Gottschalk, Gregory Joseph died Friday, December 9, 2022. Beloved brother to Barbara Lee Barton, Deborah Ann (John) Shucart, Pamela Jane (Steven) Wade, David John Gottschalk, Cynthia Sue (Mark) Orf and Karl (Ingrid) Gottschalk III. Dear uncle of Aimee L (Paul) Alton, Richard B (Alex) Barton, Tiffany K (Doug) Stelldraga, Olivia L (John) Anderson, Briana N Shucart and Glenn Rodgers, Chelsey A (Joshua) Lohn and Marissa Keating. Dear great uncle of Bennett and Elliott Alton, Frances and George Barton and Alphonse Stelldraga. Beloved brother, uncle, cousin and friend to many.
Mr. Gottschalk was retired from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in St. Louis, MO. He was a commercial airline pilot and flight instructor and served in the Army during the Vietnam war, where he served with the Recon platoon of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade. Also known as the “Wildcats”. The 173d is one of the most decorated units in the Army, so it was with pride that he called himself a Sky Soldier. During the war, Gregory received a Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, a National Defense Service Medal, a Vietnam Service Medal, a Vietnam Campaign Medal, an Army Commendation Medal, an Air Medal, a Parachute Badge and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He obtained the rank of Sargent. After the war he received his Bachelors of Science degree in Aeronautics from Parks College of Aeronautical Technology, St Louis University, Cahokia, IL with a major in Aeronautical Administration. He is preceded in death by his father Karl Gottschalk Jr and his mother Patricia M (Kunes) Gottschalk and brother-in-law David J Barton.
Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151 Gravois, December 16th at 9:45am to Mary, Mother of the Church Catholic Church on Kerth Road for 10:30 a.m. Mass. Entombment Resurrection Mausoleum. Memorials to the Disabled American Veterans, VFW or Salvation Army.
Visitation on Wednesday December 14th and Thursday December 15th from 4-8 pm.
“A true warrior, patriot and a gracious classmate. RIP Greg”
I pray for Gregs family. I’m remembering when he visited me at school at Southeast Missouri St
Gregg was a good guy. He grew up next to my wife, Martha, on Lindenwood Ave. I remember in gym class he climbed the rope three times on the fourth time he reached the top. He said, “I’m letting go!”. He did and fell from the ceiling of the gym to the mat far below. He was a fighter and never gave up. May God grant him peace.
Thank you for your service. I wish we could have shared our
Vietnam experiences. RIP.
I will be praying for the family. Wished we would have talked more after high school when we had reunions. Thank you for your service.
My time at NGA overlapped with Greg’s a bit. We had mutual friends there and we occasionally talked. May he rest in peace.
A good friend from my NGA days. Rip
Greg was always such a friendly, smart and fun friend at school and we enjoyed seeing him at the reunion. Sending my deepest sympathy to Greg’s family.
Prayers for the family. I have lots of fun memories living next door to the Gottschalks on Lindenwood all those years ago.
Greg, my next door neighbor for about 18 years. A good friend and a caring person. All in the LSL Huntwood Terrace neighborhood will miss him dearly. Greg was kind to all and especially little children and yes to animals. The birds would come to him as he fed them along with his turtle friend he named Timmy.
Maybe that was a side of Greg that some of you may not have known. I never will forget the time he bought his new car. Very proud of it and all in the neighborhood had to take a ride. The color, bright orange and it really stood out. Here is the sad point, Greg drove his old beat up car that had about 200000 miles and never got to drive his new one very much. Will see you in the new world Greg. We often talked about that new world. Psalms 37:29.
Greg was a Great guy, friendly and easy to get along with.
R.I.P.