August 25, 2017 | Headlines, Obituary
(Source: Washington Post, August 12, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — William L. Withuhn, a licensed locomotive engineer who, during his 27 years as transportation curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, could have been called America’s official train...
June 13, 2017 | News, Obituary
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 13 — Jim D. Shell, former International Vice President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, passed away at St. Luke””s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday, June 1, 2017. He was 83 years old. Brother Shell was born on...
June 5, 2017 | News, Obituary
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 5 — Former BLE International Vice President Edgar Ellis (Ed) Watson passed away on May 31, 2017, at the age of 87. He served the BLE as International Vice President from 1979-1993. Brother Watson began his railroad career with the Terminal...
January 1, 2017 | News, Obituary
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, January 1 — Former BLET Vice President & National Legislative Representative Edward L. McCulloch passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016. He was 94 years old. Brother McCulloch was born November 3, 1922 in Alabama to Luther and Hetha...
December 22, 2016 | News, Obituary
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 22 — Charlene Payne, a long-time United Healthcare representative for the Railroad Accounts, passed away unexpectedly on December 17, 2016. Charlene was a dear friend to many within the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen...
June 20, 2016 | News, Obituary
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 20 — Former BLET General Chairman Bruce D. MacArthur, age 69, passed away on June 15, 2016, at CHI Mercy Hospital. Brother MacArthur was born in Mason City, Iowa, on November 27, 1946, to the late Jack and Bernida (Steinbeck) MacArthur. Bruce...
May 3, 2016 | Headlines, NS, Obituary
(Source: Holley-Gamble Funeral Home obituary, May 2, 2016) CLINTON, Tenn. — William (Bill) Monroe Overton, Jr., 73, passed peacefully on Saturday, April 30, 2016 with his family by his side. Bill was born August 18, 1942 to William and Lois Overton in Knoxville, TN,...
February 20, 2016 | News, Obituary
CLEVELAND, February 20 — The National Division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen is saddened to report the passing of Sister Lori T. Dewey — a pioneering member of the founding Local Division of the BLET. Sister Dewey was one of — if not the...
July 30, 2015 | News, Obituary
CLEVELAND, July 30 — Dick L. Scott, a retired member of the BLET who became a successful legal investigator, passed away on July 23, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Brother Scott, 74, first joined the BLET on August 1, 1970. He served Division 643 as...
April 15, 2015 | News, Obituary
CLEVELAND, April 15 — Douglas S. Horstman, former Chairman of the BLET’s Oregon State Legislative Board, passed away after an extended illness on April 6, 2015. Brother Horstman, 60, was a Union Pacific locomotive engineer who joined BLET Division 362 (La Grande,...
