The meeting to incorporate the Kiwanis Club of Rochester Golden K, was held at Wade’s Broiler on April 27, 1983. Thirteen members of a 25 member roster were present.

A series of pre-organizational meetings had been held prior to this meeting in order to build a membership of 20 or more retirees necessary for incorporation of the club.

Cliff Lawrence and John Hansen chaired the meetings, which were held bi-weekly at Wade’s Broiler. Each meeting included a 45 minute program. Our pre-organizational meetings were sponsored by Walter Schaffer from the Kiwanis West Club, Dave Davis from the Kiwanis Sunrisers, and Al Famington from Kiwanis Downtown.

The officers elected at the organizational meeting, for the five months remaining of the 1983 term and for the 1983-1984 term to October 1, 1984 were as follows:

OFFICERS

Cliff Lawrence  President          John Hansen     1st Vice President         George Jones   2nd Vice President

Palmer Godtland           Secretary          Eldred Senrick  Treasurer

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Frank Else                    Walter Macher Charles Austin  Verl Fetty         Harry Samways

 

CHARTER PROGRAM

The Kiwanis Club of Rochester, Golden K, was chartered on May 24, 1983. The charter meeting was held at Holiday Inn South. Lt. Governor Paul Lutzke served as master of ceremonies for the program. Twenty-six members and their spouses, out of twenty-nine members were present. President Cliff Lawrence accepted the charter from District Governor Virgil Christensen of the Minnesota-Dakotas District.

Golden K Clubs for retirees became a new addition to the Kiwanis organization in Greenville, North Carolina in 1975. As of October 1988 we had 193 clubs in the Minnesota Dakotas District. Included in this total were 41 Golden K Clubs. In April 1983, prior to Rochester Golden K being

chartered, there were 189 Kiwanis Clubs including 27 Golden K Clubs in the Minnesota-Dakotas district. Rochester Golden K Club was number 28 in the district.

CHARTER MEMBERS--MAY 24, 1983

 

Charles J. Austin           Thomas S. Broton        Sunar P. Dahl               Phillip D. Dendler         Merle A. Dunn

Frank A. Else               Arlowe W. Esau           Verl A. Fetty                Milt H. Gauthier            George N. Gibbs

Palmer Godtland           Donald Halling  John E. Hansen William J. Hill               Irvin A. Hoch

George W. Jones          Richard D. Kilpatrick                Clifford G. Lawrence                Paul A. Lundberg

Walter C. Macher        R. Frank Markley         Ember K. Metz            Walter Paulson Walter L. Payne

Harry E. Samways        Eldred C. Senrick         Durward A. Shepard    Larry S. Smith              Ralph Whittemore

 

Even though our club has consistently demonstrated growth, we offer this list of Charter Members who have elected to resign: (Thru October 1, 1992)

Charles J. Austin           Thomas S. Broton        Merle A. Dunn Arlowe W. Esau           Milt H Gauthier

Donald Halling  Durward A. Shepard                Irvin A. Hoch               Richard D. Kilpatrick

R.Frank Markley          Ember K. Metz            Walter Paulson Harry E. Samways        Ralph Whittemore

Walter Payne resigned and reinstated membership

 

In Addition we regret that the following Charter Members are now deceased: (Thru October 1, l999)

 

Sunar P. Dahl               Phillip D. Dendler         William J. Hill               Paul A. Lundberg         Eldred C. Senrick             Walter C. Macher

 

The following Charter Members are included in our current membership of 51 members, as of October 1, 1992.

 

Frank A. Else               Verl A. Fetty                George N. Gibbs          Palmer Godtland           John E. Hansen

George W. Jones          Clifford G. Lawrence                Walter C. Macher        Larry S. Smith              Walter L. Payne

 

 Charter Members

Back Row: Larry Smith, Arlowe Esau, Verl Fetty, Harry Samways, Paul Lundberg, Palmer Godtland, Walter Payne, Richard Spaniol, William Hill, Walter Macher, ?,George Gibbs, John Hansen.

Front Row: Eldred Senrick, Cliff Lawrence, George Jones, Richard Kilpatrick, Ralph Wittmore, Reverend Merle Dunn, Frank Else

 

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1983-1984 Officers

Cliff Lawrence              President          President John Hansen              lst Vice President          George Jones               2nd Vice President

Eldred Senrick  Treasurer

Directors

Frank Else        Verl Fetty         Walter Macher Harry Samways            Charles Austin  Arlowe Esau

 

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1984-1985 Officers

Larry Smith  President              Harry Samways  Vice President                        George Jones   President-Elect

Cliff Lawrence  Past President              Palmer Godtland  Secretary      Eldred Senrick  Treasurer

Directors

Verl Fetty         Arlowe Esau                 John Hansen     Dick Kilpatrick Paul Lundberg  Fred Pexton                 Frank Else

 

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1985-1986 Officers

George Jones  President           Frank Else  Vice President                    Arlowe Esau  President-Elect                Larry Smith  Past President

Eldred Senrick  Treasurer         Frank Else  Secretary

Directors

Lloyd Dadd      Verl Fetty         Cliff Lawrence  Fred Pexton     Coy Huffine      Robert Sanborn            Merv Mullen

 

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1986-1987 Officers

Frank Else  President                Lloyd Dadd  Vice President                 Ron Moitzfield  President-Elect George Jones  Past President

Coy Huffine  Secretary Eldred Senrick  Treasurer

Directors

Harvey Krause Merv Mullen                 Fred Pexton     Larry Smith      Verl Fetty         Sev Rausch      Durward Shepard

 

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1987-1988 Officers

Ron Moitzfield  President          Fred Pexton  Vice President                 Jim Watson  President-Elect                 Frank Else  Past President

Coy Huffine  Sec./Treasurer                  Lloyd Dadd  President Adviser

Directors

John Borchardt             Palmer Godtland           John Hennessey            Ken Mahoney              Sev Rausch      Durward Shepard

 

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1988-1989 Officers

Jim Watson  President Tom Ferry  Vice President                    Fred Pexton  President-Elect                Ron Moitzfield  Past President

Coy Huffine  Sec./Treasurer                  Ron Moitzfield  President Adviser

Directors

John Borchardt Palmer Godtland          John Hennessey            Bill Otto           Lloyd Dadd      Mal Malcomson

 

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1989-1990 Officers

Fred Pexton  President John Hennessey  Vice President            Tom Ferry  President Elect                   Jim Watson  Past President

Coy Huffine  Sec./Treasurer                  John Pagelkopf  President Adviser

Directors

Alberta Chance            Bill Otto           Lee Christensen            Lloyd Dadd      Jack Kelly        Mal Malcomson

 

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1990-1991 Officers

Tom Ferry  President                John Borchardt  Vice President             John Hennessey  President Elect           Fred Pexton  Past President

Coy Huffine                  Sec./Treasurer              John Pagelkopf Constitutional Adviser

Directors

Alberta Chance            Curt Barfknecht            Lee Christensen            Russ Hird         Jack Kelly        John Leimer

 

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1991-1992 Officers

John Hennessey  President        Jean Slockbower  Vice President          John Borchardt  President Elect            Tom Ferry  Past President

                        Coy Huffine  Sec./Treasurer                  John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

Directors

Curt Barfknecht            John Hansen     Russ Hird         Alton Page       John Leimer      Thomas Richards

 

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1992-1993 Officers

John Borchardt  President         Edward Rowley  Vice President            Robert Konicek  President Elect           John Hennessey  Past President                    Coy Huffine  Sec./Treasure                   John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

Directors

Donald Carlson            Alton Page       John Hansen     Thomas Richards          Harold Hines    William Swanton

 

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1993-1994 Officers

Edward Rowley  President        Duane Melvin     Vice President            John Leimer Sr.  President Elect           

John Borchardt  Past President             Coy Huffine  Sec./Treasurer                  John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

Directors

Donald Carlson            Ken Mahoney              Harold Hines                William Swanton           Harvey Krause Edward Walsh

 

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1994-1995 Officers

John Leimer Sr.  President        Covey Windsor  Vice President            Duane Melvin  President Elect  Edward Rowley  Past President  

Coy Huffine  Secretary/Treasurer                      John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

Directors

Beverly Bumgarner                   Jacob Sanders              Harvey Krause Clyde Taylor                Kenneth Mahoney                    Edward Walsh

 

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1995-1996 Officers

Duane Melvin  President           Beverly Bumgarner  Vice President                   Edward Walsh  President Elect John Leimer Sr.  Past President                    Coy Huffine  Sec./Treasurer                  John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

Directors

.Forrest A. Gardner                  John C. Henry              Robert H. Hoar            Jacob J. Sanders          Donald G. Nelson            Clyde Taylor

 

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1996-1997 Officers

Edward Walsh  President          Calvin Smith  Vice President                 Beverly Bumgarner  President Elect

Duane Melvin  Past President                Coy Huffine  Sec./Treasurer                  John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

Directors

Forest Gardner Robert Hoar                 George Gibbs               Donald Nelson John Henry       Paul Nelson

 

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1997-1998 Officers

Calvin A. Smith  President        George Gibbs Vice President                Clyde Taylor  President Elect                Edward Walsh  Past President               Coy Huffine  Sec./Treasurer                  John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

Directors

John Henry                   Edward Rowley            Paul Nelson      John Hennessey            Jerrold Stoflet               Jim Watson

 

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1998-1999 Officers

Clyde Taylor  President            G Paul Nelson  Vice President  George Gibbs  President Elect  Calvin A. Smith  Past President 

Coy Huffine  Secretary Treasurer            John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

 

Directors

Ed Rowley       Bill Otto           John Hennessey            Dick Smith       Jim Watson      Jerry Stoflet

 

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1999-2000 Officers

George Gibbs  President           Sev Rausch  Vice President                  Paul Lutzke  President Elect                  Clyde Taylor  Past President

John Hennessey  Secretary                   Clyde Taylor  Treasurer            John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

Directors

Alberta Chance            Bill Otto           Jerry Stoflet      Dick Smith      Ken Stoltenberg           Bob Leppala

 

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2000-2001 Officers

Paul Lutzke  President  Jim Watson  VP & President Elect                    George Gibbs  Past President

John Hennessey  Secretary                   Clyde Taylor  Treasurer            John Pagelkopf  Constitutional Advisor

Directors

Alberta Chance            Mal Malcomson           Ken Stoltenberg           Glenn Olson                 Bob Leppala                Naurine Watson

 

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2001-2002 Officers

Paul Lutzke  President              Jim Watson  President Elect                  Paul Lutzke  Past President

John Hennessey  Secretary                   Clyde Taylor  Treasurer            John Pagelkopf  Region Representative

Directors

Coy Huffine                  Mal Malcomson           Bob Leppala                Glen Olson                   Dick Pingel                   Naurine Watson

 

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2002-2003 Officers

Jim Watson  President              Jerry Stoflet  President Elect                 Paul Lutzke  Past President

John Hennessey  Secretary                   Clyde Taylor  Treasurer            John Pagelkopf  Region Representative

Directors

Coy Huffine                  John Muehlenbein         Bob Leppala                Gerry Gilreath               Dick Pingel                   Guy Hostetter

 

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2003-2004 Officers

Jerry Stoflet  President  Bob Leppala  President Elect                Jim Watson  Past President

John Hennessey  Secretary                   Clyde Taylor  Treasurer            John Pagelkopf  Region Representative

Directors

.Gerry Gilreath  Guy Hostetter               John Muehlenbein         Mel Berhow                 Dave Wernecke           Peter Berg

 

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2004-2005 Officers

Bob Leppala  President            Jim Watson  Past President                   Jerry Stoflet  President Elect

John Hennessey Secretary                    Clyde Taylor  Treasurer                        John Pagelkopf  Advisor

Directors

Dick Kratz                   Dan McCoy                 Dick Zelenski               Mel Berhow                 Dave Wernecke            Peter Berg

 

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2005-2006 Officers

Jerry Stoflet  President            Jim Watson  Past President                   Bob Leppala  President Elect

John Hennessey Secretary                    Clyde Taylor  Treasurer                        John Pagelkopf  Advisor

Directors

Dick Kratz                   Dan McCoy                 Dick Zelenski               Ralph Galegher                 Don Nelson            John Pagelkopf

 

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2006 - 2007 Officers

Bob Leppala  President            Jerry Stoflet  Past President                   Ed Walsh  President Elect

John Hennessey Secretary                    Clyde Taylor  Treasurer                        John Pagelkopf  Advisor

Directors

John Henry                   Jack Riley                 Dick Siepmann               Ralph Galegher                 Don Nelson            John Pagelkopf

 

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2007 - 2008 Officers

Ed Walsh  President            Bob Leppala  Past President                   TBD  President Elect

John Hennessey Secretary                    Clyde Taylor  Treasurer                        John Pagelkopf  Advisor

Directors

John Henry                   Jack Riley                 Dick Siepmann               Mike Doerre                 Don Johnson            Bill Timmerman

 

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2008 - 2009 Officers

Russ Hird  President            Ed Walsh  Past President                   TBD  President Elect

John Hennessey Secretary                    Clyde Taylor  Treasurer                         

Directors

Arlen Books                   Wei Chen                 Joe Falcone               Mike Doerre                 Don Johnson            Bill Timmerman

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2009 - 2010 Officers

Mike Doerre  President            Russ Hird  Past President                   TBD  President Elect

John Hennessey Secretary                    Clyde Taylor  Treasurer                         

Directors

Jack Colquhoun                   Don Nelson                 Mike Sheehan               Arlen Books                 Wei Chen            Joe Falcone