Kenneth O. Lantz

     Kenneth O. Lantz, 88, Otis, Kan., died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at his home. Mr. Lantz was born March 31, 1928, in Abilene, Kan., the son of Ira V. and Florence Mae (Hostteller) Lantz. He was a farmer and a carpenter.
     He married Maudine Steele Aug. 3, 1957, in Abilene.
     Survivors include his wife, Maudine Lantz, Otis; two sons, retired Colonel Dwight Engle (Annette), Mountain Home, Idaho, and Alan Engle (Lanie), Manhattan, Kan.; three daughters, Yvonne Kuhl (Larry), Blue Springs, Mo., Evy Sohm (Steve), Otis, and Nola Newcomer, Kanopolis, Kan.; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Nancy Engle, Illinois; four brothers, Jim Lantz, Auxvasse, Mo., Ivan Lantz, Bella Vista, Ark., Roy Lantz, Salina, Kan., and Harvey Lantz, Abilene; and one sister, Dorothy Thorpe, Topeka, Kan.
     He was preceded in death by his parents; and one son, John Engle.
     Funeral service was Monday, Nov. 28, at the Janousek Funeral Home, LaCrosse, with Pastor Larry Kuhl officiating. Inurnment was private family.
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