GMNEA was first named DAIRYLAND NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND ASSOCIATION and was founded in late 1974 , with the first full year 1975.
The name changed to GREATER MILWAUKEE NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND ASSOCIATION when we became sanctioned by the AKC . They felt that Dairyland was not descriptive enough of our area.
Founding Members: Millie Davis
Frank and Martha DeRaimo
Tom and Mary Elliot
John and Diane Geiger
Harry and Sandy Groleau
John and Dawn Haydin
Marge Kabala
Janet and Mrs Otto Klingspohn
Barbara and Lee Manthey
Norman and Sally Olley
James K Pease Jr and wife Judith
Donald and Sandra Spohn
Francis and Lois Sutter
Current Members who joined by 1980
Richard and Barb Budny 1976
BarbDrake 1976
Richard and Bobbie Oxley 1979
Kari Olson 1980
Membership List 2023
Jim and Dona Barsul
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
James and Ann Becker
Marquette, Michigan
Harry Beggs
Clyman, Wisconsin
John & Michelle Bendickson
Vinton, Iowa
Dick & Barb Budny
Greenfield, Wisconsin
Cecelia Cathey
St Cloud, Minnesota
Barbara Drake
New Berlin , Wisconsin
Beverly Evans AKC BREEDER OF MERIT
Eagan, MN
Edith Finsaadal and Eric Lanzl
Woodstock, Illinois
Mallory Golladay
Elgin ,Illinois
Sandy Groleau
Austin , Minnesota
Randy and Cindy Gustafson
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Claudia Holst
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Julie and Edward Idzorek
St Louis Park, Minnesota
Marge Kabala
Chicago, Illinois
Robert & Viki Lawton
Madison, North Carolina
Carol Loitfellner
Ingleside, Illinois
Penny Matusiak
Rockford , Illinois
Debbie O'Brien
Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Marlene Oliver AKC BREEDER OF MERIT
Mankato, Minnesota
Chris & John Olson
North Fort Meyers, Forida
Kari Olson
New Lisbon, Wisconsin
Bobbie Oxley
Falcon, Colorado
Jasmine Palmer AKC BREEDER OF MERIT
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Sandie Palmer
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Amy and Jody Peterson AKC BREEDER OF MERIT
Rock Island, Illinois
Sally Prescher
Nekoosa, Wisconsin
James & Catherine Roster
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Patti Shultz
Warrens, Wisconsin
Michelle Storms-Van Howe & Robert Van Howe
Marquette, MI
William Timmler III
New Berlin, Wisconsin
Charlene Wade
Fridley, Minnesota
Donna Weeks
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
