BOLZ, Phillip L.

BOLZ, WATTLING, BUCHANAN, HANF, PENDERFRAFT

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/10/2016 at 03:27:09

Obituary ~ Phillip L. Bolz
September 29, 1939 ~ February 03, 2007

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
February 06, 2007

Phillip L. Bolz, 67, Mason City, IA, died Saturday at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 7, at St. James Lutheran Church, with Pastor Paul Nelson and Pastor Jeni Bohls officiating. Inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Phillip Bolz was born Sept. 29, 1939, to Leroy and Lillian (Wattling) Bolz. Phillip married Corrine Johnson on June 15, 1968, at Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa, Iowa.

Phillip graduated from Chicago Vocational High School in 1957. He located over 200 classmates for their 50th class reunion in October.

In 1959, Phillip enlisted in the U.S. Army. In 1967, he moved to Mason City. Phillip retired in 1998 after 35 years with the U. S. Postal Service. He worked part time in the pharmacy as a driver for HyVee.

He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, American Postal Workers Union and Church Couples Club, and served on church boards. He was called Rembrandt at St. James because he did a lot of painting with the James Saints. He enjoyed drinking coffee at Pro's, watching TV, especially the Chicago White Sox (his team since birth) and collecting baseball cards, but mostly enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Corrine Bolz, of Mason City; one son, Daniel Bolz, and Laurie Buchanan of Mason City; one daughter, Christine Hanf, and husband, David, of North Mankato, MN; 3 granddaughters, Bailey and Allison Hanf and Danielle Bolz, his mother, Lillian Bolz, of Decorah, IA; two brothers, Calvin Bolz of Longmont, Colorado and Lloyd Bolz and fiancee, Mary Pendergraft, of Decorah; and one nephew and 3 nieces.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2016