Background
Fiske, Arland Orin was born on April 11, 1927 in Colfax, North Dakota, United States. Son of Oscar Bernie and Anne Julia (Thompson) Fiske.
Fiske, Arland Orin was born on April 11, 1927 in Colfax, North Dakota, United States. Son of Oscar Bernie and Anne Julia (Thompson) Fiske.
Bachelor, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1948; Blekinge Institute of Technology, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, 1952; Master of Theology, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, 1956.
Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, North Dakota, 1952-1961; pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Webster Groves, Missouri, 1961-1965; teacher, Lutheran General Medical Center, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1967-1972; pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Minot, North Dakota, 1974-1989; executive director deacon training, Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, North Dakota, since 1989.
Board of directors Luther Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, since 1988. Fellow Academy Parish Clergy (president 1979-1981). Member Norsk Hosfest Association (secretary since 1978), Sons of Norway (president 1987-1988).
Married Gerda Marie Kirkegaard, August 2, 1952. Children: Paul, Michael, Lisa, Daniel, Mark, John, Christopher.