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Arvada Lodge No. 141
Past Masters
Honoring those who have presided over the Oriental Chair with wisdom and dedication, guiding our brotherhood through the years.

01
Fred T. Newton
1912/13 U.D.

02
Edwin L. Foster
1914

03
William N. Vaile
1915
Grand Master
1924
U.S. Congressman
1919 - 1927

04
Benjamin F. Skinner
1916

05
Lames G. Biggins Sr.
1917

06
Thomas C. Hurst
1918

07
Albert M. Dhonau
1919

08
Chester M. Lawrence
1920

09
George B. Campbell
1921

10
Ress T. Davis Jr.
1922

11
Charles I. Goodrich
1923

12
Carrol R. Buck
1924

13
Frank A. Mahannah
1925

14
Howard P. Bunger
1926

15
Alfred M. Burroughs
1927

16
Lames G Biggins Jr.
1928

17
August F. Heimburger
1929

18
George R. Hively
1930

19
Charles H. Davis
1931

20
Richard R. Rodda
1932

21
Clyde D. Beugley
1933

22
Harry W. Newton
1934

23
David H.M. Strong
1935

24
Thomas D. Vanderhoof
1936

25
Ben Burgess
1937

26
Emory L. O’Connell Sr.
1938

27
Newton A. Olson
1939

28
Wallace R. Munro Sr.
1940

29
Clarence J. Hildebrand
1941

30
Samuel W. Johnson
1942

31
Herman A. Koegler
1943

32
Fred R. Yousse
1944

33
Melrose W. Davis
1945

34
Henry F. Willis
1946

35
Fred V. Ellis
1947

36
Arthur J. Venohr
1948

37
E. J. Molby
1949

38
Horace E. Randall
1950

39
Fred S. Lujan
1951

40
F. E. Kroupa
1952

41
Maurice S. Burk
1953

42
Wayne W. Harkness
1954

43
Donald J. Hereford
1955

44
Walter I. Pettit
1956

45
Harold F. Lobb
1957

46
George L. Behen
1958

47
Frank E. Gill
1959

48
Lee D. Newton
1960

49
Wendell L. Smee
1961

50
Robert E. Parker
1962

51
John R. Cline
1963

52
Irven A. Jacobson
1964

53
Loyd V. Gilley
1965

54
Donald Cowan
1966

55
Jack M. Willis
1967

56
Robert S. Kerlee
1968

57
Richard L. Nelson
1969
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58
D. W. (Pat) Derr
1970

59
A. Robert Tiernan
1971

60
James F. Norris
1972

61
Dan Sommers
1973

62
Howard Caldwell
1974

63
Jack B. Phillips
1975

64
Robert B. Stucky
1976

65
Paul W. Ratz
1977

66
Lloyd L. McKean
1978

67
Neil C. Colin
1979

68
Joseph G. Ratterman
1980

69
Albert A. Lanyon
1981

70
E.M. ‘Marsh’ Colpitts
1982

71
R. Roger Stene
1983

72
Phillip Y. Black
1984

73
John L. Harper
1985
Grand Master
1993

74
James L. Harris
1986

75
James Christian
1987

76
Dean E. Young
1988

77
Tim I. Miller
1989

78
James E. Robbins
1990

79
G. Robert Hammond
1991

80
Chris Westerhoff
1992

81
John DeWitt
1993

82
Michael C. Halpin
1994

83
Henry B. Hering Sr.
1995
01
Fred T. Newton
1912/13 U.D.
02
Edwin L. Foster
1914
03
William N. Vaile
1915
Grand Master
1924
U.S. Congressman
1919 - 1927
04
Benjamin F. Skinner
1916
05
Lames G. Biggins Sr.
1917
06
Thomas C. Hurst
1918
07
Albert M. Dhonau
1919
08
Chester M. Lawrence
1920
09
George B. Campbell
1921
10
Ress T. Davis Jr.
1922
11
Charles I. Goodrich
1923
12
Carrol R. Buck
1924
13
Frank A. Mahannah
1925
14
Howard P. Bunger
1926
15
Alfred M. Burroughs
1927
16
Lames G Biggins Jr.
1928
17
August F. Heimburger
1929
18
George R. Hively
1930
19
Charles H. Davis
1931
20
Richard R. Rodda
1932
21
Clyde D. Beugley
1933
22
Harry W. Newton
1934
23
David H.M. Strong
1935
24
Thomas D. Vanderhoof
1936
25
Ben Burgess
1937
26
Emory L. O’Connell Sr.
1938
27
Newton A. Olson
1939
28
Wallace R. Munro Sr.
1940
29
Clarence J. Hildebrand
1941
30
Samuel W. Johnson
1942
31
Herman A. Koegler
1943
32
Fred R. Yousse
1944
33
Melrose W. Davis
1945
34
Henry F. Willis
1946
35
Fred V. Ellis
1947
36
Arthur J. Venohr
1948
37
E. J. Molby
1949
38
Horace E. Randall
1950
39
Fred S. Lujan
1951
40
F. E. Kroupa
1952
41
Maurice S. Burk
1953
42
Wayne W. Harkness
1954
43
Donald J. Hereford
1955
44
Walter I. Pettit
1956
45
Harold F. Lobb
1957
46
George L. Behen
1958
47
Frank E. Gill
1959
48
Lee D. Newton
1960
49
Wendell L. Smee
1961
50
Robert E. Parker
1962
51
John R. Cline
1963
52
Irven A. Jacobson
1964
53
Loyd V. Gilley
1965
54
Donald Cowan
1966
55
Jack M. Willis
1967
56
Robert S. Kerlee
1968
57
Richard L. Nelson
1969
58
D. W. (Pat) Derr
1970
59
A. Robert Tiernan
1971
60
James F. Norris
1972
61
Dan Sommers
1973
62
Howard Caldwell
1974
63
Jack B. Phillips
1975
64
Robert B. Stucky
1976
65
Paul W. Ratz
1977
66
Lloyd L. McKean
1978
67
Neil C. Colin
1979
68
Joseph G. Ratterman
1980
69
Albert A. Lanyon
1981
70
E.M. ‘Marsh’ Colpitts
1982
71
R. Roger Stene
1983
72
Phillip Y. Black
1984
73
John L. Harper
1985
Grand Master
1993
74
James L. Harris
1986
75
James Christian
1987
76
Dean E. Young
1988
77
Tim I. Miller
1989
78
James E. Robbins
1990
79
G. Robert Hammond
1991
80
Chris Westerhoff
1992
81
John DeWitt
1993
82
Michael C. Halpin
1994
83
Henry B. Hering Sr.
1995
- Fred T. Newton 1912/13
- Edwin L. Foster 1914
- William N. Vaile, PGM
- Benjamin F. Skinner 1916
- Lames G. Biggins Sr. 1917
- Thomas C. Hurst 1918
- Albert M. Dhonau 1919
- Chester M. Lawrence 1920
- George B. Campbell 1921
- Ress T. Davis Jr. 1922
- Charles I. Goodrich 1923
- Carrol R. Buck 1924
- Frank A. Mahannah 1925
- Howard P. Bunger
- Alfred M. Burroughs 1927
- Lames G Biggins Jr. 1928
- August F. Heimburger 1929
- George R. Hively 1930
- Charles H. Davis 1931
- Richard R. Rodda 1932
- Clyde D. Beugley 1933
- Harry W. Newton 1934
- David H.M. Strong 1935
- Thomas D. Vanderhoof 1936
- Ben Burgess 1937
- Emory L. O’Connell Sr. 1938
- Newton A. Olson 1939
- Wallace R. Munro Sr. 1940
- Clarence J. Hildebrand 1941
- Samuel W. Johnson 1942
- Herman A. Koegler 1943
- Fred R. Yousse 1944
- Melrose W. Davis 1945
- Henry F. Willis 1946
- Fred V. Ellis 1947
- Arthur J. Venohr 1948
- E. J. Molby 1949
- Horace E. Randall 1950
- Fred S. Lujan 1951
- F. E. Kroupa 1952
- Maurice S. Burk 1953
- Wayne W. Harkness 1954
- Donald J. Hereford 1955
- Walter I. Pettit 1956
- Harold F. Lobb 1957
- George L. Behen 1958
- Frank E. Gill 1959
- Lee D. Newton 1960
- Wendell L. Smee 1961
- Robert E. Parker 1962
- John R. Cline 1963
- Irven A. Jacobson 1964
- Loyd V. Gilley 1965
- Donald Cowan 1966
- Jack M. Willis 1967
- Robert S. Kerlee 1968
- Richard L. Nelson 1969
- D. W. (Pat) Derr 1970
- A. Robert Tiernan 1971
- James F. Norris 1972
- Dan Sommers 1973
- Howard Caldwell 1974
- Jack B. Phillips 1975
- Robert B. Stucky 1976
- Paul W. Ratz 1977
- Lloyd L. McKean 1978
- Neil C. Colin
- Joseph G. Ratterman 1980
- Albert A. Lanyon 1981
- E.M. ‘Marsh’ Colpitts 1982
- R. Roger Stene 1983
- Phillip Y. Black 1984
- John L. Harper 1985
- James L. Harris 1986
- James Christian 1987
- Dean E. Young 1988
- Tim I. Miller 1989
- James E. Robbins 1990
- G. Robert Hammond 1991
- Chris Westerhoff 1992
- John DeWitt 1993
- Michael C. Halpin 1994
- Henry B. Hering Sr. 1995
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