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“For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels won’t, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep God’s love away. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, or where we are—high above the sky, or in the deepest ocean—nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love of God demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ when he died for us.”
Romans 8:38-39
 
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Lord of Life Lutheran Church Memorials and Funerals

 
 
Ruth Nicolay
Lord of Life member Ruth Nicolay passed away on March 3, 2024. Please keep her daughter Stefanie Ecuyer and husband Jayson and their sons Aidan and Logan and her son Kevin Dunlap and wife Erica and their children Everett, Olivia and Morgan and her friends in your prayers as they grieve her passing. The Celebration of Life will be on Saturday April 6, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Lord of Life.  Please join the family for a reception in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. The service will be available to watch via live-stream.
Karen Ann Nickell
Karen Nickell passed away on January 26, 2024. Please keep her husband Roger and her sons Austin and Connor (Vanessa) and grandchildren Pennie and Dylan and her mother-in-law Arlynne Nickell and her friends in your prayers as they grieve her passing. The Celebration of Life will be on Monday February 5, 2024 at 3:30 PM at Lord of Life.  Please join the family for a reception in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. The service will be available to watch via live-stream.
Dorothy “Dottie” Meszaros
Lord of Life member Dottie Meszaros passed away on October 6, 2023.   Please keep her husband Jim and their children Mike and Liz and their families in your prayers as they grieve her passing. You can read her obituary here.
The Celebration of Life will be on Friday October 27, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Lord of Life.  Please join Jim and their family for a reception in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. The service is available to watch via live-stream.
Kay Dameron
Lord of Life member Kay Dameron passed away on Saturday  September 23, 2023. Please keep her daughters, their families and her friends in your prayers as they grieve her passing. There will be a Celebration of Life Luncheon at Lord of Life Saturday September 30, 2023 at 11:30 AM.
 
Susan Ibarra
Lord of Life member Sue Ibarra passed away on August 2, 2023. Please keep her husband Hector and their daughters Angela Dunham and Patricia Salas and their families in your prayers as they grieve her passing. You can read her obituary here.
The Celebration of Life will be on Monday August 7, 2023 at 10 AM at Lord of Life with the burial at Forest Park Cemetery immediately following the service. The service is available to watch via live-stream.
In lieu of flowers a donation in Sue’s name may be made to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Ronald Christ
Lord of Life member Ron Christ passed away on June 21, 2023.   Please keep his wife Heda and their children and grandchildren in your prayers as they grieve his passing. You can read his obituary here.
The Celebration of Life will be on Saturday July 15, 2023 at 2 PM at Lord of Life with a reception in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. The service is available to watch via live-stream.
Mary Jane Gaskin
Mary Gaskin passed away on April 7, 2023.   Please keep her husband James and their children and grandchildren in your prayers as they grieve her passing. You can read her obituary here.
The Celebration of Life will be on Sunday April 23, 2023 at 2 PM at Lord of Life with a reception in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. The service is available to watch via live-stream.
John Robert “Bob” Kaylor
Lord of Life member Bob Kaylor passed away on March 3, 2023.   Please keep his wife Connie and their children and grandchildren in your prayers as they grieve his passing. You can read his obituary here.
The Celebration of Life will be on Saturday April 1, 2023 at 1 PM at Lord of Life with a reception in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. The service is available to watch via live-stream.
 
Donny Page
Lord of Life member Donny Page passed away on February 19, 2023.   Please keep his wife Linda and daughter Adrian in your prayers as they grieve his passing. You can read his obituary here
The Celebration of Life will be on March 10, 2023 at 1 PM at Lord of Life with a reception in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. The service is available to watch via live-stream.
John Fackler
Lord of Life member John Fackler passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Please keep his children and spouses and his grandchildren in your prayers as they grieve his passing. You can read his obituary here. 
The Celebration of life will be on March 3 at 11:00 AM at Lord of Life with a reception in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. The service is available to watch via live-stream.
 
In lieu of flowers a donation in John’s name may be made to:
 
 
Bill Zwerneman
Lord of Life Member Bill Zwerneman passed away on January 31, 2023.   Please keep his wife Patsy, their children and  spouses and their families in your prayers as they grieve his passing. You can read his obituary here
The Celebration of Life will be held on Monday February 13, 2023 at 10AM at Lord of Life and will be available to watch via live-stream. There will be a reception to follow in the church fellowship hall. Burial will be at the Houston National Cemetery at 2:15PM.
In lieu of flowers a donation in Bill’s name may be made to:
 
Judy Salemi
Judy Salemi passed away on October 28, 2022.   Judy moved here in 2019 to live with her daughter Tara Devoley. We pray for her daughter Tara, son-in-law Mike Devoley and grandchildren Sophie and Luke and her daughter Jamie Salemi as they grieve her passing. You can read her obituary here
The Celebration of Life will be held December 30, 2022 at 4PM at Lord of Life and will be available to watch via live-stream. 
 
 
Cecil Callihan
Lord of Life member Cecil Callihan passed away on August 29, 2022.  Please keep his wife Janell and their children in your prayers as they grieve his passing.  Notice of Service from Houston Fire Department.  
You can read his obituary here.
The Celebration of Life will be Saturday September 17th at 3:30 at Lord of Life. There will be a reception to follow at the church.
Vi Berge
Violet “Vi” Berge passed away on March 31, 2022.  Her husband, Bob Berge, passed away 2007.  We pray for her friends, neighbors and caregivers as they grieve her passing. 
The funeral for Vi Berge was Thursday April 21, 2022 at 11 AM at Lord of Life and is available to watch via live-stream.
In lieu of flowers a donation in Vi’s name may be made to:
 
Ron Pare
Ron Pare passed away on January 27, 2022.   We pray for his wife Ann, his children and  grandchildren as they grieve his passing. You can read his obituary here
The funeral for Ron Pare will be held May 21, 2022 at 2 PM at Lord of Life and will be available to watch via live-stream. There will be a reception to follow at the church.
Ed Ross
Lord of Life member Ed Ross passed away on Tuesday November 30, 2021 surrounded by his family. Please keep his wife Mary and their children and grandchildren in your prayers as they grieve his passing. You can read his obituary here. 
The funeral was Saturday December 18, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Lord of Life with a reception in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. The service is available to watch via live-stream.  
In lieu of flowers a donation in Ed’s name may be made to:
 
Scott Phillips
Scott Phillips, a longtime member of the Lord of Life Jazz Band passed away on August 22, 2021.  Please keep his wife Penny and daughter Tiffany in your prayers as they grieve his passing.
The funeral for Scott was held Friday September 10, 2021 at 1 PM at Lord of Life. The service is available to watch via live-stream.
 
 
Karen Liberto
Lord of Life member Karen Liberto passed away on Tuesday June 22, 2021. Please keep her children and grandchildren in your prayers as they grieve her passing.
The funeral was Tuesday June 29, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Lord of Life.  The service is available to watch via live-stream.  Please click here to read the obituary and for information of the viewing.
In lieu of flowers a donation in Karen’s name may be made to:
 
Bertil Quarfordt
Bertil Quarfordt passed away on December 18, 2020. His wife, Lord of Life member, Sonja predeceased him in 2008.  We pray for his children, grandchildren and partner Nancy as they grieve his passing. You can read his obituary here
The funeral for Bert Quarfordt will be held June 28, 2021 at 2 PM at Lord of Life and will be available to watch via live-stream.
In Lieu of Flowers a donation in memory of Sonja Quarfordt may be made to:
 

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Don Gebert
Pastor Emeritus of Lord of Life and longtime member Don Gebert passed away on March 15, 2021.  Please keep his wife Barbara and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in your prayers as they mourn his passing. You can read his obituary here. The funeral will be held on June 12, 2021 at Lord of Life at 1 pm with a memorial video showing in the sanctuary before the service and live-streamed. The service will be in-person and live-streamed. 
In lieu of flower please make a donation in Don’s name made to one of the following:
Obituary of Gifton Dean UnderwoodGifton Underwood
Lord of Life member Gifton Underwood passed away on April 11, 2021.  Please keep his wife Marilyn and daughter Jaime and her family in your prayers as they grieve his passing.  You can read his obituary here.
The Funeral will be Tuesday April 20, 2021 at Lord of Life.  There will be a viewing at 3:00 in the Fellowship Hall with the service at 4:00 in Sanctuary.  The service will also be Live-Streamed.
 
 
Randee Votaw
Lord of Life member Randee Votaw passed away on Saturday April 3, 2021. Please keep her husband Bill and children Courtney Stevens (Chris) and Chris Votaw (Jessica) and their families in your prayers as they grieve her passing. You can read the obituary here.
The funeral will be on Sunday April 18, 2021 at 1:30pm at Lord of Life.  The service will also be Live-Streamed.  

James “Jamie” Marcus Fussell

We pray for LOL members Mickey and Vergie Fussell as they grieve the death of their son Jamie, who passed away Jan. 14, 2021. Funeral is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 5 at 10am at Lord of Life. Attend in person with precautions or Watch via live-stream.
In Lieu of Flowers a donation in James name maybe made to one of the following:
 
 
Alice Lawson
 Lord of Life member Alice Lawson passed away on Saturday October 17, 2020.  Please keep her husband Craig and children Ed, Sara, Stefanie and Jenny and their families in your prayers as they grieve her passing.  A memorial service will be held at Lord of Life on Saturday October 31st at 11:00am and will also be live-streamed here.  
Oran Lonnie Sinclair “Lonnie”
Lord of Life member Lonnie Sinclair passed away Wednesday July 22, 2020.  We pray for his wife Rose and daughter Laura Odelius and her family as they grieve.  You can read his obituary here. 
The Service will be Saturday August 15 at 2 PM and will be Live-Streamed
In Lieu of flowers donations in Lonnie’s name may be made to the following organizations:
 
 
Patricia Bergeron
Lord of Life member Patricia Bergeron passed away on Wednesday July 15, 2020.  We pray for her daughter Stephanie Bergeron Perdue, son Greg Bergeron and their families as they grieve her passing. Her funeral will be Friday, July 31st at 2pm and will be live-streamed. You can read more about Patricia and her life here.
        Click here for the Live-Streamed Service.
 
In Lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made in Pat’s name in support of the Cancer Research Innovation Endowment at the Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation, PO Box 4384, Houston, TX 77210-4384.
 
Obituary of Charles Edwin ColchinCharles Colchin
Lord of Life member Charles Colchin passed away on Saturday July 4, 2020.  We pray for his daughters Karen Harrison, Lorey Strawn and their families and his former wife LOL member Loretta Colchin as they grieve his passing.  You can read his obituary here
In Lieu of Flowers, a memorial made be in Charles’ name to the Lord of Life Endowment Fund.
 
Gwendolyn Drews
We pray for the family of Gwen Drews, especially her husband Tim Drews, her sons Blake and Kyle York, her bonus daughters Tiffany Drews and Tarrah Drews and bonus grandson Trevor.  Gwen passed away on June 15, 2020.  You can read her obituary here.
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday October 17, 2020.  Memorial Video in the Sanctuary at 3:30 pm and Service at 4:00.  The service will be Live-Streamed.
In Lieu of Flowers a memorial in Gwen’s name may be made to Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation https://netrf.org/get-involved/give-now/
 

Don Gilland

We pray for LOL members Judy Gilland and daughters Kelley and Lisa as they grieve the death of their husband/father Don, who passed away May 31, 2020. A celebration of life is scheduled for Thursday, June 4 at 11:30am. Watch via live-stream.
In Lieu of Flowers a memorial in Don’s name may be made to the Montgomery County Women’s Center
 

Erik Sellman

A celebration of life for Erik Sellman was held on Tuesday, May 19 at 11:00 am. You can read more here.
 
Dick Vetter
Richard “Dick” Miller Vetter passed away on April 21, 2020.  We pray for his wife Margaret and his children and their families as they grieve his loss. You can read his obituary here.
The funeral for Dick Vetter will be held April 17, 2021 at 11:00am at Lord of Life and will be available to watch via Live-Stream.
In Lieu of Flowers a donation in Dick’s name maybe made to one of the following: