
PAVE LOW Crew Chief
Rusty Breitbach
Rusty David Breitbach, CMSgt
Rusty Breitbach (1972 – 2023) served as a PAVE LOW crew chief.
- Rank
- CMSgt
- Position
- Crew Chief
- Born
- January 3rd, 1972
- Died
- April 28th, 2023
- Age
- 51
Rusty Breitbach of Norwalk, OH passed away Friday evening, April 28th, 2023, at Fisher-Titus Medical Center. Rusty served with the 20th SOS at Hurlburt Field, FL in the early 1990’s.
He was born January 3rd, 1972, in Dubuque, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 28 years and retired in 2018. Rusty was an owner of Insurance Services. He graduated from Kent State University and enjoyed volunteering with the Red Cross, hiking, off-roading, gardening, and making food to enjoy with his family and friends. He was passionate about Cleveland and Iowa sports and held season tickets for the Browns.
He is survived by his wife, Kari L. Dee-Breitbach of Norwalk; children, Zachary Breitbach of Lakewood, and Emily Breitbach of Columbus; parents, Daniel and Mary Ann Breitbach of Rickardsville, IA; sisters Sara (Jason Peil) Breitbach of Rickardsville, IA, and Rhonda (Rob) Murphy of Baxter, IA; nephew, Trevor, and niece, Samantha; and mother-in-law, Barbara Dee.
He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Ronald Dee.
The family is accepting donations to the Red Cross in honor of Rusty. Please donate using this link: bit.ly/rustybreitbach
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