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Stehr, John William was born on May 31, 1911 in Lake City, Minnesota, United States. Son of John William Stehr and Paulina Sprikes.
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John William Stehr
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John William Stehr, American minister. Named Outstanding Senior Citizen Carver County, Minnesota, 1988. Founder Lutheran High School, Mayer, Minnesota, 1962; zone chairman Lutheran Laymens League, 1970-1987; Minnetonka representative to Saints Alive; Growing Ever Serving, 1990; chairman State Retired Pastors and Teachers Conference, 1990; board directors Minnesota South District.
Education
Student, Concordia College, St. Paul, 1931. Student, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1935. Bachelor in History, Valparaiso University, 1933.
Career
Missionary Blackduck Tenstrike (Minnesota) Mission, 1936-1940. Pastor Red Lake Falls, Wylie Plummer, Minnesota, 1940-1948, St. John Lutheran Church, Wood Lake, 1948-1954, Trinity Lutheran Church, Waconia, 1954-1981. Part-time pastoral worker Trinity and neighboring congregations, from 1981.
Counsellor Carver County Circuit, Minnesota South District, 1968-1974. Bible Class Leader Westview Retirement, Waconia, since 1985, Bible Study Leader Trinity Srs. for Christ, since 1985, circuit director Lutheran Church Extension Fund, Minnesota South District, since 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Founder Lutheran High School, Mayer, Minnesota, 1962. Zone chairman Lutheran Laymens League, 1970-1987. Minnetonka representative to Saints Alive.
Growing Ever Serving, 1990. Chairman State Retired Pastors and Teachers Conference, 1990. Board directors Minnesota South District.
Connections
Married Martha Ann Hass, June 22, 1937. Children: Harriet Alice, Phyllis Ann, John William Junior, Richard Allen, Ronald Eugene.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican