Rev. Frederick A. Werner, 85, of River Falls, Wis., died Thursday, February 1, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in River Falls, Wisconsin.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Ulm, with burial in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm, is handling arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Loraine Werner of River Falls, Wis.; son, Paul and wife, Barbara Werner of Belle Plaine; daughters, Dorothy and husband, Rev. Richard Schleicher of Flower Mound, Texas, Lillian and husband, Charles LaMaire of Apple Valley; 10 grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Hall of Bloomington, Ill., Dorothy and husband, Harlan Ball and Naomi and husband, Maurice Krebill, all of Donnellson, Iowa; sisters-in-law, Beulah Werner of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Gertrude Werner of Racine, Wis.; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-mother; a son Erick; and brothers, Arthur and Paul Werner.
Pastor Frederick August Werner was born Aug. 20, 1915, in Pewaukee, Wis., son of Pastor Arthur and Helen (Krause) Werner. He grew up in Town Center, Wis., where he received his elementary education. He attended Northwestern Preparatory School in Watertown, Wis., graduating in 1933. He graduated from Northwestern College in 1937. He graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wis., in 1940. He taught school from 1940 -1941 at St. Paul's School in Town Forest, Mt. Calvary, Wis. On June 22, 1941, he was ordained and installed as pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Centuria, Wis., and Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rock Creek, Wis. He married Loraine Ulrich on Nov. 17, 1946, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. He served as pastor from 1949-1951 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Woodville, Wisc., and First Lutheran Church in Hersey, Wis. Over the next 12 years, he served as pastor at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska. He taught school there and received his bachelor of science degree in education from the University of Omaha. In 1963 he was installed as pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Rochester. He also served as WELS Chaplain at the Rochester Hospitals. He was installed as pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Barre Mills, Wis., in 1967. He also taught religion classes at Luther High School in Onalaska and served on the Board of Control and as Chairman of the Board. He served as Chairman of the Councilmen's Conference and the Southwestern Pastoral Conference. From 1982 - 1985 he served the Christ the King Lutheran Church of Washington, Kan., as a semi-retired pastor. After retirement, he moved back to Wisconsin, where he helped many congregations as a supply pastor until 1995, when his health declined.
Rev. Frederick A. Werner, 85, of River Falls, Wis., died Thursday, February 1, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in River Falls, Wisconsin.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Ulm, with burial in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm, is handling arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Loraine Werner of River Falls, Wis.; son, Paul and wife, Barbara Werner of Belle Plaine; daughters, Dorothy and husband, Rev. Richard Schleicher of Flower Mound, Texas, Lillian and husband, Charles LaMaire of Apple Valley; 10 grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Hall of Bloomington, Ill., Dorothy and husband, Harlan Ball and Naomi and husband, Maurice Krebill, all of Donnellson, Iowa; sisters-in-law, Beulah Werner of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Gertrude Werner of Racine, Wis.; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-mother; a son Erick; and brothers, Arthur and Paul Werner.
Pastor Frederick August Werner was born Aug. 20, 1915, in Pewaukee, Wis., son of Pastor Arthur and Helen (Krause) Werner. He grew up in Town Center, Wis., where he received his elementary education. He attended Northwestern Preparatory School in Watertown, Wis., graduating in 1933. He graduated from Northwestern College in 1937. He graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wis., in 1940. He taught school from 1940 -1941 at St. Paul's School in Town Forest, Mt. Calvary, Wis. On June 22, 1941, he was ordained and installed as pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Centuria, Wis., and Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rock Creek, Wis. He married Loraine Ulrich on Nov. 17, 1946, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. He served as pastor from 1949-1951 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Woodville, Wisc., and First Lutheran Church in Hersey, Wis. Over the next 12 years, he served as pastor at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska. He taught school there and received his bachelor of science degree in education from the University of Omaha. In 1963 he was installed as pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Rochester. He also served as WELS Chaplain at the Rochester Hospitals. He was installed as pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Barre Mills, Wis., in 1967. He also taught religion classes at Luther High School in Onalaska and served on the Board of Control and as Chairman of the Board. He served as Chairman of the Councilmen's Conference and the Southwestern Pastoral Conference. From 1982 - 1985 he served the Christ the King Lutheran Church of Washington, Kan., as a semi-retired pastor. After retirement, he moved back to Wisconsin, where he helped many congregations as a supply pastor until 1995, when his health declined.
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