Obituary Record

LaVerne Scott Wertz
Died on 2/9/2006

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Pilot Tribune 14 Feb 2006

LaVerne S. Wertz, 80

LaVerne S. Wertz, 80, of Logan, Iowa, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at the Longview Care Center in Missouri Valley, Iowa.

Funeral services are 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Methodist Church in Logan. Interment will be in the Bethel Cemetery in Logan.

There will be lunch and fellowship at the Methodist Church after the interment service at the cemetery.

LaVerne Scott Wertz was born April 6, 1925, in Grove Township (Shelby County, Iowa) to Scott W. and Jeannie Mae (Noel) Wertz.

He farmed in the Logan area before going to work for GTE for 32 years, retiring in 1987 as a service manager. After his retirement, he worked for the Schumacher Funeral Home for 10 years.

He served on the Logan City Council from 1990 until 1998, and was a member of the Methodist Church in Logan.

On Jan. 28, 1970, he married Mary LaVonne Benson in Logan, Iowa. She preceded him in death in 1999.

He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Bill Petersen of Blair, Jean Lujan of Mooresville, N.C., Vicky and Tim Ettleman of Longmont, Colo.; sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Joni Wertz of Birchwood, Wisc., Randy and Melody Wertz of Clinton, Mo., Michael and Sharon Wertz of Franktown, Colo.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a sister, Marcella Springer.

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