Ronald Nolte

Ronald G. Nolte age 78 of Waucoma, IA died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 8, 2019, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waucoma with Rev. Aaron Junge celebrating the Mass. Interment will be held at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Waucoma. There will be no visitation held prior to the Mass. Born: 12 April 1941, Hospital, New Hampton, IA, Chickasaw County Parent's: Alois and Catherine (Korzendofer) Nolte Education: St. Mary's, Waucoma and Waucoma High School Class of 1959. (Salutatorian) Attended Upper Iowa & 1996 graduate of Iowa State University Military: Enlisted Air Force, 9 September 1966. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, 25, November 1966 @ Lackland AFB TX, Graduate of Air Force Pilot Training, 9 February, 1968 @ Vance AFB OK, Several advanced pilot training schools, March - July, 1968 @ Stewart AFB TN, Southeast Asia, August 1968 - January 1970, as Copilot & Pilot/ Aircraft Commander flying more than 190 combat missions in Vietnam. Langley AFB, VA, (with a deployment to Europe in 1970) February 1970 - February 1972, as Pilot/Aircraft Commander with the additional duty of squadron and wing air operations scheduling officer. Other specialized schools and qualifications: Basic Survival, Sea Survival, CDS (Container Delivery System), LAPES (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction), HALO (High Altitude Low Opening - parachute personnel drops), Nuclear Qualification. Separation from active duty, February 1972 with the rank of Captain. Honorable discharge 25, August 1986. Major individual decorations in descending order DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross), AM (Air Medal) with 5 OLC (Oak Leaf Clusters), VSM (Vietnam Service Medal), AFEM (Air Force Expeditionary Medal), AFOUA (Air Force Outstanding Unit Award) with "v" device, NDSM (National Defense Service Medal), SAEMR (Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon), RVCM (Republic of Vietnam Service Medal. Duty stations included Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Philippines, Vietnam, Virginia & Europe. Employment: Grain Merchandiser, The Pillsbury Company, August 1972 - September 1974. Returned to the family farm in October 1974, after his father's death. Membership: Lifetime member of the Iowa State University Alumni Association. A lifetime member of Iowa VFW at large. St. Mary's Parish, Waucoma. Survived by: nephew, Dan (Chris) Hageman of Austin, MN; niece, Kathy Hageman of Atlanta, GA; nephews and nieces, Nicholas, Caleb, Rylee; brother-in-law, Leonard Hageman of Lawler, IA. Preceded by: father in 1974, mother in 2003, sister Marilyn Hageman in 2015, and many fellow military pilot friends.