PAUL F. BRODT, Bangor, Pennsylvania, passed away November 30,
1997 after a short illness.
He was a retired farmer and cement mill worker. Paul was one of
the original seven charter members of Blue Mountain Antique Gas and
Steam Engine Association of Bangor, serving as president for the
first ten years.
Paul was a long-time enthusiast of the gas and steam engine
hobby, and had a large collection which included many Messinger
engines. Paul was one of those individuals who not only collected,
but used the equipment during the golden age of the gas engine.
He never hesitated to share his knowledge of the hobby with
others and helped many like myself get started in collecting and
restoring.
Paul will be greatly missed by all, truly a great loss, the
‘end of an era’.
Submitted by Jody C. Pusher, Blue Mountain Antique Gas &
Steam Association, Bangor, Pennsylvania.
STANLEY VOORHEES, SR., age 77, of Stickles Road, Livingston, New
York, died February 20, 1998 at his home. Born May 5, 1920 in
Trenton, New Jersey, he was the son of Freddie and Edna (Brokaw)
Voorhees. A life-long dairy farmer, he moved to Livingston in 1963
where he purchased and operated Stone House Farm with his sons.
Stanley was an avid antique and farm machinery collector. With
the help of his son and several friends, he was instrumental in
forming the Hudson Valley Old Time Power Association, Inc. For
twenty-seven years he had an exhibition of his antique engines and
other machinery at the annual Columbia County Fair in Chatham, New
York. He was also an avid hunter, traveling to Pennsylvania and
Wyoming. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Margaret (Mickey)
Voorhees; two sons, Stanley Jr. of Livingston, and Fred Voorhees of
Stevensville, Montana; a brother Norman of St. Petersburg, Florida;
four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Stanley had many, many friends and will be missed by all.
Submitted by Frank Pflegel, Jr., Secretary of the Hudson
Valley Old Time Power Association, 434 Millbrook Road, Hudson, New
York 12534.
DONALD J. WITTENBURG, of Middleton, Wisconsin, passed away
December 30, 1996.
Donald was born June 22, 1913 on a farm in southern Wisconsin
that was in the Wittenburg family for more than a century.
Donald’s father owned a 1916 Avery tractor and a 20 HP Fuller
& Johnson gas engine which Donald worked with as a young
man.
Donald graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1935 with a
degree in diesel engineering, but continued to work on the family
farm until 1958. From 1958 until his retirement in 1976, he worked
as a supervisor for public works in Middleton.
Donald married his wife, Loretta, in 1939 and had one son, D.
Rick Wittenburg.
Donald had been a member of the Rock River Thresheree of
Janesville, Wisconsin, since their first show. Over the years, he
had exhibited his Case steam engine, numerous Rumely Oil Pulls and
Avery gas tractors, along with his Fuller & Johnson gas engine
that has been in the Wittenburg family since it was bought new.
Donald is sadly missed by his wife, Loretta; his son, Rick, and
daughter-in-law, Pat; his three granddaughters; his six
great-grandchildren; and all of his friends.
Submitted by friends Edwin Lee and Connee Fiscus, 2466
Bethel Maple Rd., Bethel, Ohio 45106.
