Wilhelm H. WUELLNER

Male 1927 - 2004  (76 years)


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  • Name Wilhelm H. WUELLNER  [1
    Birth 21 Feb 1927  Bochum, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Feb 2004  Fair Oaks, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • WUELLNER, Wilhelm H. - Professor of New Testament Studies at Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA, for 28 years was also a dedicated researcher into the causes and treatment of prostate cancer for 18 years. Born in Bochum, Germany, February 21, 1927, son of Wilhelm and Emma Wullner, he took his theological degree at Marburg University, Germany, before immigrating to the USA in 1954. He earned his Ph.D. in Hermeneutical Studies of the New Testament at Chicago Divinity School in 1958 and was ordained into the Lutheran ministry the same year. There followed 35 years as Professor of New Testament at Grinnell College, IA, Hartford Seminary Foundation in Hartford, CT, and finally at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA until his retirement in 1993. He was author and co-author of two books and numerous articles in Biblical and Rhetorical journals and active in international academic and theological conferences with lecture and teaching tours in England, Germany, Rome, Japan and South Africa. He was also an active and dedicated member of the Anthroposophical Society in America. Wuellner, all his life, was keenly interested in medical studies, and when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1986 he took a deep and active part in the choices of his treatment, both in standard and alternative medicine with extensive research. He often served as counselor to other men around the USA diagnosed with prostate cancer. He regarded his disease as a great spiritual and medical challenge and adventure. When he died at home in Fair Oaks, CA, February 14, 2004, surrounded by his family he did not interpret his work as a losing battle with cancer but rather as pushing back the frontiers of healing. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, the Rev. Flora Slosson Wuellner, daughters Christine Sideris, the Rev. Virginia Ward, Lucy Wuellner-Fernandez, seven grandchildren and his sister Ingeborg Wolter and niece Dorothee of Bochum, Germany. There will be a memorial service at the American Lutheran Church of the Cross on Saturday February 21, 2004 at 1pm, 4465 H Street, Sacramento, CA. The family requests that any donations be made to the Hospice Program of the donor's local hospital.
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    Father Wilhelm WUELLNER 
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    Mother Emma ? 
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    Family ID F17863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Flora May SLOSSON 
    Children 
     1. Rev Virginia WUELLNER
     2. Lucy WUELLNER
     3. Christine WUELLNER
    Family ID F17155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 May 2016 

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    1. [S02863] Obituary Notice for Wilhelm H. Wuellner.