Background
Bagger, Ralph William was born on June 12, 1923 in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Horneman and Margaret (Finck) Bagger.
Bagger, Ralph William was born on June 12, 1923 in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Horneman and Margaret (Finck) Bagger.
AB summa cum laude, Muhlenberg College, 1948; Bachelor's Degree, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1951; AM, University of Pennsylvania, 1951.
Pastor, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1951-1955; pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, 1955-1959; pastor, Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins, Pennsylvania, 1959-1968; periodicals and worship editor, board publication, Lutheran Church American, Philadelphia, 1968-1988; trustee, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, since 1981.
Charter member East Lansdowne (Pennsylvania) Civic Association, 1956-1959. Sergeant Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations, PTO. Member Hymn Society of America, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth Louise Hodges, August 26, 1950.