RAEBEL, ROGER EARL; March 9, 1929, Montevideo, Minn., to May 26, 2009, New Ulm,
Minn.; son of George and Bertha (Groscost) Raebel; graduated St. Louis, 1954.
Served 1954–1994. Ministries/parishes: Dow City, Buck Grove, Iowa; Amenia,
Grandin, N.D.; El Dorado, Kan.; Red Lake Falls, Minn.; retired 1994. Survivors:
Phyllis (Luebken) Raebel; sons: David, Rev. Jared, Stephen; daughter: Cynthia
Namanny. Funeral: May 30, 2009, New Ulm, Minn.; interment:
May 30, 2009, Granite Falls, Minn.
Roger Earl Raebel, the son of George and Bertha (Groscost) Raebel, was born
March 9, 1929, in Montevideo, Minnesota, where he spent his youth and attended
grade school. He graduated from Concordia Preparatory School, St. Paul in 1946,
Concordia College, St. Paul in 1949, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis,
Missouri, in 1954. He was united in marriage to Phyllis Luebken on June 20, 1954
in Sioux City, Iowa.
Pastor Raebel served congregations in Dow City/Buck Grove, Iowa, from 1954-1957,
Amenia/Grandin, North Dakota, from 1957-1960, El Dorado, Kan. from 1960-1966,
and Red Lake Falls from 1966-1994. While in Red Lake Falls, he served on the
School Board, Hospital Board, Housing and Urban Development, and the Minnesota
North District Mission Board. Pastor Raebel enjoyed researching family genealogy
and German history.
Roger
Earl Raebel, the son of George and Bertha (Groscost)
Raebel, was born March 9, 1929, in Montevideo,
Minnesota, where he spent his youth and attended
grade school. He graduated from Concordia
Preparatory School, St. Paul in 1946, Concordia
College, St. Paul in 1949, and Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1954. He was
united in marriage to Phyllis Luebken on June
20, 1954 in Sioux City, Iowa. |
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