The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received from 1-5 June 2026.
Merle Hamblin, 99, of Gobles, Michigan, passed away 18 May 2026. He was a retired minister who served in Michigan and Iowa. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Hamblin, who passed away in 2021.
Laurel Hubbard, 88, of Matoon Illinois, passed away 4 June 2026. She is the wife of Robert Hubbard, a retired minister who served in Maine, and as an educator at Eastern Nazarene College, and Olivet Nazarene University.
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Note: Please join us in prayer for the families of these Nazarene ministers 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