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2022-2023 Club Officers
President: Carolyn Tonn
Past President: John Lacock
1st Vice President: Deb Kuhn
2nd Vice President: Aaron Kunde
Secretary: Regena Busch/Phillip Larabee
Treasurer: Kevin Adams
Lion Tamer: Ron Buscher
Tailtwister: Nick Strittmatter
Tailtwister:
Board Member (1 yr) John Sauser
Board Member (1 yr) George Walters
Board Member (2 yr) Doug Adams
Board Member (2 yr) Craig Thompson

District Governors from this Club
Frank Shimanek 1952-53 (Deceased) District 9A
Howard Hicks 1954-55 (Deceased) District 9A
Dave Miller 1967-68 (Deceased) District 9A
Jim Robinson 1982-83 (Deceased) District 9X3
Kevin Adams 1988-89 District 9X3
Roger Busch 2005-06 (Deceased) District 9X3

Deputy District Governors
Bob Patten
Henry Adams
Dave Miller

Council Chairs from this Club
Roger Busch 2006-07 (Deceased)

Monticello Lions Club Members selected for Melvin Jones Fellowships
NAME DATE
1. Kevin Adams 7/20/1992 #
2. Dale Adams 3/2/1993 (Deceased)
3. Jim Robinson 3/2/1993 # (Deceased)
4. Bernard Kuriger 4/24/1995 (Deceased)
5. Dan Vorhies 5/14/1996 # (Deceased)
6. George Mitchel 4/24/1997 (Deceased)
7. Norm Hinrichs 4/15/1998 # (Deceased)
8. Mike Nodolf 5/30/2002 #
9. Tom Wilgenbusch 10/4/2002 (Deceased)
10. Wade Reddy 3/27/2003 #
11. Ron Buscher 1/25/2005 #
12. John Sauser 5/26/2005 #
13. Roger Busch 5/25/2006 # (Deceased)
14. Carl Wolken 4/7/2008 (Deceased)
15. Dr. Philip Hanna 4/7/2008 #
16. Craig Thompson 6/3/2009 #
17. Phillip Larabee 6/28/2010 #
18. James Loes 6/28/2010 (Donated via an unknown source)
19. Robert Shimanek 12/10/2010#
20. Doug Adams 5/24/2012 #
21. Dennis Joslyn 5/17/2013 #
22. Art Kromminga 5/17/2013 # (Deceased)
23. Nick Strittmatter4/4/2014 #
24. Dr. Rich Wolken 4/4/2014 #
25. Eugene Schipper 1/27/2015 # (Deceased)
26. Clyde Meyer 2/3/2015 #
27. Regena Busch 5/6/2016 #
28. Neal White 5/6/2016 #
29. Mary Kay Adams 4/12/2017 #
30. Charlie Becker 4/12/2017 #
31. Fred Williams 4/19/2018 # (Deceased)
32. Jim Manternach 4/19/2018 # (Deceased)
33. John Lacock 5/9/2019 #
34. Penny Schmit 5/9/2019 #



# denotes received both the Melvin Jones Fellow and Warren Coleman Award

Monticello Lions Club Members selected for Warren Coleman Awards
NAME DATE NUMBER
1. Frank Shimanek 8/12/1994 455 (Deceased)
2. Kevin Adams 6/25/1996 623 #
3. Norm Hinrichs 5/5/1997 745 # (Deceased)
4. Dan Vorhies 4/9/1998 890 # (Deceased)
5. Roman Welter 5/3/1999 1039
6. Jim Robinson 7/3/2000 1257 # (Deceased)
7. Mike Nodolf 5/11/2001 1381 #
8. Art Kromminga 5/30/2003 1743 # (Deceased)
9. Ron Fritz 5/20/2004 1945 (Deceased)
10. Dennis Joslyn 12/23/2004 2032 #
11. Roger Busch 3/6/2006 2217 # (Deceased)
12. Craig Thompson 6/5/2007 2421 #
13. Charlie Becker 4/15/2008 2538 #
14. Phillip Larabee 5/13/2009 2709 #
15. Regena Busch 7/1/2010 2902 #
16. Laura Larabee 7/1/2010 2907 (Gift from Phil Larabee)
17. Ronald Buscher 11/24/2010 2950 #
18. Clyde Meyer 11/24/2010 2951 # (Result of Eastern IA Tissue Transport Relay)
19. Kay Adams 6/1/2011 3007 # (Result of Eastern IA Tissue Transport Relay)
20. Neal White 6/2/2011 3018 #
21. James Manternach 7/2/2012 3197 # (Deceased) Result of Eastern IA Tissue Transport Relay)
22. David Savage 7/2/2012 3198
23. Phillip Larabee 7/2/2012 Progressive Warren Coleman Award #2
24. Daniel Sauser 5/9/2013 3373
25. Ivan Opperman 5/9/2013 3374 (Deceased)
26. Dr. Philip Hanna 4/15/2014 3532 #
27. Fred Williams 4/15/2014 3533 # (Deceased)
28. Eugene Schipper 4/15/2014 3534 # (Deceased) (Result of Eastern IA Tissue Transport Relay)
29. Kevin Adams 4/15/2014 Progressive Warren Coleman Award #2
30. Norman Meyer 2/5/2015 3655
31. Marvin Marsh 2/5/2015 3656
32. George Walters 2/5/2015 3657
33. Robert Shimanek 5/9/2016 3859 #
34. John Sauser 5/9/2016 3860 #
35. Charlie Tonn 5/9/2016 3861 (Deceased)
36. Melvin Manternach 4/18/2017 3992 (Deceased)
37. Debra Lacock 4/18/2017 3993
38. Nick Strittmatter 4/18/2017 3994 #
39. Carol Hagen 4/18/2017 3995
40. Wade Reddy 4/20/2018 4151 #
41. Penny Schmit 4/20/2018 4152 #
42. Douglas Adams 4/20/2018 4153 #
43. Marla Walters 4/23/2019 4319 (Deceased)
44. Sheri Lampe 4/23/2019 4320
45. John Lacock 4/23/2019 4321 #
46. Dr. Richard Wolken 4/23/2019 4322 #

# Denotes received both the Warren Coleman Award and Melvin Jones Fellow

Monticello Lions Club Members with Progressive Warren Coleman Awards
Phillip Larabee 7/2/2012 Award Number 2
Kevin Adams 6/2/2014 Award Number 2

Original Charter Members
Ross Baty
Chester A. Condit
Ed Cox
Dr. Earl DeShaw
Ray Echternacht
Cecil Goettsch
Roland Goudy
Rev. William Grossheim
John Guler
Tom Henderson
C.F. Hofer
Dr. J.M. Intlekofer
G.M. Jones
Norman Larson
Ray Marugg
M.B. Leonard
Verne McCurdy
Joe Messerli
Dr. F.E. Patterson
L.C. Perkins
James Read
Sylvan Runkel
Paul Schuetz
C.F. Shimanek
John Shover
Arnold Thalacker
Jens Thuesen
Edgar Vernon
A.F. Walker
Willard Yeoman
Walter Zubler

Lions Club who sponsored the Monticello Lions Club
Anamosa Lions Club

Lions Clubs sponsored by the Monticello Lions Club
Cascade Lions Club
Central City Lions Club
Hopkinton Lions Club
Wyoming Lions Club
Coggon Lions Club
Anamosa Lions Club

Past President of the Monticello Lions Club
1941-1942 Dr. Earl DeShaw
1942-1943 Dr. F.E. Patterson
1943-1944 Frank Walker
1944-1945 B.C. Hall
1945-1946 Henry Adams
1946-1947 Edgar Vernon
1947-1948 Rev. William Grossheim
1948-1949 Edward Cox
1949-1950 C.F. Shimanek
1950-1951 Not Recorded
1951-1952 Harold Wilcox
1952-1953 Howard Hicks
1953-1954 Leslie Linn
1954-1955 Ray Steimbaugh
1955-1956 Chester Condit
1956-1957 Irving Hintz
1957-1958 Alvin Jones
1958-1959 Lyman Perkins
1959-1960 George Meiters
1960-1961 Robert Patton
1961-1962 Dale Adams
1962-1963 James Bender
1963-1964 Harold Gottleaber
1964-1965 Lavern Eilers
1965-1966 Paul Lumpa
1966-1967 Sam Schuetz
1967-1968 Donald Bergman
1968-1969 Earl McCausland
1969-1970 Pay Marolf
1970-1971 James Corwin
1971-1972 James Robinson
1972-1973 Ray Baresel
1973-1974 Richard Baresel
1974-1975 Gerald Schubick
1975-1976 Grover Miehe
1976-1977 Ernie Recker
1977-1978 John Welter
1978-1979 Lawrence Kopecky
1979-1980 Ronald Fritz
1980-1981 Norman Hinrichs
1981-1982 Paul Saupe
1982-1983 Dan Vorhies
1983-1984 Philip Hanna
1984-1985 Kevin Adams
1985-1986 John Koch
1986-1987 Art Kromminga
1987-1988 Richard Wolken
1988-1989 Charles Becker
1989-1990 Nick Strittmatter
1990-1991 Doug Adams
1991-1992 Keith Stamp
1992-1993 Neal White
1993-1994 John Ironside
1994-1995 Kendall Messer
1995-1996 Chuck Classen
1996-1997 Roman Welter
1997-1998 Phillip Larabee
1998-1999 Roger Busch
1999-2000 John Sauser
2000-2001 Michael Nodolf
2001-2002 Jim Loes
2002-2003 Bill Gilkerson
2003-2004 David Savage
2004-2005 Brian Gogel
2005-2006 Tom Beadle
2006-2007 Craig Thompson
2007-2008 James Plummer
2008-2009 Phillip Larabee
2009-2010 Dan Sauser
2010-2011 Kay Adams
2011-2012 Eugene Schipper
2012-2013 Regena Busch
2013-2014 Ivan Opperman
2014-2015 Norm Meyer
2015-2016 Charlie Tonn
2016-2017 Carol Hagen
2017-2018 Phillip Larabee
2018-2019 Phillip Larabee
2019-2020 Wade Reddy
2020-2021 Wade Reddy
2021-2022 Craig Thompson
2022-2023 John LaCock
2023-2024 Carolyn Tonn

Past Secretaries of the Monticello Lions Club
1941-1942 C.F. Shimanek
1942-1943 C.F. Shimanek
1943-1944 E.F. Hofer
1944-1945 Chester Condit
1945-1946 Re. William Grossheim
1946-1947 Howard Hicks
1947-1948 Howard Hicks
1948-1949 Howard Hicks
1949-1950 Leroy Schoon
1950-1951 Not Recorded
1951-1952 Alvin Jones
1952-1953 Alvin Jones
1953-1954 Alvin Jones
1954-1955 Alvin Jones
1955-1956 Lyman Perkins
1956-1957 Lyman Perkins
1957-1958 Vance Stead
1958-1959 Vance Stead
1959-1960 David Miller
1960-1961 Don Bergman
1961-1962 Sam Schuetz
1962-1963 Sam Schuetz
1963-1964 Ronald Fritz
1964-1965 Ronald Fritz
1965-1966 George Meiters
1966-1967 George Meiters
1967-1968 George Meiters
1968-1969 Sam Schuetz
1969-1970 Sam Schuetz
1970-1971 Sam Schuetz
1971-1972 John Brokens
1972-1973 John Brokens
1973-1974 John Brokens
1974-1975 Robert Shimanek
1975-1976 Robert Shimanek
1976-1977 Robert Shimanek
1977-1978 Robert Shimanek
1978-1979 Robert Shimanek
1979-1980 Robert Shimanek
1980-1981 Robert Shimanek
1981-1982 Robert Shimanek
1982-1983 Robert Shimanek
1983-1984 Robert Shimanek
1984-1985 Robert Shimanek
1985-1986 Robert Shimanek
1986-1987 Robert Shimanek
1987-1988 Robert Shimanek
1988-1989 Robert Shimanek
1989-1990 Robert Shimanek
1990-1991 Robert Shimanek
1991-1992 Kevin Adams
1992-1993 Kevin Adams
1993-1994 Kevin Adams
1994-1995 Kevin Adams
1995-1996 Kevin Adams
1996-1997 Kevin Adams
1997-1998 Kevin Adams
1998-1999 Kevin Adams
1999-2000 Kevin Adams
2000-2001 Kevin Adams
2001-2002 Kevin Adams
2002-2003 Kevin Adams
2003-2004 Kevin Adams
2004-2005 Kevin Adams
2005-2006 Kevin Adams
2006-2007 Kevin Adams
2007-2008 Roger Busch
2008-2009 Clyde Meyer
2009-2010 Clyde Meyer
2010-2011 Clyde Meyer
2011-2012 Clyde Meyer
2012-2013 Clyde Meyer
2013-2014 Clyde Meyer
2014-2015 Clyde Meyer
2015-2016 Deb Lacock
2016-2017 Deb Lacock
2017-2018 Penny Schmit
2018-2019 Penny Schmit
2019-2020 Penny Schmit
2020-2021 Penny Schmit
2021-2022 Penny Schmit
2022-2023 Penny Schmit
2023-2024 Regena Busch/Phillip Larabee

Past Treasurers of the Monticello Lions Club
1941-1942 Paul Schuetz
1942-1943 Paul Schuetz
1943-1944 Raymond Eby
1944-1945 Raymond Eby
1945-1946 M.B. Leonard
1946-1947 Sam Schuetz
1947-1948 Joe Messerli
1948-1949 M.B. Leonard
1949-1950 E.B. First
1950-1951 Not Recorded
1951-1952 Leslie Linn
1952-1953 Not Recorded
1953-1954 Arthur Schmidt
1954-1955 Rev. H. Morrow
1955-1956 Marvin Chevalier
1956-1957 Marvin Chevalier
1957-1958 Marvin Chevalier
1958-1959 Rex Schrader
1959-1960 Donald Bergman
1960-1961 James Corwin
1961-1962 James Corwin
1962-1963 James Corwin
1963-1964 Leslie Himebaugh
1964-1965 Leslie Himebaugh
1965-1966 Leslie Himebaugh
1966-1967 Leslie Himebaugh
1967-1968 Leslie Himebaugh
1968-1969 Leslie Himebaugh
1969-1970 Michael Goetisch
1970-1971 Michael Goetisch
1971-1972 Michael Goetisch
1972-1973 Larry Reicken
1973-1974 Larry Reicken
1974-1975 Larry Reicken
1975-1976 Larry Reicken
1976-1977 Larry Reicken
1977-1978 Larry Reicken
1978-1979 Larry Reicken
1979-1980 Larry Reicken
1980-1981 Larry Reicken
1981-1982 Larry Reicken
1982-1983 Larry Reicken
1983-1984 Larry Reicken
1984-1985 James Robinson
1985-1986 James Robinson
1986-1987 James Robinson
1987-1988 James Robinson
1988-1989 James Robinson
1989-1990 James Robinson
1990-1991 James Robinson
1991-1992 James Robinson
1992-1993 James Robinson
1993-1994 James Robinson
1994-1995 James Robinson
1995-1996 James Robinson
1996-1997 James Robinson
1997-1998 Roman Welter
1998-1999 Roman Welter
1999-2000 Roman Welter
2000-2001 Roman Welter
2001-2002 Roman Welter
2002-2003 Roman Welter
2003-2004 Roman Welter
2004-2005 Roman Welter
2005-2006 Roman Welter
2006-2007 Roman Welter
2007-2008 Kevin Adams
2008-2009 Kevin Adams
2009-2010 Kevin Adams
2010-2011 Kevin Adams
2011-2012 Kevin Adams
2012-2013 Kevin Adams
2013-2014 Kevin Adams
2014-2015 Kevin Adams
2015-2016 Kevin Adams
2016-2017 Kevin Adams
2017-2018 Kevin Adams
2018-2019 Kevin Adams
2019-2020 Kevin Adams
2020-2021 Kevin Adams
2021-2022 Kevin Adams
2022-2023 Kevin Adams
2023-2024 Kevin Adams