Losses to the Family Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/topic/losses/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:12:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Losses to the Family Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/topic/losses/ 32 32 Global Ministries is Saddened to Learn of the Death of Rev. Kenneth Robert Ziebell https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-death-of-rev-kenneth-robert-ziebell/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:13:52 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59896 The Rev. Kenneth R. Ziebell passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Ken was born on August 18, 1933 in Harvey Illinois, near Chicago. When Ken was 5, he and his parents moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. His father Harry served as … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is Saddened to Learn of the Death of Dr. Gene Johnson https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-death-of-dr-gene-johnson/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:42:38 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=58912 Dr. Gene E. Johnson died April 2, 2025, at age 96 at the Seminary Village, Galesburg, IL. He was born January 12, 1929, in Sheridan, Wyoming, the second of three sons of George and Frieda Johnson. He graduated as valedictorian … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is Saddened to Learn of the Passing of Judith Myrick https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-passing-of-judith-myrick/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:22:33 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=58639 Judith Cross Myrick was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on November 8, 1931, to Stanley Fletcher Cross and Marjorie Cocking Cross. She earned a B.A. from the University of Manitoba and pursued journalism in New York City at Columbia University in … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is Saddened to Learn of the Passing of Ruth Duck https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-passing-of-ruth-duck/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:35:20 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=58257 Ruth Carolyn Duck died peacefully from pneumonia on December 26, 2024, with loved ones near her. Born in Washington D.C. on November 21, 1947 to Jesse Thomas Duck and Louise Farmer Duck, Ruth grew up in Washington and in Annapolis, … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is saddened to learn of the passing of Johanna (Jo) Diehl https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-passing-of-johanna-jo-diehl/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:23:05 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=58077 Johanna K. Diehl, of Defiance, was born June 23, 1934 in Coshocton, Ohio to William and Florence Kobel (Black). She died Friday, December 6, 2024, in Defiance, at Mercy Hospital. Johanna was raised in North Canton alongside siblings Judy, Mary, … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is saddened to learn of the death of Jean Nilson. https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-death-of-jean-nilson/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:43:03 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=57454 Jean Ellen Boniface Nilson, born July 18, 1933, in Morristown, New Jersey, died peacefully on September 20, 2024, at Echo Lake Senior Living community in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Jean grew up in Chatham, New Jersey where she lived with her parents … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is saddened to learn of the death of Lois Etta Hodrick https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-death-of-lois-etta-hodrick/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:44:45 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=56311 Lois Etta Hodrick, who was 94 years old, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Lois faithfully served as a mission co-worker at Global Ministries for numerous years. She first worked in the nursing department at the Institut Medical Evanglique … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is saddened to learn of the death of Hans Meyer https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-death-of-hans-meyer/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:06:50 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=56086 Johannes Ernst Hermann Meyer, called Hans, was born on October 26th, 1926, in Bolkenhain, a then German, now Polish small town. In October 1949, he began studying chemistry at the University of Mainz. In the summer of 1951, Hans took … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is saddened to learn of the death of Patricia Fernow https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-death-of-patricia-fernow/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:03:51 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=56083 Patricia Joyce Fernow was born January 16, 1937, to Ralph and Dorothy Arnholtz in Portland, Oregon. She grew up in Granite Falls, Washington and Nampa, Idaho. She graduated high school in 1955 and attended the College of Idaho in Caldwell … Read more

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]]> Global Ministries is saddened to learn of the death of Reverend Mary Maxine Palmer. https://www.globalministries.org/global-ministries-is-saddened-to-learn-of-the-death-of-reverend-mary-maxine-palmer/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:53:05 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=55211 The Rev. Mary Maxine Palmer, 97, passed away Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. She was a life-long Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister and missionary. A TCU graduate, she was ordained into the ministry in 1947, when she was 21. The … Read more

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