St. Paul's College and St. Paul's College High, together with today's Saint Paul Lutheran High School, has sent a "family" of alumni throughout the country and across the globe. These "Saints" (and Bluejays!) have served Christ and the community in many and countless ways.
The future of Saint Paul calls on those from the past to join in keeping their "Alma Mater" a place where God will shape lives, friendships, and vocations.
Wilfred "Ken" K. Flesner, SPCH '51, went to his eternal home on April 2, 2023
Jim Ebers, SPC '73, went to his eternal home on March 30, 2023
Rev. Timothy Wenger, SPCH '62, SPC '64, went to his eternal home on March 29, 2023
Billie Jo Field (Larsen), SPLHS '90, went to her eternal home on March 16, 2023
Rev. Hubert Beck, SPCH '49, SPC '51, went to his eternal home on January 27, 2023
Rev. Dr. Donald R. Miesner, SPCH '52, SPC '54, went to his eternal home on January 22, 2023
Roy Bingenheimer, SPCH '52, SPC '54, went to his eternal home on January 17, 2023
Paul Hoyer, SPC '74, went to his eternal home on December 29, 2022
Lora Kempfe, SPC '59, went to her eternal home on December 17, 2022
Milton Stohs, SPCH '46, SPC '48, went to his eternal home on December 12, 2022
2022 All Saints Day Memorial Video
Rev. Mark Wenger, SPCH '69, went to his eternal home on September 12, 2022
Amy Jo Muehler, SPLHS '91, went to her eternal home on June 23, 2022
Edith Marie Wehmeyer Wolters, SPC '58, went to her eternal home on June 18, 2022
Dr. Louis John Reith, SPCH '57, SPC '59, went to his eternal home on May 27, 2022
Charles Mehnert, SPCH '81, went to his eternal home on April 22, 2022
Carol Davis Loesch, SPC '56, went to her eternal home on April 15, 2022
Rev. Dennis L. Schwab, SPC '68, went to his eternal home on March 30, 2022
Timothy Hepting, SPCH '63, went to his eternal home on February 14, 2022
Rev. Martin Doepel, SPCH '51, went to his eternal home on February 13, 2022
Doris Fitz Scennum, SPC '56, went to her eternal home on January 23, 2022
Vernon C. Kahre, SPCH '54, went to his eternal home on January 16, 2022
Jeff Martin, SPC '80, went to his eternal home on January 10, 2022
Wayne D. Muskopf, SPCH '56, went to his eternal home on January 3, 2022
Rev. Floyd E. Gogolin, SPCH '54, SPC '56, went to his eternal home on November 25, 2021
2021 All Saints Day Memorial Video
Rev. Dr. Horace Hummel, SPCH '44, SPC '46, went to his eternal home on October 7, 2021
Annette Straw Kanoy, SPC '86, went to her eternal home on October 1, 2021
Marolyn Henry, SPC '67, went to her eternal home on September 23, 2021
Rev. Dr. L. Dean Hemppelmann, SPCH '57, SPC '59, went to his eternal home on August 29, 2021
Rev. James Alvin Lange, SPCH '47, SPC '49, went to his eternal home on June 30, 2021
Rev. Kenneth M. Fuehler, SPCH '62, SPC '64, went to his eternal home on June 30, 2021
Rev. Martin Heinicke, SPCH '43, SPC '45, went to his eternal home on June 16, 2021
Orville Bopp, SPC '41, went to his eternal home on April 17, 2021
Rev. Marvin Lee Lorenz, SPC '71, went to his eternal home on April 12, 2021
Kim Johansen Ingwersen, SPC '73, went to her eternal home on February 25, 2021
Raymond Schnake, SPCH '49, went to his eternal home on February 19, 2021
Rev. Dr. Robert Studtmann, SPC '48, went to his eternal home on February 16, 2021
Robert Wesley MacLean, SPLH '95, went to his eternal home on February 11, 2021
Dorene Louise Kaiser, SPC '62, went to her eternal home on January 18, 2021
If you know of an alumni who passed away in the last 2 years, please email Communications@splhs.org and we will be more than happy to include them in our memorial.
Anna Marie Krause passed away on January 5th. Her visitation is Monday, January 9th from 10:00-11:00am and funeral service at 11:00am at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Emma, MO. She was the executive secretary to the head of school at SPC/SPLHS for 28 years. She served for Lambert Mehl, Walter Rosin, Wm. Keel, Albert Wingfield, Erick Helge, and Richard Gove. View her full obituary here.
Dr. Larry Henry Grothaus was called to his eternal home in heaven on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. He was asked to be the high school dorm counselor and teach history at St. Paul's College in January 1954 and taught here for 14 years. View his full obituary online here.
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The Rev. Otto Henry Urban, former professor at St. Paul’s College passed away on Sunday, August 28. He had been a resident for the past few years at the Good Shepherd Village in Concordia, MO.
Rev Urban was born on January 20, 1933 in Houston, TX. He attended Concordia Lutheran Academy (High School) in Austin, TX and St. John’s College in Winfield, KS before entering Concordia Seminary in St. Louis where he earned his BA degree (1957). He furthered his education at Southwestern State College in Weatherford, OK and West Texas State University in Canyon, TX where he received his MA degree (1966). He also did graduate work at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO.
Pastor Urban served Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Sebastopol, CA from 1957 – 1960, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lone Wolf, OK from 1960 – 1964, and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Plainview, TX from 1964-1966.
Rev. Urban came to SPC in July of 1966 as a college Assistant Professor of English. He taught in that capacity until January of 1977 when he accepted a call to a pastorate in Montana.
Following his graduation from the seminary, Rev. Urban married Vonda Lee Green and this union was blessed with 6 children (LeAnn, Lynetta, Douglas, Delisa, Natalie, and Nathan).
Guest housing is available on campus in Biltz Hall. Alumni are always welcome to visit, or just to stay on your way down Interstate 70. Biltz Hall has 33 rooms available to rent with queen sized beds. We also have conference rooms and can provide meals and snacks. For larger events, the event request form must be completed and returned at least 3 weeks in advance. Event Request Form
For rooms and availability, contact guest@splhs.org, or text/call 660-238-4387. We can also help you with reunions on campus!