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Adolph F. Warnecke
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col.
Adolph Frank “Bud” Warnecke, 85, of 411 Rollingwood Circle,
Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at the North Carolina
State Veterans Nursing Home in Fayetteville.
He was born Oct. 19, 1921, to the late
Bernard and Olinda Lappe Warnecke in Breese, Ill.
He was a veteran of World War II and
the Korean War. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart and battlefield
commission, as well as numerous commendations and medals, before
retiring with more than 26 years of honorable and distinguished service
to his country.
Bud was a loving son, brother,
husband, father, grandfather, soldier, friend, and soon to be
great-grandfather.
Bud was preceded in death by the love
of his life, his wife Cee Cee Warnecke, in November of 1996; a grandson,
Joey Zaremski; his brothers, John and Harold; and a sister, Olinda
“Sissy.”
Bud is survived by his loving and
special daughters, Susan Zaremski and husband Larry of Fayetteville, and
Cathy Ann Chain and husband Bradley of Columbia, S.C.; a brother, Alvin
Warnecke and wife Amy of Trenton, Ill.; and a sister, Tillie Willi of
Breese.
He is also survived by five
grandchildren, Christopher Warnecke and wife Laura Cox of Prague, Czech
Republic, Lisa Zaremski and Annie Zaremski, both of Fayetteville, U.S.
Marine Lance Cpl. David Chain of Camp Lejeune and Stephanie Chain of
Columbia; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at
Rogers and Breece Funeral Home from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 26, 2007. Family and friends will leave in procession to the
cemetery at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Graveside services will be conducted
at 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Main Post Cemetery on Fort Bragg. Burial will be
with the rendering of full military honors. Chaplain Edward Grimenstein
from Fort Bragg will be officiating the services.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that memorial contributions be made to the CARE Clinic, 239
Robeson St., Fayetteville, NC 28301.
The Warnecke family has entrusted the
services to Rogers and Breece Funeral Home of Fayetteville.
[Source: FayObserver.com, September
25, 2007] |
 
(courtesy of Larry Gaylord)
Grave markers for Adolph F. and Cecelia M. Warnecke in
Row 40 Plot 1274 of the Main Post Cemetery, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Bud was a Sergeant when he was wounded
in the left shoulder by machinegun fire in Normandy. It was an act
so violent that he later said "It seemed as it was going to tear my
shoulder off. It knocked me down, spun me around, and apparently as I
was going down, put a couple of holes through my canteen."
He was appointed to the rank of SSgt
just two weeks later and then on 31 Aug 1944 accepted a commission as a
2nd Lt.
He ultimately retired with the rank of
Lt. Colonel.
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