Leo Lambertz

November 30, 1929 - December 29, 2018

Leo Lambertz, age 89, of Carroll, died Saturday, December 29, 2018, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at St. John Paul II Parish - Holy Spirit Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Kevin Richter. Music will be by Dr. Franklyn Busby, Pastoral Musician. Lectors will be Cindy Bernholtz, and Don Nepple. Gift Bearers will be Leo’s grandchildren. Eucharistic Ministers will be Delynne Clausen, and Don and Bev Nepple. Casket Bearers will be Alex Lambertz, Jason Lambertz, Anthony Munoz, Jacob Ruby, Andy Heuton, and Larry Rogers. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll with Military Honors Conducted by the Carroll American Legion. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 2 p.m. on Tuesday where there will be a Carroll Knights of Columbus Rosary Prayed at 3 p.m., and a Christian Wake Service will be held at 5 p.m. The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church on Wednesday morning where visitation will continue from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Memorials may be left at the funeral home or at the church to be directed to the Carroll Fire Department or St. Anthony Hospital. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll, and online condolences may be left for Leo’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. Leo was born on November 30, 1929 at Fonda, Iowa, the son of Frank and Mary (Janning) Lambertz. At the age of four his family moved to Carroll. He grew up in Carroll, and attended Carroll Community Schools. In 1947 Leo enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, proudly serving until his honorable discharge in 1949. After his military service he returned to Carroll, and on September 10, 1951 he was united in marriage to Lois Davis at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Carroll. The couple made their home in Carroll where Leo worked for 37 years at the Carroll Creamery, Lang’s Dairy, and finally Anderson Erickson Dairy. In addition he was a 33 year member of the Carroll Fire Department retiring as Captain. Leo enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a member of the Carroll American Legion, Holy Spirit Church in Carroll, and former member of the Carroll Knights of Columbus. Left to celebrate his life are his children: Tom (Teri) Lambertz of Des Moines, Jean Lambertz of Carroll, Mary Lou (Jack) Rogers of Denver, Barb (Tony) Smith of Des Moines, Jim (Cindy) Lambertz of Carroll, Karen Munoz of Gilbert, AZ, and Bob (Paula) Lambertz of Carroll; 21 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; his sisters: Mary Lechtenberg of Carroll, Evelyn (Dan) Bowser of Oklahoma, Elva Bernholtz of Carroll, and Catherine Christianson of Carroll; his sisters-in-law: Barb Lambertz of Des Moines, Alice Lambertz of Des Moines, Lila (Merle) Potthoff of Halbur; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives. Leo was preceded in death by his wife Lois in 2006, his parents; brothers: Joe Lambertz, and Art Lambertz; sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law: Vern Lechtenberg, Lyle Bernholtz, Virgil “Termite” Christianson, Harold (Ethelmae) Davis, and Evelyn (Paul) Wiederin.