C: pres.; VP;
treas.: bds. of stew., evang. & worship: sch.
bd. O: Bronxville adv. com.: asst. treas. Var.
Ann. Life: LHS assn.: pres. PTA.

Enno T. Sauer, 59, Louisville, Ky.: Our
Savior (IN): pres. Rohm & Haas KY, Ince. S:
CPH bd. of dir. D: BPE. C: elder: sec.: pres.;
chm. bldg. com. O: zone LLL pres.: Ky. en-
vironmental quality com.: VP ch. of com:
dir. Ky. ch. of com.

COMMITTEE FOR CONVENTION
NOMINATIONS

PASTORS

Paul G. Barth, 63, Buffalo, NY: Nazareth
(EN): parish pastor. S: exegetical com.-com.
of ch. lit.: contrib. Cone, Pulpit & Port. of
Prayer. D: eslr.: chm. con. plans chm. past.
conf. O: dir. Buffalo Luth. Extension Soc.:
ch. of com.: United Fund: soc. of biblical lit.:
Kiwanis.

Kurt W. Brink, 57, Albuquerque, N. Mex::
Immanuel (CO): parish pastor. D: PR rep.:
recruit. com.; ch. ext. promotion com.: chm.
SA: miss. developer: inst. miss. O: WL, LLL,
LWML & Gamma Delta adv.: model cities bd.

Henry Fry, 42, Young America, Minn.:
St. John (MNS): parish pastor. D: eslr.; LWML
adv.: bd. of ed. O: dist. LW sup. ed.

Paul R. Holtzen, 45, Bridgeport, Neb:
St. Paul, Bridgeport & Mt. Calvary, Mayard
(NEB): parish pastor. D: evang. com.: cslr.;
LWML adv. O: bd. of dir. Seventh Step Found.

Eugene F. Klug, 57, Springfield, IIL:
Trinity (CI): prof. systematic theology-Spr.
S: com. on soe. action: lit. bd. subcom.: Luth.
Reformed dialog. D: VP. O: US Navy Chap.:
Luth. chair of religion—U of II.

Joseph G. Lavalais, 61, Philadelphia, Pa.:
St. Philip (EA): parish pastor. S: lu. hum. rel.
adv. bd.: miss. bd. of sy. conf.: bd. for lay min,
D: cir. stew.: eslr.; VP.

Albert M. Marcis, 46, Parma, Ohio: Cal-
vary (SELC): parish pastor-dist. pres. S: SELC
doctrinal unity com.: FODT com. D: chm. cir.
Past. conf.; mgr. publication dept.: VP: pres.
O: pres. greater Cleveland fed. of Luth. Ch.:
VP of PR div. of LCUSA: sec. Luth. film assn.:
pres. Lu. child. aid soc.

Elwood E. Mather, JR., 45, Glendale, NY:
Emmaus (AT): parish pastor. D: LWML adv.:
125th ann. com.: com. on reconciliation. O:
pub. sch. bd.:; com. on human rel.: chap. Amity
fire co.: bd. of ed. LHS.

August T. Mennicke, 43, Brainerd, Minn.:
Zion (MNN); dist. pres. D: exec. couns.: pres,

John S. Obeda, 45, Delhi, Ontario: St. Peter
(ON); parish pastor.

Albert G. Pullmann, 46, Billings, Mont.:
Mt. Olive (MT): parish pastor. D: VP: chm. div.
of miss.: cslr.: sec. evang.

Norman Raedeke, 39, Des Moines, Iowa:
Hope (IW): parish pastor. D: youth coun.:
LWML coun.: evang. bd.: eslr.