Reverend Joseph A. “Joe” Rangen, age 92, died peacefully on Saturday, April 24th, 2010, at the Broen Memorial Home, surrounded by his family, where he had resided since March of 2008. On October 13, 1940, he married Estelle Alsida Stadem in Waterloo, Iowa. They were the parents of four children, Paul, Chloe, Janelle and Miriam “Mim”. Following graduation from seminary he began his ministry of planting new Lutheran Brethren churches and pastoring established churches. Rev. Rangen was very active in the Department of Home Mission of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren, in addition to serving as the first full-time director. He was president of the Board of Home Missions from 1968-1972 and 1978-1979. He was vice president of the board for 15 years and a board member for 30 years.