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Dr. Archibald Cardle, 77, of 104 S. Woodlawn avenue, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Burlington for 33 years and prominent in local civic affairs, state and national work of the Presbyterian church, died Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Burlington hospital. He had been in ill health for some time and had been hospitalized since March 9. Following his resignation as pastor of the First Presbyterian church in October, 1940, he was appointed pastor emeritus of the church. He was a member of the local board of education from 1933 to 1945 and served as president of the board from 1936 until his retirement in 1945. He was a member of the board of trustees of the local public library. The library will be closed from noon until 6 p.m., Monday, the day funeral services will be held. He was a member of the Masonic order, the Rotary club and Golf club and had an active interest in community affairs. He served on various committees for events of city-wide importance. Dr Cardle was born on a farm near Blue Earth, Minn., Feb. 11, 1871, the son of Archibald and Anne Hunter Cardle. He attended high school in Blue Earth, graduated with and AB degree, from Macalester college, St. Paul, and in 1897 was graduated from the Auburn Theological seminary in New York. he was ordained May 24, 1897, in St. Peter, Minn. He went immediately to El Reno, Okla., as a home missionary and while there married Mary E. Evans on Dec. 21, 1897. Mrs. Cardle; 3 children, Dr. E.A. Cardle, Minneapolis, Mragaret Cardle, of Burlington, and John Cardle, Muncie, Ind., and a sister, Mrs. Margaret E. Heffron, Seattle, Wash.; and 5 grandchildren survive. A daughter, Mrs. Otis Pasnau, is dead. Dr. Cardle came to Burlington as pastor of the First Presbyterian church on June 16, 1907, after having pastorates in Oklahoma and Minnesota and receiving a Doctor of Divinity degree from Macalester college where he served for 5 years as pastor of the church and teacher of Biblical history and literature. He became the third pastor of the local church. During the time of his pastorate of Burlington, he served in many responsible positions in the Presbyterian church. For 21 years he was president of the Iowa Board of National Missions which administers all Presbyterian missions within the state. For 12 years he was president of the board of trustees of Parsons college. For many years he was a member of the National Home Missions council of the Presbyterian church and for 6 years was a member and vice moderator of the Judicial Commission of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church in the US. He was also a director of the school of religion at the State University of Iowa. Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian church Monday at 2 p.m. The body will be taken to the church from Prugh's chapel at 11 a.m. The casket will not be opened. Rev. Paul Calhoun, present pastor of the church, and Rev. Gilbert Voorhees, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Hedrick, Ia., and former executive secretary of the Presbyterian Board of National Missions, will officiate. Burial will be in Aspen Grove cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dr. George Pearson, A.F. Johnson, A.F. Anderson, Harold Wilson, D.G. Thompson and James Schramm.