# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S420
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BOARD OF CONTROL~ OAKLAND

LAYMEN

Raymond E. Haynes. 55, Denver, Colo.:
Trinity (CO): dir. ‘regional admn.-Johns-Man-
ville Corp. C: pres.: fin. sec.: SS supt.: treas.
O: pres. zone LLL.

Donald L. Range. 47, Los Angeles, Cal.:
Our Savior iSC): acct. rep. & engineering mgt.
C: pres.: SS teach.: SS supt.: stew. & evang.
com.: elder: fin. sec. O: asst. scoutmaster:
YMCA work: little league coach.

Eileen L. Wiese. 41, Alameda, Cal.: Im-
manuel (CN); homemaker. C: SS staff: bib.
study lead.: youth com.: off. women's society.
O: com. for mentally gifted: chm. parent comm.
sch. media cent.

F. William Zipp. 47, San Jose, Cal.: Our
Savior (CN): asst. VP-Continental Ins. Co.
C: stew. bd.: sec.: treas.: chm. ed. bd.: chm.
fin. bd.: elder.

TEACHERS

Doris Klein, 25, Napa, Cal.: St. John (CN):
teacher. O: chm. hous. com. dist. teach. conf,

Robert E. Marty. 42, Fair Oaks, Cal.: (CN):
teacher-principal. S: bd. of con.-Oakland. D:
parish ed. com.: VP teach. conf.: chm. parish
sch. com.

BOARD OF CONTROL -—
PORTLAND

LAYMEN

Zane Z. Meranda. 43, Lake Oswego, Ore.:
Triumphant King (NOW): insurance mgt. C:
SS supt.: bd. of ed.: chm. BPE: fin. sec.: chm.
stew.: chm. O: jaycees: VP little league: scout-
master: bd. of dir. YMCA.

Martin C. Mueller, 49, Portland, Ore.:
Resurrection (NOW): orthopedic surgeon,
S: bd. of con.-Portland. C: bd. of con. Luth.
sch.: elder: ch. coun. O: bd. of con.-Inn Home
for Boys: bd. of con.-Holden Vil.

Ray Rohrer, 45, Kalispell, Montana: Trin-
ity (MT): cable television mgr. C: pres.: VP:
BPE: SS supt.: elder.

Richard J. Sandman, 40, Missoula, Mont.:
First (MT): forester. S: bd. of con.-Portland.

TEACHERS

Richard Ladendorf, 47, Kennewick, Wash.:
Bethlehem (NOW): teacher-principal. S: bd.
of con.-Portland. C: organist: choir dir.: youth.
O: chm. teach. conf.; chm. princ. conf.

Dolores Sharadin. 50, Portland, Ore.:
Trinity (NOW): teacher. D: SA-SR. O: sec.
teach. conf.; pres. conc. guild.; LWML-PR.

BOARD OF CONTROL -—
RIVER FOREST

PASTORS

John E. Lutze. 59, Casper, Wyoming:
Trinity (WY): parish pastor. S: bd. of con.-RF.
D: chm. PR: eslr.; doctrinal unity com.: dist.
50th an. com.; chm. & sec. past. conf. O:
mayor's ad. com. on human relations.

Herbert T. Wians, 49, Chicago, IIl.: Hope
‘EN): parish pastor. D: eslr. 0: LLL adv.: bd.
of con. LHS: bd. of dir. Lu. home for aged.

LAYMEN

Arthur M. Fenker. 69, LaPorte, Ind.: St.
John (IN): furniture dealer. S: VP nat'l. lu.
PTL: exec. bd. LEA. D: BPE: lu. child welfare
bd. C: trustee: sch. bd.: bd. of elders: ch.
coun.: VP: WL pres. O: exec. bd. LaPorte
rental assn.

Henry O. Koeneman. 63, Western Springs,
Ill.: Grace (ND: retired banker. S: bd. of con.-
RF. D: bd. of dir.: treas.: fin. sec. C: chm.: bd.
of ed.: bd. of elders: treas. O: OHS assn. VP
& treas.

TEACHERS

Arthur H. Busch, 59, Melrose Park, IIL:
St. Paul, Chicago (ND: principal. D: WL bd.:

NOMINATIONS

evang. com.: pres. teach. conf. C: choir dir.:
SS supt.: WL adv. O: nat'l. PTL bd.: off-campus
stu. teach. super.

Ivan A. Hirsch, 44, Boone, Iowa: Trinity
'TW): DCE. D: chm. prin. conf.; chm. teach.
conf.: chm. SR. C: youth bd.: scouts. O: dist.
scouts.: science fair judge.

BOARD OF CONTROL-—
ST. LOUIS

PASTORS

Kurt W. Biel, 58, Orlando, Fla.: Resur-
rection (FG): parish pastor. S: bd. of con.-St.
Louis: ed. bd. Advance mag.: ser. to military
pers. LCUSA. D: chm. miss. bd.: VP: chm.
dist. pastors. O: US Army chap.: dept. chap.
for reserve.

William A. Buege. 62, St. Louis, Mo.:
Resurrection (MO): parish pastor. S: bd. of
miss. to deaf: bd. of dir.: bd. of con.-St. Louis.
D: VP. O: dean of chap.-Valpo.

Edgar F. Rehwaldt, 54, Richfield, Minn:
Mt. Calvary (MNS): parish pastor. S: nat'l. Lu.
PTL bd. D: bd. of dir.: ed. com.: fin. com. O:
Lu. Library in Am. bd.

Neil R. Schmidt, 40, Grand Forks, ND:
Immanuel (ND): parish pastor. S: Luth. Hr.
guest speaker: guest prof. Spr.: asst. to dean
StL. D: LWML & LLL adv.: chm. stew. bd.:
camp Cilca bd. O: LSV staff: weekly radio
min.; youth chap.: Christian min. in nat'l. parks.

LAYMEN

Walter C. Dissen, 43, North Olmsted, Ohio:
Holy Cross, Cleveland (EN): attorney-at-law.
S: bd. of con.-St. Louis. D: parliamentarian.
C: VP: Pres.: deacon: SS teach. O: bd. of
trustees, lu. home for aged.

Erwin M. Roschke.

TEACHERS
(2-year term)

Clifford B. D. Kentel, 30, Bremen, Ind.:
St. Paul (IN): principal. C: chm. stew. bd. O:
chm. lu. prince. assn.

Alger J. Tormoehlen, 12, Florissant, Mo.:
Salem (MO): principal. D: BPE: chm. princ.
conf.; chm. teach. conf. O: LEA service com.:
adv: member ed. com.

(4-year term)

Henry Bergman, 52, Manistee, Mich.:
Trinity (MC): teacher-principal. D: SA & SR
com.; miss. bd.: fise. rev. com. C: Ebenezer
chm.: 125 ann. chm.: lu. hr. chm.: organist:
VBS supt.: weekday teach. O: cir. lu. hr. rep.:
sec.-treas. P/T conf.

John F. Walther, 38, Decatur, Ill.: St. Paul
‘Cli: supt. of Luth. sch. assn. D: miss. bd.:
worship com.: music com. O: sec. bd. of dir.
LHS assn.

BOARD OF CONTROL -— ST. PAUL

LAYMEN

Harold Bartz, 59, Alexandria, Minn.: Zion
(MNN): AAL Dist. Rep. D: bd. of dir.: pres.
LLL: TV chm. LLL. C: chm. stew.: adult bib.
cl. inst.: bldg. fund treas.; deacon.

Leslie Consoer. 47, Ocheyedan, Iowa:
Zion (IW); farmer. C: fin.; sec.: bd. of ed.:
SS supt.: elder: pres. & treas. LLL: const.
com. O: VP of NW Iowa Farm Bus. assn.:
Twp. trustee: 4-H leader: twp. ASCS com.

Lorenz Degner, 43, Richfield, Minn.: Mt.
Calvary (MNS): owner & pres. Aerolift, Inc.
C: VP: elder: evang. chm.: sch. bd. chm. O:
LHS dir.: ch. of com. treas.

Wilfred F. Neumann. 52, Edina, Minn.:
St. Peter (MNS): VP Green Giant Co. S: bd.
of con.-St. Paul. D: salary rev. com. C: elder:
chm.: evang. chm.: chm. long-range plan. com.
O: hosp. bd.

TEACHERS

Arnold W. Lohse, 60, St. Paul, Minn:
Eastern Hgts. (MNS): principal. D: bd. of dir.:

SA com.: ed. com.: chm. teach. & prin. conf.:
LLL & WL bd. C: chm.: organist: choir dir.

Donald Rosenberg, 52, Wausau, Wisc.:
Zion (NW): dist. ed. counselor. S$: BHE: bd. of
con.-St. Paul. D: youth com.: BPE: bd. of dir.
C: elder. O: com. on teach. ed. & professional
ser.: bd. of dir. lu. child. friend soe.

BOARD OF CONTROL- SELMA

PASTORS

Charles L. Graeber. 60, Prattville, Ala.:
Bethlehem (SO): parish pastor. D: eslr.: stew.
bd.: bd. of dir.

David L. Pearcy. 33, Chattanooga, Tenn.:
St. Philip (MDS): parish pastor. D: soc. min.
O: metro. coun. resources & needs: US Naval
res. chap.: sch. adv. bd.: UF allocations:
Florence Crittenten serv. bd.

LAYMEN

Inez A. Parker. 51, Philadelphia, Pa:
St. Philip (EA); D: bd. of miss. serv.: chm. urban
adv. com. C: SS teach.: choir: sec. willing work-
ers. O: pres. com. homes inc.: VP, pres., & sec.
chapter Valpo. guild: pres. chapter LHRAA:
SS inst. sec.

Floyd L. Scott. Sr., 45, New Orleans, La.:
Bethlehem (SO): insurance rep. S: bd. of con.-
Selma. O: LLL chm, TV min.

TEACHERS

James Geihsler. 39, New Orleans, La.:
St. John (SO): principal. C: SS teach.: youth &
adult bib. cl. teach.: conf. inst.: SS teach.
leader: youth coun.: evang. com.: ch. coun. O:
chm. & v. chm. teach. conf.: chm. luth. sch.
athletic league: bd. of con. LHS.

Mary A. McBride. 29, Montgomery, Ala.:
Mt. Calvary (SO): teacher.

BOARD OF CONTROL~SEWARD

LAYMEN

Gilbert R. Brauer, 53, Seward, Neb.: Saint
John (NEB): super. student ser.-community
college. C: fin. sec.: treas.: SS supt.: fin. bd.:
bd. of ed. O: VP pub. sch. teach. assn.: chm.
deans inst. org.

Howard P. Doerr, 45, Omaha, Neb.: King
of Kings (NEB): VP revenues-NOW Bell Tel.
Co. S: bd. of con.-Seward. C: pres.: VP: treas.:
fin. sec.: chm. bldg. drive; bd. of elders: bd. of
stew. O: dir. ch. of com.:; bank dir.: urban hous.
found.: united com. ser.; Lu. Med. cent.: Ind.
college found.

Norman Gerkensmeyer, 50, Seward, Neb::
St. John (NEB): owner-operator grain & live-
stock farm. C: worship bd.: bd. of elders:
service org. bd.: bldg. study com. O: co. fair
bd.: co. co-op bd.: co. FHA dir.: co. irrigators
dir.

Donald C. Kolterman, 51, Seward, Neb:
St. John (NEB): owner-Ben Franklin Store.
S: bd. of con.-Seward. C: chm:: fin. sec.: bd.
of ed.: bldg. com.

Walter W. Niemann, 60, Staplehurst, Neb.:
Our Redeemer (NEB): farmer. C: sec.: VP:
chm.: trustee: treas. O: LLL sec.: com. club
sec. & pres.: co. dir. feeder assn.; nat'l. feeder
assn. com,

Ralph H. Skov. 45, Holyoke, Colo.: Zion
(CO): teacher. D: cir. stew. rep. C: chm. bd. of
ed.; pres.: adult bib. cl. inst. O: adv. bd. colo.
language arts soc.

TEACHERS

Robert W. Garmatz, 54, Affton, Mo.: Christ
Memorial (MO): admn. field services-LLL. S:
Lu. TV bd.: BHE: bd. of con.-Seward. D: chm.
teach. conf.: bd. of dir. C: BPE; SS supt.: fin.
bd.; worship com. O: AV dir. CPH.

Alwin J, Wied, 56, Dearborn, Mich.: Guard-
ian (MC): principal LHW. D: stew. bd.: Cana-
dian Luth. sub. mgr.: WL pres.: bd. teach. conf.
C: bd. of ed.; sec.: organist; choir dir. O: bd.
assn. of Lu. secondary sch.