In Memoriam: February 6, 2017

by | 03 Feb 2017

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received January 30 - February 3, 2017.

Violet Amore, 91, of Newark, Ohio, passed away January 27. She was the widow of retired minister Raymond Amore, who served in Ohio. Raymond Amore passed away in 2006.

D. Amos Ewald, 85, of Peoria, Arizona, passed away January 28. He was a retired minister, serving in Arizona. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Ewald, in 2001.

Donald Grobe, 85, of San Diego, California, passed away December 29, 2016. He was a minister, previously serving in Minnesota, British Columbia, and California. He is survived by his wife, Marian Grobe.

Robert Huff, 91, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away January 27. He was a retired minister, serving in Georgia, Arizona, Alabama, Tennessee, and New Zealand. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Huff.

Belle Nash, 94, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away February 1. She was the widow of retired minister and district superintendent Forrest Nash, who served in Arkansas, Kansas, Colorado, Illinois, and led the Chicago Central District. Forrest Nash passed away in 2002.

W. E. Rhodes, 85, of Georgetown, Texas, passed away January 28. He was a retired minister, serving in Missouri and Texas. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Rhodes.

Teresa Sandoval, 72, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away January 24. She was the wife of retired minister and district superintendent Alejandro Sandoval, who served in Mexico and Texas and led the Southwest Latin American District.

Albert Stiefel, 89, of Oregon City, Oregon, passed away January 28. He was a retired minister and educator, serving in New York, Massachusetts, Idaho, and Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Janet Stiefel.

Catherine Welker, 76, Renton, Washington, passed away January 29. She was the wife of retired minister Lowell Welker, who served in British Columbia, Washington, Missouri, and Idaho.

For previous editions of In Memoriam, see the "Passings" section by clicking here.

Note: Please join us in prayer for the families who have lost loved ones. Click on names for full stories, funeral information, local online obituaries, and/or guest books (if available). To submit an entry of a minister or church leader, send to news@nazarene.org.