Note: We update this post with a full obituary, a website to share stories and celebrate Rev. Jerry’s life, info on donating in his memory, and the celebration of life service at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio on May 16, 2022. Read more in this special newsletter from Sierra Pacific Synod.

We grieve with Carol Schmalenberger and her family at the death of Rev. Dr. Jerry Schmalenberger, April 25, 2022 in Sedona, Arizona. Rev. Dr. Jerry Schmalenberger served as President of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and his wife Carol served as Archivist for Region 2. As Easter people our hope is in the resurrection of Christ.

The Schmalenbergers moved to a senior living community in Sedona just before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.