Francis B. Lantz

Francis B. Lantz age 66 of Charles City, died Sunday, April 22, 2018, at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 27, 2018, at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home – Olson Chapel in Nashua. Interment will military honors will be conducted at Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua.

Friends may greet the family an hour prior to the funeral on Friday at the funeral home.  Online condolences for Francis’ family may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com

Francis Burdette Lantz was born July 4, 1951, in Charles City, IA, the son of Earl and Ethel (Riggs) Lantz. He attended school in Nashua. On September 20, 1969, at Faith Bible chapel in Charles City, he married Carolyn Jean Herman. To this union six children were born. The couple lost their only daughter in infancy. Francis worked at the former White Farm Equipment company in Charles City from 1975 – 1991. He loved spending time outdoors; fishing, hunting, camping and time with his dogs. He especially loved going to coffee with the gang, spending time with his sons, all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Carolyn; five sons, Frank Lantz of Charles City, Jason (Jennifer) Lantz of Mason City; Chad (Shannon) Lantz, Dan (Brandi) Lantz, Paul (Amanda) Lantz all of Charles City; one brother, Jim (Linda) Lantz of Rudd; twenty-six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter.