Levene J. Wiegel, 83, died Oct. 21 in Chicago. Services were Oct. 26, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Col. Weigel was born in Collyer, Kan., on Nov. 26, 1915.
He married Clara Gerstner, 1944.
He served 30 years in the Army. He headed the ROTC program at Crighton University and the JROTC program for Denver Public Schools. His military honors include the Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star, the Asiatic-Pacific and Korean Service Medal.
Survivors include daughters Candy Sullivan of Illinois, Lindy Shumney of Florida; brothers Killian of Kansas, Wilmer of Colorado Springs; sisters Angelita Owens of Kansas, Armella Stefan of Grand Junction, Bertina Swoboda of Nebraska; two grandsons.
Rocky Mountain News, 11/20/1999
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Col. Levene J. Wiegel, 83, Chicago and formerly of Venice, died Oct. 21, 1999.
He was born Nov. 26, 1915, in Collyer, Kan., and came to Venice in 1982.
He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Fort Hays State University in 1940 and a master's degree in international politics from Creighton University in 1971.
He served in the Aleutian Islands and was sent to Europe in 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and spent 6 1/2 months as a prisoner of war. He was head of the ROTC program at Creighton University from 1967 to 1972, and when he retired after 30 years in the Army he headed the JROTC program in Denver Public Schools until 1982.
He was a Colorado School Master, and a member of the Infantry Officer Candidates Hall of Fame and the 1970 Nebraska Reserve Minute Man of the Year. His military honors included Expert Infantry and Combat Infantry Badges, a Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, a Meritorious Service Medal and the Bronze Star.
Survivors include two daughters, Candy Sullivan of Chicago and Lindy Shumney of Fort Lauderdale; two brothers, Killian of WaKeeney, Kan., and Wilmer of Colorado Springs; three sisters, Angelita Owens of Collyer, Armelia Stefan of Grand Junction, Colo., and Bertina Swoboda of Omaha, Neb.; and two grandsons.
Casey Laskowski Funeral Home, Chicago, was in charge.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL, 11/23/1999
Military Information: COL, US ARMY
He married Clara Gerstner, 1944.
He served 30 years in the Army. He headed the ROTC program at Crighton University and the JROTC program for Denver Public Schools. His military honors include the Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star, the Asiatic-Pacific and Korean Service Medal.
Survivors include daughters Candy Sullivan of Illinois, Lindy Shumney of Florida; brothers Killian of Kansas, Wilmer of Colorado Springs; sisters Angelita Owens of Kansas, Armella Stefan of Grand Junction, Bertina Swoboda of Nebraska; two grandsons.
Rocky Mountain News, 11/20/1999
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Col. Levene J. Wiegel, 83, Chicago and formerly of Venice, died Oct. 21, 1999.
He was born Nov. 26, 1915, in Collyer, Kan., and came to Venice in 1982.
He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Fort Hays State University in 1940 and a master's degree in international politics from Creighton University in 1971.
He served in the Aleutian Islands and was sent to Europe in 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and spent 6 1/2 months as a prisoner of war. He was head of the ROTC program at Creighton University from 1967 to 1972, and when he retired after 30 years in the Army he headed the JROTC program in Denver Public Schools until 1982.
He was a Colorado School Master, and a member of the Infantry Officer Candidates Hall of Fame and the 1970 Nebraska Reserve Minute Man of the Year. His military honors included Expert Infantry and Combat Infantry Badges, a Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, a Meritorious Service Medal and the Bronze Star.
Survivors include two daughters, Candy Sullivan of Chicago and Lindy Shumney of Fort Lauderdale; two brothers, Killian of WaKeeney, Kan., and Wilmer of Colorado Springs; three sisters, Angelita Owens of Collyer, Armelia Stefan of Grand Junction, Colo., and Bertina Swoboda of Omaha, Neb.; and two grandsons.
Casey Laskowski Funeral Home, Chicago, was in charge.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL, 11/23/1999
Military Information: COL, US ARMY
Levene J. Wiegel, 83, died Oct. 21 in Chicago. Services were Oct. 26, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Col. Weigel was born in Collyer, Kan., on Nov. 26, 1915.
He married Clara Gerstner, 1944.
He served 30 years in the Army. He headed the ROTC program at Crighton University and the JROTC program for Denver Public Schools. His military honors include the Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star, the Asiatic-Pacific and Korean Service Medal.
Survivors include daughters Candy Sullivan of Illinois, Lindy Shumney of Florida; brothers Killian of Kansas, Wilmer of Colorado Springs; sisters Angelita Owens of Kansas, Armella Stefan of Grand Junction, Bertina Swoboda of Nebraska; two grandsons.
Rocky Mountain News, 11/20/1999
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Col. Levene J. Wiegel, 83, Chicago and formerly of Venice, died Oct. 21, 1999.
He was born Nov. 26, 1915, in Collyer, Kan., and came to Venice in 1982.
He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Fort Hays State University in 1940 and a master's degree in international politics from Creighton University in 1971.
He served in the Aleutian Islands and was sent to Europe in 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and spent 6 1/2 months as a prisoner of war. He was head of the ROTC program at Creighton University from 1967 to 1972, and when he retired after 30 years in the Army he headed the JROTC program in Denver Public Schools until 1982.
He was a Colorado School Master, and a member of the Infantry Officer Candidates Hall of Fame and the 1970 Nebraska Reserve Minute Man of the Year. His military honors included Expert Infantry and Combat Infantry Badges, a Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, a Meritorious Service Medal and the Bronze Star.
Survivors include two daughters, Candy Sullivan of Chicago and Lindy Shumney of Fort Lauderdale; two brothers, Killian of WaKeeney, Kan., and Wilmer of Colorado Springs; three sisters, Angelita Owens of Collyer, Armelia Stefan of Grand Junction, Colo., and Bertina Swoboda of Omaha, Neb.; and two grandsons.
Casey Laskowski Funeral Home, Chicago, was in charge.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL, 11/23/1999
Military Information: COL, US ARMY
He married Clara Gerstner, 1944.
He served 30 years in the Army. He headed the ROTC program at Crighton University and the JROTC program for Denver Public Schools. His military honors include the Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star, the Asiatic-Pacific and Korean Service Medal.
Survivors include daughters Candy Sullivan of Illinois, Lindy Shumney of Florida; brothers Killian of Kansas, Wilmer of Colorado Springs; sisters Angelita Owens of Kansas, Armella Stefan of Grand Junction, Bertina Swoboda of Nebraska; two grandsons.
Rocky Mountain News, 11/20/1999
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Col. Levene J. Wiegel, 83, Chicago and formerly of Venice, died Oct. 21, 1999.
He was born Nov. 26, 1915, in Collyer, Kan., and came to Venice in 1982.
He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Fort Hays State University in 1940 and a master's degree in international politics from Creighton University in 1971.
He served in the Aleutian Islands and was sent to Europe in 1944. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and spent 6 1/2 months as a prisoner of war. He was head of the ROTC program at Creighton University from 1967 to 1972, and when he retired after 30 years in the Army he headed the JROTC program in Denver Public Schools until 1982.
He was a Colorado School Master, and a member of the Infantry Officer Candidates Hall of Fame and the 1970 Nebraska Reserve Minute Man of the Year. His military honors included Expert Infantry and Combat Infantry Badges, a Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, a Meritorious Service Medal and the Bronze Star.
Survivors include two daughters, Candy Sullivan of Chicago and Lindy Shumney of Fort Lauderdale; two brothers, Killian of WaKeeney, Kan., and Wilmer of Colorado Springs; three sisters, Angelita Owens of Collyer, Armelia Stefan of Grand Junction, Colo., and Bertina Swoboda of Omaha, Neb.; and two grandsons.
Casey Laskowski Funeral Home, Chicago, was in charge.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL, 11/23/1999
Military Information: COL, US ARMY
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