2019 Officers
Worshipful Master
Charles J. Dukehart, PM
Senior Warden
William T. Skinner
Junior Warden
Adam M. Gruzs
Senior Deacon
Richard H. Myers
Junior Deacon
Ankur Sharma
Senior Steward
Allen L. Washington
Junior Steward
David E. Creagh
Tyler
Leon L. Pettaway
Secretary
Richard K. Sparks
Treasurer
David R. Johnson
Chaplain
Ira T. Williams
Marshal
Craig T. Turkington, PM
Master of Ceremonies
Arthur B. Redmond, PM
Ritualist
Paul H. Fishell, PM
Grand Inspector
John A. Glasby, PM Mt. Moriah Lodge #116
Deputy Grand Lecturer
John Thomas, PM Howard Lodge #101
Past Masters of Lodge #189
Perhaps the best way to understand the importance of the contributions of our Past Master’s is to understand the role of the Worshipful Master.
Worshipful Master – the presiding officer of the Lodge. The senior officer of a Masonic Lodge and is normally addressed and referred to as the ‘Worshipful Master’. The Worshipful Master sits in the East of the lodge room, directs all of the business of his lodge, and is vested with considerable powers without further reference to the members. He also presides over ritual and ceremonies.
The office of Worshipful Master is the highest honor to which a lodge may appoint any of its members. The office is filled by election, generally by means of a secret ballot. However, in most lodges, the progression is such that the post will almost always be filled by the previous year’s Senior Warden.
Past Master – a member who has previously served as Worshipful Master of any Lodge. (In many jurisdictions, a Past Master is addressed as “Worshipful Brother “.)
Our Past Masters have built Palestine lodge since its inception in the 19th Century and are duly honored for their contributions to the lodge and the fraternity.
We owe our lodge and fraternity to this long line of dedicated brothers who have dedicated themselves to the fraternity and their brethren. Our lodge would not be here were it not for them.
+ J.H. Iglehart: 1891,92-93-94-96
+ Joshua Marsden: 1895
+ H. Clay Suter: 1897, 98-99, 02, 03-04
+ James B. Heisse: 1900-01
+ Jacob F. Bauman: 1905
+ Lewis W. Freund: 1906, 12-13
+ Charles E. Wilson: 1909, 1910
+ John W. Peregoy: 1908
+ John W. Freund: 1909, 1910
+ John H. Kramer: 1911
+ Arthur C. Montell: 1915
+ William H. Cooper: 1916
+ William Heinz: 1917
+ William O. Pierson: 1918
+ Henry C. Bertram: 1919
+ Howard E. Riley: 1920
+ George J. Grim: 1921
+ Conrad C. Rabbe: 1922
+ F. Bowie Smith, P.W.J.G.D.. P.G.I.: 1923
+ Jacob Ebert: 1924
+ Robert E. Kanode: 1925-1926
+ H. Clay Suter, Jr.: 1927
+ John Mitchell: 1928
+ Oliver W. Payne: 1929
+ George Hart Rowe: 1930
+ L. Whitworth Freund: 1931
+ J. Lawrence Hildebrandt, W.P.G.Purs., (Palestine Lodge #189 Secretary Emeritus: 1932)
+ Clyde E. Odel: 1933
+ Henry C.C. Wasmus: 1934
+ Joseph H. Steinacker: 1935
+ Edwin W. Parker W.P.G. Marshal: 1936
+ Charles V. H. German: 1937
+ Raymond F. Waldvogel: 1938
+ Oscar M. Grimes, Sr.: 1939
+ Joseph M. Hawkins: 1940
+ Francis G. Ensor: 1941
+ Thomas M. Kelly, Sr.: 1942
+ George N. Hammond, W.P.G. Purs.: 1943
+ Leroy A. Meseke: 1944
+ Charles E. Lewin: 1945
+ Wallace S. North: 1946
+ Edward T. Brueckman, R.W.P.J.G.W., P.G.I.: 1947
+ Richard S. Eitemiller: 1948
+ Gustav A. Brandt: 1949
+ Roberts R. Sparks: 1950
+ John G. Freudenberger: 1951
+ W. Ardienne Johnson: 1952
+ Roland T. Bowman, Sr.: 1953
+ Louis Caperoon, Sr.: 1954
+ Earl M. Bittner: 1955
William F. Wells: 1956
+ Arthur E. Pittinger: 1957
+ Henry Crane, P.G.I.: 1958
John W. King, P.G.I.: 1959
+ Robert G. Justis: 1960
+ J. Richard Kearney: 1961
+ J. Herbert Lyons, Sr.: 1962
+ Dennis Ruth: 1963
+ Shirley B. Koontz, P.W.S.G.D., P.G.I.: 1964
+ Hugh L. Feemster *: 1965
+ Norman G. Williams *: 1966
+ William D. Campbell *: 1967
+ Howard P. Robertson: 1968
+ Charles C. H. Miller: 1969
+ John E. Hoerl: 1970
+ A. Warner Anderson: 1971
+ Edward B. Kraft, W.G.L. Emeritus, R.W.P.J.G.W., P.G.I. , Palestine Lodge #189 Secretary Emeritus : 1972
+ Donald T. Carmine: 1973
+ Albert S. Hahn W.P.S.G.D., R.W.P.S.G.W: 1974
+ Harold R. Baer: 1975
Christian P. Klapproth, Jr.: 1976
Frederick C. Jessop, Jr., P.G.I.: 1977
Charles S. Kelley, P.G.I.: 1978
+ Philip A. Ballard, Jr., W.P.S.G.D., P.G.I.: 1979
+ Lewis M. Hooper: 1980
+ John E. Towles, W.P.G.S.B., P.G.I.: 1981
Ralph W. Owens: 1982
Chester A. Walk: 1983
Richard A. Schacht: 1984
+ Francis J. Martin, Jr.: 1985
+ Richard E. Anderson: 1986
Daniel C. Stone: 1987
Reverdy Lewin Orrell, III: 1988
Charles J. Dukehart, II , W.P.S.G.D:. 1989
Paul H. Fishell, P.W.S.G.D., R.W.P.J.G.W.: 1990
Francis J. Martin, III: 1991
+ Lewis M. Hooper: 1992
Paul H. Fishell, W.P.S.G.D., R.W.P.J.G.W.: 1993
+ John E. Towles, W.P.G.S.B., P.G.I.: 1994
Charles J. Dukehart, II , W.P.S.G.D.: 1995
Paul H. Fishell, W.P.S.G.D., R.W.P.J.G.W.: 1996
Derek R. Melhuish: 1997
Frederick W. Fisher: 1998
Willliam H. Davenport: 1999
Paul H. Fishell, W.P.S.G.D., R.W.P.J.G.W.: 2000
+ Lewis M. Hooper: 2001
Christian P. Klapproth, Jr.: 2002
+ William E. Zentgraf: 2003 – 2004
Randolph T. Frazier: 2005
Arthur B. Redmond W.P.G.T: 2006 – 2007
Richard Smith GI: 2008 – 2009
Arthur B. Redmond W.P.G.T.: 2010 -2011
Richard Smith PGI: 2012
Jesse Guercio: 2015
Craig Turkington: 2016
Kris Uebersax: 2017
Charles J. Matulewicz IV GI: 2013 – 2014, 2018, W.P.S.G.S.
Affiliated Past Masters of Palestine Lodge #189
Lawrence J. Stein, P.G.I. 1959
+ Frank S. Bell ‘1963’
Addie A. Paul 1972
+ Edwin Theodore Johnson Sr. 1942[+]Bert F. Morton ‘1982’ – 83
Charles R. Baillargeon 1998, 2000-01
Earle L. Coleman PM # 88 Honorary Past Master 1959, 2000, 2001
Alexander R. Lipp, H.P.R.W.M., Lodge St. John #137, Blairgowrie, Scotland, 1991-93, 2006-08
Note: + Deceased, * Demitted