This page is dedicated to those that are no longer with us that were instrumental in shaping the Society into what it is today. We owe them a debt of gratitude and will not let them be forgotten.
If you have anyone that I may missed or any titles these members held in the Society I would appreciate any help you can give me.
Please feel free to contact me at: [email protected].
Special Thanks to Dan Myers for helping me with suggestions, photos and Find A Grave links.
Top photo: Allan F. Seebach, Jr.
John Nicholas Bazelewich: 1962 – 2023. Project 105 Volunteer.
Louis Boselli: 1938 – 2017. Trustee, Archivist.
Ray Brown – Historian, Observer Contributor. Find A Grave Listing.
John Hobbs Chryn: 1939 – 1983.
Marvin H. Cohen: 1927 – 2020. Historian, Author, Major Archives Donor. Article on Marv by Alex Prizgintas.
Clyde Conrow – Historian, Observer Contributor.
Ed Crist: (Article written by Alex Prizgintas) – Historian, Author, Observer Editor.
Carl A. Detwyler: 1926 – 2001. Historian.
Herbert Francis Crawford Heidt: 1916 – 2002. Historian, Owner Of The Wurtsboro Depot.
Lt. Col. Martin Robert Karig, III: 1946 – 2012. Historian, Treasurer, Author.
Arthur Madsen – Treasurer
Tom Matthews – Archivist
James Eugene “Jim” Newsome: 1907 – 1999. Secretary, Treasurer.
Mike A. Noble: 1956 – 2024. Northern Division Representative.
James N. Parrella: 1942 – 2005. – Trustee, Ardent Collector of O&W Railroadiana.
John Pavelchak: 1942 – 2023. Trustee.
Arthur T. Robb: 1921 – 2012. Trustee, Head Archivist. Find A Grave Listing.
John Scala: aka “The Weekend Chief” – Historian, Photographer, Calendar Editor/Publisher.
Allan Frederick Seebach, Jr.: 1958 – 2020. Chairman, Board Of Trustees, Vice President, Observer Editor.
Kenneth A. Shuker: 1943 – 2005. Archivist, Mail Order Sales Director, Major Donor To The Archives Trust Fund.
Ethel E. Sipple: 1926 – 2022. Trustee, Roscoe O&W Railway Museum Founder.
Wilmer E. Sipple: 1924 – 2015. Trustee, Roscoe O&W Railway Museum Founder.
James W. Thorn – Trustee.
Dr. Raymond Arthur “Ray” Wood: 1924 – 1997. President.