Baltzer, Lawrence J. 1932-2010

BALTZER, MOGCK

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/7/2010 at 16:29:27

LAWRENCE J. BALTZER
Mr. Lawrence Baltzer, age 77, of Hospers, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at the Prairie View Nursing Home in Sanborn.
There will be a funeral service on Thursday, March 4, at 10:00am, at the First Reformed Church in Hospers. The Rev. Milton Sikkema will officiate. There will be a graveside service on Thursday at 2:00pm, at the Rosehill Cemetery in Scotland, South Dakota. Visitation will be the hour before the service on Thursday at the church. Arrangements are with the Oolman Funeral Home in Hospers.
Lawrence Jerome was born on September 19, 1932, in Kaylor, South Dakota, the son of John T. and Nathalie (Mogck) Baltzer. He was raised in South Dakota, where he graduated from the Scotland High School. He also attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, earning a Master's Degree in music. In addition, he served in the United States military from 1956 to 1958, after the Korean Conflict, attaining the rank of Specialist Fourth Class.
He started his teaching career at the Hospers Public Schools and then served as band instructor at the Floyd Valley High School in Alton, Iowa, for nine years. For the next thirteen years, he was co-owner of De Vries Interiors in Orange City, Iowa. He then became a financial service specialist for the American State Bank. He worked in their Hospers, Iowa, office for four years and in their Sioux Center, Iowa, office for ten years, retiring in 1993.
In May of 2008, "Larry" became a resident of Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon, Iowa, and in December of 2009, he transferred to the Prairie View Nursing Home in Sanborn, Iowa.
He was a member of the First Reformed Church in Hospers, where he served as a deacon on the consistory and sang in the choir. He also served on the board of directors of the Sioux County Arts Council.
Survivors include two brothers, Dr. Donald J. Baltzer, and his wife, Claudine, of Indianapolis, Indiana; and Delyle Baltzer, of Alexandria, Louisiana; a sister-in-law, Ella Baltzer, of Garretson, South Dakota; and six nieces.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Harvey Baltzer, a nephew, and a niece.
Source: Oolman Funeral Home obit