In Memory of Twila Stuhr

by Dan Flynn

Lloyd and Twila Stuhr were part of our St. Luke congregation for 20 years. I remember well 11 years ago Lloyd approaching me about planting a congregation in Whitmore Lake. He had been painting a closet on New Year’s Day 2003 and thought of my ministry and where he thought it would go.

It was a Holy Spirit nudging. You see, this really is a reflection of Twila and Lloyd. They were faithful people always looking to see how God’s Kingdom could move forward.

Lloyd and Twila left to go to Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO, to a new calling. I remember visiting both of them down in St. Louis. We sat outside their seminary housing on a warm June evening talking life.

Twila wanted to know all the details of St. Luke and Ann Arbor life. She probed and questioned and laughed over various stories. She and Lloyd loved our congregation.

It was also there in St. Louis that she was diagnosed with cancer. Life took a dramatic shift from everything they had planned. Lloyd did finish seminary, did get a Call to Nebraska, and the cancer hung on. No matter the treatment, it continued to return. As did many, I followed the updates on Facebook and I prayed.

On September 30, she entered into the presence of God.

Twila is now free from all the pain.

Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life…” To Him who died and conquered death we do cling for comfort. So, we do pray for this comfort in the home of Lloyd, his daughters, and grandchildren. It is the eternal hope we have that does pass all understanding.

On October 25, at 11am, Lloyd and his family will be at St. Luke for a memorial service. We certainly want all of St. Luke to attend. We also need help with a luncheon. Let’s do a St. Luke potluck and serve the Stuhr family and offer them a hand of comfort.

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About the Author: St. Luke-Ann Arbor

St. Luke-Ann Arbor is a place for families of any kind to come and meet Jesus, and grow in their relationship with each other and the community around them. We are here to become intentional in our faith walk and to receive His grace and forgiveness weekly. St. Luke is diverse in age, culture, and family make-up, but we all are looking to connect people to Jesus and walk along side them as they explore and learn more about the God that created, saved, and sustains them. We offer weekly Bible studies, Sunday morning bible studies, a MOPS group, and more to connect people to each other and to Jesus. At St. Luke we believe that the home is the primary place for faith formation and we want to equip, support, encourage, and resource you as you follow Jesus with the people He has put around you.

3 Comments

Jeff Greunke October 15, 2014 at 10:40 am

Lloyd would love to have some green Jello® salad with carrots in it. 😉
Virginia and Nile Hobbs October 15, 2014 at 9:35 pm

I’ve never been there but know you are a loving congregation and Lloyd and Twila loved all of you. I see your outpouring of love in all the Caring Bridge comments, the posts on FB. We loved them when they were at our church, Pilgrim Lutheran in Bellevue. A beautiful post shared by Lloyd and Summer. Thank you. This memorial service will play a large part in their healing process.
I’ll see that he gets some green jello with carrots when he returns to NE.
Andy Smith October 21, 2014 at 6:31 pm

When one considers Lloyd’s powerful ministry over the years, one realizes that Twila played an important part in making that ministry possible.

In Memory of Twila Stuhr