George was born and died in Elgin, Illinois, but buried in nearby Hampshire, where his Munsch and Blazier ancestors settled in the 1840s. During World War II, he served with Merrill's Marauders in Burma, where he was seriously wounded. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and later, along with all members of Merrill's Marauders, the Bronze Star. On his return to Elgin, he married Marilyn Knutsen, to whom he was married for 52 years at the time of his death in 1998.
A delivery truck driver for Cudahy Pkg. Co. before the war, upon his return he became a salesman for that company. When its Elgin branch closed in 1964, he went to work in the same capacity for Aurora Packing Co., from which he fully retired in 1985.
George was known for his wonderful sense of humor and multitude of talents and abilities, among them his fine singing voice and his skills as a fisherman and golfer (including scoring a hole-in-one in each of Elgin's golf courses, Spartan Meadows and Wing Park). He was also a great tinkerer who enjoyed working with radios, walkie-talkies, and the like. He could take apart and fix anything -- toys, TVs, cars -- and have parts left over!
George was the quintessential son, brother, husband, dad, grandpa, uncle ... he was always there for anyone and everyone, and he is deeply missed by many.
A delivery truck driver for Cudahy Pkg. Co. before the war, upon his return he became a salesman for that company. When its Elgin branch closed in 1964, he went to work in the same capacity for Aurora Packing Co., from which he fully retired in 1985.
George was known for his wonderful sense of humor and multitude of talents and abilities, among them his fine singing voice and his skills as a fisherman and golfer (including scoring a hole-in-one in each of Elgin's golf courses, Spartan Meadows and Wing Park). He was also a great tinkerer who enjoyed working with radios, walkie-talkies, and the like. He could take apart and fix anything -- toys, TVs, cars -- and have parts left over!
George was the quintessential son, brother, husband, dad, grandpa, uncle ... he was always there for anyone and everyone, and he is deeply missed by many.
George was born and died in Elgin, Illinois, but buried in nearby Hampshire, where his Munsch and Blazier ancestors settled in the 1840s. During World War II, he served with Merrill's Marauders in Burma, where he was seriously wounded. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and later, along with all members of Merrill's Marauders, the Bronze Star. On his return to Elgin, he married Marilyn Knutsen, to whom he was married for 52 years at the time of his death in 1998.
A delivery truck driver for Cudahy Pkg. Co. before the war, upon his return he became a salesman for that company. When its Elgin branch closed in 1964, he went to work in the same capacity for Aurora Packing Co., from which he fully retired in 1985.
George was known for his wonderful sense of humor and multitude of talents and abilities, among them his fine singing voice and his skills as a fisherman and golfer (including scoring a hole-in-one in each of Elgin's golf courses, Spartan Meadows and Wing Park). He was also a great tinkerer who enjoyed working with radios, walkie-talkies, and the like. He could take apart and fix anything -- toys, TVs, cars -- and have parts left over!
George was the quintessential son, brother, husband, dad, grandpa, uncle ... he was always there for anyone and everyone, and he is deeply missed by many.
A delivery truck driver for Cudahy Pkg. Co. before the war, upon his return he became a salesman for that company. When its Elgin branch closed in 1964, he went to work in the same capacity for Aurora Packing Co., from which he fully retired in 1985.
George was known for his wonderful sense of humor and multitude of talents and abilities, among them his fine singing voice and his skills as a fisherman and golfer (including scoring a hole-in-one in each of Elgin's golf courses, Spartan Meadows and Wing Park). He was also a great tinkerer who enjoyed working with radios, walkie-talkies, and the like. He could take apart and fix anything -- toys, TVs, cars -- and have parts left over!
George was the quintessential son, brother, husband, dad, grandpa, uncle ... he was always there for anyone and everyone, and he is deeply missed by many.
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