Brigitte Kruse
Fifth-generation auctioneer Dame Brigitte Kruse and her husband Mike Sislyan started Kruse GWS Auctions in 2009.
Fifth Generation Auctioneer, Professional Auctioneer
Fifth-generation auctioneer Dame Brigitte Kruse and her husband Mike Sislyan started Kruse GWS Auctions in 2009.
State Champion Auctioneer, Third Generation Auctioneer, Professional Auctioneer
Wade is licensed as an Auctioneer in Ohio, Pennsylvania & West Virginia. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Ohio. Wade is continuously working to improve as an Auctioneer and in turn the image of the auction profession. Wade is a third-generation auctioneer, real estate broker, a member of Baer Auctioneers – Realty, LLC. and Co-Owner / Auction Operations Manager for Rogers Community Auction, Inc.
Being around the livestock industry and farm auctions, Chuck developed a dream to become an auctioneer, which he realized in 1995. He had rapid success in the Pearson Auction Co. and was associated with Terry Wilke. He graduated from the Missouri Auction School in 1995. He was a member of the National Auctioneers Association, Illinois and Wisconsin Auctioneers Association, District Four chairman of the Illinois State Auctioneers Association.
After graduation, he attended Reisch Auction School in Mason City, Iowa. He started working as an auctioneer for Thorp Finance and soon started his own business, Lulich Auction & Realty, in 1979. David donated his skills as an auctioneer to many community organizations, including being a 4-H market sale auctioneer for Douglas, Iron and Gogebic counties. He has been the sole auctioneer for the Bayfield County 4-H market animal sale for the last 49 years.
First Generation Auctioneer, State Champion Auctioneer, Contract Auctioneer
Billy Peyton is a first generation Auctioneer from Preble County Ohio. Billy sells at multiple auto auctions per week and is also a contract auctioneer for Mast Auctioneers, Barrett-Jackson, National Powersport Auctions, RES Auction Services and Manheim. He is the President of The Ohio Auctioneers Association and also a Champion Auctioneer in Ohio and Michigan.
Second Generation Auctioneer, Professional Auctioneer
Gerry O’Connor founder and owner of O’Connor Auction Group has been in the Auction Business since 1981, after graduating from Reich World Wide College of Auctioneer in June of 1981.
Hall of Fame Auctioneer, Obituary
In the 1950s, Ed founded what was later to be known as the Farmers Implement Company at Bloomington. In 1960, he sold his interest in Farmers Implement Company and moved to Lancaster, where he then founded E.J. McNamara Real Estate & Auction Service. He retired after 42 years as an auctioneer and real estate broker. Ed served as the president of the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1974.
R.A. lived a long and storied life in which his living presence was larger than life itself. The ambition he showed and the knowledge he possessed garnered people’s admiration and respect in all he did. He held a very strong work ethic and loved every moment he spent working when he owned and operated Thiel Real Estate and Thiel & Thiel Auctions. He was a member of the National & Wisconsin Auctioneers Associations, and the Wisconsin Real Estate Association.
Hall of Fame Auctioneer, Professional Auctioneer
Carol has over 25 years of experience as a professional auctioneer. She is the Past President of the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association, the first woman to win the Wisconsin State Auctioneers Championship and finished in the Top 7 Nationally in the International Auctioneers Competition.
Jeff began auctioneering at a young age and later joined his father’s business, Robert E. Martin and Sons Auctioneering. For many years he worked alongside his father, brother, and cousin Randy Ranck, conducting auctions throughout Lancaster County. Jeff loved to volunteer his auctioneering services to benefit local organizations he cared deeply about. For the past several years he auctioneered at Farmersville Auction.
Hall of Fame Auctioneer, State Champion Auctioneer, Obituary
Howard served as a two-time president of the Iowa Auctioneers Association, President of the National Auctioneers Association in 1981, was twice Iowa State Champion Auctioneer and was inducted into the National Auctioneers Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Iowa and Missouri Auctioneers Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame Auctioneer, Second Generation Auctioneer, Senior Bid Calling Champion, Obituary
Following the footsteps of his father, David went to the World Wide College of Auctioneering to become an auctioneer, and in 1966 joined his father’s firm as both lawyer and auctioneer. Gerlach Companies, which was founded in 1941, is the oldest family run auctioneer and appraisal firm in Wisconsin. David’s son, Michael, has also followed his father’s footsteps as an auctioneer and appraiser in the family business. For the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association, he was a Board of Directors member from 1999 through 2003, and was President Elect in 2003, President in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005. In 2008 David won the Senior Bid Calling Championship. On Monday, January 31, 2017 at the WAA winter conference, he will posthumously be inducted into the Wisconsin Auctioneer’s Association Hall of Fame, where his son Michael accepted the honor.
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David is a licensed auctioneer and real estate broker in Wisconsin and Illinois. David is a court-appointed personal property appraiser.