- PASTOR J. WALDEMAR ZARLING
Rev. Waldemar Zarling, 71, of 541 Jackson St., Mishicot, died Wednesday evening,
Nov. 14, at home, after a three month illness.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Herbert Kesting will officiate and burial will be
in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Rev. Zarling, was born Feb. 11, 1913, at Rockford, Minn., son of the late Rev.
Frederick and Marie Roepke Zarling. He graduated from Dr. Martin Lutheran High
School, New Ulm, Minn., and Northwestern College, Watertown, Wis. He graduated
from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., in 1938. Rev. Zarling served
parishes at the following locations: Arlington, Minn., Apache Indian Mission at
White Rivers, Ariz., Douglas-Warren, Ariz., Waukesha Westowne Wis., Newburg,
Wis. Rev. Zarling moved to Benton harbor (Fairplain, Mich.), where he served
as pastor of Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church Wisconsin Senate(sic Synod) from 1956 to July of 1984. During his parish ministry he served the Senate (sic Synod) in various capacitire capacities including president of Michigan District the past 16 1/2 years.
Survivors include his wife, the former Ruth Zell, whom he married at St. Peter
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot, June 29, 1941; five sons and four daughters-
in-law, pastor Thomas and Mary Zarling of New Ulm, Minn., Pastor Philip and Edna
Zarling of Norfolk, Neb., Frederic and Ruby Zarling of Hoffman Estates, Ill.,
Pastor John Zarling of Phoenix, Ariz. and Pastor Mark and Colette Zarling of Fort
Atkinson, Wis.; three sisters, Miss Lillian Zarling of Milwaukee, Mrs. Ervin
(Irene) Scharf of Watertown, Wis., and Mrs. George (Anita) Bartels of Okabena,
Minn; 11 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and
Saturday at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of services. Memorials may be
made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Michigan Lutheran High School or American Cancer society.
Herald Times Reporter, November 15, 1984 P. 3
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