Rev. Glenn Charles Stone
| Date of Death: June 6 , 2009 |
| Services: Visitation will be on Friday from 6-8 pm at Atonement Lutheran Church, Jackson Hts, followed by a prayer service with communion; and again on Saturday from 11-1 at the chapel on the Wartburg campus in Mount Vernon, followed by a funeral mass, and reception. His remains will be interred at a later date in the columbarium at the Wartburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Atonem ent Lutheran Church, the Wartburg Foundation, or the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau.
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The Rev. Glenn Charles Stone, of Jackson Heights, NY, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 , after living 23 years with cancer. Born June 13, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, he graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in geology. During college, he felt God's call to ordained ministry, and graduated from Augustana Theological Seminary, Rock Island, IL. Ordained June 15, 1952 as a pastor in the Augustana Lutheran Synod, he was installed as pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, New Hyde Park, Long Island, NY. He earned the Master of Sacred Theology degree from Union Theological Seminary, New York City, in 1960, and began assisting at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Roosevelt, Long Island, while also serving other specialized ministries, primarily in publications and teaching.&nb sp; In 1969 he was called as founding editor of the journal, Lutheran Forum, in Manhattan, and also served for many years as executive director of its publisher, the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau. He later worked as features editor for The Lutheran magazine. In 1987 he began serving as pastor of Salem Danish Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY, as well as Director of Communications and Church Relations at the Wartburg Home, Mount Vernon, NY. Eventually he devoted his ministry full-time to the Wartburg, where he wore many hats in addition to his official job, including curator of the Wartburg Museum and assistant chaplain. He retired in 1996, but remained devoted to ministry with the ALPB, the Wartburg, and preaching, and was active for as long as his health allowed. Pastor Stone had a special love of the Eucharist and liturgical renewal, and devoted himself to re-introducing the weekly celebration of the Eucharist in Lutheran church es. He was also an active member of Atonement Lutheran Church, Jackson Hts., as well as a participant in the Lutheran-Catholic dialogue, and in the ecumenical movement. Glenn married the former Meredith Ann Nordos on April 4, 1970, who survives. He is also survived by sons, Karl-John and wife Beth Ann of Mifflinburg, PA; and Rolf of Jackson Hts.; a brother, Paul and wife Carol, of Seattle, WA; sisters-in-law Dorothy Scott, and Thelma Fricke and husband Ken, of Minneapolis, MN; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and many friends from a life well lived. His grandsons, Henry and Liam, were the joy of his old age. |
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