Veterans’ Association

Seniority List of C&NW Old Timers

Members who started working for the

C&NW Ry from 1918 to 1995 by year of starting date.

1946 through 1949

1918-1945| |1950-1955| |1956-1966| |1967-1975| |1976-Forward|

(There are bound to be errors on this page – misspellings, incorrect dates, incorrect job titles & maybe even missed members. If you see something wrong, e-mail the webmaster. With your help, we will keep this page up-to-date.)

1946

Alexy, Elmer A. Brookfield, WI District Sales Manager (1946-1979)

Armstrong, William F. Bradenton, FL Engineer of Buildings (1946-1981)

Conrad, George Racine, WI Switchman (1946-1983)

Crispell, Lester Necedah, WI Pos Repro/Bindery (1946-1971)

Derocher, Louis Menominee, MI Agent (1946-1988)

Fogarett, Patricia Peoria, AZ Clerk (1946-1987)

Gerth, Vernon Kenosha, WI Conductor (1946-1982)

Gorlewski, Walter P. Milwaukee, WI Engineer (1946-1987)

Guenther, Robert Huntley, IL Director – Property Acctg. (1946-1986)

Ingratta, Armando Cape Goral, FL Trainmaster (1946-1986)

Jacobson, William E. Greendale, WI Engineer (1946-1985)

Kurmica, Paul Chicago, IL Engineer (1946-1988)

Leonhard, Robert J. DePere, WI Engineer (1946-1980)

Richards, Benjamin F. West Allis, WI Switchman (1946-1989)

Roberge, Edward A. Iron Mountain, MI Conductor (1946-1982)

Schmidt, Earl H. Greendale, WI Engineer (1946-1982)

Schmidtke, Harold R. Green Bay, WI Switchman (1946-1985)

Smith, Oscar J. Clinton, IA Conductor (1946-1988)

Spanske, Herbert W. Racine, WI Rate Clerk (1946-1987)

Tokarewich, John Elk Grove Village, IL Chief Clerk (1946-1983)

White, Chester D. Escanaba, MI Yard Foreman (1946-1987)

Wilcox, John H. Stoughton, WI Engineer (1946-1985)

1947

Allen, Patrick Greenfield, WI Conductor (1947-1988)

Amundsen, Alfred C. Wheaton, IL Engineer (1947-1982)

Bergvin, Carlyle L. Green Bay, WI Manager - Commissary (1947-1986)

Bisely, Edward E. Kewaunee, WI Chief Clerk Engineering (1947-1980)

Brogan, Peter J. Adams, WI Conductor (1947-1989)

Clark, Warren W. Avon Park, FL Supervising Agent (1947-1986)

Geil, Gordon A. Germantown, WI Chief Clerk (1947-1987)

Godfrey, Robert J. Muskego, WI Engineer (1947-1987)

Hausfeld, David A. Peshtigo, WI Switchman (1947-1987)

Hendershot, Roger J. Mason City, IA Roadmaster (1947-1985)

Holly, Theodore P. Milwaukee, WI Conductor (1947-1987)

Holmblad, Glenn R. Park Ridge, IL Mat’l. Distribution Manager (1947-1989)

King, Roger J. Harvard, IL Conductor (1947-1989)

Ladish, Gladys E. West Milwaukee, WI Stenographer Clerk (1947-1986)

La Plante, C. G. Fond du Lac, WI District Sales Manager (1947-1985)

Lavender, Gordon L. Marshalltown, IA Yard Master/Conductor (1947-1989)

Lewis, Eugene M. Fort Bragg, CA Dir. – Corp. Ind. Engineering (1947-1980)

Lobocki, Marilyn E. Glen Ellen, IL Various (1947-1954)

Maegdlin, Louis J. Fountain Hills, AZ Dir. - Disbursement Acctg. (1947-1988)

Maloney, Gerald R. Green Bay, WI Conductor (1947-1989)

Manrose, Fred M. Bensenville, IL Gen’l. Yard Master – Proviso (1947-1981)

Maybee, George F. Boone, IA AVP/Division Manager (1947-1989)

Mlynski, Loretta M. Middleton, WI Accounting Clerk (1947-1990)

North, Melvin C. Janesville, WI Yard Clerk (1947-1989)

Olson, Arthur W. Goodyear, AZ Freight Claim Investigator (1947-1985)

Pavlica, Marco Berkeley, IL AAR Supvr. – Mechanical (1947-1989)

Rogers, John J. McHenry, IL Senior Systems Analyst (1947-1989)

Schultz, Pearl Metropolis, IL Payroll Clerk (1947-1988)

Schwieger, William C. Shoreview, MN Chief Train Dispatcher (1947-1986)

Scruggs, Hugh P. Kenosha, WI Conductor (1947-1984)

Stearns, James F. Arlington Heights, IL Conductor (1947-1990)

Stratford, John T. Roswell, NM Conductor (1947-1985)

Vavra, Shirley May Chicago, IL Secretary (1947-1989)

1948

Abrams, Lloyd, Jr. Mason City, IA Car Distribution (1948-1985)

Baldwin, Robert G. Spring Hill, FL Conductor (1948-1987)

Becker, Melvin A. Kenosha, WI Carman (1948-1980)

Cline, Kenneth G. Englewood, FL Engineer (1948-1982)

Conway, Donald L. Meza, AZ Conductor (1948-1989)

Corbett, Walter H. Escanaba, MI Ore Dock Helper (1948-1982)

Currie, Thomas E. Stoughton, WI Switchman (1948-1966)

Erdman, Emmet H. Appleton, WI Track Foreman (1948-1990)

Garland, Maynard Milwaukee, WI Yardmaster (1948-1992)

Gavin, John E. Cudahy, WI Chief Clerk (1948-1992)

Harbers, Theodore R. Turtle Lake, WI Chief Lineman (1948-1989)

Hurlbut, Ira W. Green Bay, WI Switchman (1948-1989)

Hutchinson, Thomas Milwaukee, WI Claims Supervisor (1948-1982)

Jenkins, Laurence, A. Harvard, IL Conductor (1948-1989)

Lawton, Robert R. Naperville, IL Assistant Chief Engineer (1948-1985)

Lund, Herbert D. Naples, FL Engineer (1948-1979)

Malecha, August H. Bloomingdale, IL Vice President – Transp. (1948-1989)

Mettalo, Frank J. Kenosha, WI Ticket Agent (1948-1991)

Mumpy, Norman Tucson, AZ Chief Cost Clerk (1948-1991)

& Pembine, WI

Munson, Sid W. McHenry, IL Engineer (1948-1989)

Nelson, Larry Nelson, IL Agent/Telegrapher (1948-1985)

Pulkowski, Walter R., Jr. Plover, WI Conductor (1948-1988)

Rowley, John P Janesville, WI Engineer (1948-1987)

Townsend, Paul W. DeForest, WI Conductor (1948-1979)

Schneider, Esther Palatine, IL Clerk (1948-1961)

Scrugs, Fairfax H. Powhatan, VA Conductor (1948-1986)

Seils, Fred C. Milton, WI Conductor (1948-1989)

Solper, Merna Green Bay, WI Trainmaster’s Clerk (1948-1990)

Sowards, Donald E. Las Vegas, NV Engineer (1948-1987)

Tieman, Leo C. Menomonee Falls, WI ADM Engineer (1948-1982)

Troia, August J. Madison, WI Train Dispatcher (1948-1987)

Walske, Richard W. Manitowoc, WI Clerk (1948-1985)

Wentworth, Royal Mason City, IA Train Dispatcher (1948-1992)

Wilson, Raymond R. Sterling, IL Conductor (1948-1983)

1949

Arndt, Clayton G. Watertown, WI Agent (1949-1986)

Bink, George Jr. Racine, WI Engineer (1949-1990)

Dorn, Fred Jr. Green Bay, WI Car Foreman (1949-1985)

Eckstein, Thomas P. Madison, WI Telegrapher (1949-1962)

Gerber, Clyde Watertown, WI Telegrapher/Clerk (1949-1986)

Hinrichs, Robert J. Monona, WI Engineer (1949-1965)

Holloway, Jack M. Hartland, WI Signal Inspector (1949-1988)

Holzem, Dale C. Cecil, WI Agent (1949-1989)

Johnston, James W. Sun City West, AZ Accounting Clerk (1949-1989)

Kjeldgaard, Gordon C. Petoskey, MI Chief Lineman (1949-1988)

Leahy, John Arlington Heights, IL Adm. Asst. – Sr. VP Opers. (1949-1986)

Leeman, Robert J. Kenosha, WI Conductor (1949-1989)

Masech, Eli. Portage, WI Mgr., Car Dept. - Chicago (1949-1985)

Matuszak, Paul R. Las Vegas, NV Conductor (1949-1991)

Nelson, Erling B. Mason City, IA District Sales Representative (1949-1985)

Paulson, Earl Beloit, WI Agent (1949-1991)

Regner, Jerome A. Greenfield, WI Engineer (1949-1987)

Roberts, Gale J. Clyman WI Control Operations (1949-1992)

Sacheck, Irwin B. West Dundee, IL Agent (1949-1989)

Sachs, Norman Fox Point, WI Telegrapher/Clerk (1949-1986)

Steele, James M. Norridge, IL Vice President – Taxes (1949-1989)

Szutkowski, Jerome J. Shawano, WI Agent (1949-1982)

Teske, Robert Milwaukee, WI Bridge Tender/Clerk (1949-1986)

Turner, Leonard C. Dixon, IL Conductor (1949-1991)

Vogel, Richard J. Green Bay, WI Dispatcher (1949-1993)

Yost, Edward A. Chicago, IL Engineer (1949-2002)

|1918-1945| |1950-1955| |1956-1966| |1967-1975| |1976-Forward|

Revised 07/03/08