Pastor Elmer Richard Lisch,
Loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, teacher and Pastor was called home to be with Jesus in Heaven on Feb 11, 2016.
He was born January 18, 1923 in the town of Glenmore, WI, son of the late Reinholdt and Martha (Gehrke) Lisch and was baptized into Christian faith the same day.
He was confirmed March 21, 1937 at Saron Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milwaukee WI.
After graduating from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1941, he proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII beginning in 1943 with tours in Germany, Southern France, England, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Philippine Islands. Elmer returned home in 1946 and soon afterward attended Concordia Teachers College in River Forest, IL and graduated in 1950.
He had met his wife, Aleda Christine Stelter, at Concordia College, and they were joined in marriage on June 24, 1950.
Elmer served as teacher at St. Paul Lutheran School in Sheboygan, WI; Mt Olive Lutheran School in Milwaukee, and then served as teacher and principal at Immanuel Lutheran School in Whitestone, NYC, NY and Bethlehem Lutheran School in Sheboygan, WI.
In 1981, he attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne and at age 60 was ordained as the Pastor at St. John Lutheran Church in Port Washington, WI. In 1988 he was called to serve as Pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Belgium WI and did so until his retirement at age 80 in 2003.
He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Aleda Christine (Stelter) Lisch.
His children: Thomas (Carrie) Lisch of New Holstein, John (Connie) Lisch of Baltimore, MD; Susan Lisch of Wausau; Philip (Nadezhda) Lisch of Kiel; Krista Lisch (Michael) Grotelueschen of Kalamazoo, MI.
Additionally, he was blessed with 14 grandchildren and spouses and 16 great grandchildren.
He is also survived by his sister, Marion (William) Hintz of Milwaukee as well as nieces and nephews.
Visitation for Pastor Lisch will begin at 1:30 pm on Sunday Feb 14 at Trinity Lutheran Church ( 387 Cemetery Rd., Kiel, WI), followed by the Service of Victory at 4pm at the Church with Pastor David Laabs officiating.
Burial will take place in the Kiel City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. Judes Childrens Hospital, Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne and Trinity Lutheran School, Kiel.
A special thank you to Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center and Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for the wonderful care shown to Elmer and his family.