Hostettler, Gerald B.

1940 - 1985  (45 years)

• Name	Hostettler, Gerald B.
  Birth	4 Feb 1940	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HOST.G002
  _FGRAVE	17873660
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, ATCS, United States Navy  [1]
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  		Flag of the United States, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  Death	28 Dec 1985	Geff, Wayne County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Gunion Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Hostettler, Gerald B.
  Person ID	I19332	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Hostettler, Hubert B.,   b. 25 Aug 1919, Ilinois d. 4 May 1956 (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Hickenbottom, Leah Halene,   b. 29 Oct 1921, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois d. 23 Jun 2008, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F5602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hale, N. Carolyn,   b. 22 Feb 1941   d. 18 Aug 1997 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1961	Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina   [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 6 months - She : 20 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. Hostettler, Deana   2. Hostettler, Richard
  Family ID	F8739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Feb 1940 - Illinois Marriage - 15 Aug 1961 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Death - 28 Dec 1985 - Geff, Wayne County, Illinois Burial - - Gunion Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was assistant plant manager of Webb Printing Controls in Fairfield, retired after 21 years from the U. S. Navy, and a member of the Latter Day Saints in Mt. Carmel, the Cisne American Legion, and the Flora V.F.W.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5292] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hostettler, Gerald B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17873660/gerald-b_-hostettler), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4582] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Boudreau, Leah H, 86, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27913648/leah-halene-boudreau), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5294] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hostettler, Gerald B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17873660/gerald-b_-hostettler), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13190] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hostettler, N. Carolyn, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19432603/n_-carolyn-hostettler), none. (Reliability: 2).