Neil F. "Schnitz" Hirtz 1949-2017

HIRTZ, SCHOCKEMOEL, WARD, HENDERSON, RUDEN, HINRICHS, HALL, WEMMER

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Date: 11/8/2019 at 21:08:50

Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, IA) - Sunday, April 9, 2017

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Neil F. "Schnitz" Hirtz, 67, of Litchfield, New Hampshire, and formerly of Dyersville, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at 7:20 a.m. in Manchester, New Hampshire after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2017, at the St. Francis Cemetery Chapel in Dyersville, Rev. Dennis Quint officiating. Friends and relatives gather at 9 a.m. at the chapel. Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville is assisting the family.

Neil was born in Anamosa, Iowa, on July 24, 1949, the son of Paul and Grace (Schockemoel) Hirtz. He was raised in Temple Hill, Iowa, before moving to Dyersville during his junior year in high school. He finished his senior year at Beckman Catholic High School with the Class of 1967. He was a man of few words but had a very kind heart and loved to make people laugh. His passion was going to car races. He worked as a trucker and mechanic. As a mechanic he enjoyed taking cars and motorcycles apart, only to put them right back together again. He enjoyed playing countless games of gin rummy with family and friends.

Survivors include his companion, Mona Zaker, of Litchfield, NH; his daughter, Lisa (Joe) Ward, of Pelham, NH; a grandson, Cameron Ward, of Pelham, NH; Mona's daughter, Donna (Brian) Henderson, of Peterborough, NH; Donna's son, Joshua Zaker, of Virginia Beach, VA; siblings, Carol (LeRoy) Ruden, of Dyersville, Gary (Kathy) Hirtz, of Durango, Greg Hirtz, of Dyersville, Doug Hirtz, of LaMirada, CA; stepsiblings, John (Pam) Hinrichs and Kathleen (Jim) Hall, both of Cedar Rapids; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Jeff Hirtz and Julie Wemmer.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.