In Memoriam: 26 September 2025

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The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received from 22-26 September 2025.

Zora Frazier, 87, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away 7 September 2025. She was the widow of Doyle Frazier, a retired minister who served in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, and Arkansas. Doyle passed away in 2022.

Susan Middendorf, 81, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away 22 September 2025. She was the wife of General Superintendent Emeritus Jesse Middendorf. Jesse served as a General Superintendent from 2001-2013. He led the Northwest Oklahoma District from 1985-1991, and the Kansas City District in interim from 2017-2018. He served as a minister in Tennessee, Kentucky, New Mexico, Texas, and Missouri.

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Note: Please join us in prayer for the families who have lost loved ones. Click on names for full stories, funeral information, local online obituaries, and/or guest books (if available). To submit an entry of a minister or church leader, send to news@nazarene.org.

–Compiled by Nazarene News