More detail on this person: Otto Babel, 65, 707
East Interstate Avenue, Bismarck, died Jan. 5,
1999, in a local hospital. Services will be held
at 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of St. Mary,
Bismarck, with the Rev. Charlie Heidt officiating.
Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery,
Mandan, with military rites provided by VFW Post
No. 1326.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck,
where a vigil service will be held at 7 p.m.
Otto was born Feb. 28, 1933, at the family farm
north of St. Anthony, to Fabian and Katherine
(Schmidt) Babel. He attended schools in St.
Anthony, Mandan and Omaha, Neb., earning a
degree from the University of Nebraska, Omaha. He
married Isabel Ehli on Aug. 28, 1953, at St.
Mary's Church in Bismarck. Otto served in the U.S.
Navy during the Korean conflict and later in the
North Dakota and Missouri Army National Guard.
He returned to active duty in the U.S. Army in
1961, as a First Lieutenant. He graduated from the
Army's Command and General Staff College, Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas. He served two tours of duty
in Vietnam and a tour of duty in Germany. He
retired in 1979 as a lieutenant colonel. His
service earned him the Senior Army Aviators
Wings, the Bronze Star Medal, Army Meritorious
Service Medal, seven Air Medals, and two Army
Commendation Medals. He was a member of the
Eagles, American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and AMVETS.
He is survived by his wife, Isabel; and one son
David and daughter-in-law, Brenda, Crestview,
Fla., and their children, Patrick and Sherri; one
daughter, Judy, and son-in-law, Rich Carson,
Fargo, and their children, Dustin, Connor and
Ally; and one brother, Beaumont, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and 10
infant brothers and sisters.
The family prefers memorials to the North Dakota
Veteran Cemetery. (Eastgate Funeral Service,
Bismarck)
Bismarck Tribune, The (ND) - Wednesday, January
6, 1999
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