Western Wisconsin
AFL-CIO
Our Workers Memorial

 

April 28th - Workers Memorial Day in La Crosse. The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO commemorates and remembers all fallen and injured Coulee Region workers at a ceremony held at our Workers Memorial Monument that day.

Photographs of our Workers Memorial (2005) (taken by brother Bill Rudy - ATU 519)

Photographs of our Workers Memorial (2006) (taken by brother Bill Rudy - ATU 519)

History of Our Workers Memorial Day Event

  • 1991 Dedicated East of Present Day Monument Site By President Wayne Ellefson Jr. (30 in attendance)
  • 1992 Trees planted
  • 1993 More Trees and Flagpole
  • 1994 Speaking Program
  • 1995 Speaking Program
  • 1996 Speaking Program
  • 1997 Speaking Program
  • 1998 Speaking Program
  • 1999 Plans for building a Monument announced by President Terry L. Hicks, 200 in attendance.
  • 2000 Tent, Food, Speaking Program, Everything constructed except the roof, flagpole moved, Building Dedicated
  • 2001 Roof and Plaques installed
  • 2002 Tent, Food, Speaking Program
  • 2003 Tent, Food, Speaking Program
  • 2004 Tent, Food, Speaking Program

Names Currently Inscribed in Bronze on our Momument in La Crosse

  • 1969 Martin J Langen IBEW local 135
  • 1970 Ervin G Friet IBEW local 135
  • 2000 Brian Ruegg IBEW local 14
  • 1988 Larry Snell IBEW local 953
  • 1973 Phillip Soper IBT local 1081
  • 1994 Daniel R Muller IBT local 1081
  • 1987 Scott Johnson IBT local 695
  • 1991 Joseph Groschi BT local 695
  • 1974 Frederick Tauscher Carpenters local 1143
  • 1979 Ronald E Hall Laborers local 140
  • 1987 Paul Schreier Laborers local 140
  • 1988 Merle Welch Laborers local 140
  • 2000 Donald P Koltermann Laborers local 140
  • 1998 John R Eastman BMWE local 509
  • 1997 Mark H Bantley BMWE local 1965/1906
  • 1990 Samuel Jiardina UTU divison 11
  • 1957 James W McCormick Sr IAFF local 127
  • 1964 Edward V Sciborski IAFF local 127
  • 1981 Donald Asselin IAFF local 127
  • 1972 Donald C Pederson AFSCME local 55
  • 1980 Gary G Powless AFSCME local 55
  • 1989 Deborah McMenamin AFSCME local 55
  • 1993 William Schoenberger AFSCME local 55
  • 1993 Wayne D Schroeder AFSCME local 227
  • 2000 Theodore Foss Minnesota State Patrol Troupers Association
  • 2000 Jennifer Marks CRUE - TEA
  • 2000 Debra Jensen CRUE - TEA
  • 1979 Robert W Ebner SR NALC branch 59
  • 1977 Roger O Burr USWA local 14l
  • 1976 Edwin F Bouzek
  • 1989 William Grams
  • 1983 Leonard Taylor
  • 1960 Howard Kreutzer IAMAW lodge 21
  • 1963 Vernon Sorenson IAMAW lodge 21
  • 1981 David D Wapp IAMAW lodge 21
  • 1998 Jim Wilson IAMAW lodge 173
  • 1986 Ieroy Summerfield IAMAW lodge 1771
  • 1990 Dan Bernett IAMAW lodge 1771
  • 1990 Earl Wallace IAMAW lodge 1771
  • 1999 Susan Wagner IAMAW lodge 1771
  • 1973 John Woodhouse IRON WORKERS local 383
  • 1982 Orley Smith IRON WORKERS local 383
  • 1985 Leland Nowland IRON WORKERS local 383
  • 1991 Donald Ewing IRON WORKERS local 383
  • 1999 James PetersIRON WORKERS local 383
  • 2000 Tracy I Roth IRON WORKERS local 383
  • 1982 Billy Fisher IRON WORKERS local 825
  • 1979 Thomas Wahner HEAT & FROST local 19
  • 1983 Harris George IUOE local 139

 

 

Return to the Features Page of the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO