Henry Joseph Lantz

JENNINGS 

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Henry Joseph Lantz announces his passing from this life on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in the Carpenter House of Lafayette. He was 86 years old.

A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00a.m. Saturday at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Jennings with Rev. Charles McMillin officiating.

Visiting hours will be entrusted to Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings on Friday, May 11, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will resume Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. until time of service.

A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel.

Musical selections will be provided by his grandson Dylan Trahan.

Henry will be laid to rest in the Calvary Cemetery next to his 2nd wife, Patsy Miller Lantz. He will be honored with full military rites. Due to his courageous service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he served his country honorably. He fought on the front line for 21 months. Henry enlisted July 16, 1952 and was discharged with honors from Camp Chaffee Arkansas as Sgt. E-5 on April 16, 1954.

Mr. Lantz was a native of the Welsh-Pine Island area and a resident of Jennings. He was born to James Lantz and Amanda Courville Lantz on March 1, 1932. He was a member of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church, he worked as a mechanic 33 years for Bubba Oustalet Ford in Jennings and his pass time was reading and he loved to dance.

On June 5, 1954 Henry was united in Holy Matrimony to Melanie M. Vidrine. To this union they had three children, Imelda, Phyllis and Marvin.

Henry is survived by his three children, Imelda Savoy of Lafayette, Marvin Lantz and Phyllis Trahan both of Jennings; his special friend, Audry Landry; four stepchildren, Pat Caswell, Dorothy Cormier,Priscilla Breaux, Jane Newman and Randy Miller; seven grandchildren, Tabitha (Jason) Stewart, Daphne (Willard ll) Landry, Timothy (Jen) Savoy, Courtney and Heather Savoy, Dylan Trahan, and Chrystal Lantz; 11 great grandchildren, Sidney, Aiden and Riley Stewart, Crystal, Kelsey and Caleb Savoy, Gabby and Elicia Lopez, Richard Fuselier, Jr. Avery, Parker and Peyton Landry.

Henry now rests in heaven with his beloved family who preceded him in death; his parents Amanda and James Lantz, his sister, Lena Vanicor, his second wife, Patsy Trahan Lantz; his grandparents, Theophile Courville, and Enda Gillchrist, Isreal Lantz and Cleveana Gary, an infant great grandchild Biancha Lopez; and two stepchildren, Connie Behvene and Robert Miller.

Carrying Henry to his eternal resting place will be Timothy Savoy, Jason Stewart, Will Landry, Dylan Trahan, Marvin Lantz, Ricky Gaspard, Malcolm Vanicor and Ronald Byrd.