Mr. Gunsch was born April 25, 1922, at Gackle, N.D., the son of Fredrich and Christiana (Frey) Gunsch. He moved with his family to Medina, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Sidney, Mont., for a year before entering the U.S. Army on Dec. 8, 1942.
He served as a medic during World War II in Central Europe, Northern France and Rhineland and participated in the Battle of Normandy and Battle of the Bulge. He received the Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, Overseas Stripes, European, African and Middle Eastern Theatre ribbons and five Bronze Stars. After his discharge on Oct. 10, 1945, he returned to North Dakota and worked in Dawson.
He married Lillian Gladys Wick on May 30, 1948, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Robinson, N.D. They moved to Jamestown in 1955. He worked for Nash-Finch and then the U.S. Postal Service, retiring after 25 years. He then worked for Lisko Funeral Chapel for 10 years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown, the Jamestown Eagles, Elks, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans where he served two terms as commander, and Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. He enjoyed gardening and woodworking and often sold woodwork items.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Charlene Rae; his parents; four brothers, August, Andy, Henry and Louie; and seven sisters, Maggie, Lydia, Caroline, Eva, Emma, Mary and Martha.
(Source: Jamestown Sun, May 30, 2006)
Surviving children Susan Elizabeth Gunsch Richter, Vicki Lynn Gunsch Livesay and Michael Henry Gunsch
Mr. Gunsch was born April 25, 1922, at Gackle, N.D., the son of Fredrich and Christiana (Frey) Gunsch. He moved with his family to Medina, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Sidney, Mont., for a year before entering the U.S. Army on Dec. 8, 1942.
He served as a medic during World War II in Central Europe, Northern France and Rhineland and participated in the Battle of Normandy and Battle of the Bulge. He received the Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, Overseas Stripes, European, African and Middle Eastern Theatre ribbons and five Bronze Stars. After his discharge on Oct. 10, 1945, he returned to North Dakota and worked in Dawson.
He married Lillian Gladys Wick on May 30, 1948, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Robinson, N.D. They moved to Jamestown in 1955. He worked for Nash-Finch and then the U.S. Postal Service, retiring after 25 years. He then worked for Lisko Funeral Chapel for 10 years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown, the Jamestown Eagles, Elks, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans where he served two terms as commander, and Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. He enjoyed gardening and woodworking and often sold woodwork items.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Charlene Rae; his parents; four brothers, August, Andy, Henry and Louie; and seven sisters, Maggie, Lydia, Caroline, Eva, Emma, Mary and Martha.
(Source: Jamestown Sun, May 30, 2006)
Surviving children Susan Elizabeth Gunsch Richter, Vicki Lynn Gunsch Livesay and Michael Henry Gunsch
Family Members
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Magdalena Gunsch Schlecht
1900–1988
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Eva Gunsch Kanewischer
1902–1960
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Carolina Gunsch Aman
1904–1928
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Martha Graf Roesler
1905–1955
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Lydia Moos
1906–1993
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Mary Graf Dewald
1907–1972
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August Gunsch
1910–1977
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Andrew Gunsch
1911–2003
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Henry Gunsch
1913–1994
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Ludwig Gunsch
1915–1971
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Emma Gunsch Schafer
1917–2000
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Helen Gunsch Hillius
1924–2016
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Odella Gunsch Graf Mathias
1926–2013
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