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Post 143 |
Current Officers
William J. Eberle Commander
Roderick C. Cooper Vice Commander
Lowell J. Neifert Secretary-Treasurer
Jimmie L. Slate Chaplain
Lawrence B. Gentleman Sergeant of Arms
Ricky A. Gruewell Adjutant
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The Glen Elder American Legion Post #143 meeting hall is located on the southwest corner of the square. Involved in several
community projects, the Legion's notable highlight of the year is their
annual "WHOLE HOG SAUSAGE, PANCAKE, EGG & PIE FEED." The
event, an all-day affair, is held on the Saturday closest to Ground Hog
Day in February. Proceeds from the feed are used to support community
projects as well as maintenance of the Legion Hall.
Legion members provide the Memorial Day service each year at the
Glenwood Cemetery at Glen Elder as well as at the Athens Cemetery north of
Glen Elder.
The Legion also provides graveside services for any of our departed military comrades.
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Glen Elder Legion Post #143 was
chartered on November 6, 1919 by the following veterans:
Roy
G. Allen -- Gilbert G. Annis -- Earl Casey
-- Lyman B.
Dove -- Arny A. Edwards
Benjamin Gaston -- Merton
E. Gentleman -- Harry H. Humes -- Glen E.
Lee
Carlton
G. Libby -- Harold
W. Libby -- Charlie
J. Mengis
Jacob M. Presler -- Thomas
Thomasson |
Current members of the Glen Elder American Legion
Post #143 include:
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Albert, Calvin
Boehner, Steve
Boehner, Ernie
Borger, Dwight
Braden, James
Brunnemer, W. J.
Burnworth, Larry
Cooper, Howard
Cooper, Rod
Dean, Dale
Dean, Gernard
Dean, Ron
DePoy, Joe
Eberle, Bill
Eberle, Charles Newell
Eberle, Lowell
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Gardner, Trevor
Gentleman, Lawrence
German, Harold
German, Richard
Glauser, Robert
Graff, Carl
Gruwell, Rick
Harrison, George
Hauptli, Douglas
Hauptli, Gary
Ives, Roger
Lomax, Billie
Martin, Ned
Maxwell, Tom
McBlair, Douglas
McCune, Wayne
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McGuire, Charlie
McGuire, Marvin
Moyer, Wendell
Neer, Bill
Neifert, Dennis
Neifert, Lowell
Neiftert, Roger
Noller, Kenneth
Peterson, Vernon
Porter, Danny
Porter, Frank
Prochaska, Justin
Riley, Mike
Ritz, Gary
Schmitz, Edwin
Scott, David
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Shoemaker, Delme
Sherlock, George
Shurts, James
Slate, Jim
Slate, Virgil
Snyder, Greg
Stramel, Frank
Stuart, Darel
Terry, Ray
Terry, Richard
Thomas, Tom
Timbers, Roy
Vowinckel, Bill
Wacaser, Bill
Whoolery, Thomas
Winkel, Jerry
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 We REMEMBER
& HONOR Our Deceased Members
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Ahlvers, Ed
Ahlvers, Melvin
Albert, Billie
Allen, Keith
Beyer, Alfred “Dutch”
Boehner, Earl
Boehner, Ernie
Borger, Eldon
Borger, Kenneth
Braden, Richard
Brinker, John
Brokaw, Donald
Brown, Clarence “Brownie”
Brown, Raymond
Bryant, Robert
Carl, Ted
Casey, Guy Jr. “Jiggs”
Casey, Martin “Smoke”
Coffield, Duane
Cullum, Willis W.
Davis, Jack
Dean, Darrell
Dean, Gerald
Dean, Lloyd E.
Dean, Vernon
Dean, Wayne
DeBey, Raymond
Detwiler, Allen L. “Ducky” |
Eberle, Leo
Ellis, Tom
Farrow, Francis
Finley, Harold
Flinn, Clifford
Forster, James
Frese, Ted
Gentleman, Merton
Hauptli, Albert
Hauptli, August
Hauptli, Herman
Hauptli, Roger
Hauptli, Walter
Hayden, Leo
Helmbrecht, Arlen E. "Arch"
Hendricks, Ralph
Hicks, Sherman
Hillman, John R.
Housh, Clark
Jansonis, Jim
Jones, Raliegh
Jones, Roy
King, Vincent
Laughrey, Vernon
Lee, Edward F.
Lewis, Vincent
Logue, Alvin
Loudermilk, Robert
Lowell, Lauren |
Lund, Raymond
McClure, Cecil
McCune Delbert
McKechnie, Darrell
McKinney, Dorothy (Vint)
McKinney, Vaden F.
McPeak, Herbert"Bud"
McPeak, Lyle E.
Neff, Dale
Neifert, Devere
Neifert, Harold
Neifert, Keith V.
Oaklely, Hubert
Odle, Marvin N.
O'Harro, Max
Olson, Charles
Parker, Charles
Patterson, Joe
Porter, D.M. "Max"
Porter, Dale
Porter, Homer "Shorty"
Porter, James M.
Price, Frank
Range, Orval
Rarick, Vernon "Mike"
Remus, Doyle
Remus, Emil
Schaeffer, Herbert
Scholl, Albert
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Seel, Herburt
Seidel, Paul
Shane, Robert R.
Shoemaker, Gail
Shoemaker, Harry
Slate, Claude
Slaven, Fay
Smith, Kenneth
Spooner, Archie "Bud"
Staley, Donald
Staley, Doyle
Staley, Walter I.
Staley, Willard M. "Bill"
Stratton, Joe
Terry, Robert J.
Thomasson, Tom
Thompson, Paul
Tietjens, Ed
Vint, Duane
Fint, Kirk
Vint, Vinton
Webber, Donald
Winkel, Cecil
Winkel, Dale
Winkel, Doug
Winkel, Kenneth
Winkel, Lawrence, Jr.
Winkel, Ralph
Wright, Warren "Bud" |
Ladies Auxiliary
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 The Ladies Auxiliary of the Glen
Elder American Legion Post 143 was organized in July of 1922. At the regular
meeting of the American Legion, the petition asking for a charter was signed by
the Officers of the Glen Elder Post. The women who became charter members were:
Mrs. Gilbert Ames, Mrs. Ray Breitweiser, Mrs. Earl Casey, Mrs. Amy Edwards, Mrs.
Harry Humes, Mrs. Walter Kief, Miss Lulu Moyer, Mrs. Jake Pressler, Mrs. Frank
Price and Mrs. James
Taylor.
The Auxiliary has stayed active since its inception. They have
assisted the Legion with community projects plus improvement programs of their
own. They have helped with the youth of the community as well as the elderly in
nearby nursing homes. One of the special projects they worked on together
in 1950, was the Statue of Liberty in the City Park that Mrs. Emily Slaven
donated to the city. The Legion and Auxiliary worked together to provide the
funds for the base of the statue.
The Auxiliary membership has changed in numbers many times
over the years. The membership year of 1990-91 saw the biggest increase as the
Beloit Auxiliary dissolved and several of their members transferred their
membership to the Glen Elder unit. As of May 2001, there are sixty-two members
with approximately twenty-five active members.
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