Funeral service for Gottlieb Lutz, 89, of Hettinger, ND will be Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the Centennial Chapel of Evanson Jensen Funeral Homes (formerly the First Congregational Church) in Hettinger, ND. Rev. Robert Boxrud and Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate. Burial with Full Military Honors will be on Friday, June 4 at 12:00 noon at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the service on Thursday afternoon at the Centennial Chapel in Hettinger.

Gottlieb Lutz was born July 16, 1920, the eighth of 11 children, to Adam and Emma Kautz Lutz at Pleasant Ridge, SD. Gottlieb was a World War II veteran, having traveled to many countries throughout the world. After returning home from the war, he married Martha Jane Gaupseth on November 26, 1946. They lived in the Bison area until they moved to Haynes, ND in 1957 to farm and ranch. During this time in Haynes, they spent countless weekends with their family at Shadehill camping and fishing. In 1969, they moved to Hettinger where Gottlieb worked at the Adams County Creamery.

In 1972, they moved to Spirit Lake, Idaho, where he worked for the Idaho State Highway Department until they moved back to Hettinger in 1974. Gottlieb then worked for the Adams County Creamery until it closed and then worked for Schwan's until his retirement. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles.


Gottlieb and Martha loved to go camping, fishing, dancing, playing cards and spending time with friends and family. He will be missed by all.

Gottlieb passed away at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND on May 31, 2010.

Gottlieb is survived by his five children, Darrell Lutz, Whitewood, SD; Doug (Rose) Lutz, Rapid City, SD; Roger (Kathy) Lutz, Sturgis, SD; Rodney (LeeAnn) Lutz, Hettinger, ND; Sheila (Ray) Kinghorn, Saint Onge, SD; seven grandchildren, Tricia (Terry) Marks, Kodi (Doug) Bryant, Chad (Missy) Lutz, Katie (Adam) Garcia, Chelsee (Shawn) Skogen, Lex and Chance Kinghorn; five great grandchildren, Tyler and Tanner Marks, Rowan Lutz, Cash Garcia, Tucker Skogen, and his special friend Frieda Dewey.


He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Martha, his parents, as well as 5 brothers and 5 sisters.