Relationship to conference: Wife of retired elder, Rev. Delburn D. Kurtz, who died in June 2011

Date of death: April 15, 2015, at age 87

Arrangements: A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 26, at Buffalo United Methodist Church (609 8th St. N.W., Buffalo, MN 55313). A meal will follow the service. A visitation will take place from 1-3 p.m. at the church before the service.

Appointment information: Rev. Kurtz was ordained as an elder in 1954. He served Minnesota congregations in Tenny, Pipestone, Farmington, and Paynesville. He also served as district superintendent for the Southwest District. He retired in 1989. In his retirement, he was pastor emeritus of Buffalo United Methodist Church.

Lorraine Kurtz is survived by her children, Donna (Barry) Padelford, Faye (Danny) Clay, Dean (Brenda) Kurtz, and Neal (Hope) Kurtz; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Delburn, and daughter Linda (Dick) Legare.

??Cards can be sent to Neal Kurtz, 3401 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55407.

??Memorials or flowers can be sent to Buffalo United Methodist Church (609 8th St. N.W., Buffalo, MN 55313).