Wallace "Bud" Otto Litchke

Lilah Crowe2020-09-13T11:30:15-05:00

Name: Wallace "Bud" Otto Litchke
Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Date of Birth: March 27, 1920
Date of Death: August 1, 1993
Parents: Otto E. Litchke & Pearl (Waisanen) Litchke
High School and Class:
College:
Highest Rank: S SGT (Staff Sergeant)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: April 9, 1942
Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Discharge: December 18, 1945
Place of Discharge: Army Air Force Separation Base, Portland, Oregon
Military Awards:
American Theater Ribbon
Good Conduct Medal
1 Service Stripe
World War II Victory Medal

Civilian Life:
Wallace Litchke married Kathleen Wiswell in 1943 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and the couple lived in Hobbs, New Mexico while Bud was in service. They returned to Grand Rapids, Minnesota following his discharge from service. Bud worked for the Great Northern Railroad, and West Hill Mines, and operated a "Spudnut" donut shop prior to moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico. There he was self-employed as a home building contractor specializing in kitchen and bathroom cabinets. He retired and returned to Grand Rapids in 1991. He was a member of the American Legion Club and the Independent Order of Foresters in Grand Rapids.

Bud died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Minnesota (plot I-G-23-27). He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; five sisters, Elaine Skelly, Elizabeth Smith, Carol Bibich, Joyce Newport, and Patricia West; and three brothers, Raymond, Donald and Terry. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otto & Pearl Litchke; his sister, Darlene Seaman in 1981; and a brother Gordon Litchke in 1975.