Norbert Richard Wodtke Autobiography

Norbert Richard Wodtke was born on October 26, 1926 in Norton, Kansas. After graduating from Saint John College in 1950, Wodtke enrolled at Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis. He graduated in 1954 and was ordained and installed as Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Freeport, Texas where he served from 1954-1961. He then served as Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church of Guthrie, Oklahoma from 1961-1966, and as Pastor of Hope Lutheran Church of Topeka, Kansas from 1966-1987. Finally, he served as Associate Pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church of Olathe, Kansas from 1987 until his retirement in 1990.