Elmer Leland Karstensen

Background

Karstensen, Elmer Leland was born on May 18, 1934 in Lincolnville, Kansas, United States. Son of Karl John and Ernestine Mathilda (Westphal) Karstensen.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Technology Journalism, Kansas State University, 1956. M. Urban Affairs, Wichita State University, 1979.

Career

Business manager, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Wichita, Kansas, 1983-1985; business manager, Kansas District Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Topeka, since 1985. Member handbook committee Kansas District Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Topeka, since 1974, board directors, 1979-1985.

Achievements

• Elmer Leland Karstensen has been listed as a noteworthy lay worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Major United States Army, 1956-1979, Vietnam. Member Lutheran Business Managers Association (chairman since 1990).

Connections

Married Bernice Thelma Fry, July 3, 1960 (divorced July 1982). Children: Brian Paul, John Philip. Married Linda Reichenau, July 29, 1989.

Father:

Karl John Karstensen

Mother:

Ernestine Mathilda (Westphal) Karstensen

Spouse:

Linda Reichenau

Spouse:

Bernice Thelma Fry

child:

John Philip Karstensen

child:

Brian Paul Karstensen