1.28.2008 LCMS News
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod
January 28, 2008 .................... LCMSNews -- No. 9
Dr. Henry Simon, former district president, dies
Dr. Henry E. Simon, who served as president of the Synod's North Wisconsin District from 1974 to 1985, died Jan. 25 in Appleton, Wis. He was 88.
A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Faith Lutheran Church, 601 E. Glendale Ave., in Appleton. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the church, and an hour before the service Wednesday morning.
Simon graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in 1944, and served as pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Lilly, Wis.; St. Matthew Lutheran Church in White Lake, Wis.; and Faith Lutheran Church in Appleton. He served nearly 25 years at Faith, Appleton, which grew during that time from a mission congregation of four member families to a congregation with two pastors that planted two "daughter" congregations.
In the North Wisconsin District, Simon served as second vice-president, chairman of the Pastoral Conference, chairman of the Board for Missions, a member of the Board of Education, and Bible study advance chairman. He also served a term on the Synod's Board for Mission Services.
He received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., and was named an "Alumnus of the Year" by Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon.
Simon's wife, Dorothy, died May 3, 2007, several months short of the couple's 63rd wedding anniversary.
Simon is survived by sons Rev. Henry A. (Dr. Mary Manz) Simon of Odenton, Md., and James (Bonnie) Simon of Watertown, Wis., and a daughter -- Lo Simon of Appleton.
Memorials may be made to Bethesda Lutheran Home, Watertown, Wis., or Faith Radio Ministry, c/o Faith Lutheran Church, Appleton.
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