Carl H. Fritsche

FRITSCHE Carl H. Fritsche, age 86, of Westerville, passed away Monday, August 21, 2006 at St. Ann's Hospital. Graduate of The Ohio State University. Member of Hump Pilots Assoc., CBI Group, Westerville Promenaders, Treasurer and Board of Directors of Del-Co Water for 18 years. 14 years of service with Parks and Recreation. B 24 Bomber in 492nd Squadron, the 7th Bomb Group, the 10th Air Force in WW II. Carl flew on 59 bombing missions. Spent 4 years in China Burma and India and won many medals; The Distinguished Flying Cross, The Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Chinese Medal for flying with the Flying Tigers. He also won the AP Medal, the Victory Medal and American Theater Medal. Long time member of Central College Presbyterian Church. Preceded in death by parents Garfield and Clara and brother Paul. Survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Beulah; brother, Ernest G. (Neva); sisters, Maria Wilson and Marian Schreiner; sisters-in-law, Mary Alice (Brad) Lukens, Sarah Jane (Dean) Cockrell; brother-in-law, Clay (Doris) Rammelsberg; special friends, Tom and Michelle Ander; numerous nieces and nephews. Friends may call 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the HILL FUNERAL HOME, 220 S. State St, Westerville, where service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday. The Rev. Dr. Richard Ellsworth and the Rev. David Redding officiating. Interment Blendon Central Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute in his memory to the National Kidney Foundation of Ohio, 1373 Grandview Ave., Ste 200, Columbus, OH 43212.