Retiree Class of 2025

Joel Adkins is an Elder in full connection who served Carroll County: Pleasant Grove, Wellsville: Central/Hammondsville, Midvale/Newport, Bolivar, Roxford, Alliance: Aldersgate; Westbrook Park UMCs during 40 years of ministry.

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J. Jamison Brunk is an Elder in full connection who served Middle Fork, New Springs and Booneville UMCs in the Central Appalachian Conference, West Liberty UMC in the Kentucky Conference, and in extension ministry within United Methodist Connectional Structures during 45 years of ministry.

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Donald Ebert is an Elder in full connection who served Amsterdam, Bucyrus Grace, Bucyrus First, Bucyrus Epworth, Wadsworth, and Galion St. Paul UMCs during 25 years of ministry.

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Dan Eggan is a part-time local pastor who served Baltic, Fresno, and Isleta UMCs during 15 years of ministry.

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Van Fisher is an Elder in full connection who served Ashley, Sycamore, Smithville, Martins Ferry, Brooks Run, Twin Falls, Batesville, and Barnesville First UMCs during 32 years of ministry.

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DeBorah Graham is an Elder in full connection who served Holy Trinity, Richard Brown Memorial, and Cleveland Mount Pleasant UMCs during 32 years of ministry.

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Russell Ham is an Elder in full connection who served Rural Chapel, Newcomerstown Christ, Macedonia, Kelloggsville, Monroe, Conneaut New Leaf, and Bulah Calvary during 29 years of ministry.

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Gary Henderson is an Elder in full connection who served Lorain: Wesley, Church of the Cross, Community of Living Hope and Euclid East Shore UMCs and served in extension ministry at United Methodist Communications during 39 years of ministry.

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Donald Kuntz is an Elder in full connection who served Simpson, Elyria: First, Canton Calvary, Creston Canaan, Creston, North Olmsted, Lodi, Mansfield First, Sandusky Trinity, and Seville UMCs during 40 of ministry.

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Paula Marbury is an Elder in full connection who served West Farmington, Conneaut East, Elyria Cornerstone, Orrville Trinity, Niles First, Keene, and Warsaw UMCs during 23 years of ministry.

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Teresa McHugh is a Deacon in full connection who served Garfield Memorial UMC in Pepper Pike during 22 years of ministry.

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Nestor Nazario is an Elder in full connection who served Christ Community/First Hispanic, Cleveland Christ, First Hispanic and Bedford Hope UMC and served in extension ministry in the U.S. Navy and later as a district superintendent for eight years during 40 years of ministry.

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Bradford Price is an Elder in full connection who served in extension ministry at Peninsula, Adolescent Chemical Dependency Program, St. Luke’s Hospital, Belmont Pines Hospital, New Directions, Adolescent Services/Coordinator of Pastoral Care, Gordon Center, Counselor, Oriana House, Summit County Jail Program, Counselor, Townhall II, Compass Recovery Center, Stepping Stone Community Services during 45 years of ministry.

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Cynthia Theobald is an Elder in full connection who served East Palestine Cooperative Ministry: Emmanuel, Pavonia/Olivesburg, Coshocton Grace (Associate), Independence, Peninsula, Canton Simpson, and Solon UMCs during 35 years of ministry.

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Philip Wilden is an Elder in full connection who served Orwell/Windsor, Seville, Delaware Asbury and New Concord UMCs during 30 years of ministry.

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Tamara Wilden is an Elder in full connection a chaplain at Wadsworth Rittman Hospital, at Methodist Theological School in Ohio and at OhioHealth during 20 years of ministry.

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Hoyte Wilhelm is an Elder in full connection who served New Castle, Nellie Chapel, Wooster, Union Avenue, Hudson, and North Olmsted UMCs during 29 years of ministry.

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James Winkler is an Elder in full connection who served Deerfield/Pricetown, Brecksville, Ontario, Wadsworth, Mayfield, and Painesville UMCs and was a district superintendent for seven years during 42 years of ministry.

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Bev Wrobel is a Deacon in full connection who served Mentor UMC and served in extension ministry at Ohio Living Hospice of Greater Cleveland and Ohio Living Breckenridge Village during 15 years of ministry.