Son of Peter H. & Ellen Lukken Redl
Veteran of World War 2 and Korean War
John M. Redl, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 3, at Windsor Nuraing and Rehab Center.
He was born December 13, 1919 in Newcastle, Nebraska, son of Peter H. & Ellen Lukken Redl. He married Mary Ellen Lloyd on June 9, 1947 in Newcastle.
Mr. Redl was the valedictorian of the Newcastle High School class of 1937. He served with the U.S. Army during World War 2, where he was a prisoner of war in the Pacific theater of operations. After the war, he enlisted in the U.S Air Force, where he served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the military in 1967 after 27 years of service. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Cedar Falls for 14 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49, the American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Peter (Jeanie) of Cedar Falls, and David (Sharon) of Fairbank; three grandchildren, Christopher (Stephanie) Redl of Alexandria, Virginia, Laura (Jay) Sidels of Emmetsburg, and Kathie (Kevin) Kane of Fairbank; ten great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Margaret Paul of North Sioux City, South Dakota, Lucille Overhulser of Cedar Rapids, and Marcella (Ralph) Clark of Spencer.
Preceded in death by one sister, Loretta Redl.
Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. Military rites conducted by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49. Public visitation from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service. Visitation also for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
Veteran of World War 2 and Korean War
John M. Redl, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 3, at Windsor Nuraing and Rehab Center.
He was born December 13, 1919 in Newcastle, Nebraska, son of Peter H. & Ellen Lukken Redl. He married Mary Ellen Lloyd on June 9, 1947 in Newcastle.
Mr. Redl was the valedictorian of the Newcastle High School class of 1937. He served with the U.S. Army during World War 2, where he was a prisoner of war in the Pacific theater of operations. After the war, he enlisted in the U.S Air Force, where he served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the military in 1967 after 27 years of service. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Cedar Falls for 14 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49, the American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Peter (Jeanie) of Cedar Falls, and David (Sharon) of Fairbank; three grandchildren, Christopher (Stephanie) Redl of Alexandria, Virginia, Laura (Jay) Sidels of Emmetsburg, and Kathie (Kevin) Kane of Fairbank; ten great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Margaret Paul of North Sioux City, South Dakota, Lucille Overhulser of Cedar Rapids, and Marcella (Ralph) Clark of Spencer.
Preceded in death by one sister, Loretta Redl.
Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. Military rites conducted by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49. Public visitation from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service. Visitation also for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
Son of Peter H. & Ellen Lukken Redl
Veteran of World War 2 and Korean War
John M. Redl, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 3, at Windsor Nuraing and Rehab Center.
He was born December 13, 1919 in Newcastle, Nebraska, son of Peter H. & Ellen Lukken Redl. He married Mary Ellen Lloyd on June 9, 1947 in Newcastle.
Mr. Redl was the valedictorian of the Newcastle High School class of 1937. He served with the U.S. Army during World War 2, where he was a prisoner of war in the Pacific theater of operations. After the war, he enlisted in the U.S Air Force, where he served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the military in 1967 after 27 years of service. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Cedar Falls for 14 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49, the American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Peter (Jeanie) of Cedar Falls, and David (Sharon) of Fairbank; three grandchildren, Christopher (Stephanie) Redl of Alexandria, Virginia, Laura (Jay) Sidels of Emmetsburg, and Kathie (Kevin) Kane of Fairbank; ten great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Margaret Paul of North Sioux City, South Dakota, Lucille Overhulser of Cedar Rapids, and Marcella (Ralph) Clark of Spencer.
Preceded in death by one sister, Loretta Redl.
Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. Military rites conducted by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49. Public visitation from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service. Visitation also for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
Veteran of World War 2 and Korean War
John M. Redl, 87, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, December 3, at Windsor Nuraing and Rehab Center.
He was born December 13, 1919 in Newcastle, Nebraska, son of Peter H. & Ellen Lukken Redl. He married Mary Ellen Lloyd on June 9, 1947 in Newcastle.
Mr. Redl was the valedictorian of the Newcastle High School class of 1937. He served with the U.S. Army during World War 2, where he was a prisoner of war in the Pacific theater of operations. After the war, he enlisted in the U.S Air Force, where he served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the military in 1967 after 27 years of service. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Cedar Falls for 14 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49, the American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Peter (Jeanie) of Cedar Falls, and David (Sharon) of Fairbank; three grandchildren, Christopher (Stephanie) Redl of Alexandria, Virginia, Laura (Jay) Sidels of Emmetsburg, and Kathie (Kevin) Kane of Fairbank; ten great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Margaret Paul of North Sioux City, South Dakota, Lucille Overhulser of Cedar Rapids, and Marcella (Ralph) Clark of Spencer.
Preceded in death by one sister, Loretta Redl.
Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. Military rites conducted by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49. Public visitation from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service. Visitation also for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
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