Obituaries : Lorenz Lewis Andresen

ATKINS:

Lorenz Lewis Andresen, 69, died Friday, March 27, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a lengthy illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery with Graveside Military Rites conducted by Adolph H. Schueler American Legion Post #217 of Atkins. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m., until service time on Tuesday. A Memorial Fund has been established.

Lorenz was born October 22, 1945 near Elberon to Calvin S. and Zelda M. (Howe) Andresen and graduated from Keystone High School in 1963. During the Viet Nam War, he served his nation in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Adolph H. Schueler American Legion Post #217 of Atkins.

Lorenz worked as a painting contractor and later retired from PMX in Cedar Rapids. He enjoyed fishing, gambling and scratch-off lottery tickets and was an avid sports fan.

He is survived by his mother, Zelda M. Andresen of Atkins; his children, Laura Andresen of Cedar Rapids, Scott (Melissa Kauffman) of Pineville, NC, and Troy (Mariana) Andresen of Las Cruces NM; his grandchildren, Briana,Brandon, Celeste and Charlotte Andresen; his brother, Harlin (Rosie) Andresen of Cedar Rapids; nephew, Darin (Megan) Andresen; niece, Danielle (Dan) Rauser; and many great nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father, Calvin in 2005 and his son, Lorenz Andresen, Jr. in 1967.

Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com