Graettinger Soldier Earns Major Military Honors
Graettinger native Master Sergeant James Bud Suss received the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal at ceremonies in Bangkok Thailand for leading the detection and neutralization of a black market petroleum ring. Suss, a Graettinger High School alumnus, held duties as NCO in Charge at Sub-Area Petroleum Office and has multiple awards from the Air Force and Vietnam era. He holds degrees from Glendale Community College and the University of Nebraska and is pursuing graduate work at Eastern New Mexico University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Bud) Suss
Theodore J. Suss
Graettinger
Andrew Evans
United States Military Assistance Command
Thailand
Joint
United States Advisory Command
Bangkok
Suss
United States
Southeast Asia
United States Advisory Group
Air Force
Graettinger Community School
Glendale Community College
Arizona
University of Nebraska
Eastern New Mexico University
Sergeant Suss
Independent Order of Forresters
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Air Force Sergeant's Associates
Tops Meeting At Hannahs Cafe Next Wednesday
TOPS will meet at Hannahs Cafe on Wednesday November 29 at 7 30 pm with a weigh in and election of officers. All ages and both genders are urged to attend to learn to lose pounds sensibly.
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Hannah's
Graettinger airman joins Keesler after basic training
Airman Richard A. Jacobson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice T. Jacobson of Graettinger Iowa, completed basic training at Lackland and is assigned to Keesler AFB Mississippi for armament systems training. He graduated Graettinger Community High School in 1970 and attended United Electronics Institute Des Moines. His wife Stephanie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wally Blinkmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Jacobson
Maurice T. Jacobson
A.A. 2
Graettinger
Iowa
Keesler Afb
Miss
Air Force
Air Training Command
Lackland Afb
Tex
Keesler
Airman
Jacobson
Graettinger Community High School
United Electronics Institute
Des Moines
Stephanie
Wally Blinkmann
R.A. 1
Wallingford
Rites Held for Bertha Axelton 88 in Estherville
Bertha Axelton 88 of Estherville died Friday November 17 1972 at Good Samaritan Center Estherville Funeral services were held Tuesday November 21 at 2 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church Graettinger with Pastor O J Reitz officiating and burial at Valley View Cemetery Graettinger She was born January 31 1884 in Roland educated in Graettinger schools and worked in Ames Phoenix Arizona and at Osher Department Store She is survived by two brothers Clarence Axelton of Seal Beach California and William Axelton of Estherville and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Axelton
Estherville
Good Samaritan Center
Bethel Lutheran Church
Graettinger
O.J. Reitz
Valley View
Miss. Axelton
Roland
Ames
Phoenix
Ariz
Osher Department Store
Miss Axelton
Clarence Axelton
Seal Beach
Calif
William Axelton
Stoltz 23 Killed In Weekend Car Truck Crash
Robert L. Stoltz age 23 of Graettinger died in a car truck collision on Highway 18 near Emmetsburg at 11:45 PM Thursday. Trooper Dick Fellin said Stoltz’s car veered on the Des Moines River bridge into an eastbound truck driven by Kenneth Shaw of Waters, Wisconsin. Both vehicles left the road and struck the bridge guard rail. Stoltz’s car was a total loss and the truck sustained about $10,000 damage. Stoltz is survived by his wife Mary Jane Donahue, a son Scott, a daughter Roberta, his parents, a brother Eugene, a sister, and a grandmother. Services were held Mon. at Lost Island Lutheran Church with burial at Rush Lake Cemetery.
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Robert L. Stoltz
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Dick Fellin
Stoltz
Des Moines River
Kenneth Shaw
Waterstown
Wis
Shaw
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Rush Lake
Curlew
Ernest Christianson
Mary Jane Donahue
Emmetsbur
American Can Company
Des Moines
Heidecker
Torreson Oil Company
Wallingford
Scott
Roberta
Roy Stoltz
Eugene
Redfield
Martyn Isak
Charles City
Minnie Stoltz
Einer Appel
William Girres
James Hugh
Roy Jensen
Larry Joyce
Paul Joyce
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Graettinger Times
Dwight
Dwight Derrickson
Graettingerite
Graettinger High School
Germany
Morrell Packing
Torreson Oil Co
LeRoy Oddson
Derrickson
Margaret Smith
Ayrshire
Ayrshire Consolidated School
Lorraine
Milford Smith
Derrick
Bob Sampson
DR. Rients
Dwight, Christine
Steven
Margaret
Department OF History Archives
Mae & Graettinger
Market Report
Eaves
Lawrence Johnson
Jim Spies
Iowa Lakes Community College
Iowa , Lakes Community College
Hanson With
Terry Hanson
43Rd Military Police
Furth
Terry
Michelle
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