Obituary of Reverend Norbert W.W. Mokros

The Reverend Norbert W.W. Mokros, 77, died Jan. 25, 2016 in St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minn. A resident of Duluth for six decades, Rev. Mokros served as the founding director of the Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarers from 1969 until retiring in 2001. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Rev. Mokros was born in Mangschutz Germany Dec. 8, 1938, immigrating with his family to the U.S. in 1956 under the sponsorship of the Nokomis Lutheran Church of Minneapolis. He attended Augsburg College and Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, and was ordained a minister of the American Lutheran Church. He is survived by his daughter Andrea Mokros and her husband Brian Dare of San Ramon, Calif.; son Peter Mokros and his wife Melissa Erskine of Roseville, Minn. and their son Chester, born but two weeks before the passing of his grandfather; and by his brother Dr. Hartmut Mokros and his wife Dr. Hester Coan of Milltown N.J. and their children Arno and Emily. All agree that he departed this world far too soon. A memorial service is planned for the spring of 2016. The date will be announced once set. Correspondence can be sent to norbertmokrosmemorial@ gmail.com