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.

Walter William “Wally” Schuster 
July 25, 1938 – November 15, 2025
Colgate, Wisconsin

Marvin K. Peterson 
March 6, 1938 – November 12, 2025
Appleton, Wisconsin

Wayne Bartelt 
May 23, 1940 – November 10, 2025
Kiel, Wisconsin

Peter Purdy 
September 22, 1946 – November 5, 2025
Ocala, Florida

Peter James Bowman 
November 19, 1946 – November 1, 2025
Gresham, Wisconsin

Leonard R. Kruzan 
October 23, 1935 – July 11, 2025
Trevor, Wisconsin

James W. Erickson
August 26, 1940 – October 5, 2025
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Montie L. Kramer
January 7, 1961 – October 18, 2025
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Thomas James Masephol
September 19, 1968 – October 30, 2025
Phillips, Wisconsin

Roland “Ronny” D. Gyr
October 20, 1933 – October 27, 2025
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Edwin Eugene “Gene” Slaney
July 18, 1936 – October 13, 2025
Hillsboro, Wisconsin

LeRoy Nolan Schultz
April 10, 1930 – October 19, 2025
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Leroy Uecker
October 25, 1944 – October 15, 2025
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Danny Winson
October 16, 1959 – October 14, 2025
Alma Center, Wisconsin

Dwight Frick
March 6, 1947 – May 28, 2025
Monroe, Wisconsin

Roy Graham
January 8, 1941 – September 29, 2025
Burlington, Wisconsin

Allen Daniels
June 6, 1949 – August 19, 2025
Montello, Wisconsin

Joseph Ouellette
February 6, 1942 – September 11, 2025
Townsend, Wisconsin

Adam Smith
April 12, 2000 – September 25, 2025
Seymour, Wisconsin

James Kingsbury
May 14, 1940 – September 20, 2025
Mountain, Wisconsin

Louis “Bud” Herlitzke, Jr.
November 11, 1928 – September 25, 2025
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Orin C. Gunnlaugsson
November 9, 1937 – September 23, 2025
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Michael Scott Lee
March 25, 1963 – September 1, 2025
Wind Lake, Wisconsin

Gregg Lee Luchsinger
November 2, 1961 – September 20, 2025
Edgerton, Wisconsin

Jerry W. Hughes
July 20, 1942 – September 8, 2025
Menomonie, Wisconsin

Kip Kauffman
December 28, 1969 – September 12, 2025
Stratford, Wisconsin

Dennis L. Mitchell
October 9, 1944 – September 11, 2025
Iron River, Michigan

Paul Voigt
June 1, 1966 – September 10, 2025
Kenosha, Wisconsin

Robert Nussbaum
November 15, 1944 – September 6, 2025
Shiocton, Wisconsin

Dennis L. Mordja Sr.
July 26, 1942 – September 5, 2025
Union Grove, Wisconsin

Bruce Jacobson
July 26, 1963 – August 31, 2025
Ramsay, MIchigan