Obit for ZITZMANN, Sylvester Valerius (b.1919 d.1969), Redwood Co., MN
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Sylvester Valerius ZITZMANN (1919 - 1969) Abstract

Sources: "Vesta Rites Thursday For Sylvester Zitzmann," undated clipping
from the Redwood Gazette; memorial card for "Sylvester Zitzmann" and "Lest
We'll Forget, 1940 - 1946," Lucan Historical Society, 2001, pp. 8 - 9.
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Sylvester Zitzmann, Vesta postmaster, died on September 14, 1969, at the
Veterans Hospital in Minneapolis. A funeral mass was held at Church of the
Holy Name in Vesta, Minnesota, on September 18, 1969 at 11 a.m. Father
Edward Stone was the celebrant and burial was at Our Lady of Victory
Cemetery in Lucan, Minnesota.

Sylvester Valerius Zitzmann was born in Lucan on January 28, 1919, a son of
Joseph F. and Rose Zitzmann. He graduated from Milroy High School in 1936
and enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corp at Ely, Minnesota. He then
moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he worked until entering the Army in
January, 1942.

Sylvester was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, 32nd Red Arrow
Division ("Les Terribles"), Company E, 127th Infantry Regiment and attained
the rank of sergeant. He was in the Papuan Campaign and the New Guinea
Campaign, where he was shot in the shoulder, causing paralysis of the right
forearm and hand. He was hospitalized for two years as a result of his
wounds and awarded a Purple Heart and other badges and medals. He was
discharged from the Army in December, 1944.

Sylvester married Dorothy Margaret Kramer on June 25, 1946, at St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Seaforth, Minnesota. They lived near Clements and in 1949
moved to Vesta, where he started Zitzmann Roofing and Siding Company. He
became Vesta Postmaster in 1958.

Sylvester was a member of the Vesta Volunteer Fire Department and the Vesta
Commercial Club, and a director of the Seaforth Beneficial Society. He also
managed the Vesta Ball Club and enjoyed helping neighbors with home
improvements.

Sylvester and Dorothy had three children, including two sons, Darcy (1948)
and Richard (1952), who died in infancy.
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Compiler's note: The 32nd Division was made up of units from Wisconsin and
Michigan. The division was short eight men, so Sylvester and others from
Minnesota were attached to the division.

Compiled and abstracted by Renee Anderson, daughter of Sylvester Zitzmann.

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