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[[Image:lenzmonument6.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] In 1878 Frank Lenz emigrated from Germany and settled in Dubuque with his wife, Katherine. Lenz Monument began in 1876 on the same location that it held in 2012--1672 Central Avenue. The family lived upstairs and the business was downstairs. For nearly seventy-five years, headstone orders were done in ink by hand on a general ledger or stock cards. | [[Image:lenzmonument6.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] In 1878 Frank Lenz emigrated from Germany and settled in Dubuque with his wife, Katherine. Lenz Monument began in 1876 on the same location that it held in 2012--1672 Central Avenue. The family lived upstairs and the business was downstairs. For nearly seventy-five years, headstone orders were done in ink by hand on a general ledger or stock cards. | ||
Edward J. Lenz, the fourth-generation owner, passed away in December 2007. Richard and Kathy Neuses, employees of Lenz Monument, bought the company in May 2008. | Edward J. Lenz, the fourth-generation owner, passed away in December 2007. Richard and Kathy Neuses, employees of Lenz Monument for nearly four decades, bought the company in May 2008. In 2019 the firm created everything from benches to commercial signage. | ||
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Montgomery, Jeff, "Famiy Established Lenz Monument in 1876; Today It Continues to Design Stone-Based Memorials," ''Telegraph Herald'', October 6, 2019, p. 1E | |||
Revision as of 18:32, 22 October 2019
LENZ MONUMENT COMPANY.
In 1878 Frank Lenz emigrated from Germany and settled in Dubuque with his wife, Katherine. Lenz Monument began in 1876 on the same location that it held in 2012--1672 Central Avenue. The family lived upstairs and the business was downstairs. For nearly seventy-five years, headstone orders were done in ink by hand on a general ledger or stock cards.
Edward J. Lenz, the fourth-generation owner, passed away in December 2007. Richard and Kathy Neuses, employees of Lenz Monument for nearly four decades, bought the company in May 2008. In 2019 the firm created everything from benches to commercial signage.
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Source:
Montgomery, Jeff, "Famiy Established Lenz Monument in 1876; Today It Continues to Design Stone-Based Memorials," Telegraph Herald, October 6, 2019, p. 1E