Erwin Carl Sprengeler, 87

Erwin Carl "Mick" Sprengeler, age 87, of Whitehall, Montana, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. He was born May 5, 1937, to Arthur and Dorothea Sprengeler on their farm near Green Isle, Minnesota.

While lost in a blizzard in 1951, Mick dedicated his life to ministry. He attended Concordia Academy and College, both in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1959, he graduated from Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, finally, graduating from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1963.

Pastor Sprengeler served many parishes, including Cranbrook and Kimberley, BC, Canada; Spokane, Washington; Libby, Montana; Tillamook, Oregon; and Green Isle, Minnesota.

Glorian Stuedemann caught his eye while she was detasseling the neighbor's corn. They later married and were blessed with seven children: Elizabeth, Paul, Mary, Rebecca, Angela, Joy and Jeremy.

Mick loved sports, the mountains, hunting, and fishing, and kept busy in retirement with woodworking and filling in ministerial vacancies.

Erwin is survived by his wife and children, twenty-six grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, many dear siblings, in-laws, and nieces and nephews.

Services will be held on Saturday, November 9, at 11 AM at the Whitehall Assembly of God Church and on Saturday, December 7, in Tillamook, Oregon.