Background
Seal, Merlin Ireneus was born on February 12, 1921 in Sisseton, South Dakota, United States. Son of Martin and Ida Irene (Storbraaten) Seal.
Seal, Merlin Ireneus was born on February 12, 1921 in Sisseton, South Dakota, United States. Son of Martin and Ida Irene (Storbraaten) Seal.
Bachelor, St. Olaf College, 1943; Candidate of Theology, Luther Theological Seminary, 1949.
Pastor, Luther Memorial Church, Gays Mills, Wisconsin, 1949-1952; pastor, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, 1949-1952; pastor, Park View Lutheran Church, Chicago, 1952-1955; co-pastor, First Lutheran Church, Duluth, Minnesota, 1955-1959; pastor, Holy Cross Luth Church, Wheaton, Illinois, 1959-1965; associate pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Palo Alto, California, 1965-1972; senior pastor, St. Peter Lutheran Church, Mesa, Arizona, 1972-1978; senior pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Hawthorne, California, 1978-1983; pastor emeritus, Trinity Lutheran Church, Hawthorne, California, since 1983; pastor emeritus, American Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, since 1983. Dean Peninsula Conference of America Lutheran Church, Palo Alto, 1969-1972. President Wheaton Ministerial Association, 1962-1963.
Second lieutenant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1941-1945. Member Kiwanis (board directors).
Married Muriel Annette Helen Strand, January 2, 1946. Children: Robert Peter, Barbara Ann Seal Ogle-Reid, JoAnn Elizabeth Seal Lincoln.