Oldest Furnace Contest
Joanne Bruce won "Doc" Dancer's 2010 Oldest Furnace Contest
but she has a lot more about which to be proud.
Joanne is a mother of four and grandmother of ten! She has lived in her home since 1971. She retired from General Electric after many years of service. Joanne walked to work at GE everyday from her home.
She has always been very active in the West Central Neighborhood Association. Her house still sits on a quaint little brick street thanks in part to Joanne's efforts. Joanne has two cats who keep her company. She's proud of her collection of Frisbees from all different states. She also enjoys taking walks.
Joanne is one very active 77 year old and we are very proud to announce her as our Oldest Furnace Contest Grand Prize Winner for 2010!
Congratulations Joanne!
From Bill & Nancy Berning and All Your Friends at "Doc" Dancer
2nd – 5th Place Prizes based on age of furnace
| 2nd Place | Robin Baker | NCI Carbon Monoxide Detector & $50.00 in restaurant gift cards |
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| 3rd Place | Sandra Maddox | 1 Year Peak Performance & Service Agreement |
| 4th Place | Michelle Starks | a Furnace Precision Tune-up |
| 5th Place | Tina & Pat Esper | a 1 Year's Supply of Pleated Air Filters |
5 Prizes based on drawing from all entries – Winners of a Furnace Precision Tune-up (value $103.95)
- Joel Oribello
- Vera Patterson
- Jean Prezbindowski
- Lageena Rowland
- Angel Witham
We at “Doc” Dancer thank the Joanne and all entrants for their entries in our oldest furnace contest. It was a fun contest again….look for the 2011 Oldest Furnace Contest next year!
Congratulations to Willie & Cheryl Taylor of Fort Wayne!!!!
Our 2009 Contest Winners
Willie and Cheryl Taylor were “Doc” Dancer’s 2nd annual oldest furnace contest winners with a furnace that was estimated to be 94 years old. WOW! It was an old Lennox gravity furnace converted years ago from oil to gas. The house was built in 1915, and Willie has lived in the house since he bought it in the 1970’s. His wife Cheryl said he’s redone just about everything in the house…..and now they have a BRAND NEW RHEEM high-efficiency gas furnace!
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| Old Furnace | Willie and Cheryl Taylor with their dog Buddy and the New Furnace |
Willie is a retired supervisor from G.E. and Cheryl is an auditor at Aetna Insurance, where she has worked the past 35 years. They are members of Pilgrim Baptist Church, where Cheryl sings in the church choir. They love to travel in their spare time. They also have 6 children between the two of them and 23 grandchildren!
In addition to the Taylors, the following homeowners won prizes this year:
2nd – 5th Place Prizes based on age of furnace
| 2nd Place | Kathy Hazelwood | Honeywell Vision Pro Programmable Thermostat incl. installation (value $295) |
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| 3rd Place | Rosemary Payton | 1 year Peak Performance Service agreement – including 1 A/C and 1 Furnace precision tune-up (value $179) |
| 4th Place | Sandra Maddox | Honeywell Focus Pro Programmable Thermostat inc. installation (value $135) |
| 5th Place | Rob Rupp | One year’s supply of pleated air filters or 1 Space-Gard filter (value up to $60) |
5 Prizes based on drawing from all entries – Winners of a Furnace Precision Tune-up (value $103.95)
- Neal Harkenrider
- James Dykes
- Rebecca Stephens
- Fred Blakely
- Randy Krauter
We at “Doc” Dancer thank the Taylors and all 150 entrants for their entries in our oldest furnace contest. It was a fun contest again….look for the 2010 Oldest Furnace Contest next year!
Congratulations to Rob & Gretchen Johnson of Fort Wayne!!!
Our 2008 Contest Winners
Rob and Gretchen were the winners of "Doc" Dancer's 1st annual Oldest Furnace Contest. 
Their furnace was a VERY OLD gravity furnace that was converted from coal to gas. We estimated it to be as old as their home, which was built in 1890. That means their furnace was over 100 years old! Gretchen's great grandparents bought the house in 1924, and the house has been in the family ever since.
The Johnsons are excited to have a new Rheem 90+ high efficient furnace installed by "Doc" Dancer so that they can start saving money on their gas bills. They had been considering a new furnace for some time, but just hadn't gotten around to it. Rob said winning a brand new high-efficient furnace "is a blessing!"
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| Before - Old Furnace | After - New Furnace |