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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Lechtenberg, Alfred 'Fritz' E.
MASONVILLE - Alfred “Fritz” E. Lechtenberg, 89, of Masonville, currently living in Manchester, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester. Mass of Resurrection: 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Masonville, by the Rev. John Flaherty. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Manchester, where there will be a 4 p.m. Scripture service. Visitation also will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment, with military rites: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Masonville.
Survivors include his wife of over 61 years, Esther; seven children, Edna (Arthur) Wickman of Ryan, Jim (Deborah) Lechtenberg of Dundee, Paul (Lynn) Lechtenberg of Delhi, Ann (Dave) Venteicher of Strawberry Point, Kate (Eldon) Baragary of Winthrop, Kevin (Kelly) Lechtenberg of Omaha, Neb., and Dan (Carla) Lechtenberg of Manchester; 27 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one brother, Lawrence Lechtenberg of Loveland, Colo.; and one son-in-law, Randy (Theresa) Smith of Roseburg, Ore.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be designated to the Honor Flight of Greater Dubuque.
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