Lloyd Harvey PRINGNITZ

PRINGNITZ, HEINZ, HAMMON, HILL, JACKSON, MEHUS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/2/2009 at 11:10:00

September 7, 2005

Lloyd H. Pringnitz, 86, of Garner, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City. Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 3, at the United Presbyterian Church in Garner, with the Rev. Linzy Collins officiating. Music was provided by organist, Karen Pedersen who accompanied vocalist, Angie Pringnitz and a congregational hymn. Ushers were Harlan Haberkamp and Don Quintus. Honorary bearers were Angie Pringnitz, Karrie Pringnitz and Rachel Pringnitz. Casket bearers were Jesse Pringnitz, Brent Pringnitz, Chris Jackson, Jim Pringnitz, Jerry Pringnitz and Eric Jackson. Burial was in the Concord Township Cemetery, Garner. The Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner was in charge of the arrangements.

Lloyd Harvey Pringnitz, the son of Franz and Minnie M. (Heinz) Pringnitz, was born on September 22, 1918, on the family farm in Twin Lakes Township, Hancock County. He attended Twin Lakes #5 Country School and briefly attended the Kanawha High School. On January 1, 1940, he married Mildred Dortha Hammon at the United Presbyterian Church in Garner. The first year of marriage they lived in the Garner area before moving to the Goodell area where they farmed and raised Shorthorn cattle. They returned to Garner in 1954 where they farmed, custom sprayed and raised three sons on property located one mile west of Garner. They retired from farming in 1980 and moved into Garner in December of 1983. Following his retirement, Lloyd enjoyed many hobbies including fishing, photography, woodworking, traveling and welding where he patented an attachment for New Holland balers. Adventures took them to Acapulco, Hawaii, Las Vegas and an extensive tour of Europe. Lloyd and Mildred also hosted "Grandkids Weekends" in the summertime. Special woodworking projects would be created and bike repairs and modifications would be completed in time for bike races around the yard. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Garner and served as a trustee, elder and was on the Building Finance Committee for the new church. He was active as a 4-H Leader for the Liberty Go-Getters and served on the Hancock County Co-Op Oil Board for many years.

He is survived by three sons, Roger Pringnitz and special friend, Erma Hill of Garner, Gordon and wife, Marilyn of Garner and Dale Pringnitz of Garner; five grandchildren, Jim (Rachel) Pringnitz and their son, Ean of Rochester, Minnesota, Brent Pringnitz of Ames, Jesse (Angie) Pringnitz and their two children, Kelsi and Jake of Garner, Chris (Eric) Jackson and their two children, Lucas and Miranda of Garner and Jerry (Karrie) Pringnitz and their three sons, Jade, Jace and Joseph of Garner; a brother, Stanley (Eunice) Pringnitz of Osage; a sister-in-law, Mary Pringnitz of Belmond; and a large extended family which includes many family friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred on November 9, 1992; his parents; an infant sister; brothers, Arthur and Harley Pringnitz; a sister, Evelyn Mehus; and a sister-in-law, Marva Pringnitz.

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