Born September 26, 1927. President, Lutheran Women's Caucus; Co-founder, Women of Faith Resource Center. Gretchen Buenger (Leppke) was born on September 26, 1927, one of two daughters of architect Edgar Walter Buenger and homemaker Gertrude Weber Buenger. Buenger graduated from Rochester High School in 1945 and enrolled in the University of Minnesota. In 1949, Buenger was awarded the Order of the Gopher, an honorary award for leadership. In the summer of 1949, she traveled to Sweden with Amity Among Nations, deciding to live and work in Sweden after the trip from August 1949 to June 1950. In September, 1955, she married Delbert Max Leppke. Gretchen Leppke became a stay at home mom for nearly two decades, caring for her two children, Kevin and Karen. In 1972, she returned to school, earning a Master of Theological Studies from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in 1982. Leppke served as national President of the Lutheran Women's Caucus from 1979 to1985. She became the administrator of Women, Ministry, and the City from 1983 to1987(8) and served on the organization's board until about 1993. Leppke also organized and ran the Women of Faith Resource Center from 1988 to1994.
From the description of Gretchen Leppke papers, 1972-2004, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495494870
