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.

Larry Keith Wolf
February 11, 1939 – February 14, 2026
Elkhorn, Wisconsin

Tom G. Olson, Sr 
April 8, 1951 – February 15, 2026
Argonne, Wisconsin

Gerald Kotche
November 27, 1934 – February 14, 2026
Janesville, Wisconsin

Jerome R. Schaefer 
September 14, 1950 – February 3, 2026
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Arthur David Klaus “Jr”
January 7, 1940 – February 6, 2026
Racine, Wisconsin

Raphael “Ray” W. Hendricks
May 1, 1936 – December 29, 2025
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Kenneth C. Marsh, Jr. 
November 18, 1944 – January 22, 2026
Palmyra, Wisconsin

Felix Ring
February 17, 1928 – January 1, 2026
Spring Green, Wisconsin

Charles Roedig
July 12, 1933 – January 21, 2026
Silver Cliff, Wisconsin

Gerald Johnson
March 21, 1939 – January 30, 2026
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Steven Svetlik
June 16, 1959 – February 2, 2026
Hales Corner, Wisconsin

Richard Tracy
February 7, 1947 – January 19, 2026
Phillips, Wisconsin

Donald R. Scoles
September 23, 1941 – January 28, 2026
Hartford, Wisconsin

Robert “Bob” Duehning
August 3, 1945 – June 27, 2025
West Bend, Wisconsin

David Norbeck 
April 25, 1960 –December, 12 2025
Wind Lake, Wisconsin

Richard Dotz
November 28, 1969 – January 26, 2026
Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin

Annette Van Gundy
September 15, 1967 – January 25, 2026
La Crescent, Minnesota

Hunter Snell
February 28, 1998 – January 21, 2026
Trevor, Wisconsin

Harvey Rudolph
April 9, 1961 – January 21, 2026
Strawberry Plains, Tennessee

David O. Everson
August 18, 1935 – January 3, 2026
Monroe, Wisconsin

Mr. Calvin Hill
December 6, 1938 – January 14, 2026
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Charles E. Miller
July 3, 1950 – September 30, 2025
Tomah, Wisconsin

Roger W. Anderson
November 1, 1931 – January 12, 2026
Merrill, Wisconsin

Dale A. Jensen
February 21, 1944 – January 6, 2025
Elroy, Wisconsin

Louis William Moser
March 28, 1932 – January 6, 2026
Rib Mountain, Wisconsin

William “Bill” John Poytinger
October 5, 1949 – January 5, 2026
Hartland, Wisconsin

Larry L. Yager
February 26, 1948 – December 27, 2025
Potosi, Wisconsin

Rodney Edwin Sorensen
November 9, 1969 – December 8, 2025
Barneveld, Wisconsin

Darrell James Kane
October 21, 1947 – January 3, 2026
Appleton, Wisconsin

James D. Kurer
October 13, 1961 – December 23, 2025
Muskego, Wisconsin

Edwin Housley
May 27, 1932 – December 23, 2025
East Aurora, New York

Todd M. Krahn
November 29, 1976 – December 15, 2025
Adell, Wisconsin

James “Jim” Clarence Schroeder
June 20, 1932 – December 13, 2025
Weston, Wisconsin

Frederick “Fred” L. Bell Jr. 
March 30, 1955 – December 6, 2025
Richland Center, Wisconsin

Steven Breher
June 26, 1950 – December 13, 2025
Plymouth, Wisconsin

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

Earl Teschendorf
February 17, 1950 – December 8, 2025
Hales Corners, Wisconsin