Obit of Hans LAFRENZ (b.1904 d.1987), Rock Co., MN



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This obituary was from the Luverne Star Herald, Luverne Minn.

It is typed in as it appeared in the newspaper.



HANS LAFRENZ

 Funeral services for Hans Lafrenz, 83, Luverne, were Tuesday, Dec. 1, 

1987, in Bethany Lutheran Church, The Rev. Wayne Halvorson officiated.

  Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery; Pallbearers were Donald and Dwight 

Lafrenz, Rex Bell, Keith and Dale Bruining, and Harold Ralfs. Honorary 

pallbearers were Mort Skewes, Jarvis Boisen, Vernon Noll, John McClure 

Jr. and Thomas Birkeland.

  Mr.Lafrenz died Saturday, Nov. 28, in Luverne Community Hospital. The 

son of Fritz and Bertha (Voss) Lafrenz was born in Germany Aug. 13, 1904, 

and moved to Davenport, Iowa, when he was 6. In 1919, he moved to the 

Trosky area.

  He married Etta Bruining March 9, 1937, in Rock County, They farmed 

in Mound township from 1938 to 1959 when they retired and moved to Luverne. 

Mr. Lafrenz had various jobs after retiring from farming.    He was a 

past school board member in District 11 and a member of the advisory 

board of District 670. He was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church.   

Survivors include his wife, Etta Lafrenz, Luverne; two sons, Jim and 

Maynard, Luverne; a daughter, Wanda (Mrs. LaVern) Kafka, Luverne; two 

grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, Rudolf Lafrenz, Sioux 

Falls; and a sister, Marie Bell, Luverne.  He was preceded in death by 

his parents, two brothers and a sister.  Engebretson funeral Home was 

in charge of the arrangements.