Leo R. Lanz

1931 - 2000  (68 years)

• Name	Leo R. Lanz
  Born	15 Nov 1931	Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jun 2000	Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I155750	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Michael Lanz,   b. 11 Jun 1898, Glen Ullin, Morton County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1961, North Dakota, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Helbling,   b. 12 Dec 1898, Morton County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1984, North Dakota, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	17 May 1917	North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F63374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Shirley Fitzsimmons
  Married	Colorado, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F63376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nam-Sun Lee
  Married	1969	Korea
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F63377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Leo R. Lanz, 68, 104 W. Antelope Street, Mandan, died June 16, 2000 at his home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Robert Feeney officiating, with full committal services at North Dakota Veterans' Cemetery, rural Mandan. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. today at Weigel Funeral Home, with a parish vigil at 7 p.m. tonight. Leo was born on Nov. 15, 1931 in St. Anthony, the son of Michael J. and Magdalena (Helbling) Lanz. He was raised and educated in Mandan. Leo graduated from Mandan High School in 1948 and joined the Army. Leo's military career in the US Army began in 1948 to 1970 where he retired as a Sergeant First Class. During his time in the military he served as a chemical warfare specialist serving in Korea from 1950-1953 and Vietnam from 1967-1968. He married Shirley Fitzsimmons in Colorado. He then married Nam-Sun Lee in 1969 in Korea. He continued to live in Korea until 1973, when he and his family moved to Mandan, where he lived since and during which time he was an insurance agent for Mutual of Omaha. He enjoyed fishing, playing pinochle and having his family around. He is survived by his wife, Nam-Sun, Mandan; two sons, Sung-Su and his wife, Young-Ae Lanz, Bismarck, and James Lanz, Colorado; twin daughters, Jane and Janice, Colorado; three grandchildren, Tina, Sophia and Jeff Lanz; one sister, Josephine Meyers, Lebec, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Magdalena; six brothers and six sisters. (Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan) Read more: http://bismarcktribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/article_ce24e7d3-5723-5f8d-8018-39260d65afb5.html#ixzz1SjwBLCGR [S63] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, 1775-2006, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Leo R Lanz Service Info.: SFC US ARMY KOREA, VIETNAM Birth Date: 15 Nov 1931 Death Date: 16 Jun 2000 Cemetery: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery Cemetery Address: 1825 46th Street Mandan, ND 58554 Buried At: Section D Site 458