Background
Eitrheim, Norman Duane was born on January 14, 1929 in Baltic, South Dakota, United States. Son of Daniel Tormod and Selma (Thompson) Eitrheim.
Eitrheim, Norman Duane was born on January 14, 1929 in Baltic, South Dakota, United States. Son of Daniel Tormod and Selma (Thompson) Eitrheim.
Bachelor, Augustana College, 1951; BTh, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, 1956; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Augustana College, 1988.
Pastor 1st English Lutheran Church, Tyler, Minnesota, 1956-1963, St. Philips Lutheran Church, Fridley, 1963-1976. Assistant to president Luther Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, 1976-1980. Bishop South Dakota district American Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, 1981-1987.
Bishop South Dakota Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, 1988-1995. Retired, 1995; Staff sergeant United States Air Force, 1951-1952.
Staff sergeant United States Air Force, 1951-1952. M C.
Married Clarice Yvonne Pederson, August 23, 1952. Children: Daniel, David, John, Marie.