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PFC Stanley Clyde Stoltz

Birth	:	29 May 1945 Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	18 Nov 2018 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Omaha National Cemetery, Sarpy County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1350000, -96.1330200
Plot	:	Section 3 Site 418
Inscription	:	PFC US ARMY VIETNAM PROUD VETERAN NEVER FORGOTTEN
Description	:	PFC United States Army Vietnam Stanley was born to Clyde Henry and Velma Leota (Weller) Stoltz. Stanley grew up in Curlew Iowa and attended school in Emmetsburg. He was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam Conflict and served active time in Vietnam. Stanley lived and worked in the Bennington, Nebraska area for many years. Preceded by: Parents: Clyde and Velma Brother: Ronald (Karen) Sister-in-law: Melba Stoltz Brother-in-law: James Duff Nieces Sheila and Shirley Stoltz Survived by: Sister: Jeanette Duff Brothers: Jerome Stoltz and... Read More	PFC United States Army Vietnam Stanley was born to Clyde Henry and Velma Leota (Weller) Stoltz. Stanley grew up in Curlew Iowa and attended school in Emmetsburg. He was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam Conflict and served active time in Vietnam. Stanley lived and worked in the Bennington, Nebraska area for many years. Preceded by: Parents: Clyde and Velma Brother: Ronald (Karen) Sister-in-law: Melba Stoltz Brother-in-law: James Duff Nieces Sheila and Shirley Stoltz Survived by: Sister: Jeanette Duff Brothers: Jerome Stoltz and Keith (Jackie) Stoltz 13 nieces and nephews ________________________________________________________________________________ From the Omaha World Herald Hundreds of people stood in the chilly air of Omaha National Cemetery on Tuesday to honor a Vietnam veteran who died seemingly alone. A line of cars stretched from the cemetery along Highway 50 to Interstate 80 at 2 p.m. Tuesday, the scheduled start time for the interment. People in military fatigues, Vietnam veteran jackets and civilian attire packed the hillside, waiting in near silence to honor a 73-year-old veteran they did not know. Private First Class Stanley C. Stoltz was a private man. He served his country in Vietnam, but his military service record did not stand out among countless others. But when news spread that he might be buried alone and without family, a wave of support swelled, culminating in a crowd of more than 400 people at the two-year-old cemetery. “This is the first time we’ve had this kind of crowd,” Chaplain Roy Edwards said before the ceremony. “Most get six to eight cars, 15 at most. This is hundreds.” The rallying cry began with a funeral notice in The World-Herald. Good Shepherd Funeral Home director Mike Hoy said he was initially told that Stoltz had no living family when he died on Nov. 18. The notice went viral, drawing support nationwide, including from CNN’s Jake Tapper. “There was some family that eventually came forward,” Hoy said. “The outpouring of support has been great. It’s just an honor.” Stoltz’s brother Keith attended the funeral but declined to speak to the media. Members of Endless Journey Hospice also attended the service. “He would definitely be touched,” said Amy Douglas, who works for Endless Journey and said she knew Stoltz. Stoltz was born on May 29, 1945, and grew up on a farm in Curlew, Iowa. He had three brothers and a sister and friends in northwest Iowa and Bennington. Those friends remember him as a hard worker and a typical farm boy. “Stan was the kind of guy that could jump on any piece of equipment and run it,” said former Bennington Mayor Bill Bohn, who lived a quarter-mile from Stoltz as a child and employed him later as a bricklayer. Stoltz was drafted into the Vietnam War. Friends don’t remember him speaking about his time overseas. When he returned, he worked for an International Harvester dealer in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He lost an eye shortly after returning from Vietnam, Bohn said. After that, Stoltz moved to Bennington, where he married Pamela Muhleka in 1974. Pam died in 1984 from cancer. “It messed him up pretty bad when she died,” said Laurie Olsberg Shields, who grew up in Curlew with Stoltz and lived across the street from him in Bennington. While in Curlew, Stoltz looked after his mother until her death. He spent some time in a nursing home after that, Bohn said, then returned to Bennington. He moved around and was in and out of nursing homes before he died. After reading his funeral notice in the paper, Shields talked with former classmates and encouraged them to attend the funeral. “It’s too bad it didn’t happen sooner when he was living that people reached out to him,” she said. “It sounds like he could have used a friend.” But on Tuesday, Stoltz made hundreds of new friends. “There’s an old saying that nobody loves a veteran like another veteran,” cemetery representative Mark Macko said to the crowd. “That was certainly shown today.”Sholtz moved back to Curlew, she said, remarried, then divorced. He never had any children. “There’s an old saying that nobody loves a veteran like another veteran,” cemetery representative Mark MacDennis Schissel, president of the local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America, said funerals for Vietnam veterans typically draw between 150 and 200 people, with crowds mostly made up of veterans. “We come together for something like this,” he said. “He was one of us at this time.” At the conclusion of the ceremony, the flag atop Stoltz’s casket was folded and given to Dick Harrington of the Final Salute Society. Stoltz’s family declined his flag on Tuesday, but they still have time to claim it. If the flag goes unclaimed, it will remain at the cemetery and be flown on Memorial Day, Harrington said. “I was very moved,” Harrington said. “The fact that this many people cared about him, maybe three-quarters of them were vets, they just wanted to be here.”ko said to the crowd. “That was certainly shown Dennis Schissel, president of the local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America, said funerals for Vietnam veterans typically draw between 150 and 200 people, with crowds mostly made up of veterans. “We come together for something like this,” he said. “He was one of us at this time.”

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Where is PFC Stanley Clyde Stoltz's memorial?
PFC Stanley Clyde Stoltz's memorial is located at: Omaha National Cemetery, Sarpy County, USA.
When did PFC Stanley Clyde Stoltz death?
PFC Stanley Clyde Stoltz death on 18 Nov 2018 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the PFC Stanley Clyde Stoltz's memorial?
Latitude: 41.1350000
Longitude: -96.1330200

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Pamela Kaye Muhleka Stoltz

(1950 - 1984)

Siblings

Ronald Elmer Stoltz

(1936 - 2014)

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