Rev. Dr. Robert C. SauerBeloved husband of Joyce (nee) Johnson. Loving father of Sharman (Donald) Klinefelter and Sheryl Sauer.
Born Elgin, Illinois November 18, 1921. Son of the late Oscar and Eleanor Sauer. Brother Delmont Sauer, sisters Althea Markworth and Ruth Schulth preceded him in death.
He was an Eagle Scout, a graduate of Elgin High School, Concordia College, River Forest, IL, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, IL.
He served 25 years as a parish pastor and a US Air Force Chaplain during the Korean War. He also served in the US Air Force Reserve.
In 1974, he became assistant to the synodical president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, a post he held until his election as a first vice-president. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis awarded him an honorary doctor of divinity degree in 1976.
He was a member of Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church, St. Peters, MO and a resident of St. Charles, MO.
Memorials may be sent to: Concordia Seminary. Fort Wayne, IN., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO or Radio Station KFUO. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin, with military color guard.