In Memory Of

The UniLu community remembers with thanksgiving the life of Ruth McArthur, who died on September 22, 2025 at the age of 67. Read the full obituary. A memorial service will took place at 2 pm on Friday, October 10, 2025 at University Lutheran Church. View or download the service bulletin (PDF, 20 pages).

The University Lutheran community gives thanks for the life of Solveig Grønning Ericson, who passed away at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 6, 2025. A memorial service will be held at University Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 27, at 2 pm, with a musical prelude beginning at 1:35 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be…

University Lutheran Church will host a Celebration of Life for Rachel K. Levenberg, mother of UniLu member Amy Vachon, on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 3 pm. All are welcome to attend in person or via Zoom. See below or the Zoom link and service bulletin. Rachel K. Levenberg, born Helen Rachel Keto on August 1, 1932 in Maynard, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on…

The UniLu community gives thanks for the life of longtime member George Stanwood Gordon, Jr. (90), of Concord, Mass., who passed away peacefully with family by his side on Thursday, August 28, 2025, following a period of declining health. George was born in Lynn, Mass., on January 8, 1935, to his late parents, George Stanwood Gordon, Sr. and Alma Langille Gordon. George…

Our sister in Christ, Margrit Betke, died on 13 August 2025. A distinguished professor of computer science at Boston University, Margrit was also a longtime member of the congregation, a past Church Council president, and a faithful singer in the UniLu choir. For more about her life and work, see: Margrit was surrounded in these last days by many friends and chosen…

The University Lutheran community gives thanks for the life of Vera Ryen Gregg, beloved wife of John Gregg and mother of Dina Ryen Gregg and Anika Ryen Gregg, who died on March 26, 2025. University Lutheran Church hosted a Celebration of Life on Sunday, May 11. In lieu of flowers, the Gregg family encourages donations to Cantilena, A Women’s Chorus, of which Vera…

We give thanks for the long, rich life of Gisela Koester, née Harrassowitz, a longtime member and congregational leader of University Lutheran Church, who died peacefully on January 15, 2025, at the age of 98 with her family by her side. The memorial service took place on February 7, 2025 at University Lutheran. Download the bulletin for the service (PDF) Gisela’s…

We give thanks for the life of Paul David Hanson, a longtime member of University Lutheran Church, who died on June 9, 2023. Paul was the Florence Corliss Lamont Professor of Divinity Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School; the former co-master of Harvard’s Winthrop House (with his wife, Cynthia Rosenberger); and the author of several influential books, including A…

We give thanks for the life of Harry Rothmann, a beloved member of the UniLu community, who died on March 28, 2023. He was two days away from his 88th birthday. Harry was a longtime member and congregational leader at University Lutheran, serving on the Church Council in the 1960s and 1970s, on the Board of Education from 1978 to 1980, on the Endowment Committee from 2007…

We give thanks for the life of Lillian Habinowski, a beloved member of the UniLu community, who died on December 25, 2021 at age 92. Lillian was a professional artist who studied at Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts for five years, receiving a Certificate in Art in Painting with highest honors. Her portrait of Bishop Krister Stendahl hung in the halls of…