Lt. Col. Carl H. Rimmler, US Army, Retired

Lt. Col. Carl H. Rimmler, US Army, Retired, 102, of Scituate, passed away peacefully with family by his side on February 7, 2024. He was the beloved husband for 78 years of the late Louise (Grissom) Rimmler. Born in Stetten, Germany, he was the son of the late Ludwig J. and Josefine Rimmler. Carl and Louise spent their life traveling the world. Although they never had children, they enjoyed their time together as well as time with their nieces and nephews. He was an Army Veteran of WWII and a retired Lt. Colonel. He joined the Army in 1944 and served with General Douglas MacArthur in the South Pacific. Once in the South Pacific, he served three years as an artillery battery commander in the 2nd Engineer Amphibious Brigade. His unit departed from Australia, landing on many South Pacific Islands, including New Guinea, Manus Island, Java and the Philippines. He later served in Japan as part of an occupation force securing docks. When his time in the Army ended, he enlisted with the reserves and retired after 28 years of service. Carl earned the Bronze Star for heroic service and several South Pacific Campaign Medals. After returning home, he went into engineering designing bridges. He also helped design a lighter aluminum shell for ambulances when working for Providence Auto Body Company. He helped create an aluminum shell to go on the trucks that allowed for quick and safe response time which is still used today. He was also an active member of the American Legion Post 19. Carl enjoyed golfing, listening to music, traveling and was an avid Red Sox fan. He and Louise always enjoyed dancing through the years and he was still dancing. He loved dining with family at the Valley Country Club and dancing to the music of Kalifornia Karl Detken. Carl is survived by his caregivers his nephew Ernie Grissom and his companion Susan Card and great niece Jessica Grissom and her companion Nick Izzi along with many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Ludwig and his sister Mary. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Legion Post 19 or to HopeHealth Hospice and Palliative Care. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 17th at 11:00 a.m. in the Winfield & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 571 West Greenville Road, Scituate. Visitation will be held two hours prior starting at 9:00 a.m. Burial with Military Honors will be in Smithville Cemetery, Scituate.

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Lt. Col. Carl H. Rimmler, US Army, Retired

February 7, 2024