Honorary Members
These men and women have earned the position of "Honorary Member" due to their years of service and the position they held.
Catherine "Ma" Hartung Maynard Petersen Leslie "Gramps" Gustafson Marlyn L. Petersen Ralph H. Bauman
Dispatcher 1939 - 1993 1939 - 2003 1944 - 1987 1945 - 2002
Milton Stading Anthony Herrmann Dwayne "Red" Geishert Gene P. Carlson Charles W. Reiser
1949 - 1985 1950 - 1971 1951 - 1971 1956 - 1967 1956 - 1973
John W. Herrmann, Jr. Wayne Siegmann Albert J. Gehringer Virgil Vogel Ronald J. Nussbaum
1959 - 1984 1960 - 2010 1961 - 1978 1961 - 1984 1967 - 1982
Leslie Petersen Richard C. Stading Gerald W. Conro Don Oranger Martin "Butch" Blazier
1967 - 2011 1968 - 1989 1968 - 1999 1969 - 1984 1969 - 2002
Henry Lang Gregory Harders Ken Kern Don Benchley Paul Tegtmeier
1973 - 1987 & 1990 - 1993 1973 - 2007 1974 - 1980 1974 - 1987 1974 - 1987
Carl Randecker Clarence "Cy" Herrmann Kathleen Randecker Peter Wilcox Gordon Bazsali
1974 - 1994 1974 - 2003 1975 - 1996 1975 - 2004 1977 - 2007
Steve Gustafson David Jones Carol Jones Allen Piske Richard Heine
1977 - 2017 1978 - 1994 1978 - 2003 1979 - 1988 1980 - 2014
Hal Veenstra Steve Conro Jeff Blazier Linda Molitor Tim Thompson
1981 - 1989 1994 - 2002 1983 - 1998 1983 - 2010 1981 - 2010 1985 - 1998
Fred Pease Connie Muccianti Alan Widmayer Richard Jelinek Trevor Herrmann
1985 - 2013 1986 - 2010 1987 - 2005 1988 - 2004 1989 -
Kristy Wymore Sheri Stadie Bill Robinson Jay Rasmussen Erik Carlson
1993 - 2014 1993 - 1994 - 2019 1996 - 2000 - 2019
Rich Gustafson Curt Kramer Brian Marlowe Jeanne Maki Eric Larson
2000 - 2020 2004 - 2012 2002 - 2002 - 2018 2003 -
Mike Siegmann
2004 - 2020
Fire District Honorary Membership
In recognition of these men and women whose dedication, courage, and selfless sacrifices have earned them a special place in the archives of our organization and a place on our Hampshire Fire Protection District "Honor Roll" Plaque displayed in the vestibule at our station. In order to earn the title of Honorary Member, the member must have served for 15 years or more, served as Fire Chief of the organization, or served as a founding member of the organization.
Hampshire
Fire Protection District
Past Fire Chiefs
Ernest Gustafson
1931 - 1948
Herman Petersen
1948 - 1961
Walter Carlson
1961 - 1975
Don Oranger
1975 - 1981
Wayne Siegmann
1981 - 1995
Pete Wilcox
1995 - 2004
Curt Kramer
2004 - 2012
Bill Robinson
2012 - 2019
Trevor Herrmann
2020 -
Charter Members
These men were the founding members and the first firefighters of the fire district.
Ralph Getzelman Ronald Fredrick Clarence Holze Ted Irving Harry Treman Grant Melms Walter Voight George Wilcox
Ernest Gustafson Herbert G. Warrington Jay Morning Walter Wilkins Herman Petersen Fred Petersen Walter Bauman
John W. Herrmann, Sr. Frank Stulman Lynn Bird Julius Mathis Sidney Eichler Walter C. Carlson Severin Dumoulin
Frank Herrmann Clark Melms Harry Fairchild Joseph Fitzpatrick W.H. Klick