RICHARD RANFT, CAI, GPPA, AARE, REALTOR® is president and chief Auctioneer of Beloit Auction Service, Inc. as well as its sister company, Beloit Auction & Realty, Inc.
Rich grew up in an Auction family and for the past 27 years, he and his wife Pat have worked alongside each other. They pride themselves on hard work.
Their staff of 24 full and part-time employees backs up their quality efforts. Rich also does professional appraisals and works as a Real Estate Broker. Rich is a long time member of the National Auctioneers Association where he serves on the membership committee. He’s a former member of the NAA’s education and technology committees. Rich is a past director of the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association. He’s a strong believer in continuing education, and staying on the cutting edge of professional innovations.
Bill
Perkins Jr.
BILL PERKINS, JR., CAI, GPPA, REALTOR® is Vice-President of Auction Operations. Bill is a professional Auctioneer and certified personal property appraiser with many years experience. He is also a licensed Real Estate associate and a member of the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association.
A Wisconsin native, Bill has owned and operated the Avalon Auction Center and worked for several years as a vital member of the Beloit Auction team.
Pat Ranft
Pat is Rich's wife and business partner. She governs the office, a key part of any auction service. She has a professional background in retail that helps her with auction set-ups. She clerks the auctions on our computerized system. A native of Riverside, California, she met Rich at - where else? - an auction! She is a Rockford College grad., and she and Rich are the proud grandparents of two - Joe and Libby.
George
Goecks
Associate real estate broker
and licensed auctioneer, George has worked alongside Rich for
several years. He specializes in Green County property, and
lists throughout the state. He's on hand for all your real estate
needs.
Tonya Frye
TONYA FRYE, who joined the United County Beloit Auction & Realty
team 3 years ago, has a 17 year background in Real Estate
with experience in conventional Real Estate and the Real
Estate appraisal business.
She’s been a REALTOR for 6 years and holds Wisconsin
and Illinois Real Estate sales licenses. She made the move
to UC Beloit Auction & Realty because she recognizes
the growing importance of Real Estate sales on Auction.
A multi-talented lady, Tonya performs much of the administrative
work at the office, assists with listing properties, does
open houses, and handles many of the daily calls from potential
buyers and sellers. She also often assists as a ring person
at personal property Auctions and says she loves to see
the variety of items people buy. She balances a busy work
schedule with an equally busy life as a wife and mom.
Julieann Ferraro
Julieann Ferraro, a new member of the Beloit Auction Realty team, holds her Illinois Salesperson License and is a 1993 graduate of UW Platteville where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agri-business. Julie grew up in Milton, WI, and now lives in northern Illinois. She is a wife and mother and enjoys spending quality time with her family.
Kevin Diluia
Kevin's keen sense of Real Estate makes him a good choice for your Illinois property. At home in Arlington Heights with his wife Tammy and childen Maddie and Joshua, Kevin is licensed as an agent to handle property not only in the Chicagoland area but throughout Illinois. He knows that selling at Auction is the way to go for Real Estate of every value.
Tracy Ferraro
Welcome, Tracy! A licensed Illinois Real Estate agent, Tracy can now handle listings of her own in addition to all the behind-the-scenes paperwork she's done to help us stay highly organized. We're glad to have her step in to an even more important role with the BA&R team!
Trudy Trochta
Trudy Trochta joins us an Illinois Real Estate licensee from her home in Lake Barrington. A licensed Auctioneer as well, Trudy graduated from Missouri Auction & Appraisal School. She belongs to the National Auctioneers Assoc. & Illinois State Auctioneers. Her college of choice was Northern Illinois University, and she earned her M.S. in Business Management from Cardinal Stritch University of Milwaukee. Now she adds her knowledge and experience to the Beloit Auction & Realty Success Team.
Bill
& Carol Miedema
Retired auctioneer
Bill and auction-worker Carol are the founding father
and mother of the original auction house back in the 1970s.
Son Rich and his wife Pat renamed the business Beloit Auction
Service when they took it on in the ‘80s. Now the Miedemas
can spend more time with their 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren..
Allen
Frye
Ring Boss Al has worked
24 years here at Beloit. Al is expert at arranging items for
preview in our large gallery area and the auction proper. He's
a non-stop worker, always ready, willing and able to get the
job done. Along the way, he helps a lot of people.
Brian Heikkinen
Beloit native Brian wears a lot of hats - ringman, estate gatherer, set-up worker, and auction cashier. He's been a well-liked member of the Beloit Auction crew for eight years. When he can find time, he likes to travel.
Penny
L. Frye
Penny has shared her friendly
smile with customers at Beloit Auction since before her two
children were born. Yes, she's Mrs. Allen Frye, as
well as a dedicated auction worker. Thanks to Penny, absentee
bids get handled with accuracy and energy.
David Norris
Dave grew up in this auction family. Now he's a Rock Valley college student who still gives hours each week to Beloit Auction. During our ProxiBid sales, this computer expert is our Main Man!
Mary
Eddy
Meet Mary Eddy! Her smiling face greets visitors to Beloit
Auction during the week. She also works behind the scenes readying
antiques and collectibles. She holds a long time interest in
antiques. Now she gets to work with them hands on.
Gabe Urrutia
Gabe is a vital member of our team. You'll see him working hard on personal property pick-ups, auction set up, and ringing during the sales themselves (that means bid catching + organizing the items as they cross the auction block). We love having him around. Not only is he very competent, he's also a nice guy with a great sense of humor! And he's bilingual in English and Spanish. You can't top Gabe for versatility.
Lyle Harvell
Lyle (The Reliable) has been with us going on three years. With plenty of previous Auction experience, Lyle's a great help picking up loads and working Auction house set-up. He's truly a hard worker. He's an experienced carpenter and roofer, has done professional carpet cleaning and worked in food service. We're happy to have him on board. Lyle has one grown son.
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