Vandercook Employee Roster
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Robert O. Vandercook founded his company for manufacturing proof presses in 1909 and incorporated as Vandercook & Sons in 1918. Vandercook became a Division of Illinois Tool Works in 1968. ITW sold Vandercook in 1972 to an employee named Hugh Fletcher who renamed it Vandersons.
This list of 171 names was compiled from several sources including company records and photographs held by NA Graphics, catalogs, invoices and packing lists, and U.S. patents. Thanks is also due to former Vandercook employees, Bill Critchlow, Deane Elmblad, Stanley Metza, Dick Tower, and Gene Wenderski, and to Jim Roozee Jr.
If anyone has information on the persons listed below or can add names or other data, please inform the moderator via the Contact Form.
See also Press Inspectors.
Names in bold appear on U.S. Patents. Names in italic identified in photographs
Select a column header to sort table.
| Name | Position | Known dates |
|---|---|---|
| Chester Adamski | Assembly | 1973 |
| Elmer Aebi | 1973 | |
| Mike Anchor | 1973 | |
| Henry Anderson | 1973 | |
| Jim Aranda | 1973 | |
| Harmon Barnard | Eastern Service Technician | 1957-73 |
| Gene Belasco | 1973 | |
| Steven Benko | 1965 | |
| Thomas E. Boccio | Vandercook/ITW Purchasing Agent | 1970-73 |
| Raymond Bogdan | Sales manager. Vandersons VP | 1955-1979 |
| W.P. Brand | Plant Manager | 1962 |
| Gary Buffaloe | 1973 | |
| Jan Burczy | 1965-73 | |
| Joyce Burgert | 1973 | |
| Bob Campagna | 1973 | |
| John Cannella | 1973 | |
| Florence Carlstrom | Secretary to O.F. Duensing | 1958-73 |
| Ed Carter | 1973 | |
| Rudy Carter | 1973 | |
| Frank Casey | NYC Sales Representative | 1951-70 |
| Bob Chaniski | 1935-55 | |
| Bob Cheuvront | Service Technician | 1967-73 |
| John Chlopecki | Special Tooling Dept. | 1965-73 |
| Roy Costello | Chief Purchasing Agent | 1950s |
| Bill Critchlow (b.1932) | VP Marketing. Married E.O.V. daughter Lynn. | 1961-71 |
| G.D. | Sales Representative | 1959-69 |
| J.E. Damler | Engineer | 1962 |
| Art Davis | Sales Representative | 1956 |
| Pete Dawidziak | 1973 | |
| Joe DeBartolo | 1973 | |
| Mary Lou DeBoer | Receptionist | 1973 |
| Virginia DeMilliano | 1973 | |
| Roy Deiz | Asst. to F.R. Vandercook for production control | 1956 |
| Don Duda | 1973 | |
| Vince Dudzinski | 1973 | |
| Ann Dunning | 1973 | |
| O.F. "Fred" Duensing (1895-1964) | Marketing Manager | 1946-63 |
| Deane Elmblad (b.1936) | Service Technician (NYC). Self-employed after ITW era. | 1965-1990 |
| Doris Etcheson | 1973 | |
| Jim Farley | Sales Representative Dallas | 1967-71 |
| Mark Farrar | Assistant to Fred Rymer | 1963 |
| Steve Felau | 1973 | |
| Ted Ficek | 1973 | |
| Joe Filetti | 1965 | |
| John "Tiny" Fischer | Assembly | 1973 |
| Hugh Fletcher | ITW Manager, Purchased company in 1972 renamed Vandersons | 1972 |
| Fred A. Fouser | Engineer | 1961 |
| Frank G. Gagnon | San Francisco District Sales Manager | 1964-70 |
| Theresa Gardi | 1973 | |
| Otto Geffken | Engineer, Instructor Vandercook School of Proving | 1938 |
| Charlotte Goldberg | 1973 | |
| Ray Gross | 1965-73 | |
| William "Bill" Hankley | Director of Engineering, succeeded by J.B. Roozee | 1950s-1960s |
| Bob Hartwig | 1973 | |
| E. Burton Henry | Sales Representative (NYC). 1971 Eastern Sales Manager | 1965-70 |
| Jim Herdzina | 1973 | |
| Menard Heydanek | 1973 | |
| J. Hlavin | Press Inspector | 1950-1969 |
| Henry R Hochuli | Sales Representative (NYC) | 1957-69 |
| Pat Holohan | Sales Representative (Chicago). Married FRV daughter Joanie | 1957-70 |
| John David Hull (d. 1952) | Machinist | |
| Steve Jackowski | 1973 | |
| Chester Jakubik | 1973 | |
| Rosemary Jasinski | Controller | 1983 |
| Ed Jenkins | 1973 | |
| P.K. | Sales Representative | 1970-71 |
| Hank Karwacki | 1973 | |
| H.L. "Hank" Keller | Press Inspector | 1948-1973 |
| George Kledzik | Material Controls Manager | 1962-73 |
| W.J. Koetke | Sales Manager (Chicago) | 1951 |
| John Kolak | 1965 | |
| Marion Konowalski | 1973 | |
| Fred Kosieracki | 1973 | |
| Michael Kovac | 1970 | |
| Joseph W. Koyak | Printing Advisor to E.O.Vandercook | 1950-73 |
| Tony Kraft | 1973 | |
| Joe Kreft | Supervisor of Maintenance | 1950s-60s |
| Jim Kubalewski | 1973 | |
| Ed Kulpa | 1973 | |
| Ed Lefferts | 1973 | |
| Bert. E. Lindberg | Sales Representative, West Coast Sales Mgr pre-1960. | 1956-63 |
| Harold Loefer | 1973 | |
| Martin Lukas | 1973 | |
| Conrad Majewski | 1973 | |
| Max Makela | 1973 | |
| Les Malec | 1973 | |
| Ernie Malkowski | 1967-73 | |
| Howard Martin | 1973 | |
| Leroy Maximini | Eastern Service Manager | 1957-71 |
| Joe Mazanek | 1973 | |
| Lauretta McCabe | 1973 | |
| Charlie McLaughlin | 1965 | |
| Andy Mentus | 1973 | |
| Stanley A. Metza (b. 1913.) | West Coast Sales Mgr 1960-75 | 1944-47 & 1953-75 |
| Russ L. Miles | Sales Representative (Chicago). | 1953-67 |
| Marvin G. Moose | Sales Manager | 1960-70s |
| John Mulder | Asst. Plant Manager | 1965-73 |
| Judy Napoleon | 1973 | |
| George D. Nastek | Sales Representative | 1960s |
| Stanley D. Nastek | Sales Representative | 1955-71 |
| Harold Neff | Press Inspector | 1961-1967 |
| Tibor Nemeth | 1968 | |
| Glen Newberry | 1973 | |
| Eugene "Red" Nikodem | Machinist. Brother-in-law to Burt Roozee | 1940s-1973 |
| Raymond F. Nowak Jr. | Engineer | 1962 |
| J. Ogden | Sales Representative | 1955 |
| Fred W. Otto | Service Manager | 1947-73 |
| Everett Pagett | 1973 | |
| Gus Palumbo | 1973 | |
| Ben Pankiewicz | 1973 | |
| Bill Pappas | 1973 | |
| Pete Pasiuk | 1965 | |
| D.E. Pate | Press Inspector | 1968 |
| Norb Paulish | 1973 | |
| Viv Pedersen | 1973 | |
| Raymond L. Pelland | Engineer | 1935-47 |
| Julius Petrusek | 1973 | |
| Jean Polaski | 1973 | |
| Bill Pokorny | 1965 | |
| Posivk | Serviceman | 1963 |
| Albert Prange | 1973 | |
| W.R. | 1969 | |
| R.A. "Ralph" Raedeker | Engineer | 1962 |
| Robert T. Rice | Engineer | 1952 |
| Garrett D. Robar | Engineer. Designed landscaping at Touhey Ave plant | 1955 |
| Crystal Roehm | 1973 | |
| James Burton Roozee (1918-1998) | Director of Engineering | 1942-74 |
| _____ Rugg | 1969 | |
| Jerry Rutherford | 1965 | |
| Fred Rymer | 1953-65 | |
| Otto P. Sandvik | Sales Representative | 1948-59 |
| Roy H. Sandvik | Eastern Sales Manager | 1952-54 |
| Gabby Sarno | 1968 | |
| Raymond B. Saunders | Sales Representative | 1957-64 |
| _____ Scarbeck | Engineer [?] | 1960s |
| Jim Schmin | Art Director [?] | |
| Bodo Schulz | 1973 | |
| Ted Schwarz (d. 1974) | West coast Service Technician | 1956-70 |
| Bob Schwartz | Service Technician (Chicago) | 1965-73 |
| Weldon Sims | 1965 | |
| Stan Spychalski | 1973 | |
| Nancy Stelmachowski | 1973 | |
| George E. Stevenson | Sales Representative (Chicago) | 1951-73 |
| Pat Strebar | 1973 | |
| Maynard Swan | Sales Representative (Denver) | 1966-70 |
| Diana Szatkowski | 1973 | |
| Joe Szymula | 1973 | |
| Marion Townsley | Secretary to EOV | 1940-1968 |
| Kurt Tellesch | 1973 | |
| Dick Tower (b.1937) | Sales Representative (NYC). E.O.V. son-in-law | 1963-70 |
| Chester Uminowicz | 1973 | |
| David D. Vandercook (1901-1975) | Vice President in Charge of Engineering | 1918-1954 |
| Edward O. Vandercook (1897-1985) | General Manager, President | 1918-1968 |
| Fred R. Vandercook (1903-1987) | Chief Financial Officer | 1918-1968 |
| Robert O. Vandercook (1866-1951) | Company Founder | 1909-1940 |
| Gene Vlazzoni | 1973 | |
| Vic Vonke | Time Study Auditor and Inventory Control | 1960s |
| J. "Jack" Waldier | Press Inspector. 1971 Service Manager | 1962-73 |
| Gene Wenderski | later Vandersons General Manager | 1968-73 |
| Harry Wiase | Engineer | 1965-73 |
| John Wilson | 1965 | |
| Ron Wiltgen | 1973 | |
| A.W. Winard | Press Inspector | 1949-65 |
| Al Winkel | 1973 | |
| Steve Wojotowycz | Press Inspector | 1950s-73 |
| I. Worden | Sales Representative | 1963 |
| Robert Wright | Vandersons General Manager | 1980s |
| Gustave Zeese | Eastern Sales Manager | 1956-62 |
| Bob Ziwiski | ||
| Tony Zmuda | 1973 | |
| G. Zurick | Press Inspector | 1948-49 |