Lentzkow, Matthew David 1978-2014

LENTZKOW, WELTZIN, JONES, LONGACRE, ALLEN, VANDER SCHEL, WILSON, PETERSON

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Date: 11/12/2014 at 07:48:54

Matthew David Lentzkow Mar 9, 1978-Nov 1, 2014
Newton, IA

Visitation Service At the First Baptist Church in Colfax Thursday, November 6th, 2014
6:00pm to 8:00pm

Funeral Service Heartland Community Church in La Porte City Friday, November 7th, 2014 11:00am

Matthew David Lentzkow, 36, of Newton died on Saturday, November 1, 2014, in rural Jasper County. He was an organ donor so that others may receive the gift of life. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 7, at the Heartland Community Church in LaPorte City, Iowa with a visitation one hour prior to the service. The family will also greet friends from 6-8 P.M., Thursday, November 6, at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. Memorials in Matt’s name to be donated to the missions he worked with may be left at either church or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.

Matt, the son of Gary and Pam (Weltzin) Lentzkow, was born on March 9, 1978 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He grew up in LaPorte City and Colfax. He attended school in Colfax and graduated from Union High School in LaPorte City in 1996. Matt was a bull rider in the rodeo in both high school and as a professional. After high school, Matt served his country in the U.S. Navy. In 2007-2008, he attended Faith Bible College in Ankeny and completed mission trips to Mexico and Romania. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Colfax. Matt was a self employed welder and landscaper. He enjoyed playing guitar, hunting and fishing. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling fan.

Those left to honor Matt’s memory are his father, Gary Lentzkow of Newton; mother, Pam (Bud) Jones of Waterloo; sisters, Mandy (Brian) Longacre of Newton and Breanna Jones of Waterloo; step-siblings, Shannon (Roxanne) Jones of Denver, Iowa and Lisa (Mike) Allen of Winthrop, Iowa; nieces and nephews, Gage and Kamden Vander Schel, Josie and Priscilla Jones, and Analiesa, Cauis, and Kennon Allen; his paternal grandmother, Arlene Wilson; maternal grandmother, Donna Weltzin; and friend, Bethany Peterson of Chicago. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Franklin Weltzin; step-grandfather, George Jones; and brother-in-law, Justin Vander Schel.

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