Category Archives: Legacy Partners

Glenn and Mary Steinke are long-time faithful members and leaders of Central, dedicated to the mission and success of the congregation. Mary was born in Superior, Wisconsin, where her father was president of a community bank, and her parents were leaders of Concordia Lutheran Church. Glenn is a native of St. Paul and was a […]

Central Lutheran Church has been blessed with many faithful and generous parishioners. The late Dr. H. Mead and June Cavert are two who gave much of themselves to others, the community and the church. June Sederstrom Cavert was born on June 27, 1921, a daughter of Joseph W. and Elsie Sederstrom of rural Beckville, near […]

Lola and Sidney Berg met at Central Lutheran and were married there in 1966 during Holy Week.  Sid earned a Master’s Degree in Library Science and Master’s Degree in Audio Visual at the University of Oklahoma. Sid worked as head librarian of the Stewartville schools. Following his work in schools, Sid was employed in sales. […]

Travel and faith are two important themes in the lives of Audrey Grote and Mary Oelke, longtime friends who met as young teachers in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. They both taught Sunday School and were members and officers of Altar Guild, Floral Guild and Central Lutheran Church Women. After retirement they helped run the Skyway Connection Ministry, […]

Maryon and the the Rev. Harris W. Lee, as longtime members of Central Lutheran Church, have included Central Lutheran Church Foundation in their estate plans as Legacy Partners. The Rev. Harris W. Lee, who died in December 2017, grew up on a farm near Fosston, Minnesota, one of eight children. He was a graduate of […]

Dean and Joyce Bliss are dedicated friends of Central Lutheran. Although no longer living fulltime in Minnesota, they have deep and lifelong roots in the congregation. Dean’s parents (Don and Bertha) were married at Central.  Dean was baptized and confirmed at Central .   He remembers as a youth attending the cornerstone laying of the […]

In Memoriam:  Susan Stan, Central Lutheran Church Foundation Legacy Partner Susan Stan, Central Lutheran member and children’s literature scholar, entered eternal life on March 21, 2018.  Born in Chicago and raised in Wyoming, Susan attended St. Olaf College, received her master’s degree in English from UW, Madison, and her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. […]

John and Joan Hagman met as students at St. Olaf College. John was from the Midwest, and Joan from the East Coast. John is a native of Chicago. He has deep Lutheran roots in the Midwest, as his great grandfather was one of the founders of Bethany Lutheran Church in Ephraim, Wisconsin, north of Green […]

“1928 was a big year—Central dedicated its sanctuary on April 1 and Bob was born in Faribault on November 2.” So begins Bob Boldt’s obituary, which, like everything Bob does, is unique, artistic and witty. An only child, he was christened Robert Edward, after his mother vetoed “Herman.” On Easter Sunday of 1943, he was […]