Published by admin on Tue, 07/27/2021 - 11:06am
RICHARD NORTINR, 92, died on July 23, 2021, at the home of his daughter in Marion, IA. Born Sept. 8, 1928, in St Paul, he was the second son of Paul and Ida (Wendt) Nortin. His family moved out of state while he was young while his father looked for work during the Depression. He graduated from Concordia High School in St Paul in 1946, and spent a year at Concordia College in Moorhead. In 1948, he enlisted in the US Army.. He completed basic training at Fort Knox, KY and was stationed at Fort Benning, GA for a short time before being sent to Germany.