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Service Honors Lives of Pastors, Spouses, Missionaries


PORTLAND, OR (June 23, 2007) – A Resolution of Sympathy offered during Saturday’s business session of the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church commemorated the lives of 20 pastors, 11 spouses, and one missionary who died during the past year. Their names also were to be read during Saturday evening's Remember and Celebrate communion service.

Those recognized include the following:

Pastors

    •    Carl G. Lugn, Batavia, Illinois, August 30, 2006
    •    Eugene V. Lundberg, Wellington, Florida, September 1, 2006
    •    Elmer H. Ost, Spring Valley, California, September 24, 2006
    •    Paul M. Bostrom, Penney Farms, Florida, September 29, 2006
    •    Irving F. Carlson, Loveland, Colorado, September 30, 2006
    •    John H. Carlson, South Bend, Indiana, September 30, 2006
    •    Terry A. Mattson, Chicago, Illinois, October 13, 2006
    •    Walter A. Steen, Port St. Lucie, Florida, November 2, 2006
    •    Ralph P. Hanson, Mercer Island, Washington, November 3, 2006
    •    Thomas J. Grisham, Kane, Pennsylvania, November 27, 2006
    •    Adele O. Cole, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 5, 2007
    •    Frederick A. Shoemaker, Alexandria, Minnesota, February 1, 2007
    •    Paul J. Johnson, Turlock, California, February 26, 2007
    •    Carl H. Janson, Grand Rapids, Michigan, March 2, 2007
    •    Elmer B. Pearson, Turlock, California, April 10, 2007
    •    Eugene A. Hagberg, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 23, 2007
    •    Vernon R. Kraft, Lodi, California, April 28, 2007
    •    Richard D. Schriber, Madison Lake, Minnesota, May 4, 2007
    •    Thomas W. Wilkinson, White Rock, British Columbia, May 28, 2007
    •    G. Harold Ahlberg, Valparaiso, Indiana, June 4, 2007

Spouses

    •    Doris E. Anderson (Carold), Golden Valley, Minnesota, July 15, 2006
    •    Doris E. Janson (Carl H.), Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 9, 2006
    •    Marge Crider (Norman J.), Spring Valley, California, October, 25, 2006
    •    Margit E. Green (Albert), Wetaskiwin, Alberta, November 29, 2006
    •    Lilly Granstrom (Fred G.), Turlock, California, December 2, 2006
    •    Arlene Larsen (Harold), Tacoma, Washington, December 11, 2006
    •    Dorothy M. Blackwood (Walter), Dassel, Minnesota, March 11, 2007
    •    Evelyn Satterberg (Frank), Spring Valley, California, March 17, 2007
    •    Nancy L. Nelson (Dirk), Apple Valley, California, May 11, 2007
    •    Mercedes Hagberg (Frank), Venice, Florida, May 13, 2007
    •    Clara E. Bergstrom (David), Northbrook, Illinois, June 4, 2007

Missionaries

    •    Kathryn “Kay” Sundstrand, Spring Valley, California, March 10, 2007





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