Dale Carl Hartz, 76, Luverne, died Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, at Sioux Valley Luverne Hospital in Luverne. Services were Tuesday, Nov. 8, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. The Rev. Gary Klatt officiated. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Dale Hartz was born to Harry and Lula (Wulf) Hartz on April 28, 1929, in Luverne. As an infant he lived with his parents on a farm in Springwater Township, Rock County. They later moved to a farm in Beaver Creek Township where he was raised and attended country school. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1947 and continued to help on the family farm.He married Joyce Binford on July 4, 1951, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. In September 1951 he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served during the Korean War. Following his discharge from the service in September 1953, he returned to farm in Beaver Creek Township. While farming, he worked for several years at Iowa Beef Packing in Luverne. He also drove a school bus for 19 years. In 1996 they moved to Luverne, but he continued to help on the farm until recently when he began having health problems. He was diagnosed with cancer on Oct. 20. Several days later he was admitted to Sioux Valley Luverne Hospital Hospice. Mr. Hartz was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. He was also a past member of Dell Hogan American Legion Post 123 in Luverne. He served on the Beaver Creek Township Board for several years. He liked to fish and he enjoyed gardening. He especially liked collecting antiques that had to do with farming.Survivors include his wife, Joyce Hartz, Luverne; four children, Betty (Roger) Lauck, Steen, Dawn (Lyle) Impecoven, Larchwood, Iowa, Barbara (Bill) Rodd, Fort Myers, Fla., and Allan (Nancy) Hartz, Luverne; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson.Mr. Hartz was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Dennis Hartz, and one infant sister, Harriet. A tree will be planted in memory of Dale Hartz by Sioux Valley Luverne Hospice. Hartquist Funeral Home, Engebretson Chapel, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.