Carl Zitzman

WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Carl Eugene Zitzman, 88, of Lonedell, Mo., died Tuesday, March 30, 2004, in Washington.

He was born Dec. 6, 1915, at Pacific, Mo., son of August and Katherine Thiebes Zitzman. He and Lola McGalliard were married in 1946.

Zitzman was employed 30 years with Great Lakes Navy Electronic Supply Office, retiring as supervisor. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Waukegan, Ill., and was a former Boy Scout leader.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, and was awarded four Bronze Stars.

Survivors include a son, Kenneth Zitzman of Cape Girardeau, and a sister, Irma Leneve of Montebello, Calif.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.

The funeral was held Friday at Russell Colonial Funeral Home in St. Clair, Mo., with the Rev. Ben Kingston officiating. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery at Pacific.