Honorary Members

Honorary Members are individuals who served as a member of the Columbus Fire Department in good standing for 20 or more years.  UPDATED NOV 2022  *** Due to the LOSA retirement lowing 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 following individuals below are: 

  • Bill Breunig
  • Fred Dartt
  • Craig Dykstra
  • Russell Dykstra
  • Dick Hefty
  • Todd Hornbacher
  • Dennis Kasmiski
  • Troy Kehoe
  • Mark Kenevan
  • Bill Kluetzman
  • Randy Koehn
  • Larry Olson
  • 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