Walter H. SCHLICHTING

SCHLICHTING, WATERMILLER, HOEFT, EICHERS, QUIQLEY, JOHNSON, QUIQLEY-JOHNSON, BAUMANN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 8/1/2008 at 13:30:09

January 20, 2004

Walter H. Schlichting, 84, of Clear Lake, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at the Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa. Funeral services were held on Friday, January 16, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, with Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery with military honors by the Garner V.F.W.

Walter was born on March 15, 1919 in Goodell, the son of Adolf and Martha (Watermiller) Schlichting. He graduated from the Klemme High School in 1938. He farmed with his father and then entered the military in May 1941. He served in the Army Medical Corps with the 34th division and gave first aid at the hospital. His battalion received a citation for caring for more wounded than any other unit. He went to Ireland, Scotland, England, Africa and Italy, participating in five major battles including Cassino, Salerno, and Naples. He was awarded the good conduct medal and received an honorable discharge in July 1945. Walter married Marcele Hoeft on July 25, 1945, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner. They farmed in rural Garner for five years, then moved southeast of Clear Lake. In 1975 they moved to town but continued to farm with his sons until the age of 80. Walter enjoyed his fishing trips to Canada with Marcele, being "snowbirds" in the winter, going to both Texas and Arizona and fixing up his 1930 John Deere GP tractor. He served on the Clear Lake Farmers Coop board many years and was a 4-H Leader. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church and the Garner V.F.W.

Walter was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, George and Glen. Walter is survived by his wife; children, Ronald (Sandi) Schlichting of Clear Lake, Duane (Roberta) Schlichting of Clear Lake, Jan (Bob) Eichers of San Diego and Linda Mishak of Clear Lake; grandchildren, Tara Schlichting of Clear Lake, Shannon (Michael) Quigley-Johnson of Kansas City, Teresa (Matt) Baumann of North Liberty, Casey (Teresa) Schlichting of Mason City and Sawyer Mishak of Clear Lake; one great-grandchild; five step-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.

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