The Kiwanis Club of Patchogue was chartered May 5, 1938 and was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Freeport.
An early history prepared in 1963
The Saga of The Patchogue Kiwanis Bell
The Patchogue club has produced 17 Hixson Fellow Award winners:
- Rolf Roscott 1995
1971 Membership Portrait
- John Bennett 1996
- George Hoag 1997
- Kenneth Picard 1997
- Thomas J. Keegan, Jr. 1997
- Gus Paxson 1998
- Walter Ladick, Jr. 1999
- James McPeak 1999
- JP Brown 2000
- Charles Stephani 2000
- Angelo Tarantino 2001
- Robert L Hughes 2002
- Paul Vaas 2003
- Jeffrey Vollmuth 2004
- Glen Charvat 2006
- Edward Hughes 2007
- George Brush 2009
- Robert Borowski, PhD 2013
- Robert Walch 2013
Diamond Hixson Winner
- Walter Ladick, Jr. 2008
- J. Glen Charvat 2013
- Kenneth Picard 2013
In addition, we have a KPTC Fellow — Frank Virno, Jr., 2006, and five Anton Kaiser Fellows, Albert Norato, Jr., 2008, Robert Walch, 2010, Kenneth Picard 2011, Glen Charvat 2011, Walter Ladick, Jr. 2011, and Jeffery Vollmuth 2013. We also have two Brittany Fellows — Albert E Norato, Jr. & Edward Hughes 2007. We also have five Walter Zeller Fellowships — J. Glen Charvat 2012, Nicholas Harding 2012, Jr., Jeffery Vollmuth 2012, Robert Walch 2012, and Mark Charvat 2013.
We chartered the Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in 1954.
Our Sponsored Clubs
- Smithtown Kiwanis Club, 1940
Past President’s Night 2005
- Bay Shore Kiwanis Club, 1946
- Riverhead Kiwanis Club, 1957
- Sayville Kiwanis Club, 1960
- Port Jefferson Kiwanis Club, 1961
- Mastic Kiwanis Club, 1965
- Patchogue-Medford High School Key Club
- Bellport High School Key Club
- St. Joseph’s College Circle K Club
- Medford Ave. School K-Kids
- Oregon Avenue Jr. High School Builders Club
- South Ocean Avenue Middle School Builder’s Club
Past Presidents
| 1938 — Douglas E. Brown | 1939 — Edward Cornell |
| 1940 — Edmund W. Tuton * | 1941 — Herman E. Chamberlain |
| 1942 — Edgar Mapes | 1943 — James Murphy |
| 1944 — Stephen G. Jordan | 1945 — John G. Ruehl |
| 1946 — Kenneth F. Jost * | 1947 — Charles F. Payne |
| 1948 — Henry F. Ostermann | 1949 — Henry Scherer |
| 1950 — William Glatzel | 1951 — Anthony Palermo |
| 1952 — Clifford N. Wade * | 1953 — Charles T. Koop |
| 1954 — Robert Brouwer | 1955 — William S. Hart |
| 1956 — Frank B. Zanazzi | 1957 — L. Donald Pfeifle |
| 1958 — Jack Ellsworth | 1959 — James Bianca |
| 1960 — Rupert C. Parks | 1961 — Rolff Roscott * |
| 1962 — Vincent D. Holland | 1963 — Alfred J. Chiuchiolo |
| 1964 — Robert L. Hughes | 1965 — Vitro Rizzi |
| 1966 — Thomas J. Keegan, Sr. * | 1967 — Murray F. Rosenblatt |
| 1968 — John H. Barrie, Jr. | 1969 — Charles Falkner |
| 1969-70 — James McPeak | 1970-71 — John Chester |
| 1971-72 — Frank Scavelli | 1972-73 — Karl G. Erhardt, Jr. |
| 1973-74 — Roy J. Watts | 1974-75 — John J. Augustine |
| 1975-76 — Hugh S. MacLeod | 1976-77 — Joseph F. Russo |
| 1977-78 — Walter C. Hartford | 1978-79 — John J. McCann |
| 1979-80 — August S. Paxson | 1980-81 — Ernest A. Bonati * |
| 1981-82 — Walter F. Ladick, Jr | 1982-83 — Richard D. Vail |
| 1983-84 — Reid C. Bielecki | 1984-85 — Justus P. Brown * |
| 1985-86 — Wallace F. Davidow | 1986-87 — Kenneth P. Pfeifle |
| 1987-88 — Thomas Keegan, Jr. * | 1988-89 — George Hoag |
| 1989-90 — John Bennett | 1990-91 — Frank Eten |
| 1991-92 — James McPeak, Jr. | 1992-93 — Nicholas Miceli |
| 1993-94 — Angelo Tarantino | 1994-95 — Kevin McGiff |
| 1995-96 — Charles Stephani * | 1996-97 — Lawrence Mandresh |
| 1997-98 — Jeffrey Vollmuth | 1998-99 — Paul Vaas |
| 1999-00 — J. Glen Charvat | 2000-01 — George Brush |
| 2001-02 — Kenneth Picard | 2002-03 — Edward Hughes III |
| 2003-04 — Frank Virno, Jr.* | 2004-05 — Joe Graskemper |
| 2005-06 — Robert Albinowski | 2006–07 — Albert Norato, Jr.* |
| 2007–08 — Joseph L. Barry | 2008–09 — Angelo Tarantino |
| 2009-10 — Chris Picini | 2010-11 — Robert Walch |
| 2011-12 — Mark Charvat | 2012-14 — Robert Borowski, PhD |
| 2014-15 — Walter F. Ladick, Jr. | 2015-16 — Mark Charvat |
* Past Lieutenant Governor
** Past NY District Governor
Two Pictures from 1945
1976 Membership Portrait
