In Memoriam

In Memoriam

by
Nazarene News Staff
| 28 Apr 2020
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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 26 December 2019 - 1 May 2020.

Ciro Cruz, 70, of El Paso, Texas passed away 23 April 2020. He was the pastor of El Paso Primera Church of the Nazarene. He also served in Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, and New Mexico, and Chiapas, Mexico. He is survived by his wife, Gloria.

Shirley Cole, 82, of Spokane Valley, Washington, passed away 22 April 2020. She was the wife of retired minister Gerald Cole, who served in Saskatchewan, Washington, and Oregon. 

Paul Dayhoff, 94, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away 26 April 2020. He was a retired missionary, who served in South Africa for over 40 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Dayhoff, who passed away in 2015.

Jerald Johnson, 92, of Meridian, Idaho, passed away 28 April 2020. He was a General Superintendent for 17 years, and also served as Director of World Mission Department. He and his family served as missionaries in Germany, as well as churches in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, California, and Germany. He was preceded in death by his wife Alice, who passed away in 2019.

Bernice Keyes, 99, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away 27 April 2020. She was the widow of Clem Keyes, a minster who served in Iowa. Clem passed away in 2002.

Mary Robertson-Burroughs, 93, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away 24 April 2020. She was the widow of retired minister, William Robertson, who served in Alabama. William passed away in 1987. She was also preceded in death by her second husband, Floyd Burroughs, who passed away in 1998.

For previous editions of In Memoriam, see the "Passings" section by clicking 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). To submit an entry of a minister or church leader, send to news@nazarene.org.

--Compiled by NCN News

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