Fritz, Ronald Dean (1920-2014)
FRITZ, MCCREA, WITTER, VOS, JENSEN, HOFFMEYER, VERMEYS, DIRKS, GEINTZ, BERGERON, BOISEN, MOORE
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/10/2014 at 12:11:40
Ronald Dean Fritz
November 14, 1940 - November 7, 2014Ronald Fritz, age 73, of Spencer, Iowa, and formerly of Storm Lake, Iowa, died on Friday, November 7, 2014, at the Spencer Hospital.
Ronald Dean Fritz was born on November 14, 1940, in Holstein, Iowa, a son of Lawrence and Phyllis (McCrea) Fritz. Baptized at the Methodist Church in Holstein in 1941 and later confirmed there as well, he attended school at and graduated from Hayes Consolidated High School in 1959.
On September 24, 1961, Ronnie married Sandra Witter at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Subsequently, they were blessed with three children: Tami, Staci, and Todd.
Ronnie enjoyed travelling to Wyoming to visit his son and also to California to see his son and grandson graduate from Marine basic training. In his spare time, he loved golfing and dancing. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye football fan. A talented artist, he was often sketching and acid sketching. He enjoyed participating in sports and coaching his children in their events. He, also, loved visiting with his friends at AMVETS. He treasured his family, and he will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Those left to cherish his memory include his children: Tami (Don) Vos, of Estherville, Iowa, Staci (Mike) Jensen, of Spencer, Iowa, and Todd (Linda) Fritz, of Sundance, Wyoming; his grandchildren: Abby (Ricky) Hoffmeyer, of Estherville, Iowa, Andrea Vermeys, of Lakefield, Minnesota, Jayson (Courtney) Dirks, of Dickinson, Texas, Megan Dirks, of Spencer, Iowa, Kaylene Vos, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Ryan Vos, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Ashton Fritz, of Gunnison, Colorado, Bryant Vermeys, of Estherville, Iowa, and Madison Jensen, of Spencer, Iowa; his great grandchildren: Hayden and Avery Hoffmeyer; Kayden, Keatyn, and Kratyn Dirks; Ryker Geintz; and Lennix Bergeron; his brothers: Kenneth (Lois) Fritz, of Jamul, California, and Larry Gene Fritz, of Storm Lake, Iowa; and his sister, Patricia (Carroll) Boisen, of Storm Lake, Iowa; as well as nieces; nephews; cousins; extended family members; and friends.
Ronnie was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Phyllis Fritz; his loving wife, Sandra Fritz; and his parents-in-law, Ray and Flora Moore.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place Tuesday, November 11, 2014, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
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