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To Be Wed
MISS DONA MOULDS Fairbank, Ia.
The marriage of Miss Donna Mae Moulds, 320 Vine street, Waterloo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moulds of Fairbank, to Lester Venz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Venz of Charles City, will take place in the Little Brown church in Nashua, June 22 at 2 p. m.
The bride was formerly employed in Waterloo by the Rath Packing Co. and is now employed at the Black Hawk County Abstract Co. there.
The groom served In the army as aide to a doctor on a hospital ship during World war II, and is now employed by Construction Machinery Co., Waterloo.⁴

Miss Dona Mae Moulds Bride at Nashua Church
An announcement has been received here of the marriage of Miss Dona Mae Moulds, 320 Vine street, to Lester Venz of Bassett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Venz of Charles City.
The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moulds of Fairbank, was wed in a double ring service Sunday afternoon in the Little Brown church at Nashua with Rev. F. L. Hanscom officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Adams of Charles City, brother-in-law and sister of the groom, were the attendants.
After a week's wedding trip, the couple will be at home at 320 Vine street. The bride is employed by the Black Hawk County Abstract Co., and the groom is a Construction Machinery Co. employee.⁵

FAIRBANK -- Lester W. Venz, 68, of Fairbank, died Thursday, Jan. 16, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, following a lengthy illness; survivors include his wife, Dona; two sons, Steven of Shawnee, Okla. and Jack of Austin, Texas; a daughter, Lesona Rogers of Jesup; six grandchildren; and a sister, Doris Adams of Ionia; he was preceded in death by a brother, Virgil "Buck"; he worked for Construction Machinery Co. in Waterloo for 31 years and farmed; services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Jesup, with military graveside rites in Fairview Cemetery, Dunkerton; friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and an hour before services at the church; Parker Funeral Chapel, Jesup, is in charge of arrangements; memorials may be directed to the family. -mm- -J Lester Venz.⁶

Jack D. Venz (1956-2012)
FAIRBANK -- Jack D. Venz, 56, of Fairbank, died Wednesday, April 18, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, after a short illness.
He was born March 5, 1956, in Waterloo, son of Lester Wilbur and Dona Mae Moulds Venz. He married Theresa Ann Allard on Sept. 7, 1985, in Dearborn, Mich.
Mr. Venz graduated from Wapsie Valley High School, Fairbank, then attended heavy equipment operator training in Indiana. He later attended the University of Texas, Austin, receiving an associate degree in computer technology. After moving to Iowa in 1994 he went to work at Omega Cabinets, Waterloo, as a maintenance technician.
Survived by: his wife; a son, Lester of Fairbank; a daughter, Kaylea Venz (Chris Serfling) of Waterloo; his mother, Dona Venz (Charles Miller) of Fairbank; a brother, Steven (Jerry Lea) of Turtle, Okla; and a sister, Lesona (John) Walker of Hazleton.
Preceded in death by: his father.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at White Funeral Home, Jesup, with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Dunkerton. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, where there will be a 7 p.m. vigil service.
Memorials: may be directed to the family. Condolences may be left at www.White-MtHope.com.⁴