{"id":42526,"date":"2025-04-16T02:05:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T07:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nazarene.org\/news\/in-memoriam-11-april-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T01:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T06:27:44","slug":"in-memoriam-11-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nazarene.org\/es\/news\/in-memoriam-11-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: 11 April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>La siguiente es una lista semanal de ministros y l\u00edderes nazarenos que recientemente fueron a casa para estar con el Se\u00f1or. Notices were received from 7-11 April 2025.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Richard Karr<\/strong>, 95, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away 1 April 2025. He was a retired minister who served in Nebraska. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Karr<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Albert Sam Miller<\/strong>, 78, of Antelope, California, passed away 26 March 2025. Era un ministro jubilado que sirvi\u00f3 en California. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Miller.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Max Tavilitonga<\/strong>, 69, of Aukland, New Zealand, passed away 30 March 2025. He was the pastor of Auckland Otara Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Epika Rebecca Tavilitonga. <\/p>\n\n<p>To view past editions of <em>In Memoriam, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nazarene.org\/all-news?keywords=&amp;tag%5B0%5D=56&amp;tag%5B1%5D=56&amp;sort_by=created\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Nota: \u00danase a nosotros en oraci\u00f3n por las familias que han perdido a seres queridos. Haga clic en los nombres para historias completas, informaci\u00f3n funeraria, obituarios locales en l\u00ednea y \/ o libros de invitados (si est\u00e1 disponible). Para enviar una entrada de un ministro o l\u00edder de la iglesia, env\u00ede a news@nazarene.org.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Compilado por Nazarene News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La siguiente es una lista semanal de ministros y l\u00edderes nazarenos que recientemente fueron a casa para estar con el Se\u00f1or. Notices were received from 7-11 April 2025. Richard Karr, 95, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away 1 April 2025. He was a retired minister who served in Nebraska. 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He was a retired minister who served in Nebraska. He is survived by his wife, Sharon KarrAlbert Sam Miller, 78, of Antelope, California, passed away 26 March 2025. He was a retired minister who served in California. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Miller.Max Tavilitonga, 69, of Aukland, New Zealand, passed away 30 March 2025. He was the pastor of Auckland Otara Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Epika Rebecca Tavilitonga. To view past editions of In Memoriam, click here.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). 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