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. Please contact Mamie in the Pewaukee Office for questions and/or additional information at (262) 896-0139.

Albert “Al” Smith
December 29, 1929 – June 11, 2024
Bangor, Wisconsin

Donald “Don” Robert Sommermeyer
April 26, 1949 – June 23, 2024
New Albin, Iowa

Russell Edmund Statz
August 26, 1951 – June 10, 2024
Waunakee, Wisconsin

Walter Stenzel Jr.
July 11, 1937 – June 16, 2024
Valders, Wisconsin

Gerald “Jerry” Aspinall
September 11, 1928 – June 10, 2024
Burlington, Wisconsin

Gilbert C. Lee
November 9, 1947 – June 10, 2024
Hartland, Wisconsin

Roger L. Tenor
November 30, 1943 -June 5, 2024
Ledgeview, Wisconsin

Ronald E. Wagner
November 27, 1956 – June 3, 2024
Wautoma, Wisconsin

David D. Kaetterhenry
April 26, 1934 – May 30, 2024
Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Jack Walter Windsor
June 30, 1936 – May 24, 2024
Black River Falls, Wisconsin

Daniel E. Olson
July 21, 1961 – May 28, 2024
Madison, Wisconsin

Heath D. Renk
November 2, 1977 – May 24, 2024
Eagle, Wisconsin

Raymond Robert Manion
March 3, 1988 – May 22, 2024
Stoughton, Wisconsin

Joseph S. Langer
December 26, 1955 – May 20, 2024
Janesville, Wisconsin

John E. Jez
July 17, 1936 – May 5, 2024
Tony, Wisconsin

Ricky Koenig, Sr.
January 18, 1954 – May 19, 2024
Denmark, Wisconsin

Jonathon Harry Blaha
November 3, 1979 – May 15, 2024
Whitehall, Wisconsin

Jeffrey C. Doescher
May 23, 1961 – April 21, 2024
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Robert Larson
October 28, 1948 – April 21, 2024
Burlington, Wisconsin

Arnold Rufener
September 19, 1923 – April 18, 2024
Belleville, Wisconsin

David Allen Bachler
December 2, 1961 – June 12, 2023
Holcombe, Wisconsin

Thomas Michael Schmitt
May 1, 1943 – April 15, 2024
Park Falls, Wisconsin

Terry Steffes
May 2, 1949 – September 11, 2024
Woodman, Wisconsin

Chad Johnson
August 20, 1970 – April 12, 2024
Dexter, Iowa

Kurt Douglas Latz
August 20, 1956 – March 31, 2024
Bancroft, Wisconsin

Russell M. Lentz
October 6, 1945 – April 10, 2024
Plymouth, Wisconsin

David Dach
November 7, 1961  March 27, 2024
Rockton, Illinois

Kenneth “Marty” Bessert
March 17, 1960  April 6, 2024
Valders, Wisconsin

Harold Pieper
February 27, 1940  April 3, 2024
Monroe, Wisconsin

Gary H. Hill
September 10, 1949  January 18, 2024
Decorah, Iowa

Nicholas J. Rieth
May 14, 1943  March 22, 2024
Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin

Ramon Newby
March 8, 1936  March 17, 2024
Junction City, Wisconsin

Allen James Burt
April 29, 1962  March 13, 2024
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Ellwyn W. Nickel
October 19, 1946 March 16, 2024
Waupaca, Wisconsin

Michael G. Griffith
May 12, 1947  March 13, 2024
East Troy, Wisconsin

Richard “Dick” Herbert Cundiff
January 14, 1938  March 10, 2024
Antigo, Wisconsin