Oscar Manz

Oscar Ernest Manz ALVARADO, MINNESOTA - Oscar Ernest Manz, 84, passed away Monday, June 4, 2012, after a short battle with cancer. He was born on August 8, 1927, in Castor, Alberta to Siegmund and Valborg Waller Manz. Oscar has lived in the Grand Forks area since 1952 when he began his career as an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of North Dakota. He continued as a professor and researcher at UND until his retirement as a professor emeritus in 1989. Oscar was an amazing husband, father and grandfather and kept busy with many activities, including volunteering for ARC, Alvarado Seniors and the Lions Club, and was also a member of Augustana Lutheran Church of Grand Forks, University Lutheran Church of Grand Forks and New Hope Lutheran Church of Alvarado. We all have special memories of Oscar and he will always be in our hearts. Oscar is survived by his wife, Dorothy, Alvarado, MN; four sons, Brad (Lorraine) Manz, Bismarck, ND; Jeff (Elena) Manz, East Grand Forks, MN; Tim (Lisa) Manz, Blaine, MN; Matthew (Anne) Manz, Humboldt, IA; a daughter, Rachel (Jim) Ferguson, Apple Valley, MN; and seventeen grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Mark David Manz and Scott Edman Manz. A prayer service will be held at Amundson Funeral Home, 2975 South 42nd Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2012 (today) with visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. with Pastor Matthew Manz officiating. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 6th at 2 p.m. at New Hope Lutheran Church, 245 Fering Street, Alvarado, MN with Pastor Gwenn Bazajou officiating. The family requests that memorials be sent in memory of Oscar to: Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota: www.dsamn.org 656 Transfer Road, Saint Paul, MN 55114