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Walter Damberg
AUTOBIOGRAPHY: O n july 3, 1922 I w as
born to Rud olph and Edna Damberg i n Iron
River, Michigan. I have a sister Doris and also
a younger brother W illard. I attended the Bates
and Iron River Publ ic schools graduating in june
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Enlisting in the United States Coast Guard I w as
summoned to duty on December 20, 1942,
spending my first Chri stmas away from home.
Most of my service ti me w as spent in the Carribean area serving on the U.S.S. Spruce as a
Motor Machinist M ate.
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back to the States. At thi s time I married M arion
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1945. Upon discharge we returned to Iron River w here I became employed as an Auto
Parts Clerk at the Lindahl Chevrolet garage. During these years two children were born
to our marriage, janet and )ames. Both children are married Janet living in Petersburg
and )ames in Dundee, M ichigan. Marion and I have five grandchildren.
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Feeling called to the ministry in 1956 our fami ly moved to Pai nesdale where I served
as a student pastor to four small churches-Painesdale, Tri Mountain, Baltic and Hurontown. At this ti me I attended Suomi Junior College in Hancock and in June 1958 earned an Assoc iate in Arts Degree. In June 1958 our famil y moved to lower Michigan
w here I served the church at M acon to continue my studies at Ad rian College. In June
1960 I graduated Cum Laude earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree. In the Fall of 1960
I was privileged to be enrolled in the first class at the M ethodist Th eologica l School
in Ohio, being a member of the first graduating class of that seminary in M ay of 1963.
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Since graduation and ordination I served Dundee, Whitmo re Lake, M anchester and
W est Branch churches. Whil e at Dundee and Manchester I gave leadership to the
building of new churches.
In February of 1968 I suffered my first heart attack to be followed in later years by
three mo re. After many tests by Cardiologists and heart surgeons it was deicded th at
I should take a Disability leave. This I did in june 1903.
Since then we have lived in the family home in Iron River during the summer and
in the winter in Ocala, Florida.
TESTIMONIAL: Walter and I go back a long way to our days at Methodist Theological
School in O hio. For three years we rode and roomed together whi le attending Seminary.
Walt was a big help to me at school because of his discipline to study and yet, being
able to relax and have fun. After seminary our friendship continued by being together
at Ann ual Conferences and roommates at Pastor's School. Bu t Walt has not been j ust
my friend. He has a great abi li ty for friendship and this has been a great strength for
his ministry. He is a friend to all, both clergy and lay.
Walter is a good minister and commi tted to H is Lord and the ministry of the church.
I va lue the times we spent in talking about the church and our faith. He has been
a great help and inspiration to me as wel l as to those who have come in contact w ith
him. Many ideas I received from Walt have been tu rned into successful programs in
the churches in w hich I was a pastor.
The churches Wa lter has served have been greatly enriched by his leadership and
example. They have been growing churches because of his ministry as he is a very
hard w orker. He also has served his Conference well.
Walter is a gentle, ca ring person w ith a great sense of humo r. He can tell some good
stories and if you are a friend of his, you w ill be a favorite target of his teasing. Perhaps
Walter can best be described as a man w ho loves life, people, and laughter, and has
a contagious love and comm itment to God. If I was a lay person and had the o pportunity to choose a pastor, Wa lter would be my choice.
Carolyn and I are very grateful to have Walter and Marion as ou r very dear friends
and we have shared many wonderful times with them. We look forwa rd to thei r visits
w hen they come up in the summer from Florida. Walter may be retiring, but he wi ll
al ways be in ministry w herever he is.
George A. Luciani
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Rev. we l ter n . Danberg• '1"\inistcr of tho ttot bod1at Cbu::.-ch
in Dundeo , · ich ioan, was eloctod to
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will be ordained an Elder in Tho Metbodist Church by Disbo p
Rood at tho oloeing session of the
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to be held in tho newly
consecrated sanctuary of First ~tbodist Church, Adr ian, on S unday
afternoon , June 9.
A son ot Mr .
nd Mrs . Rudolph Dambor o of Iron R1v r, K1ohigon,
Rev. naabe rg w~e graduate~ fro
tbe Iron Riv r Bioh £ obo~1 in 19blt
trom Adrian Colleoe , Adrian, 1~1cb1oan with a B. A. degree in 1960;
ar.d trom the Methodist Theological
chool 1n Ohio at Dele
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yoar, e mombor of the tirat orodu ting oloao of thet school .
Defore onterino the ministry , nov. Demboro
as a utomotive
por ta clerk at L1ndabl Chevrolet Garogo 1n Iron R1vor .
Recom endod tor a L1ooneo to P reaob
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Damberg
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oalay Uni on Metbod1at Cburob of Iron Rivor in 1956 , R v.
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Received On Trial in the Uetro1t Contorenoo in 1960
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a nd ordeinod Deacon.
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Before boing ooaignod to his present position• Rov. Pamborg
served
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ra e h i gan.
fot r • Oomba r g is the forzner J.terion
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Ro berta of lron River .
Dambero a rc paronta of two obildron. Jonet 16 • ond
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nov. nambero
will bo assigned to servo a church in tho
Detroit Conforaneo b7 Bishop Reod on Saturday of tb1D veok .
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THE REV. WALTER R .
DAMBERG, retired pastor of
the Detroit Conference, 'died
Aug. 29. He was born July .3,
1922, in Iron River, Mich., to
Fred R . and Edna (Hansen)
Darnberg. He married M arion
Roberts on May 18,1945 . H e
served in 't he U.S . Coast
Guard. He graduated from
Adrian College in 1960 and
from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio in 1963. H e
served the Painesdale charge,
Macon, Dundee, Whitmore
Lake, Manchester, and West
Branch. In
1983
he
took a disability and
retired
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1988. Mr.
D a m b e rg
served
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retary,
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on nominations, committee on
town and country, on the
board of trustees of retirement
h om es, and m ore. H e is survived by his wife, Marion; a
daughter, Janet
(Kenneth)
Seegert; a son, James (Nancy)
Damberg; and many other relatives. Services were held at the
Dundee UMC on Sept, 2.
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DAMDERG, WALT ER RUDO LPH-{T~
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Adrian College
Adrian, i.Uchigan
By :
Dr. D. C. Carpenter
June 10, 1977
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE:
The 3ev. Walter R. Damberg, for the past seven years, minister of The
Manchester Michigan United Methodist Church has been transferred to The United
Methodist Church in vlest Branch, Michigan, by Bishop Edsel Ammons, effective
June 16, 1977.
The announcement was made by Bishop Ammons in reading the appointments at
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..t he \-/ednesday afternoon ser:>sion of the 136th consecutive annual meeting of the
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Detroit Annual Conference of the United MMthodist Church, meeting in Da,.vson
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Auditoriwn on the Campus of Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan.
Son of Mrs . Edna Damberg of Iron River, Michigan, The Rev . Mr. Damberg is
a graduate of Iron River High School; he received a B. A. Degree from Adrian
College, Adrian, Michigan; and a Master of Divinity Degree from The Methodist
Theological School In Ohio at Delaware.
He was received a member of the Detroit Conference in 1960 and served at
The Painesdale Circuit, Macon, Dundee, and Whittemore Lake United Methodist
Churches before being assigned to the Manchester Church .
He has been member of the Conference Nominating Committee, the Conference
Emmgram Committee, and t he Optimes t Club.
Mrs. Damberg is the
for~e 1·
Miss Marion Roberts, daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
Richards Roberts of Iron Hiver,I.mlichigan.
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Rev. & Mrs . Damberg are the parents
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of two children and have four grand-children.
Rev. Damberg succeeds Rev. Howard Higgins who has been granted a leave
of absence.
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Detroit Annual Conference
The United Methodist Chu.rch
Information for Memoirs
Name
·Rudolp h
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Walt e r
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(maiden) ·
Damberg
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First and last nameS of parents
Fred_ Rud o lph Damberg
Edria G ( Hansen) Dimb e rg
Dateofadmission · June 9 , l963 tothe
Detroit
Conference
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Congregationsserved
'·Pain e:sda l e Charge (Tri mo unt ain, Baltic, Hurontown)
Macon, Duhdee, Whitmore Lake, Ma n chester , West Bra n ch
Dateofdeatli. Aug.
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29,0CPlaceofdeath ST. Joseph Ha s p. Ann Arbor
Age at death 7 8
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I-rori River High ·Sc h ool , Suomi Co·Ilege,
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Adr~a~ . College; Th e Met h odist Theolo gica l Schoo ~ in· D elaware~ ·ohfu
·Marriageinformation.
· Married Marion E . . Robe-rts o n May 18, 1945
Tw 6 .. c hildrerr were b orn to t h is·marriag~ - a daughter Jan et Seege~t
a nd a Son Jam es .
.Employment information
Worked as a c hevrolet p arts salesma n pr :Cor to
going back to school , also a vetera n - of World War II as a motor
mach ·i ni st
Graduated cu m laude fiqm Adrian Was invited to study
Ho!lors/awards
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for a doctor ate at Yale but b eca u se of hi s co mm itment to h is
pastoral mi n istry and his growing children he turned i t down
Survivors/relationship
Marion E . Damb erg ( wife) , Jan et Seegert (daughter),
James Damberg (son)
filt@." gran dch1ld.ren , t\vO step granddaughters,
ejght great·grandchildren a nd one step great grandchild .
Gne brother - W.illar.d Damb erg _:
This information was provided by
Marion E. Damberg
Address
495 :McBride St . , Dund ee , Michig·a n 4813] Phone· ~
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529-2157
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Memoirs for Journal
Walter Rudolph Damberg was born in Iron River, MI on July 3, 1 922 to
Fred R. and Edna G.
(Hansen) Damberg.
He graduated from the Iron River
High School, attended Suomi Jr. College,
received a BA graduating with honors.
Adrian College \vhere he
He was a member of the first
class to graduate from the Methodist Theological School in
Delaware, Ohio where he re cei ved a Master of Divinity.
He was receiv ed
into full membership in the Detroit Conference at Adrian Col l ege on
June 9, 1963.
committees .
He served on ma n y conference and District Boards and
He was a veteran of WWII servi n g in t h e U . S. Coast Gu ard .
He married his high school sweetheart Marion E. Roberts on May 1 8 , 1945 .
Walter se rv ed churches o n the Painesdale circ u i t (Hurontown, Baltic,
and Trimountain, Painesdale), Macon, Dundee , \vhitmore Lake, Manchester
and West Branch.
He h a d leade r ship in the building of the
first unit of the Dund ee ch ur ch also the Manchester church.
He took -
disability in 1983 because of advanced h eart disease an d moved to
Florida where h e and Marion lived for ten years.
He developed cancer
in 1991 a nd after surgery in 1 992 he and Marion mov ed back to Dundee
to be n ea r
their children.
He retired in 1988.
Walter died sudenly on August 29, 2000 at the
struggle with heart dise ase and diabetes.
Sept .
a~e
of 78 af ter a long
A funeral se rvi ce was h eld
2 at Dundee with the Revs . Sherry Parker, pastor at Dundee, Joy
Barrett, Di strict S up eri nt e ndent and George Luci ani , retired pastor
and close friend officiating .
He is survived by his wife Marion , a
daught er Janet (Kenneth) Seegert a nd a son Ja mes (Nancy) Damberg ,
five gra ndchildr e n,
two step granddaughters , eigh t
great gra nd c hildr en
and o n e step great g r andc hi l d, and ma ny ni eces and nephe ws and
one brother , Willard Damberg .
He was preceded in death by his parents
and a sister Doris Mitchell .
Walter enjoyed camping, gardening a n d the joy of having family an d
friends close.
'\ftev. Walter R. Damberg
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3, 1922-Aug. 29, 2000
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DUNDEE - Services have been
set for one-time area pastor the Rev.
Walter R. Damberg, 78, of Dundee,
who died at 4:21 p.m. Tuesday at
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann
Arbor.
Friends may call from 6 to 9
tonight and from 1 to 9 p.m. Friday
at Cover ·Funeral .
Home. He will lie ,-------.,
in state from 10
a.m.
Saturday
until 11 a.m. services .at Dundee
United Methodist
Church. The Revs.
Joy Barrett, district superintendent;
George REV. WALTER R.
Luciani, retired DAMBERG
pastor, and Sherry
Parker, pastor of the church, will
officiate. Burial will be in Maple
Grove Cemetery:
Born July 3, 1922, in Iron River, he
was the son of Fred R. and Edna
(Hansen) Damberg. He married
Marion Roberts May 18, 1945, at
Gospel Tabernacle, Iron River.
He began pastoral duties at
Dundee United Methodist in 1963.
He left the church in 1968. He also
had served as pastor of churches in
Painesdale Charge, Whitmore
Lake, Manchester, West Branch
and, for 41f2 years, in Macon. He
retired from the Detroit Annual
Conference in 1987.
He served in the Coast Guard
during World War II, 1942-45. He
was stationed about the USS
Spruce.
He attended Suomi Junior
College, Hancock, and graduated
from Adrian College, Adrian, in
1960,
and the
Methodist
Theological School, Delaware,
Ohio, in 1963, receiving a master of
divinity degree. Also in 1963, he
was given full membership into
the Methodist Church at Detroit
Annual Conference of the
Methodist Church, held at Adrian
College.
He was a member of Dundee
United Methodist Church, where
he 1ook part · camping groups,
and was a former member of
Dundee Optimist Club. He enjoyed
camping, traveling, gardening and
bird watching and was a former
resident of the Upper Peninsula
and Deerfield.
Surviving are his wife; a son,
James (Nancy) of Dundee; a
daughter, Janet (Kenneth) Seegert
of Dundee; a brother, Willard of
Marquette; five grandchildren; two
stepgrandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren, and a stepgreatgrandchild.
He was preceded in death by a
sister, Doris Mitchell.
Memorials may be made to
DundeaUnited.MP.thorliRt .h
FAMILY PARTICIPATION SHEET
Full legal name of one being remembered:
l~a l t
er Ru d o l ph Damb er g
Date of Death: _ __.,Au.n~g,_,.J..._.Js::>. .Jt, __"2 ..;~..
9 _,..,--'-?....,Ou..Ow..O,___
Husband off ·Wife uf:
Ma r io n Eliza bet h Dam berg
Information for the short Statement to be read during the service:
(Words of celebration and remembrance.)
a tt a .c hed
If member of a clergy family, please list knovm appointm~nts in Detroit Co•£erer..ce:
OR if lay person, please list church membership and conference/district areas of service:
Pa in esdale Charge (f rim ounta in, Hur ontow n, Bal ti c , Pai n esda l e)
Maco n , Dun dee , Wh it mo r e Lake, Ma n c h este r, West Br a n c h
Name ofperson/s designated to come forward during service (and relationship to deceased):
Ma ri o n Da mb e r g (wife) Ja net Se ege rt (da u gh te r ) J a mes Da mbe r g (so n )
Please reserve ___;::lc.::O:.__ _ seats for our family and friends.
If you or members of your family are unable to attend the service, please give us the name of a
friend who will participate in the service on the family's behalf
Name: _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Telephone: _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
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Who should I contact if additional information is needed?
Relationship:_ __,., if e
Name: Ma ri on
Telephone: ( 734 ) 529 -2 157
Address:
495 McBride St., Dundee, Michigan
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Additional comments may be written on the back of this form .
Please return this form to me as soon as possible. A stamped return envelop is enclosed for your
convenience. If you have questions please call.
Alice Sheffield, Pastor
Owendale United Methodist Church
Telephone:
H ome: (517) 678-4225
E-Mail:
revalice@avci.net
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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
State and Fairview Roads
West Branch, Michigan 48661
TELEPHONES,
Church 3"5-0210
Parsonage 3"5·0688
Walter R. Oamber g , Minister
2490 W. Sta te Road
Philippians 1:3 "With every remembrance of you, I thank my God,"
\.Jalter loved the Lord and served Him with great joy and a strong committment
that was evident in his relationships to those around him.
sense of humor.
His smile and laughter were infect ious.
He had a great
Someone said it this
way , "\.Jhen Walt entered the church you knew he had arrived . " He was a \vonderful,
caring paster wherever he served and he had a fruitful ministry . · His message
was always an invitation to discipleship.
Two songs he dearly loved were "Peace
in the Valley," and "It is Well With My Soul."
Through his many years of ill
health we always knew it was well with his soul because the glmv was always
there.
He was a member of the first class to graduate from the Methodist
Theological School in Delaware, Ohio of which he was proud.
greatly missed by his beloved family and all who knew him .
He will be
, , ,...MISS
r da~ghter
JANET
I<AY
DAMBERG,
of Rev. and Mrs. Walter Dambeffi: of Dundee, and KENNETH cCfp:
FO~D SEEGERT, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ellsworth Seegert of Dundee, were
united in marriage in the Dundee
Church.
The double-ring, candlelight
ceremony was performed at 7:30 p.m. by
the bride's father, pasto r of the church,
assisted by R ev. John Lover. Dennis
Bryan, soloist, was accompanied by Miss
Susan Brown at the organ. Mr. Damberg escorted his daughter to the altar
and Mrs . Robert
of
Mrs. Kenneth Seegert
the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Jeanne Vransic, Miss
Anita Gillen and Mrs. Eugene Jenne;
and the flower girl, Kristine Slevoski.
Eugene Jenne, brother-in-law of the
groom, served as best man and the
ushers were James Damberg, brother of
the bride, Daryl Seegert, cousin of the
groom, and Timothy Rumler. A reception ·w as held in the church parlors with
refreshments in charge of the ·c hurch
women, Mrs. Joe Goff, chairman. The
wedding cake, made and decorated by
Mrs. Carl Brown, was served by Mrs.
Shirley Carpenter and Miss Lois Govaere
with Mrs. Jon E ckert and Miss Carol
Ro,berts pouring coffee and punch. The
guest book was in charge of Miss Patricia
Williams. The couple is residing at the
LaVoy apartments on Van Nest St.
foll'owing a honeymoon trip to northern
Michigan. The bride is a graduate of
Dundee High School and attended Davis
Business College. She is employed in
the research administration office of
the U. of M. on N orth ·Campus. A graduate of the Summerfield High School, the
groom is attending Cleary College and
is employed a t Ford Motor Co. Out-oftown guests were present from Iron
River, Stambaugh, W arre n, Saginaw,
Ann Arbor, and Blissfield.
Damberg, Walter R.