LANTZ, Dorothy A. 1911-1992

LANTZ, PALMER, ANDERSON

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 1/19/2016 at 11:17:32

Dorothy Lantz Services Held

Dorothy Augusta Lantz, formerly of Grundy Center, was born January 31, 1911 in Ames the daughter of Gary and Tilly Anderson Palmer. She passed away Sunday, May 31 at the Solon Nursing Care Center in Solon having attained the age of 78 years and 4 months.

Dorothy grew up and was educated in Grundy county, graduating from Grundy Center High School in 1929. She was united in marriage to Carl L. Lantz on August 9, 1935 in Waterloo. Dorothy and Carl made their home in Wellman where they farmed for several years. They then moved to Williamsburg until retiring and moving to Grundy Center in 1976. Following Carl's death in 1988, Dorothy resided in Solon.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl; and two sisters, Margaret Clark, and Hazel Penticoff.

Survivors include one son, Gary and wife Marcia of Iowa City; 2 grandchildren; and two brothers, Carl and Donald Palmer, both of Grundy Center.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, June 4 at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Ward D. Young officiating. Pallbearers were Mike Oglesby, Richard Bonnett, Kirby Schmidt, Dennis Havel, Jerry Schmidt and Marvin Petersen. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center.

Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, was in charge of the arrangements.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 4 June 1992, pg 3