GERALD R. STATZ
Dateline/Kingman
Gerald R. Statz, 84, died Aug. 11, 2016.
Gerald was born Feb. 21, 1932, at Fairfield, Nebraska the son of Theodore and Lela Hungerford Statz. A longtime resident of Kingman, he was a retired grocer for Safeway and IGA; and was a retired member of the Army National Guard.
On Nov. 7, 1952, he married Relda Diggs in Parsons, Kansas. Other survivors include son Bradley; daughter Carla Iott; sister Sharon Kae Phillips; 7 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son Stephen; and a twin-brother Harold.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Friends may call from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home with the family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Military rites will be conducted at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made with the Kingman Community Hospital and Kingman Library, both in care of the funeral home.
Livingston Funeral Home, 620-532-3322