Gary Peterson

Retired Covenant minister Gary Klint Peterson died June 11, 2026, in Des Moines, Washington. He was 88.

Dale W. Sandberg

Retired Covenant pastor Dale W. Sandberg passed away on April 26, 2026, in Southern Springs, Alabama. He was 96.

Venita Meyers

Venita Meyers, wife of the late Rev. Gerald “Jerry” Meyers, passed away on April 28, 2026, in Modesto, California. She was 91.

LaVonne Johnson

LaVonne “Vonnie” Helen Johnson, spouse of the late Covenant minister Rev. Charles Johnson, passed away on May 22, 2026, in Glenview, Illinois. She was 83.

Kenneth Wiebe

Kenneth Wiebe, spouse of the late retired Covenant minister Rev. Marie Wiebe, passed away on June 1, 2026, in Lakewood, Colorado. He was 94.

Philip Stenberg

Retired Covenant minister Philip Stenberg passed away on May 30, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was 83.

Paul E. Larsen

Rev. Dr. Paul E. Larsen, seventh president of the Evangelical Covenant Church, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2026, in La Quinta, California. He was 92.

Rae Ann Foley

Rae Ann Foley, surviving spouse of retired Covenant pastor Rev. Ross Foley, died April 17, 2026, in Cambridge, Minnesota. She was 85.

Mark Killam

Rev. Mark Killam, retired Covenant pastor, died in Wilmore, Kentucky, on March 29, 2026. He was 85.

John Vogel

Covenant pastor John Vogel died March 29, 2026, after a brief battle with cancer in Kansas City, Kansas. He was 67.