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The Rev. Jack Fredrick Reents was born in Beatrice, Nebraska. He attended Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa; Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa; and Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Pastor Reents was ordained on August 26, 1962.
Following ordination, Pastor Reents served as missionary in Papua New Guinea, for 16 years. When he returned to the states, Pastor Reents served as chaplain for the F. Edward Herbert Hospital, Chemical Dependency Unit (a Naval Hospital) in New Orleans, Louisiana. Pastor Reents served in several Global Mission positions. He was Area Program Director responsible for India, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Madagascar, and Bangladesh. He became the Director of the Lutheran Mission Volunteer Program as well as Associate Director of International Personnel. Pastor Reents retired on December 31, 1997. In retirement Jack and Shirley moved to Florida where Pastor Reents served as interim pastor in six congregations and as Chair of the Synod Global Mission Committee over the course of six years.
Pastor Reents is survived by Shirley, his spouse of 63 years, daughter Kathleen and sons Paul, Timothy, Mark, and John. Notes of condolence can be left here.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, October 24, at 2:00 p.m., at Joy Evangelical Lutheran Church, 7045 SW 83rd Place, Ocala, Florida. In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to the Joy Evangelical Lutheran Church Building Fund.
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