Retirees
In memoriam of the retired Cincinnati Fire Department members who passed this year.
2021
- Engineer George E. Bruner
CFD Member March 16, 1945-April 15, 1977
Died January 1, 2021 - Fire Apparatus Operator Michael K. Thompson (Active Member)
CFD Member February 23, 1997-January 5, 2021
Died January 5, 2021 - Firefighter Douglas E. Brock
CFD Member August 28, 1966-November 3, 1986
Died January 12, 2021 - Fire Specialist Nicholas Dragon
CFD Member February 4, 1952-March 9, 1979
Died January 13, 2021 - Firefighter Arthur Lee Price
CFD Member June 8, 1980-August 7, 2011
Died January 20, 2021 - Fire Apparatus Operator Anthony J. White
CFD Member July 16, 1989-January 1, 2021
Died January 24, 2021 - Aerial Truck Operator Robert C. Riegler
CFD Member December 2, 1956-March 31, 1982
Died January 31, 2021 - Firefighter Robert J. Pittman
CFD Member September 21, 1975-September 3, 1998
Died February 16, 2021
2020
- Assistant Chief William R. Worley
CFD Member August 28, 1966-January 25, 1997
Died January 9, 2020 - Fire Apparatus Operator Cary A. Coleman
CFD Member July 16, 1989-June 7, 2015
Died February 5, 2020 - Lieutenant Vernon E. Tynan
CFD Member February 20, 1955-July 11, 1985
Died February 7, 2020 - Captain Leonard N. Pragar
CFD Member August 1964-March 1, 1989
Died February 27, 2020 - Captain Robert M. Hogue
CFD Member April 25, 1971-July 18, 1992
Died February 28, 2020 - Captain Paul E. Cox
CFD Member October 25, 1959-July 31, 1986
Died March 9, 2020 - Firefighter Waymon L. West
CFD Member April 26, 1981-January 1, 2008
Died March 11, 2020 - Fire Engineer Robert P. Cushing
CFD Member August 28, 1966-March 11, 1992
Died March 13, 2020 - Fire Engineer Robert J. Burnes
CFD Member December 2, 1956-January 9, 1985
Died May 15, 2020 - Firefighter Walter E. Hallbauer, Jr.
CFD Member September 15, 1968-July 29, 1994
Died May 18, 2020 - Lieutenant Michael E. Massie
CFD Member April 25, 1971-July 1, 1995
Died May 27, 2020 - Firefighter Albert A. Bellman
CFD Member April 7, 1963-January 17, 1994
Died June 15, 2020 - Firefighter William G. Schneider
CFD Member September 10, 1967-March 18, 1992
Died July 12, 2020 - Firefighter Leo A. Baker
CFD Member September 29, 1952-October 6, 1969
Died July 21, 2020 - Captain James D. Lyons
CFD Member May 22, 1960-1989
Died July 24, 2020 - Firefighter James J. Meyer, Sr.
CFD Member January 4, 1953-May 24, 1980
Died July 30, 2020 - Lieutenant Louis C. Dilz
CFD Member August 26, 1973-February 22, 2001
Died August 6, 2020 - Firefighter Charles E. Pahren
CFD Member April 5, 1953-February 14, 1981
Died August 12, 2020 - Lieutenant William F. Costello, Jr.
CFD Member April 23, 1972-March 3, 2001
Died August 14, 2020 - Firefighter George W. Hassman
CFD Member February 15, 1959-August 26, 1984
Died August 14, 2020 - Fire Apparatus Operator Richard C. Bausch
CFD Member August 30, 1970-March, 2000
Died August 16, 2020 - Firefighter Kenneth L. Richard
CFD Member August 26, 1973-July 22, 1995
Died September 19, 2020 - Firefighter Johnny B. Lee
CFD Member December 26, 1954-February 1, 1983
Died September 26, 2020 - Firefighter Edward V. Whalen
CFD Member January 4, 1953-February 7, 1981
Died October 9, 2020 - Captain Terry E. Binford
CFD Member September 21, 1975-December 23, 2000
Died October 16, 2020 - Captain John S. Koller
CFD Member September 15, 1968-February 1, 1999
Died October 26, 2020 - Aerial Truck Operator Ronald A. Noll
CFD Member January 4, 1953-January 31, 1983
Died October 29, 2020 - Lieutenant Frank Miller, Jr.
CFD Member December 2, 1956-January 30, 1983
Died November 6, 2020 - Engineer Raymond N. Reuss
CFD Member December 15, 1968-April 5, 1996
Died December 3, 2020 - Lieutenant Matthew H. Childs, Jr.
CFD Member December 2, 1956-December 31, 1986
Died December 12, 2020 - Fire Apparatus Operator William P. Schehr
CFD Member August 26, 1973-April 19, 1996
Died December 31, 2020
2019
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District Chief Edward L. Kleemeier
CFD Member May 22, 1960-January 24, 1988
Died January 4, 2019 -
Firefighter Paramedic Ralph J. Rengering
CFD Member February 15, 1959-April 24, 1992
Died February 11, 2019 -
Firefighter Donald E. Berding
CFD Member June 6, 1954-September 30, 1978
Died February 21, 2019 -
Firefighter Herbert S. Bane
CFD Member 1955-1965
Died February 23, 2019 -
Captain William A. Rahill
CFD Member December 26, 1954-January 13, 1985
Died March 14, 2019 -
Firefighter John C. Klosterman
CFD Member August 26, 1973-August 12, 1997
Died March 27, 2019 -
Firefighter William L. Trimble
CFD Member August 29, 1966-December 23, 1988
Died March 31, 2019 -
Firefighter James R. Myers
CFD Member May 23, 1965-September 1, 1991
Died April 6, 2019 -
Aerial Truck Operator Donald W. Connelly
CFD Member October 16, 1949-March 23, 1980
Died April 6, 2019 -
Fire Engineer Robert C. Kaiser
CFD Member November 17, 1945-July, 1975
Died April 18, 2019 -
Firefighter William G. Houston
CFD Member September 7, 1997-September 9, 2018
Died May 1, 2019 -
Fire Apparatus Operator Denver E. Hubbard
CFD Member August 28, 1966-August 29, 1992
Died May 7, 2019 -
Aerial Truck Operator Frank C. Alexander
CFD Member April 5, 1953-January 10, 1986
Died May 19, 2019 -
Firefighter Harry Kaiser
CFD Member October 1, 1948-January 17, 1975
Died May 23, 2019 -
Fire Apparatus Operator Benjamin F. Jordan
CFD Member August 26, 1973-May 16, 1997
Died May 26, 2019 -
Lieutenant Thomas P. Bauer
CFD Member May 22, 1960-December 9, 1988
Died June 17, 2019 -
Firefighter James T. Tucker
CFD Member May 6, 1962-January 24, 1989
Died June 17, 2019 -
Fire Apparatus Operator Johnny C. Hale
CFD Member February 13, 1994-June 13, 2002
Died June 27, 2019 -
Fire Apparatus Operator Fidel J. Wilhelm
CFD Member October 26, 1969-July 17, 1992
Died July 8, 2019 -
Lieutenant Kenneth D. Durbin
CFD Member September 28, 1952-January 11, 1986
Died July 21, 2019 -
Firefighter John F. Hauck
CFD Member September 10, 1967-December 28, 1996
Died July 23, 2019 -
Firefighter Michael J. Kappa
CFD Member April 5, 1953-January 21, 1984
Died August 24, 2019 -
Lieutenant Edward D. Squires
CFD Member February 20, 1955-March 6, 1987
Died August 28, 2019 -
Aerial Truck Operator Thomas E. Hill
CFD Member August 9- 1964-January 30, 1995
Died September 21, 2019 -
Fire Apparatus Operator Eugene F. Tensing
August 26, 1973-August 12, 2003
Died September 23, 2019 -
Assistant Fire Chief James M. Ross
CFD Member April 8, 1963-January 2, 1992
Died September 25, 2019 -
Fire Lieutenant Jacob J. Northrup
CFD Member May 23, 1965-May 16, 1993
Died September 27, 2019 -
Captain Ronald E. Wilson (Active Member)
CFD Member February 19, 1995-October 10, 2019
Died October 10, 2019 -
Firefighter William B. Bess
CFD Member July 28, 1974-September 30, 1999
Died November 15, 2019 -
Firefighter Frederick J. Foraker
CFD Member January 4, 1953-March 9, 1980
Died November 21, 2019 -
Firefighter Joseph A. Kluesner
CFD Member February 20, 1955-January 13, 1985
Died November 25, 2019 -
Lieutenant Robert J. Hesse
CFD Member September 10, 1961-January 16, 1994
Died November 26, 2019 -
Firefighter Lawrence J. Smith
CFD Member April 25, 1971-May 2, 1996
Died November 27, 2019 -
Lieutenant Walter R. Bowman
CFD Member December 2, 1956-July 13, 1984
Died November 30, 2019 -
Captain Harvey E. Sander
CFD Member April 27, 1971-July 9, 1998
Died December 10, 2019 -
Fire Apparatus Operator Kenneth R. Dunn
CFD Member May 6, 1962-November 1, 1989
Died December 16, 2019