Allan Lenz

Memorial Services for Allan John Lenz and his wife, Karen Lee Lenz of Alexandria, formerly of Miltona, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Eagle Bend with Rev. Melissa Ehrhardt officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Allan passed away at the age of 71, on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at the St. Williams Living Center in Parkers Prairie. MN. Allan John Lenz was born October 8, 1943, to Irgon and Lorene (Boehland) Lenz in Bertha, MN. He was baptized November 28, 1943, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bertha and confirmed May 12, 1957, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie. Allan attended Ackerman Country School in Woodside Township and graduated with the Class of 1961 from Parkers Prairie High School. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Corpsman and was a medic & X-ray Technician on a naval ship in Vietnam until his honorable discharge in 1966. Allan worked at an aircraft plant in San Diego when he decided to return to Parkers Prairie in 1968, to take over the family farm. He bred cows for ABS, worked for Carlson Trucking of Parkers Prairie, Mark Lee Construction of Alexandria and retired from Central Specialties of Alexandria in 2008. Allan was united in marriage to Karen (Lennes) Gray on March 24, 1995. He enjoyed the outdoors when deer hunting, and pitching horseshoe. He also enjoyed playing a good hand of cards and bowling with friends. He was a member of the VFW in Miltona. He was preceded in death by his father, Irgon; and wife, Karen on March 26, 2015. Allan is survived by his two sons, Allan (Kelly) Lenz II of Spring Valley, Wisconsin and Kevin (Heather) Lenz of Belton, Texas; two daughters, Paula (Chad) Becker of Browerville and Sandra Lenz of Sartell; mother, Lorene Lenz of Parkers Prairie; sister, Linda (Ralph) Maughan of Parkers Prairie; two brothers, Robert (Debra) Lenz of Alexandria and Tom (Tinka) Lenz of Vancouver, Washington; 14 grandchildren, Darin, Shaun, Juan, Kelly, Jessica, Jake, Nathan, Nicholas, Noah, Nye, Janessa, Shawnee, Brandon and Emersyn; and 16 great-grandchildren. Military honors were provided by the Minnesota National Guard Honor Guard and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Parkers Prairie, MN. Allan will be buried in Woodside Cemetery in Wrightstown, MN. Karen will be buried in Hope Cemetery in Eagle Bend, MN

Allan Lenz

October 8, 1943 - April 2, 2015