1921 - 1996
Wife: Inez (Freml)
Daughter: Michele (Rostermundt) Olson
Carl & Inez are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Manilla
Carl, son of Julius and Meta Rostermundt, entered the U.S. Army January 4, 1943. He served with Battery B 995th Field Artillery Battalion. He trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was transferred to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Seven months after being inducted into the Army he left Fort Dix, New Jersey, for Algeria and Tunisia, North Africa, arriving in September 1943. In November 1943 he landed in Naples, Italy, and saw action in Cassino, Italy; Alsace, France; and Germany. The Battalion was taken off the line in April 1945 after spending 472 days in combat (250 of those days in Italy). They were assigned to security police work at a camp for German prisoners. Carl returned to the United States October 31, 1945, and was discharged November 5, 1945. He received the following honors: Bronze Battle Stars for Naples-Loggia Campaign, Rome-Arno Campaign, Southern France Campaign, Rhineland Campaign, and Central Europe Campaign.
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Manning Monitor article------ 1943
Pvt. Carl Rostermundt at Ft. Sill Manning Monitor articles ------ 1944
CARL ROSTERMUNDT IN ITALY
The weather has been awfully wet over here ever since we landed here, but otherwise it is
a very nice country or has been at one time. Carl Rostermundt Meets Relative in Italy Pvt. Carl Rostermundt writes of recently meeting his brother in-law, Pfc. Wesley Freml, near Rome, Italy, at a rest camp where both were for several weeks. They were given two-day passes and spent the time visiting the ancient city. They saw the Pope at the Vatican City also came back into Rome later on passes together. Fourteen months ago the boys were stationed at Ft. Sill, Okla., and met occasionally. Pfc. Freml has been in service 22 months, five in Italy and four in the Aleutian Islands last fall. Pvt. Rostermundt has been in 19 months, eleven in Africa and Italy. Manning Monitor article------ 1945
Receives Monitor in Europe
I would like to meet someone from home to talk to again. I met my wife's brother last year
in Rome, Pfc. Wesly Freml from Denison, and that's the last I've seen of him or anyone
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Mr. Rostermundt, 74, died Tuesday, June 25, 1996, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, from complications following surgery.
The Rev, Robert Gralapp and the Rev. Lloyd White will officiate the service.
Casket bearers will be Robert Chapman, Sidney Long, Matthew Doyle, Nathan Olson, Jarad Pedersen, Kurt Chapman, Daniel Ertz, and Gabriel Rostermundt. Honorary casket bearers will be Kent Chapman, Joseph Long, Charles Wenck, David Ertz, Michael Gurule, Antonio Gurule, Domonic Gurule, and Christopher Gurule.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Manilla.
There will be a rosary at 7, followed by a prayer service at 7:30 tonight at Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla.
He was born November 22, 1921, at Manning, a son of Julius J. and Meta (Klevemann) Rostermundt, and attended Manning Public Schools.
Mr. Rostermundt worked on his family's dairy farm and other farms in the area.
He and Inez M. Freml were married September 30, 1941, at St. Ann Catholic Church in Vail. The family lived in Manning, where Mr. Rostermundt worked as a carpenter.
He entered the Army January 4, 1943, and served in the European Theatre with Battery B of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. He was honorably discharged November 5, 1945, and returned to Manning.
After several years, the family moved to the Deloit area, where Mr. Rostermundt worked as a farmer and carpenter. They lived in Vail then settled in Manilla.
Mr. Rostermundt worked at Farmers Lumber Company, then as an independent carpenter. He also drove a bus for the Manilla School District for 15 years.
He had been in ill health for several months.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Parish, where he held several offices, and the Holy Name Society. Mr. Rostermundt also volunteered his time to maintain the church and rectory.
He was a member of the Manilla City Council and commander of American Legion Post No. 132.
Survivors include his wife, Inez, of Manilla; 11 children and their spouses: Carole and Daryl Chapman of Manilla; Mary and Robert Long of Perry; Kathleen and Duane Wenck of Lidderdale; Connie and Rod Huffaker of Liberty, Missouri; Kenneth and Vivian Rostermundt of Council Bluffs; Patricia Rostermundt Gruhn and her special friend, Mark Gannon, of Omaha, Nebraska; Michele and Allen Olson of Manilla; Diane Pedersen of West Des Moines; Jean and Anthony Gurule of Longmont, Colorado; and Michael Rostermundt of Omaha; 36 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; two brothers: John Rostermundt of Phoenix, Arizona; and Leo Rostermundt and his wife, Elizabeth, of Denver, Colorado; and a sister, Marie Nulle, of Manning.
Mr. Rostermundt was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Charles; and three sisters: Freda Koenck, Elsie Mohr, and Viola Gudykunst.