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Retired missionary and minister Fern Scrivner passed away 7 April. She was 102 years old. Fern was born in 1916 in Minatare, Nebraska, to Milton and Augusta Casteel. She graduated from Pasadena Nazarene College (now Point Loma Nazarene University ) where she met Fulsom Scrivner, and they were

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 15-19 April 2019. John Adams , 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away 15 April. He was a retired minister, serving in Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Lois Adams. N. Evelyn

Ruth Daria Privett of Paragould, Arkansas, passed away 2 April at the age of 71. She was the wife of Charles Privett, pastor at Blytheville, Arkansas, First Church of the Nazarene. Ruth was born in Zebulon, North Carolina, in 1947, and she married her husband, Charles, in 1963. Nearly 15 years later

Retired minister and missionary Harry Mingledorff passed away 31 March. He was 97 years old. In 1942, he took his first pastoral assignment in Pennsylvania. That same year, Harry married his wife, Jean. Two years later, the couple moved to Mexico to serve as missionaries. In 1945, they moved from

Retired Metro Manila district superintendent and pastor Elpidio Manangan passed away 6 April after a battle with cancer. He was 68 years old. Elpidio married his wife, Adelina, in 1981, and they had two children, Jim and Naomi. After Elpidio graduated from Philippines Nazarene College, he pastored

Retired missionary Joan Esselstyn passed away 5 April. She was 85 years old. Joan was born in 1934 in Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania, to Casper and Emma Kehm. After graduating from high school, Joan worked for several years for the American Bureau of Shipping before she felt God’s call to be a

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 8-12 April 2019. Miriam Ainsworth , 70, of East Corinth, Vermont, passed away 19 January. She was the wife of retired minister James Ainsworth, who served in Vermont

Northwest Nazarene University Music Professor Walden Hughes passed away 26 March at the age of 64. He served the university for more than 40 years. “It has been my privilege to count this truly unique individual as a friend and colleague for over 40 years,” said Barry Swanson, adjunct faculty member

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 1-5 April 2019. Eileen Beecher , 94, of Laguna Niguel, California, passed away 19 March. She was the widow of retired minister Donald Beecher, who served in

Minister, educator, and author Neil Wiseman passed away 16 March at the age of 86. Wiseman was born in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Bourbonnais, Illinois, to earn his Bachelor of Theology from Olivet Nazarene University in 1955. He married his wife, Bonnie, in 1957 before going on to receive his