In Passing

Mary “Caroline” Morrison

Mary “Caroline” Morrison was born in 1935 in East Prairie, Mo. to Nancy “Juanita” and Daniel Thomas Attebery. The family moved to Lincoln, Ill. when she was 13 and she later graduated from Lincoln High School. She graduated from Greenville University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She tried student teaching, but concluded it was “not for me.” She went back to school and graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with a Masters in Library Science in 1959. She began working in the children’s section of the Springfield Public Library where she met Jack William Morrison in March 1962. After a whirlwind courtship, they married. Caroline retired from the library after 30 years of service and they moved to Sailboat Bay at Gulf Shores, Ala. After one particularly bad hurricane season, they moved to the SaddleBrooke Retirement Community in Tucson, Ariz. in 1999.

Caroline was a kind, caring person who had a perpetual sunny outlook. She was an avid reader who shared her love of books, especially science fiction and fantasy, with her children and grandchildren. She and Bill loved traveling to both exotic locations and to wherever they could drive in their motorhome. Upon moving to SaddleBrooke, she joined the Verde Sputters, became an avid putter, and to her and her children’s surprise, was quite good. She enjoyed the friendships she made at both Sputters and with her pool pals. Caroline’s warm personality and perpetual good humor made her a role model for us all.

She died peacefully on Aug. 19, 2021, in her bed, surrounded by loved ones.

A celebration of life will take place at a future date. In lieu of flowers, consider adopting an elephant orphan, or donate what you can to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust at www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org.

Roger Sathre: Always an Engineer

Roger Allen Sathre passed away peacefully Aug. 8, 2021, surrounded by family at his SaddleBrooke, Ariz. home. He was 75.

Roger grew up on a family farm in Battle View, N.D., attended NDSU where he received a degree in mechanical engineering, then spent two years in the army before moving to Seattle where he met his wife, Vivian.

Throughout his career he worked as an electrical engineer on mainframe computers for Control Data, Amdahl Corporation, and Hitachi.

Always an engineer, Roger loved problem solving. He liked the saying “measure twice, cut once” and applied that sentiment to most things in life. His patience was beyond measure, followed closely by his kindness and generosity. Though not a member himself, Roger enjoyed helping the SaddleBrooke Fine Art Guild with their shows, and as a true animal lover, he carried treats for the neighborhood dogs on his daily walks and made sure the birds that visited his yard always had fresh water.

Roger is survived by his wife, Vivian, their children Erika Pipitone, Mitchell Sathre and Karsten Sathre, his grandchildren Max, Julian, Lydia, and Oskar Sathre, siblings Dennis Sathre, Sandy Sathre, Sue Odegaard, and Randy Sathre, and his mother Alice Sathre. He was preceded in death by his father, Karsten Sathre.

In Memoriam: Pastor Wayne Viereck (1935 to 2021)

When Pastor Wayne Viereck passed away in late March, SaddleBrooke lost one of its greatest treasures. A member of our community since 2002, Wayne and his wife, Pat, moved here from Wisconsin after Wayne retired from a 40-year career of active ministry.

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wayne was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He met the then Patricia Knaack when they were both students at Milwaukee Lutheran High School. They married in 1956. Wayne was ordained in 1961, and together, he and Pat, embarked upon what became a 60-year career of full-time and post-retirement ministry. Wayne served churches in Woodstock, Lockport, Skokie, and Rockford, Ill. and spent his final 12 years before moving to SaddleBrooke as Senior Pastor of Fox Point Church in suburban Milwaukee.

When Wayne and Pat came to SaddleBrooke, they did so at the invitation of the Community Church, who had called Wayne to become their Pastor. While serving there, attendance grew from about 50 to somewhere in the neighborhood of 400. He left the Community Church in 2007 to become the Associate Pastor of Resurrection Church in Oro Valley. Then, in 2014, he was one of the Founding Pastors of Resurrection Church at SaddleBrooke, where he held the position of Lead Pastor until he stepped aside about a month before his death.

A humble man by nature, one would be hard pressed to know that Wayne was highly accomplished academically. His years of study at the Lutheran School of Theology found him earning both Master’s of Divinity and Master’s of Psychology degrees. He concluded his formal studies with a Doctor of Divinity degree, this one awarded Cum Laude, or With Distinction.

Wherever Wayne served, he conducted a successful ministry. He built strong, friendly, and welcoming congregations and delivered profound and well thought out sermons, which were both inspiring and challenging. Not for the mentally idle, Wayne’s Bible-based sermons demonstrated his intellectual prowess and deep understanding of Scripture. These qualities were readily apparent in Wayne’s highly acclaimed book, Then is Now, which was published in 2017.

Throughout his ministry, Wayne was involved in his local community and was concerned with helping the less fortunate. As a board member of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, he spearheaded the development of the Luther Center in Rockford, a large subsidized housing project for the elderly. Always a visionary, he organized a Reformation service there with over 8,000 persons from 23 churches attending. He also persuaded the local repertory theatre company to produce the very moving play, Luther, for the entire community. Then, and never one to shy away from a challenge, in suburban Milwaukee, he led the Fox Point Church to form a partnership with an inner-city congregation for joint worship and social gatherings.

Wayne leaves behind a strong legacy of impacting positively on those who knew him and those who were fortunate enough to attend the services he conducted. He is survived by his wife, Pat, as well as three daughters, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held on April 3 at Resurrection Church in Oro Valley.

When Pastor Wayne Viereck passed away in late March, SaddleBrooke lost one of its greatest treasures. A member of our community since 2002, Wayne and his wife, Pat, moved here from Wisconsin after Wayne retired from a 40-year career of active ministry.

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wayne was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He met the then Patricia Knaack when they were both students at Milwaukee Lutheran High School. They married in 1956. Wayne was ordained in 1961, and together, he and Pat, embarked upon what became a 60-year career of full-time and post-retirement ministry. Wayne served churches in Woodstock, Lockport, Skokie, and Rockford, Ill. and spent his final 12 years before moving to SaddleBrooke as Senior Pastor of Fox Point Church in suburban Milwaukee.

When Wayne and Pat came to SaddleBrooke, they did so at the invitation of the Community Church, who had called Wayne to become their Pastor. While serving there, attendance grew from about 50 to somewhere in the neighborhood of 400. He left the Community Church in 2007 to become the Associate Pastor of Resurrection Church in Oro Valley. Then, in 2014, he was one of the Founding Pastors of Resurrection Church at SaddleBrooke, where he held the position of Lead Pastor until he stepped aside about a month before his death.

A humble man by nature, one would be hard pressed to know that Wayne was highly accomplished academically. His years of study at the Lutheran School of Theology found him earning both Master’s of Divinity and Master’s of Psychology degrees. He concluded his formal studies with a Doctor of Divinity degree, this one awarded Cum Laude, or With Distinction.

Wherever Wayne served, he conducted a successful ministry. He built strong, friendly, and welcoming congregations and delivered profound and well thought out sermons, which were both inspiring and challenging. Not for the mentally idle, Wayne’s Bible-based sermons demonstrated his intellectual prowess and deep understanding of Scripture. These qualities were readily apparent in Wayne’s highly acclaimed book, Then is Now, which was published in 2017.

Throughout his ministry, Wayne was involved in his local community and was concerned with helping the less fortunate. As a board member of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, he spearheaded the development of the Luther Center in Rockford, a large subsidized housing project for the elderly. Always a visionary, he organized a Reformation service there with over 8,000 persons from 23 churches attending. He also persuaded the local repertory theatre company to produce the very moving play, Luther, for the entire community. Then, and never one to shy away from a challenge, in suburban Milwaukee, he led the Fox Point Church to form a partnership with an inner-city congregation for joint worship and social gatherings.

Wayne leaves behind a strong legacy of impacting positively on those who knew him and those who were fortunate enough to attend the services he conducted. He is survived by his wife, Pat, as well as three daughters, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held on April 3 at Resurrection Church in Oro Valley.