The Rev Walter H. Reuning

Rev. Walter H. Reuning, formerly a resident of Middleboro, Newton, and Palm Springs, California died Thursday, February 1, 2024 at his residence at Benchmark Senior Living in Norwood.  He was 92.  Walter was born June 22, 1931 in Manchester, New Hampshire, to Walter A. and Wanda Reuning and raised in Westfield, New Jersey. He received his BA and Theological Diploma from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He Served as Pastor at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Palm Springs, California, and at First Lutheran Church in Boston. After retirement, he served as interim Pastor both at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Dedham, at Trinity Lutheran Church in West Roxbury, and served during vacancies at other LCMS District churches.  He was the broadcast preacher for the radio program Call to Commitment during his ministry in Boston. Husband of late Donna Mae Reuning (Peters), Walter is survived by his three children, Mary E. Kraus, and her husband Donald, of Walpole, Jonathan C. Reuning of Long Island City, New York and Joy R. MacLeod, and her husband Rory, of Holliston; his brother Daniel Reuning and his wife Barbara; his two grandchildren, Brenna, and James Weidman, and two step grandchildren, Carolyn, and Christopher Kraus.  Visiting hours will be held Monday February 5, 2024 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton Street, Dedham.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend Walter’s funeral Tuesday February 6 at 11 am at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 950 East Street, Dedham. A reception will be held immediately after the funeral, followed by interment in the Gardens at Gethsemane Cemetery, 670 Baker Street, West Roxbury.

A dedicated servant of God, his legacy of faith, compassion and guidance resonates in the hearts of those he touched.  May he rest in eternal peace.