Carlson’s Amoco Team Members
Wade Carlson, Owner – Joined the family business in 1977.
Wade and his wife Roxy enjoy travel, biking, kayaking, and spending time with their grandchildren. Wade also enjoys a good game of golf when station business doesn’t take precedence.
Brenda Birk, General Manager – Joined Carlson’s Amoco in 1997
Brenda has been married to Mike for more than four decades and has two children and four terrific grandchildren. She is an avid reader of “all kinds of books” and enjoys travel (including by motorcycle with her husband).
Pat Eichten, C-Store Manager – Joined Carlson’s Amoco in 2006
Pat is an avid coin collector and enjoys showing his 1978 Mustang II Cobra II in car shows. (He bought car at age 16 and had it restored for his 50th birthday!)
Bill Weidner, Assistant C-Store Manager – Joined Carlson’s Amoco in 2015
Bill is married to Heidi who he met in Texas. He moved from the warm south to the cold north because she lived in Minnesota, but he golfs and keeps up with the Miami Dolphins as a reminder of the warm weather he left behind.
Connie Linder, Bookkeeper/Cashier – Joined Carlson’s Amoco in 1976
Connie has also been married for more than four decades; she and her husband Bob have two children and six wonderful grandsons. She enjoys reading, quilting, sewing clothes, and traveling whenever she can.
Leif Thompson, Mechanic – Worked at Carlson’s Amoco off and on in the 90s, steadily since 2006.
Leif is married to Emily and they have four children. He loves coaching basketball, playing golf, and getting out on the boat.
Brad Reineccius, Mechanic – Joined Carlson’s Amoco in 2017
Brad and his wife Eva are kept busy with their four boys. Brad enjoys spending time on the lake, enjoying the boys’ sports, and tinkering with all kinds of engines.
