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 Loren
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[FEB.
12,
2007] MOUNT
PULASKI -- Loren Elmer Mittelsteadt, 84, of
Mount Pulaski died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at
1:20 a.m. at his home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday
at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski.
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funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Zion
Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev.
Mark Drews officiating.
Burial, with military rites, will be in Mount
Pulaski Cemetery.
Mr. Mittelsteadt farmed with his father, and
he owned and operated Mittelsteadt Equipment in
Mount Pulaski since 1962 and with his son Roger
until 2007.
He served with the U.S. Army, 11th Airborne
paratroopers, in World War II.
He was born Sept. 4, 1922, in Mount Pulaski
to Arthur E. and Norma M. Maxheimer Mittelsteadt.
He married Nancy C. O'Brien in Lincoln on June
4, 1950.
He is survived by his wife, of Mount Pulaski;
two sons, Roger Lee (and Karen) Mittelsteadt of
Mount Pulaski and Michael Dean (and Julie)
Mittelsteadt of Lincoln; one daughter, Lorna
Jean (and Michael) Wood of Lincoln; one sister,
Dorothy (and Ray) Bernahl of Lincoln; 10
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother,
Raymond, and one sister, Ruth Schroeder.
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He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of
Mount Pulaski, past commander of American Legion
Post 447 and past commander of Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 777.
For his military service, he was awarded the
Purple Heart and Good Conduct medals. He had
privilege of watching the peace treaty being
signed after World War II.
Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church
or Zion Lutheran School of Mount Pulaski.
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