Stortzum, August Gottlieb

1924 - 2020  (95 years)

• Name	Stortzum, August Gottlieb
  Birth	16 Nov 1924
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STOR.A001
  _FGRAVE	208331051
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, Company C, 21st Tank Battalion, 10th 'Tiger' Armored Division, United States Army  [1]
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Stortzum, August G. (1924-2020)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 23 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  Death	19 Mar 2020
  Burial	Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois
  Person ID	I4194	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Bible, Doris Lee,   b. 6 Apr 1928, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jul 2017 (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F2516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  August Gottlieb Stortzum went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 19, 2020. He was born November 16, 1924. August married Doris Lee Bible in August of 1945. August and Doris were blessed with their son, Michael and his wife Sharon of Gays, IL; daughter Shelia Winders of Cincinnati, OH; and daughter Vicki Parker and husband Del of Atlanta, Georgia; their grandchildren, Ramona Stortzum Kaczmarek (husband, Andy), Erik Stortzum (wife, Tara), Jason Winders, Amanda Winders Pazzo (husband, Michael), Joshua Stortzum and Natasha Stortzum; and great grandchildren Tristan Holdren, Austin, Emily and Christina Stortzum, August and Simon Pazzo, Aiden Cook; Athena, Alex and Peter Winders; sister-in-law, Lorene Stortzum (wife of Lester). He was preceded in death by his wife Doris in 2017, son-in-law, Charles Winders, parents Walter & Friedricka (Budde) Stortzum and all of his siblings (sister Ruby Stortzum Pagel, and brothers Otto, Lester, & Paul). August left the farm to serve in the Army during WWII. After returning home from Germany, he and Doris settled on the Clay County Line, where he farmed and was an oilfield pumper for Sohio Petroleum. As a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Louisville, August raised his children to share his strong faith and work ethic. A promotion to an oilfield management position resulted in the couple relocating to Okmulgee, OK, from 1978 until his retirement in 1985. Upon retirement, they moved to Mattoon, became active members of St. John's Lutheran Church of Mattoon, and enjoyed mentoring their grandchildren. A private family service for August will be at St. John's Lutheran Church of Mattoon. Interment will take place at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Louisville, Illinois. Memorial donations in his honor may be given to St. John's Lutheran Church, 200 Charleston Avenue, Mattoon, Illinois 61938 or St. John's Lutheran Church, 17684 1st Avenue, Louisville, Illinois 62858. Online condolences may be expressed at www.schillingfuneralhome.net or Schilling Funeral Home's Facebook page. Published on March 23, 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S14727] World War II Honoree, August G. Stortzum, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2004768) (Reliability: 2).