Background
Janke, Roger Alvin was born on July 22, 1938 in Milwaukee. Son of Alvin Henry and Ruth Elisa (Plautz) Janke.
Janke, Roger Alvin was born on July 22, 1938 in Milwaukee. Son of Alvin Henry and Ruth Elisa (Plautz) Janke.
Bachelor, Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1960. Bachelor's Degree, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1964. Master of Divinity, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1964.
MST, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1965.
Pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Hastings, Michigan, 1965-1968;
pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Oberlin, Ohio., 1968-1975;
assistant pastor, St. John's Lutheran Church, West Bend, Wisconsin, 1975-1982;
senior pastor, Our Father's Lutheran Church, Greenfield, Wisconsin, since 1982. Counselor Lutheran Women's Missionary League, New York City, 1967. Synodical delegate Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, 1983.
National chaplain Lutheran Rangerettes, since 1985. National chairman Lutheran Life Enrichment, singles ministry. Circuit counselor.
Member Hastings Ministerial Alliance (president 1967), Oberlin Ministerial Association (president 1971).
Married Nancy L. Strobel, June 7, 1964 (deceased 1974). Children: Paul, Joel, Naomi. Married Marva Lou Fedderson, June 15, 1975.
Children: Jonathan Kugath, Nathaniel Kugath, Melissa Kugath.