Reverend Charles J. Fluegel

Reverend Charles J. Fluegel died on May 4, 2024 after a 16-month illness with pancreatic cancer. He was born on January 12, 1940, to CP and Eva (Een) Fluegel and grew up in St. Paul, MN, the eldest of six children. He graduated from Luther College and was ordained at Wartburg Seminary, both in Iowa. Following ordination, he served his church in Madagascar and Bangladesh. He went to work as a Field Director for Lutheran World Relief in Africa and then with Lutheran World Federation in Mauritania and South Africa. When back in the states, he served as a hospital Chaplain, having received advanced credits from St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee and also as an interim Pastor in many ELCA parishes.

He is survived by family and many friends. 

A private service celebrating his life will be held followed by burial in Riverside Cemetery.