Donald Dean "Curly" Lenz, 82, of Solon, died Friday, November 9, 2012. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 14th at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Fr. Jim Vrba celebrating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, where full military rites will be conducted by the Solon American Legion. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Brosh Chapel in Solon, where there will be a 7 p.m. vigil. Donald was born October 29, 1930, in Iowa City, the son of Donald T. and Una (Walsh) Lenz. Dean served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Mary C. Eckrich on June 14, 1955 in Cosgrove. Dean and Mary farmed in the Solon area all of their lives. He operated a fuel tank service for Farm Service for over 34 years. Dean was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Solon American Legion, Eagles, Johnson County Farm Bureau, Johnson County and Iowa Cattleman Association, and the Black Angus Breed Association. Dean and Mary enjoyed dancing, playing cards, raising cattle, hogs and running the family farm together. He was very proud that he and his son Doug have farmed together on The Lenz Farm, and will continue the family legacy. He enjoyed being involved with his children and grandchildren showing cattle and hogs at the Johnson County 4-H Fair. He will be greatly missed by all. Dean is survived by his children Pamela Lenz (Larry Raine) of Solon, Douglas (Denise) Lenz of Solon, Una (James) McKeever of Edmonton, Kentucky, and Rita (Jerry) Dhondt of Williamsburg; eight grandchildren Mindy, Randi, Trent, Hunter, Blade, Jared, Mary and Angie; 1 great-granddaughter Autumn; sisters Joyce Thomas of Lafayette, Colorado, and Deborah (Harry) Hicks of San Jose, California, and a brother William (Joyce) Lenz of St. Marys, Georgia; as well as his nieces and nephews. Dean is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mary, who died on March 16, 1988, a son Randy Lenz on September 10, 1977, and his sisters Shirley Brown and Linda Schoenfelder. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com