Warren Ronald Osterloh February 18, 1936 ~ January 16, 2021 Warren was born in Fremont, Nebraska to George Irwin and Alice Marie Osterloh on February 18, 1936. He went to grade school and high school in Hooper, Nebraska and was a graduate of the University of Nebraska. He married Patrocinio Moreno Osterloh on December 23, 1962 in Gibraltar, UK. He had a long and distinguished career that included retirement as an officer in the United States Air Force, followed by working as a communications engineer for ARINC, Inc., before fully retiring from his career working for his son Joel in the timber industry. Warren was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the Air Force for 28 years and was awarded numerous medals and honors including: Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Services Commendation Medal, AF Commendation Medal, AF Longevity Service Award, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Spanish AF Cross of Aeronautical Merit. While in the Air Force, Warren lived all over the world including his adopted country of Spain, as well as Germany, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Honduras and many different cities in the United States. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hooper, NE. Warren was a pillar for his family and was an extremely loving and caring Husband, Father, Abuelo, Uncle and friend. He was passionate about learning and travelling and his hobbies included HAM radios, photography, languages, classical music, and farming . Warren Osterloh is survived by his wife of 59 years, Patrocinio Osterloh; daughter Mary Alice Osterloh Quinn and her husband Timothy Edward Quinn (Brookhaven, GA); sons Joel Irwin Osterloh and his wife Sharon Reiner Osterloh (Suwanee, GA) and Ronald Warren Osterloh and his wife Mary Celeste Osterloh (Duluth, GA); sister Janice Iciel Edelmeier (Watsonville, CA); Grandchildren Cayleigh, Caroline, Lily, Claire and Molly; and a host of other relatives and many more friends. The family requests that love offerings be made to your church, to the United Service Organizations (USO) or to the military service charity of your liking, in memory of Warren. 1
PRELUDE GATHERING Welcome in the name of Jesus the Savior, who died and was raised to new life by the grace of God. We are gathered here to worship, to remember before God our brother Warren, to give thanks for his life, to commend him to our merciful redeemer, and to comfort one another in our grief. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the source of all mercy and the God of all consolation. He comforts us in all our sorrows so that we can comfort others in their sorrows with the consolation we ourselves have received from God. Thanks be to God. THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM When we were baptized in Christ Jesus, we were baptized into his death. We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a new life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. ACCLAMATION Eternal God, maker of heaven and earth, who formed us from the dust of the earth, who by your breath gave us life, we glorify you. Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life, who suffered death for all humanity, who rose from the grave to open the way to eternal life, we praise you.
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Holy Spirit, author and giver of life, the comforter of all who sorrow, our sure confidence and everlasting hope, we worship you. To you, O blessed Trinity, be glory and honor, forever and ever. Amen. HYMN 779
Amazing Grace
PRAYER OF THE DAY O God of grace and glory, we remember before you today our brother, Warren. We thank you for giving him to us to know and to love as a companion in our pilgrimage on earth. In your boundless compassion, console us who mourn. Give us faith to see that death has been swallowed up in the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ, so that we may live in confidence and hope until, by your call, we are gathered to our 3
heavenly home in the company of all your saints; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. SCRIPTURE READINGS Caroline Osterloh
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace Cayleigh Osterloh
Lamentations 3:22-26, 31-33
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. For the LORD will not 4
reject forever. Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone. Claire Quinn
Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff — they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD my whole life long. Molly Osterloh
1 John 3:1-2
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.
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Lily Osterloh
Matthew 5:1-10
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. "Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. HOMILY HYMN 780
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Pastor Mark H. Larson Shepherd Me O God
God has made us his people through our Baptism into Christ. Living together in trust and hope, we confess our faith. 7
APOSTLES' CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Warren, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. PRAYERS Let us pray to our Lord Jesus Christ who said, “I am the resurrection and the life.” Jesus, fullness of compassion, you consoled Martha and Mary in their distress; draw near to us who mourn for Warren, and dry the tears of those who weep. In your mercy, hear our prayer. Jesus, man of sorrows, you wept at the grave of Lazarus your friend; comfort us who mourn. In your mercy, hear our prayer. Jesus, firstborn of the new creation, you raised the dead; give to our brother Warren life eternal. In your mercy, hear our prayer. Jesus, friend of sinners, you promised paradise to the repentant thief; bring Warren to the joys of heaven. In your mercy, hear our prayer. 8
Jesus, wellspring of life, you washed our brother in baptism and anointed him with the Holy Spirit; give him communion with all your saints. In your mercy, hear our prayer. Jesus, bread of life, you nourished Warren at your table on earth; Welcome him at your table in the realm of heaven. In your mercy, hear our prayer. Jesus, bright morning star, comfort us in our sorrows at the death of Warren; let our faith be our consolation, and eternal life our hope. In your mercy, hear our prayer. God of all grace, we give you thanks because by his death our Savior Jesus Christ destroyed the power of death and by his resurrection opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Make us certain that because he lives we shall live also, and that neither death nor life, nor things present nor things to come shall be able to separate us from your love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. LORD’S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
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HYMN 660
Lift High the Cross
COMMENDATION Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant Warren. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming. Receive him into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, 10
and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen. FAREWELL Let us go forth in peace. In the name of Christ. Amen. POSTLUDE
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Officiant, Pastor Mark H. Larson Organist, Sarah Hawbecker
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