OBITUARY:  Dick Lenz, Mitchell County, Iowa

(St. Ansgar Enterprise-Journal, St. Ansgar, Iowa; 23 JAN 1992)


               Dick Lenz [1933-1992]

Dick Lenz, 58, of hutchinson, Minn., passed away at his home Wednesday
Jan. 15 [1992].  Funeral services were held Sat., Jan. 18 ... at Christ the
King Lutheran Church in Hutchinson.  Interment was in Oakland Cemetery in
Hutchinson, Minn.

Dick Lenz was born Nov. 16, 1933 in Otranto.  He was the son of Thomas
and Bessie (May) Lenz.  Dick attended grade school in Otranto and later
graduated from the St. Ansgar High School in 1951.

Dick entered the U.S. Army Oct. 23, 1952 at Mason City.  He was
stationed in Alaska in the Infantry Division.  He was honorably discharged
Oct. 22, 1954 from Fort Carson, Colorado, achieving the rank of Corporal.
He continued his education by attending the Univ. of Nebraska and later
Iowa State College, Ames.

June 27, 1956, he was united in marriage to Margaret Houg of St. Ansgar,
in Mason City.  The marriage was blessed with five children.  Before moving
to Hutchinson in 1965 they lived in Litchfield and Mason City.  In 1966 Dick
developed Mid States Sales and Supplies and worked out of his garage.
In 1967 Ag Systems was created and is now operated by his son, Craig.  Dick
also started the Prairie House Family Restaurant chain in 1976, which was
sold in 1984.  In 1983 he acquired Standard Printing and added the Office
Supply Store which is now operated by his son, Brian.  Dick has been honored
with the Small Business Man of the Year award.  He was also the Minnesota
Plant Food and Chemical Association past president.

In December of 1990, cancer was diagnosed and he began treatment with
the Hutchinson Community Hospital, later joining the Hospice program.  He
returned to his home January 9, passing away Jan. 15 at the age of 58 years.
Mr. Lenz is survived by his wife, Margaret; three sons, Craig and Claire
Lenz, Brian and Patti Lenz, Paul and Lana Lenz; all of Hutchinson, Minn.;
two daughters, Sandy and Alan Haggerty of Corcoran, Minn., and Lori and Greg
Haffley of Prior Lake, Minn; grandchildren, Lauren and Phillip Haggerty,
Cassandra and Ellen Lenz; one brother, Roger Lenz and wife Filma of
Riceville; two sisters, Marlese Fredericks and husband Don of Rantoul,
Illinois and Bonnie Gemaehlich and husband Al of Mason City; sister-in-law,
Elaine Lenz of Belmond.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Tom Lenz.


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