Delegates Approve Resolution of Sympathy

Delegates to the 135th Annual Meeting today approved a Resolution of Sympathy in remembrance of pastors, pastors’ spouses, and missionaries whose deaths have been reported since the 2019 Annual Meeting.

PASTORS
Rodney G. Toews, June 8, 2019, Turlock, California
Paul G. Nilsen, July 12, 2019, Wilmette, Illinois
Richard P. Larson, September 16, 2019, Copperas Cove, Texas
Gerald J. Peterson, September 21, 2019, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Lon J. Allison, October 20, 2019, Wheaton, Illinois
T. David Beck, November 4, 2019, Bellevue, Washington
Richard E. Olson, November 13, 2019, Lenexa, Kansas
Paul W. Mann, January 3, 2020, Puyallup, Washington
Jerold Rice, January 18, 2020, St. Paul, Minnesota
Thomas K. Gundersen, February 22, 2020, Rockford, Illinois
James V. Sundholm, March 27, 2020, Vashon, Washington
Donald R. Husband, March 28, 2020, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Gilbert L. Anderson, May 10, 2020
Rocky A. Cook, May 29, 2020, San Antonio, Texas
Burdette L. Faulk, July 18, 2020, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Warren Nelson, August 12, 2020, Garden Grove, California
Wendell Danielson, August 18, 2020, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Frances D. Decker, August 25, 2020, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Noel V. Cisneros, September 2, 2020, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Lorin H. Soderwall, September 7, 2020, Redlands, California
Robert L. Erickson, September 8, 2020, Golden Valley, Minnesota
Judith Kemper Behnke, September 18, 2020, Sierra Vista, Arizona
Stanley Jerome Johnson, December 12, 2020, Plymouth, Minnesota
Floredilia Graterol, December 31, 2020, Norwalk, California
Ron Lagerstrom, January 14, 2021, Sacramento, California
Eldon D. Johnson, January 15, 2021, Northbrook, Illinois
Robert L. Heicher, January 21, 2021, Fremont, California
Robert F. Bach, January 31, 2021, Calaveras County, California
Michael Blevins, February 14, 2021, Olathe, Kansas
Craig E. Anderson, February 26, 2021, Plantation, Florida
David L. Larsen, March 19, 2021, Northbrook, Illinois

MISSIONARIES
Kurt Lindquist, June 15, 2019, Fargo, North Dakota
Mary Ann Weld, July 4, 2019, Spring Valley, California
Wayne Weld, January 17, 2020, Spring Valley, California
Wilmer J. Oudal, February 2, 2020, Anchorage, Alaska
Melvin Dillard Sr., April 3, 2020, Chicago, Illinois
Marlys Johnson, April 26, 2020, Carol Stream, Illinois
Nancy B. Reed, May 11, 2020, Carol Stream, Illinois
Kenneth E. Wicklund, May 20, 2020, Golden Valley, Minnesota
Robert S. Thornbloom, June 3, 2020, Northbrook, Illinois
Betty R. Melgren, September 4, 2020, Osage City, Kansas

PASTORS’ SPOUSES
Frances H. King (Carl), March 9, 2019
Kim Mary Fredrickson (David), June 3, 2019, Roseville, California
Ivie N. Folden (Albin), June 17, 2019, Golden Valley, Minnesota
Susan L. Wood (John), June 23, 2019, Glendora, California
Carol Sara (John), June 27, 2019
Geraldine L. Peterson (Norris), August 18, 2019, Otsego, Michigan
Charlotte E. Youngman (Ralph), September 2, 2019, Batavia, Illinois
Betty Jean Holmgren (Fred), October 13, 2019, Chicago, Illinois
Daniel A. Schwabe (Toni), October 24, 2019, Wyoming, Minnesota
Michael R. Borden (Diane), November 1, 2019, Manchester, Connecticut
Marilyn Nelson (Roger), November 4, 2019, Racine, Wisconsin
Rita White (Roland), January 2, 2020, Grand Haven, Michigan
Grace I. Vennberg (David), January 10, 2020, Jamestown, New York
Elizabeth Carlson (John), May 3, 2020, South Bend, Indiana
Jerine Peterson (Wayne), May 27, 2020, Troy, Michigan
Nancy Dahlberg (Raymond), May 31, 2020, Northbrook, Illinois
Marcia Friedman (Stan), July 20, 2020, Chicago, Illinois
Dorothy Anderson (Craig), August 5, 2020, Plantation, Florida
Marie Shattuck (Eugene), October 4, 2020, Lincoln, Nebraska
Mildred Olson (Donald), November 1, 2020, Bangor, Maine
Mary Ellen Rabine (Richard), November 26, 2020, Sequim, Washington
Mary Lou Herriott (C. Calvin), December 2, 2020, Turlock, California
Kelly Draheim (Tammy), December 31, 2020, Omaha, Nebraska
Diane Laverne Roth (Randy), January 11, 2021, Oakland, California
Gladys E. Damrose (Albert), January 12, 2021, Rockford, Illinois
R. Marie Webster (Paul), February 4, 2021, Golden Valley, Minnesota
Lois E. Weborg (C. John), February 16, 2021, Princeton, Illinois
Beverly Vallejo-Sanderson (Dale), April 4, 2021, Kailua, Hawaii
Harriet L. Olson (K. Wesley), April 12, 2021, Grand Rapids, Minnesota

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