Local 139 Remembers

We honor these members of IUOE Local 139 who have passed away and extend our sympathy and condolences to their families, colleagues, and friends.

Memorials are posted as they are made available and printed in the quarterly newsletter. When available, links to the respective obituaries are also provided online. Please contact Mamie in the Pewaukee Office for questions or additional information at (262) 896-0139.

James Mc Govern
January 7, 1949 – February 23, 2025
Portage, Wisconsin

John Jorgensen
November 26, 1953 – February 6, 2025
Franklin, Wisconsin

Arthur James “Jay” Nobles Jr.
December 15, 1940 – February 23, 2025
West Bend, Wisconsin

Stephen Burbey
July 21, 1947 – February 24, 2025
Kaukauna, Wisconsin

Donald Mack
June 17, 1931 – February 13, 2025
Sauk City, Wisconsin

Gary R. Meneau
April 20, 1943 – February 4, 2025
Appleton, Wisconsin

Gary Adamski
March 30, 1945 – February 14, 2025
Antigo, Wisconsin

George Lyga
May 22, 1936 – February 7, 2025
Independence, Wisconsin

Paul Mullins
May 14, 1947 – January 31, 2025
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Joseph “Ole” Weinzatl
October 21, 1938 – January 23, 2025
Prentice, Wisconsin

William Smeaton, III
August 12, 1953 – January 25, 2025
Waukesha, Wisconsin

John Knebes
November 16, 1939 – January 17, 2025
Rockland, Wisconsin

Jack Dale Krautkramer
January 19, 1934 – January 20, 2025
Marathon, Wisconsin

John J. Haberl
September 16, 1936 – January 12, 2025
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Albert E. Walter, Jr.
February 4, 1944 – January 13, 2025
Richland Center, Wisconsin

Maxwell J. Donnelly
March 2, 1990 – January 10, 2025
Jefferson, Wisconsin

Kenneth Schneider
September 28, 1932 – December 5, 2024
Franklin, Wisconsin

Michael G. Winter
November 16, 1938 – January 1, 2025
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Dennis W. Gjerseth
February 28, 1942 – December 18, 2024
Humbird, Wisconsin

Darwin D. Berndt
August 25, 1947 – January 11, 2025
Wausau, Wisconsin

Kevin L. “Vito” Hermanson
February 6, 1968 – January 6, 2025
New Glarus, Wisconsin

Dean Schulz, Sr.
September 18, 1941 – January 1, 2025
Brooklyn, Wisconsin

Robert C. Ulrich, Jr. 
November 11, 1932 – December 5, 2024
Neenah, Wisconsin

Gerald Oscar Mittelstaedt
July 12, 1937 — December 20, 2024
Waunakee, Wisconsin

Richard Allen Healey
May 30, 1945 – December 17, 2024
East Troy, Wisconsin

Robert ‘Bob’ O. Monson
February 4, 1930 – December 15, 2024
Janesville, Wisconsin

John Nicholson 
May 26, 1925 – December 9, 2024
Neenah, Wisconsin

Donald F. Praeger Jr.
October 24, 1958 – December 7, 2024
LaFayette, Indiana

Ralph C. Wuske
November 13, 1937 – December 12, 2024
Clintonville, Wisconsin

Robert Wagner
January 4, 1946 – December 5, 2024
Boscobel, Wisconsin

Thomas F. Owens
November 12, 1938 – December 10, 2024
Waukesha, Wisconsin

Robert R. St. Germain
October 20, 1942 – December 3, 2024
Washburn, Wisconsin

Ronald Ivan Koeller
July 3, 1943 – December 4, 2024
Hubertus, Wisconsin