Sheriff's Office History

Presque Isle County was organized in 1871 and reorganized in 1875

Term                    Sheriff

1871-1872            Charles S Hayword

1873-1876            Frank Sommer

1877-1880            John Rich

1881-1882            William Kitchen

1883-1886            Philip Thomas

1887-1890            Rudolph Dueltgen

1891-1894            Max C Kuhlman

1895-1898            Edward Bruning

1899-1902            Richard Noffze

1903-1906            Max C Kuhlman

1907-1910            Charles Pagels

1911-1914            Max C Kuhlman

1915-1918            William Bruder

1919-1922            Anthony Kowalski

1923-1924            Arthur Aikens

1925-1938            Anthony Kowalski

1939-1946            Oscar W Smith            **Died 8/9/47

1947-1948            Louise Smith                **1st female Sheriff**

1949-1968            Leonard Sorgenfrei

1969-1972            Melbourne O Smith

1973-1976            Henry W Clendenin Jr  *Removed from Office

1976                     Victor Kuhlman

1977-1978            Raymond Kurczewski

1979                     Duane A Badder;   Died 10/29/79 in line of duty

1979-1984            Myron Peltz

1985-1990            Henry W Clendenin Jr

1991-2007            Terry D Flewelling

2008-2018            Robert W Paschke

Current                 Joseph Brewbaker