LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 406

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Ministry 19; Chm. of BYM 6. D: Youth
Comm. 7: Youth Leadership Training 11. C:
teacher 38. O: Dean of Ft. Wayne Luth.
Bible Inst. 5; Treas. Camp Lutherhaven 3:
Bd. of Dir. Luth. Assn. for Elem. Educ. 3.

Walter F, Steinberg, 62, Chicago, Tl,
Nazareth (NI): Luth. High prin. S: Bd. for
Audiovisual Educ.; Bd. of Dir. 8. D: Youth
Leader. C: S. S. & Bible Class teacher;
Sponsor Men's Club: Sec.; organist-choir-
leader; Sponsor YP Group: prin. O: Pres,
Luth. Prin. Club; Pres, Assoc. Luth. Secon-
dary Schools.

LAYMEN

Harry G. Barr, 66, Ft. Smith, Ark., First
(MdS); Manufacturing Exec. S: Bd. of Dir.
8: Vice-Chm, 4; Armed Forces Comm. 6:
Bd. of Appeals 4; Pres. International LLL
4; Various Ad Hoe Comm. D: LLL Pres.
6. C: WL Pres.: LLL Pres.; Bd. of Elders.
O: Chm. Luth. Hr. Operating Comm. 6: Bd.
Trustees-Valpo. 13; LLL Bd. Governors 11;
Regional Boy Scout Council 6; Bd. mem:
city, county, & state charitable organiza-
tions.

William D, Carter, 51, Boulder, Colo.,
Grace (Co); Pres. United Bank of Boulder.
S: Fiscal Review Comm. 2. D: Church Ext.
Bd. 3; Treas. & Bd. Mem. 7: Bd. Mem. &
Chm. Comm. on Administration 3. C: Pres.
1; Chm. Stewp. Bd. 1; Chm. Bd. of Elders
1; Pres. Luth. Found. O: Pres. Chamber of
Comm. 1; Pres, Rotary Club 1; Pres. YMCA
2; Pres. Clearing House 1; Treas. United
Fund 10; Pres. Toastmasters Club 1.

Walter F. Hinck, 61, Minneapolis, Minn.,
Trinity First (MnS): Banking-Asst. Con-
troller. S: Bd. of Dir, 10: Fin. Comm. 7;
Mission Comm. 3. D: Bd. Member 4;
Stewp, Comm. 4; Church Ext. Chm. 3. C:
Pres. 3; Vice-Pres. 6: Elder 5: Fin. Sec. 3.
QO: Treas. Luth. H. S. 8: Dir. Dakota Boys
Ranch 5; Pres. State AAL Federation 6; Bd.
of Dir. Am. Inst. of Banking 3.

Robert W. Hirsch, 47, Yankton, S. Dak.,
St. John's Evang. (SD): Lawyer. S: Bd. of
Dir. 4; Bd. of Missions of No. & So.
America 4; Bd. of Gov. LLL 5; Internat.
Pres. LLL 5; Chm. Membership Comm. 9.
D: Bd. of Dir. 11: Legal Counsel 24, C€:
Pres. 8: S.S. instructor; EMV Dir.

Robert M. Strieter, 55, Rockville, Md.,
Pilgrim (SE); Consultant. 'S: Chm. Div. of
Service to Milit. Personnel LCUSA 4;
Armed Forces Comm. 7. C: Chureh Coun-
cil 2: Chm. School Bd. 5; Pres. 3.

George A, Zehnder, 54, Irvine, Calif.. St.
Matthew (SC): Owner-Travel & Tour Co.
D: Bd. of Dir. 7. C: teacher 19; organist 21;
choir dir. 21. O: Bd. Dir. Chamber of Com.
4; Pres. Chamber of Com. 1; Bd. of Dir.
Rotary Club 3.

COMMITTEE FOR CONVENTION
NOMINATIONS

7 pastors, 3 teachers, 5 laymen to be
elected.

PASTORS

Fred W. Behrmann Jr., 48. Concord.
Calif., First (CN); parish pastor. D: Cireuit
Couns, 3: WL Pastoral Adv. 2; Bd. of Ap-
peals 5; Family Life Comm.’ 2. O: Dist.
Rep. Wheat Ridge Found. 9.

Vietor A. Constien, 45, St.Louis, Mo.
Webster Gardens (Mo); pastor, Sec.-Adult
Educ. S: Assoc. Sec. Adult Educ. 2; Sec.
Adult Educ. 4; Ex. Officer Coordinating
Comm. for Parish Services 4; Operations
Dir. Advance Magazine 2. D: Chm. Bd. of
Parish Educ. 4: Pastoral Adv. LWML 2:
Chm. Comm. on Student Recruitment and
Aid 2. C: pastor. O: Chm. Dist. Adv.
Comm. St. Louis Family & Children's Ser-
vice 2,

Herman Frincke, 60, Buffalo, N. Y., Am-
herst (Ea); pastor, Dist. Pres. S: Council
of Pres. 6. D: Dist. Pres. 6; Ex. Dir. 3:
Mission Bd. 15; Bd. of Dir. 25. C: Bd. of
Elders 1.

William H. Griffen, 43, River Forest, IIL,
St. Phillips (NI'; pastor, professor, S: Comm.
Mission & Ministry. D: Bd. Sound Min-
istry,

Mark L. Heilman, 50, Paoli, Pa.. Christ
Memorial-Malvern (Ea); parish pastor. D:
Bd. Student Recruitment 8; Circuit Couns. 6.

Eugene F. Klug, 55, Springfield, Ill,
Trinity (CI); pastor, professor. S: Social
Action Comm.: Subcomm. Lit. Bd.: Prof.
Conc. Sem.; Asst. Prof. Concordia, Milwau-
kee; Luth.-Ref. Dialogs Comm. D: lst
Vice-Pres. C: parish pastor; campus pastor;

CONVENTION NOMINATIONS

Luth. Chair-Religion Univ. of Ill; U.S.
Navy Chaplain.

Willard L. Krueger, 45, Shawano, Wis.,
St. Paul’s (NW): Parish pastor. D: Zone
LLL Adv. 1: Sec. Shawano Special Conf.
2: Pastoral Conf. 3.

Ellis Nieting, 53. Ft. Dodge, Ia.. St. Paul
(IW); pastor, Dist. Pres. D: Circuit Couns.;
Fin. Sec.: Ex. Sec.; Mission & Stewp.
Couns.: Pres.

Grant C. J. Quill, 50. Sheboygan, Wis.,
Our Redeemer (SW): parish pastor.

Harold H. Reiss, 49, Boulder, Colo.,
Mt. Hope (Co): parish pastor. D: Chm.
Stewp. Bd. 5-6: Bd. of Dir. 5-6; Town &
Country Comm. 1: Chm. Social Min. Comm,
2; Circuit Couns. 3. C: parish pastor 19,

Richard L. Schlecht, 51, Ann Arbor,
Mich., St. Paul (Mc): pastor, Dist. Pres. S:
Support & Pension Comm. 1; Cony. Syn.
Adm. Comm. 2: Dele. LCUSA Conv. 2: Sec.
Council-Pres. 2. D: Youth Bd. 3; Stewp.
Bd. 3; Circuit Couns. 6: Vice-Pres. 3: Pres,
4. C: parish pastor 28.

Albin J. Stanfel, 44, Kitchener Ont.,
Canada, Holy Cross (On): pastor, Dist. Pres.
D: Circuit Couns. 4: Conf. Program Comm.
8; Chm. Pastoral Conf. 5: Stewp. Dept. 8:
Assoc. Ex. Sec. 4; Pres. 3. C: parish pastor
13. O: LWML Couns. 3: LLL P/A 7: Sec.
LC-C 3; mem. Comm, Inter-Luth. Relations
8; Luth. R. C. Dialog 2.

Helmut H. Wiechmann, 63. Hialeah, Fla..
Faith (FG): parish pastor. S: Chm. Rural
Life Comm. 6; Comm. Conv. Nominations 2.
D: Fin. Comm. 4; Youth Comm. 4; Mission
Bd. 3; Chm. Bd. of Edue. 8: Bd. of Dir. 2;
Chm. Stewp. Comm, & Ex. Comm. 9. O:
Treas. Sem. Alumni Assn. 6: So. Cal. Luth.
Hr. Spkr. 2: Co. Draft Bd. 4, LLL Lecture
Bd. 6: Ed. Bd. Badger Luth. 8: Bd. of Dir.
East Ridge Retirement Village 10; See. Dade
Luth. Council 2.

Gregory J. Wismar, 27, Naugatuck Conn.,
St. Paul's (NE); parish pastor. D: Vice-Pres
area Reg. Comm. 1; Pastoral Conf, Program
Comm. 1. C: Asst. pastor 1: parish pastor 1:
O: Special Ed. Services 1; Luth. Witness
Dist. Edition Reporter 1: Key 73 Comm. 1;
Boy Scout Advisor 1,

TEACHERS

Richard C, Bliese, 41, Milwaukee, Wis,
Our Fathers (SW): teacher-prin. D: Evang.
Comm. 6: Area Teachers Conf, 4. C: teacher
20; prin. 18; Youth Leader 10: Bible Class
15.

Willis W. Bredehoft, 53, Orange, Calif.,
St.John’s (SC): teacher, prin. S: Cony.
Comm. 2; Bd. of Control, Oakland 4. D: Bd.
of Parish Educ. 2: Pres. Teachers Conf. 3:
Vice-Pres. Teachers Conf. 3: Bd. of Dir. 3;
S. S. Conv. Comm. 6: Conv. Comm. 3. C€:
Prin. Elem. 28; Prin. H. S. 5: organist-choir
dir. 27; teacher 28. O: Bd. Dir. Co. Supple-
mentary Educ. Center 1; Co. Marine Science
Planning Comm. 6.

Weldon W. Endorf, 40, Hicksville, N. Y,,
Trinity (At); teacher, prine. S$: Dele. Cony,
2; LEA Bd. 2. D: Chm. Teachers Conf. 4;
Program Chm. 2; Test Dir, of Dist. Schools
8. C: teacher 10: prin. 8: Bd. of Dir. L. I.
Luth. H. S. 3. O: Chm. Health Curr. Comm.
of Public Schools 2.

Albert H. Fitz, 32, Edmonton Alta. Can-
ada, Gloria Dei (AB): teacher. D: Program
Chm. Principal's Conf, 2: Program Chm
Church School Workers Conv. 1, Circuit Ed.
Rep. 1 €: prin. 5: Stewp. Chm. 2; Youth
Counselor 5; Church Council 7. O: County
Science Fair Treas. 2: Dist. Science Fair
Chm. 1.

William E. Ludwig, 41. Kalispell, Mont.,
Trinity (Mt); teacher. prin. S: Conv. Dele.:
Comm. Conv. Nominations. D: Bd. of Ap-
peals; Bd. of Parish Educ.: Bd. of Dir.:
Chm. Teachers Conf. C: Treas. & Pres. Luth.
Teachers Conf.: Chm. Public & Private
Prine. Conf. O: Bd. of Dir. Lions Club;
Freedoms Found. recipient in Ed.

George Zehnder, 42, Dallas. Tex.. Grace
(Tx): teacher, prin. D: Sec. Bd. of Mission
Adm. 8: Chm. Prin. Conf. 3; Luth. Campus
Ministry 1; Bd. of Dir. C: organist 20: choir
dir. 20: teacher 20: prin. 20. O: mem. LEA;
NEA; Phi Delta Kappa.

LAYMEN

Kenneth R. Busch, 48, Hardwick, Minn.,
Zion (MnS):; layman, postmaster. D: LLL
Vice-Pres. 3. €: Chm. 2: Elder 6: Fin. Sec.
5: Bible Class teacher 7: Bldg. Comm. 2:
mem. Parish Edue. Comm. 1. 0: LLL Zone

Pres. 2: Chm. Businessmens Club 2; Chief
Vol. Fire Dept. 3: mem. Co. Drug Council 2.

Lowell P. Elowsky, 38, Bay City, Mich.,
Immanuel (Mc): layman, Branch Man.
Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. O: Vice-Pres. Reg.
Nat. Assoc. of Home Builders 3: Coll. Cur-
riculum Adv.; Co-op Students & Tri-City
Skill Center.

Conrad J. Kercher, 46, Laramie, Wyo.,

Zion (Wy): layman, Prof. Animal Nutrition.

: Stud. Center Planning Comm. 1: TV
Chm. 4. C: Sec. 8: Bd. of Elders 3: Bible
Class teacher 10. O: LLL Dist. Sec. 4; LLL
Bd. of Governors 4.

Norman L. Knocke, 49. Wichita. Kans.,
Holy Cross (Ks): layman, Engineer-Boeing
C: Bd. of Dir. 3: Bd. of Elders 6: Bd. of
Stewp. 5; Bible Class 16: Pres. & Vice-Pres.
1: Bd. of Evang. 5. O: LLL Pres. 1; Sec.
Luth. Federation 1.

Allen L. Nolte, 47, DeWitt, Ia.. Grace
(IE): layman, Quality Control Supervisor.
S: Conv. Lay Dele. 1: Elections Comm. 1,
C: Treas, 2: Vice-Chm. 2: Chm. 2; See. 1;
Elder 1. O: Pres. Toastmasters Club 1: Vice-
Pres. Toastmasters Club 1; Pres. Jr. Cham-
ber of Com. 1,

Ralph L. Reed, 53, Lincoln, Nebr., Christ
(Neb); layman, farmer.

Beverly M. Roedel, 35, Overland Park,
Kans., Zion (KS): layman, Credit woman
for Continental Oil Co. D: Bd. of Parish
Educ. 1. C: Bd. of Parish Educ. 3: Bd,
Evang. 4; Bd. Youth Ministry 2: . Ss.
teacher 10; Vice-Pres. LWML Circle 1; WL

. O: Dir. Luth. Braille Workshop 2,

J. Harold Roth, 59, Newton Square, Pa,,
Grace Evang. (EN): layman, Vice-Pres’
Plantation Corp. D: Chm. Comm, Syn. Af-
fairs 2. C: Pres. 6: Elder 6. O: Dir. Trade
Relations: Vice-Pres, Sales; Sales Manager.

Weldon K. Schaefer, 32, Decatur, Ind.,
Zion (Friedheim) (In1- layman, Machinist.
S: Conv. Dele. 1. D: Bd. Parish Educ. 1: Lay
Rep. Reg. Conf. 1: Lay dele. (2) Conv. €:
S. S. teacher 6: Evang. Chm. 1: Youth
Couns. 4: Adult Bible Class teacher 4:
Evang. Comm. 6. O: LLL TV chm. 3; LLL
Zone Officer 4: Instr. Luth. Bible Inst. 1;
S. S. Rally Speaker 1.

Fredcrick W, Shepherd, 55, Sterling.
Colo.. First English (Co), layman, Dist. AAL
Rep. S: PR team (4) conv.: Reg. Chm. 450
Reform. Ann. 1. D: Bd. of Dir. 6: PR Comm.
18: PR Dir. 10: Cire, Stewp. Comm. 2: Dir.
125th Anniv. 1. €: Chm, 4: Stewp. Comm.
3: Vice-Pres. 1: Elder 3: Auditor 1; §S. §.
teacher 4. O: LLL Dist. Vice-Pres.; LLL
Sec.: LLL Luth. Hr. Rep.; LLL Dist. Pres,
4: LLL Dist. Bd. of Dir. 24; Denver Luth.
Couneil 2,

COMMISSION OF ADJUDICATION

4 pastors, 3 laymen (at least two of
Whom shall be lawyers) to be elected.

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

PASTORS

A. E. Behrend, 63, Ponca City, Okla.,
First Lutheran (OK): Parish pastor. S:
Council of Pres. 16: Survey Comm, 4. D:
Pres. 7: Vice-Pres, 4. €: parish pastor

LaVern R. Bellamy, 35, Casper, Wyo.,
Trinity (Wyt: parish pastor. S: Theo. Mat-
ters Comm. Milwaukee Conv.: Doct. Review
Comm. Publications. D: Evang. chin. 1; Sec.
1: Bd. of Dir. C: parish pastor 10.

Earl W. Elowsky, 40, Lowden, Ia., Trin-
ity (IE): parish pastor. S: Milw. Conv.
Comm. Theo. Matters 1. D: Bd. of Supp. &
Pensions & Concordia Plans 2. C: parish
pastor. O: U. S. Army 2: Employed in
Family Owned Public Utility.

Milton Hafner, 45, Ligonier, Ind., Trinity
(In): parish pastor, worker-priest, attorney.
D: Mission Developer 7: LWML advisor 3:
WL advisor 4; Mission Bd. advisor 7: Evang.
Bd. advisor 7. €: pastor 20. O: attorney 3.

Roger J. Humann, 36, St. Catharines,
Ont., Canada, Resurrection (On); parish
pastor. D: Youth Comm. 5: Ed. Bd. Ca-
nadian Luth. 4. €: Camipus pastor 3; Parish
pastor 5.

Arthur W. Lesslie, 40, Amityville, N.Y.
St. Paul's (At): parish pastor. D: Circuit
Couns 2: Mission Comm. 3; Special Minis-
tries Comm. 2.