Honorary Members

Honorary Members are individuals who served as a member of the Columbus Fire Department in good standing for 15 years or more.  UPDATED NOV 2022  INFO ONLY*** Due to the LOSA retirement lowering the 100% fully vested to 15 years the Columbus Fire Department has voted to change the Honorary Members status to 15 years while serving in good standing. The old standard was 20 years.

 The following individuals below are: 

  • Bill Breunig
  • Fred Dartt
  • Craig Dykstra
  • Russell Dykstra
  • Sue Groh
  • Dick Hefty
  • Todd Hornbacher
  • Dennis Kasmiski
  • Troy Kehoe
  • Mark Kenevan
  • Bill Kluetzman
  • Randy Koehn
  • Larry Olson
  • Chris Orange
  • Dave Orange
  • Tom Perry
  • Martin Powers
  • Jeff Venden
  • Pat Watters
  • Bob Zapotocny

Deceased Honorary Members

  • Otto Albrecht
  • Joseph Altschwager Sr.
  • Russel Andler
  • Clark Arnold (legal services)
  • Joe Berdoll
  • James Boness
  • John Boutwell
  • John Brokopp
  • Fred Brumm
  • D. Christian
  • Clinton Clark
  • Lester Christians
  • Glenn Dykstra
  • Llyod Edwards
  • Ed Emkow Jr.
  • Ed Emkow Sr.
  • Emil Emkow
  • Emery Fadness
  • Gerald Fahrenkoph
  • Jerry Galston
  • Arthur Grady
  • Ray Grueneberg
  • Roger Hasz
  • Leo Hatzinger
  • Fred Hoehne
  • Ed Hutchinson
  • Milton Jones
  • Robert Jones
  • Joseph Kasper
  • C. Kettelhohn
  • L.F. Kettelhohn
  • Donald Klecker
  • Merlin Klecker
  • Frank Koblitz
  • Henry Krenz
  • Christ Kuntz
  • Clarence “Pat” Lange
  • H.C. Lange
  • Al Ledrowski
  • Darrell Leisses
  • Rudolph Lueders
  • Terry Lueth
  • R. Meilenz
  • Irvin Nelson
  • Vernon Opel
  • Reuben Peiper
  • Ed Pietzner
  • Emil Pietzner
  • William Pietzner
  • John Powers
  • Robert Powers
  • Earl Pratt
  • A.C. Quentmeyer
  • Fred Raether
  • Reese Roberts
  • Graydon Rutherford
  • Harold Salzwedel
  • Fred Sanderson
  • William Scheel
  • Carl Schilling
  • William Schultz
  • Ronald Schulze
  • Fred Shepard
  • J.C. Spillner
  • Paul Springs
  • Robert Tetzlaff
  • Al Voth
  • Gordon Voth
  • Harold Wendt
  • Russel Wendt
  • A.H. Whitney
  • Theo Williams
  • Earl Witthuhn
  • Herbert Wrede
  • Charlie Yelk
  • Art Zahn