Obituary

CEG - Tue September 15, 2020

James Brown, Case Equipment Salesman in Atlanta, Dies at 77

Longtime Case Equipment salesman James W. Brown, age 77, of Lawrenceville, Ga., passed away on Sept. 10, 2020, following a long illness. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife of 51 years, June; sons Tyler (Shelbie) Brown and Chris (Natalie) Brown; grandsons Evan and Corey, and granddaughters Brooke and Ava Brown....

CEG - Tue September 01, 2020

Alta Equipment's Construction Division President, Robert Chiles, Passes Away

Alta Equipment's Robert Chiles, 52, of Grosse Ile, Mich., passed away on Aug. 16, following a boating accident. Mr. Chiles was president of Alta's Construction Division. According to the Detroit Free Press, there were 14 people aboard the 39-ft....

RDO Equipment Company - Wed August 26, 2020

RDO Family Grieves Loss of Leaders

RDO Equipment Company's Steve Connelly, vice president of Midwest agriculture, and Mark Kreps, vice president of sales — Agriculture were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Aug. 19, 5 mi. west of Groton, S.D....

CEG - Tue June 16, 2020

Kinsley Construction's Robert A. Kinsley Passes Away at Age 79

Robert Allen Kinsley, of York Township, Pa., passed away peacefully at home on June 10, 2020, at 11:19 am. He was surrounded by his wife and family. He was the husband of Anne (Whalen) Kinsley. Born on Oct....

CEG - Thu May 21, 2020

Vilsmeier's Evan Howell 'Hal' Evans Passes Away at Age 76

Evan Howell "Hal" Evans Jr. of Avondale, Pa., died Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at Pocopson Home, West Chester, Pa. He was 76. The husband of Darlene Naumowich Evans, Mr. Evans was born Jan. 4, 1944, in Ridley Park, Pa....

Star Equipment - Wed April 29, 2020

Star Equipment's Max Bowman Passes Away at Age 85

Max Gene Bowman, 85, died April 4, at Mill Pond Senior Living in Ankeny, Iowa, of pneumonia, a complication of Lewy Body dementia. Mr. Bowman was born in Perry, Iowa, to Jean and Orie Bowman, and completed high school there while developing a passion for construction through working with his stepfather, Charlie Paist....

CEG - Wed February 19, 2020

Robert (Bob) Erb Passes Away

Robert L. S. (Bob) Erb, chairman of the board of Erb Equipment Companies, headquartered in Fenton, Mo., passed away on Feb. 9, 2020, after a battle with leukemia. Mr. Erb was the son of Alvin G. Erb, founder of Erb Equipment Company, and Hilda C....

WCVB5 - Mon February 03, 2020

DPW Worker Shot, Killed in Lawrence

In Lawrence, Mass., a city worker was shot and killed Jan. 15 while working on road repairs. The Essex District Attorney's Office identified the victim as Marcos A. Ruiz-Rodriguez, 52, of Methuen. He was a Lawrence Department of Public Works employee who was making road repairs on Andover Street at about 2 p.m....

Mon January 13, 2020

Southeastern Machinery Founder Passes Away at 77

Kenneth R. Richbourg, 77, of Savannah, Ga., died Dec. 28, 2019. Mr. Richbourg served in the U.S. Navy from 1959-1963 aboard the USS Midway. Following his military service, he began a lifelong career in the heavy equipment business....

JCB - Tue January 07, 2020

Tributes Paid To JCB Employee Number Three Who Died at Age 86

Tributes have been paid to a former JCB employee who joined the company as a teaboy and rose through the ranks to become a director. Bill Hirst, who was the third person recruited by JCB in 1947, passed away Jan....