Fairfax in Gregory County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Fairfax Veterans Memorial
October 21, 2023
1. Fairfax Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Fairfax Veterans Memorial. . , To honor and remember all men and women who served God, country and community in times of war and peace., Killed in Action , William Burke world war one , Raymond Pike world war one , William E. Tupa world war two , Milton C. Krueger world war two , Lawrence H. Delany Korea, Dedicated June 19, 2010, Documents in display box: , Fairfax Area Veterans , (Partial listing, updated September 1, 2010) , Anderson, Gustaf E. · Anderson, Emil · Baker, Glenn · Beals, Varner · Bentz, Don · Bentz, Alvin · Burke, William · Burke, Ambrose · Bush, Merle · Cahoy, Albert · Cahoy, Frank Jr. · Cahoy, Fred · Cahoy, Robert · Carter, Milton · Cerny, Chantel · Crandell, Howard · Cue, Aaron · Davis, Don · Davis, Raymond · Davis, John · Dawson, George · Delaney, Dennis · Delaney, Ivan · Delaney, Lawrence · Delaney, Raymond · Denker, Allen Dale · Denker, Donald · Doane, Neil · Faatz, Allen · Frasch, Eugene · Frasch, Rudolph · Gies, Jacob Jr. · Gies, Jacob Sr. · Gies, Arthur · Halverson, Jack · Hamilton, Gerald · Hausmann, Joe , Haveman, Ernest · Haveman, Elmer · Heeren, George · Heeren, Lawrence · Hoffman, Frederck · Hoffman, Richard D. · Hoffman, Gregory · Hoffman, Jacob · Hoffman, Serena · Humpal, Loren · Humpal, Marvin · Jensen, Helmer A. · Karolevitz, Daniel · Kiple, John · Klein, Jake Jr. · Koenig, Joseph V. · Koenig, William F. · Koenig, Norbert · Koenig, Raymond · Koenig, Jerry · Koenig, Donald · Krueger, August W. · Krueger, Milton · Krueger, Larry · Krueger, Ivan · Krueger, Walter · Kulm, Ronald · Lambert, Oscar · Liewer, Evelyn · Liewer, Terry · Liewer, Frank · Lindgren, Duane · Mashek, James · Mathews, Billy · Mathews, Roy · Metal, Joseph · Miller, Albert , Monroe, Richard · Monroe, Sherman, Jr. · Monroe, James · Moos, Bill · Moses, Gen. Lloyd · Nachtigal, Charles · Nicolaus, Stanley · Nicolaus, Herman F. · Nicolaus, Albert · Nolan, Gerald · Northrup, Frank · Opbroek, Gerhard · Opbroek, Arnold · Opbroek, Michael · Orr, Charles · Ott, Larry · Pearson, Fridolph R. H. · Pederson, Maurice · Peterson, John · Pfaff, Louis · Pike, Raymond · Piper, Benjamin · Pistulka, Dan · Pistulka, George Sr. · Pistulka, Eugene · Pistulka, Albert · Pistulka, Jim · Pistulka, John · Pistulka, George Jr. · Pistulka, Tony · Pratt, Lyman · Pratt, George · Rattermann, Clemens · Rattermann, Joe H. · Reckling, Otto · Rittle, Lester · Rostad, Herman , Sabalka, Dean · Scheda, Frank · Scheinost, Fred · Schladt, Irvin · Schoenhoff, Klaus · Schulte, George · Schultz, Lester · Schutt, Dale R. · Shipman, Don L. · Shives, Joseph · Shutt, Dale · Smikle, Charles L. · Smikle, Roy · Smith, John · Smolik, Romain · Soles, Ralph · Steward, Melvin R. · Stroh, Ron · Stroh, Benjamin R. · Stroh, Daniel H. · Suedbeck, John · Taylor, Don · Thiel, Joseph · Thiel, Larry · Trautman, Duane · Trautman, Maurice · Trautman, Robert · Trautman, Terry · Tupa, Wilbur E. · Turney, Daniel · Umberger, Ivan J. · Viktora, Louis J. · Vroman, Irwin W. · Wagner, Irvin · Wagner, Carl F. · Wagner, Harry R. · Wagner, Emil , Wagner, David A. · Walth, Robert · Walth, Jackie · Warnke, Vincent J. · Weaver, Lloyd · Weidner, Mark · Weidner, William M. · Weidner, John (Jack) · Wheat, Asa G. · Wheat, Delbert · Wheat, James Harvey · Wiebelhaus, Cyril · Wiebelhaus, Virgil · Wiedrick, Alton J. · Wiedrick, Fred · Wiedrick, Walter · Wilkin, Alvin. · Wilkey, Larry · Wilkey, Ted · Williams, John · Wittmuss, Arthur · Woerpel, Herman Jr. · Woerpel, Harlan · Wolf, Herbert · Wolf, Raymond · Ziska, Dave, Financial Contributors to the Fairfax Veterans Memorial , (Partial listing, updated September 1, 2010) , Adams, Bruce · ALF Construction · Anderson, Alice · Bailey, Karen · Baker, Glenn and Margaret · Barb Beals Memorial · Beavers, Brad and Connie · Bentz, Don and Betty · Birger, Marlene · Boes, Dorothy · Bringleson, Charlene · Broome, Jack · Brunmeier, Dean · Cahoy, Elmer · Carlsen, Alfred · Coffing, Glenna · Connot, John · Dethlefs, Phyllis · Donovan, Irene · Doxey, Marla · Eitler, Deloris · Erickson, Harry and Shirley · Erickson, Mark and Krista · Fairfax Alumni Association · Fairfax Country Pride · Fairfax Fire Department · Fairfax Grill and Bar · Fairfax Historical Society · Gies, Clark and Judy · Gray, Ellen Jean · Gregoire, Terry · Hamilton, Betty · Hertz, Dave and Amy · Hertz, Art · Hoffman, Christel · Hoffman, Gregory · Hoffman, Mike · Hoffman, Todd and Tish · Horst, Dean and Gladys · Jensen, Sharon · Kehn, Jeanee · Klundt, Arlyn · Koenig, Ronnie and Nyla · Koenig, Regina · Koenig, Theresa · Koenig Christmas Light Show · Koenig's Korner Market · Krueger, Harlan and Alice · Krueger, Ivan · Krueger, Walt and Corrine · Land O Lakes · Lieske, Marilyn , Liewer, Evelyn · Lillibridge, John and Linda · Lillibridge, Tom and Cindy · Lindgren, Darold · Lonigro, Sibby and Nola · Ludeman, Wayne and Lorraine · Mashek, Gary · Mashek, Jim · Modern Woodmen · Monroe, Bob · Monroe, Ken · Monroe, Sherm · Nelson, Rick and Jeanne · Nolan, Eldon · Odenback, Harry · Opbroek, Arthur · Pepper, Gerald · Pfaff, Delaine · Pistulka, Dan and Carol · Pistulka, Dorothy · Pistulka, Louis and Lana · Pratt, John · Raterman, Donna · Roy Garringer Post–Bonesteel · Salmen, Jim and Darlene · Salmen, Ken and Ferne · Salmen, Richard and Cathy · Sattler, Art · Schmitz, Vic · Schoenhoff, Klaus and Linda · Shipman, Don and Phyllis · Shipman, Ervin · Soles, Ralph and Gayle · Sparks Excavation · Stevenson, Don and Joyce · Suedbeck, Mary Ann · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans · Trautman, Duane · Trautman, Maurice and Carolyn · Truax, Louise · Wagner, Ruth · Walth, Bob and Nettie · Warnke, Deniece · Warnke, Tim and Brenda · Warnke Family · Weidner, Harley · Weidner, Billy · Wittmuss, Art and Viola · Wittmuss, Linda · Woerpel, Harlan and Alice, Those Who Worked on the Veterans Memorial , (Partial listing, updated September 1, 2010) , ALF Construction · Gies, Clark · Gies, Judy · Hertz, Art · Hoffman, Mike · Hoffman, Todd · Koenig, Norbert · Koenig, Brad · Koenig, Doug · Koenig, Kenny · Koenig, Judy · Koenig Construction · Koenig Lumber · Ludeman, Wayne · Moos, Wayne · Moos, Bill · National Guard · Opbroek, Ron · Pistulka, Jeff · Soles, Ralph · Soles, Gayle · Walth, Bob · Warnke, Virgil · Warnke, Jared, This document display box was donated by Clark and Judy Gies and family in honor of Jacob Gries, Sr. (world war one) and Jacob J. Gies, Jr. (world war two)
To honor and remember all men and women who served God, country and community in times of war and peace.
Killed in Action
William Burke WWI
Raymond Pike WWI
William E. Tupa WWII
Milton C. Krueger WWII
Lawrence H. Delany Korea
Dedicated June 19, 2010
Documents in display box: Fairfax Area Veterans
(Partial listing—updated September 1, 2010)
Anderson, Gustaf E. ·
Anderson, Emil ·
Baker, Glenn ·
Beals, Varner ·
Bentz, Don ·
Bentz, Alvin ·
Burke, William ·
Burke, Ambrose ·
Bush, Merle ·
Cahoy, Albert ·
Cahoy, Frank Jr. ·
Cahoy, Fred ·
Cahoy, Robert ·
Carter, Milton ·
Cerny, Chantel ·
Crandell, Howard ·
Cue, Aaron ·
Davis, Don ·
Davis, Raymond ·
Davis, John ·
Dawson, George ·
Delaney, Dennis ·
Delaney, Ivan ·
Delaney, Lawrence ·
Delaney, Raymond ·
Denker, Allen Dale ·
Denker, Donald ·
Doane, Neil ·
Faatz, Allen ·
Frasch, Eugene ·
Frasch, Rudolph ·
Gies, Jacob Jr. ·
Gies, Jacob Sr. ·
Gies, Arthur ·
Halverson, Jack ·
Hamilton, Gerald ·
Hausmann, Joe
Haveman, Ernest ·
Haveman, Elmer ·
Heeren, George ·
Heeren, Lawrence ·
Hoffman,
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Frederck ·
Hoffman, Richard D. ·
Hoffman, Gregory ·
Hoffman, Jacob ·
Hoffman, Serena ·
Humpal, Loren ·
Humpal, Marvin ·
Jensen, Helmer A. ·
Karolevitz, Daniel ·
Kiple, John ·
Klein, Jake Jr. ·
Koenig, Joseph V. ·
Koenig, William F. ·
Koenig, Norbert ·
Koenig, Raymond ·
Koenig, Jerry ·
Koenig, Donald ·
Krueger, August W. ·
Krueger, Milton ·
Krueger, Larry ·
Krueger, Ivan ·
Krueger, Walter ·
Kulm, Ronald ·
Lambert, Oscar ·
Liewer, Evelyn ·
Liewer, Terry ·
Liewer, Frank ·
Lindgren, Duane ·
Mashek, James ·
Mathews, Billy ·
Mathews, Roy ·
Metal, Joseph ·
Miller, Albert
Monroe, Richard ·
Monroe, Sherman, Jr. ·
Monroe, James ·
Moos, Bill ·
Moses, Gen. Lloyd ·
Nachtigal, Charles ·
Nicolaus, Stanley ·
Nicolaus, Herman F. ·
Nicolaus, Albert ·
Nolan, Gerald ·
Northrup, Frank ·
Opbroek, Gerhard ·
Opbroek, Arnold ·
Opbroek, Michael ·
Orr, Charles ·
Ott, Larry ·
Pearson, Fridolph R. H. ·
Pederson, Maurice ·
Peterson, John ·
Pfaff, Louis ·
Pike, Raymond ·
Piper, Benjamin ·
Pistulka, Dan ·
Pistulka, George Sr. ·
Pistulka, Eugene ·
Pistulka,
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Albert ·
Pistulka, Jim ·
Pistulka, John ·
Pistulka, George Jr. ·
Pistulka, Tony ·
Pratt, Lyman ·
Pratt, George ·
Rattermann, Clemens ·
Rattermann, Joe H. ·
Reckling, Otto ·
Rittle, Lester ·
Rostad, Herman
Sabalka, Dean ·
Scheda, Frank ·
Scheinost, Fred ·
Schladt, Irvin ·
Schoenhoff, Klaus ·
Schulte, George ·
Schultz, Lester ·
Schutt, Dale R. ·
Shipman, Don L. ·
Shives, Joseph ·
Shutt, Dale ·
Smikle, Charles L. ·
Smikle, Roy ·
Smith, John ·
Smolik, Romain ·
Soles, Ralph ·
Steward, Melvin R. ·
Stroh, Ron ·
Stroh, Benjamin R. ·
Stroh, Daniel H. ·
Suedbeck, John ·
Taylor, Don ·
Thiel, Joseph ·
Thiel, Larry ·
Trautman, Duane ·
Trautman, Maurice ·
Trautman, Robert ·
Trautman, Terry ·
Tupa, Wilbur E. ·
Turney, Daniel ·
Umberger, Ivan J. ·
Viktora, Louis J. ·
Vroman, Irwin W. ·
Wagner, Irvin ·
Wagner, Carl F. ·
Wagner, Harry R. ·
Wagner, Emil
Wagner, David A. ·
Walth, Robert ·
Walth, Jackie ·
Warnke, Vincent J. ·
Weaver, Lloyd ·
Weidner, Mark ·
Weidner, William M. ·
Weidner, John (Jack) ·
Wheat, Asa G. ·
Wheat, Delbert ·
Wheat,
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3. Fairfax Veterans Memorial Dedication Stone
James Harvey ·
Wiebelhaus, Cyril ·
Wiebelhaus, Virgil ·
Wiedrick, Alton J. ·
Wiedrick, Fred ·
Wiedrick, Walter ·
Wilkin, Alvin. ·
Wilkey, Larry ·
Wilkey, Ted ·
Williams, John ·
Wittmuss, Arthur ·
Woerpel, Herman Jr. ·
Woerpel, Harlan ·
Wolf, Herbert ·
Wolf, Raymond ·
Ziska, Dave
Financial Contributors to the Fairfax Veterans Memorial
(Partial listing—updated September 1, 2010)
Adams, Bruce ·
ALF Construction ·
Anderson, Alice ·
Bailey, Karen ·
Baker, Glenn & Margaret ·
Barb Beals Memorial ·
Beavers, Brad & Connie ·
Bentz, Don & Betty ·
Birger, Marlene ·
Boes, Dorothy ·
Bringleson, Charlene ·
Broome, Jack ·
Brunmeier, Dean ·
Cahoy, Elmer ·
Carlsen, Alfred ·
Coffing, Glenna ·
Connot, John ·
Dethlefs, Phyllis ·
Donovan, Irene ·
Doxey, Marla ·
Eitler, Deloris ·
Erickson, Harry & Shirley ·
Erickson, Mark & Krista ·
Fairfax Alumni Association ·
Fairfax Country Pride ·
Fairfax Fire Department ·
Fairfax Grill & Bar ·
Fairfax Historical Society ·
Gies, Clark & Judy ·
Gray, Ellen Jean ·
Gregoire, Terry ·
Hamilton, Betty ·
Hertz, Dave & Amy ·
Hertz, Art ·
Hoffman, Christel ·
Hoffman, Gregory ·
Hoffman, Mike ·
Hoffman, Todd & Tish ·
Horst, Dean & Gladys ·
Jensen, Sharon ·
Kehn, Jeanee ·
Klundt, Arlyn ·
Koenig, Ronnie & Nyla ·
Koenig, Regina ·
Koenig, Theresa ·
Koenig Christmas Light Show ·
Koenig's Korner Market ·
Krueger, Harlan & Alice ·
Krueger, Ivan ·
Krueger, Walt & Corrine ·
Land O Lakes ·
Lieske, Marilyn
Liewer, Evelyn ·
Lillibridge, John & Linda ·
Lillibridge, Tom & Cindy ·
Lindgren, Darold ·
Lonigro, Sibby & Nola ·
Ludeman, Wayne and Lorraine ·
Mashek, Gary ·
Mashek, Jim ·
Modern Woodmen ·
Monroe, Bob ·
Monroe, Ken ·
Monroe, Sherm ·
Nelson, Rick & Jeanne ·
Nolan, Eldon ·
Odenback, Harry ·
Opbroek, Arthur ·
Pepper, Gerald ·
Pfaff, Delaine ·
Pistulka, Dan & Carol ·
Pistulka, Dorothy ·
Pistulka, Louis & Lana ·
Pratt, John ·
Raterman, Donna ·
Roy Garringer Post–Bonesteel ·
Salmen, Jim & Darlene ·
Salmen, Ken & Ferne ·
Salmen, Richard & Cathy ·
Sattler, Art ·
Schmitz, Vic ·
Schoenhoff, Klaus & Linda ·
Shipman, Don & Phyllis ·
Shipman, Ervin ·
Soles, Ralph & Gayle ·
Sparks Excavation ·
Stevenson, Don & Joyce ·
Suedbeck, Mary Ann ·
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ·
Trautman, Duane ·
Trautman, Maurice & Carolyn ·
Truax, Louise ·
Wagner, Ruth ·
Walth, Bob & Nettie ·
Warnke, Deniece ·
Warnke, Tim & Brenda ·
Warnke Family ·
Weidner, Harley ·
Weidner, Billy ·
Wittmuss, Art & Viola ·
Wittmuss, Linda ·
Woerpel, Harlan & Alice
Those Who Worked on the Veterans Memorial
(Partial listing—updated September 1, 2010) ALF Construction ·
Gies, Clark ·
Gies, Judy ·
Hertz, Art ·
Hoffman, Mike ·
Hoffman, Todd ·
Koenig, Norbert ·
Koenig, Brad ·
Koenig, Doug ·
Koenig, Kenny ·
Koenig, Judy ·
Koenig Construction ·
Koenig Lumber ·
Ludeman, Wayne ·
Moos, Wayne ·
Moos, Bill ·
National Guard ·
Opbroek, Ron ·
Pistulka, Jeff ·
Soles, Ralph ·
Soles, Gayle ·
Walth, Bob ·
Warnke, Virgil ·
Warnke, Jared
This
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4. Document Display Box
document display box was donated by Clark and Judy Gies and family in honor of Jacob Gries, Sr. (WWI) and Jacob J. Gies, Jr. (WWII)
Erected 2010.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 43° 1.669′ N, 98° 53.323′ W. Memorial is in Fairfax, South Dakota, in Gregory County. It is on Main Street north of Randall Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fairfax SD 57335, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East River. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2023. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 4, 2023.
