Rev. Paul A. Weber Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Pastor Paul A. Weber, 91, of Napoleon passed on from this life and went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 27, 2018. He was born February 10, 1927 in Jonesville, Indiana, where his father taught in the parish school. Later the family moved to Woodburn, Indiana, where his father taught at Zion Lutheran School. Here Pastor Weber received his elementary education. He attended Concordia High School and Junior College, Fort Wayne, Indiana and graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri on June 6, 1952. Before graduation he vicared at Calvary Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, Maryland and there helped with the organization of the Lutheran Church of St. Andrew in Wheaton, Maryland. After graduation Pastor Weber was called as Missionary-at-large in the Iowa District. He was ordained and installed at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Eagle Grove, Iowa on November 9, 1952. On August 30, 1953, he was installed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa (Deer Creek) where he was instrumental in building a new church. This church was dedicated May 18, 1955. In May, 1957, Pastor Weber accepted a call to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Woodland, Indiana (Mishawaka) where he served until he accepted a call to St. Peter Lutheran Church, Macomb, on August 2, 1959. He served here until December 31, 1961. On January 7, 1962 he was installed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Auburn, Indiana, where he served until he followed the divine call to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Napoleon, Ohio and was installed August 21, 1966. In addition to serving the Lord in the parishes listed, Pastor Weber was active in other phases of Kingdom work. He served as Pastoral Advisor for the Walther League, Lutheran Laymen's League, and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League. In 1965 and 1966 he served on the staff of Lutheran Service Volunteer School at Camp Lutherland in Southern Indiana. He recorded devotions for the radio program Morning Meditations and also Worship for Shut-Ins which aired on television. He served as Counselor of Circuit Northwest II of the Ohio District as well as Third, Second, and First Vice President. In 1982 He was elected President of the Ohio District LCMS serving through 1988. He then continued to serve as interim pastor in many congregations throughout Northwest Ohio during pastoral vacancies. On October 21, 1950, Pastor Weber married the former Berdina (Berdie) Woebbeking of Woodburn, Indiana who preceded him in death in 2008. They are the parents of four children, Stephen (deceased in infancy), Paulette of Burke, Virginia, Christie of Napoleon, and Luther (Becky) of Falls Church, Virginia. Also surviving are two grandchildren, Paul (Kelsie) Weber and Thomas Weber; brother, Robert (Thea) Weber; and sister-in-law, Mary Ann Weber, and special friends of the family, Janice Hoffer, Tom Shaw and Kathleen Smith. Pastor Weber was preceded in death by his parents, wife, son, sisters, Lorna Brenneke and Thelma Lowden, and brother, William Weber. Funeral Services for Pastor Weber will be Monday, June 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon. Interment will follow with a grave side service at 3:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Woodburn, Indiana. The service will be live streamed at www.stpaulnapoleon.org. Visitation will be Sunday, June 3 from 1-7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon and one hour prior to the funeral on Monday. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1075 Glenwood Ave., Napoleon, Ohio 43545, Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center, St. Louis, MO 63141, or Worship Anew (formerly Worship for Shut-ins) at Www.WorshipAnew.org, 5 Martin Luther Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, (260) 471-5683. Online condolences can be made at www.rodenbergerfuneralhome.com.

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Rev. Paul A. Weber

February 10, 1927 - May 27, 2018