Kenneth H. "Kenny" Fritz age 86, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 after a brief, brave and courageous four week battle with bone cancer. He was born on January 4, 1930 in Milwaukee to Helmuth and Edna (Bussian) Fritz. He later moved with his family to Columbus in 1943 where he finished his schooling. Kenny enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1947 and served his country for three years until 1950. Upon his return from the army he worked for Duffy Bros. as a long haul driver for 20 years, driving through all the contiguous United States. He was married to Loretta Lins on July 11, 1970 in St. Jerome Catholic Church in Columbus where he was an usher for many years and member of The Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 62. In 1970 Kenny bought the milk route from Duffy Bros. and was a milk hauler until 2003 when he retired due to brain surgery. He then worked part-time at Linck Aggregates until the time of his illness. Kenny loved to sit in his glider on the deck watching traffic go by. He would count how many vehicles went by each hour. He loved going to Branson MO twice a year for almost 15 years. He was a very loyal fan of Maggie Mae and her Heartland Country Band going to all of her barn dances and as many of her shows and concerts as he could. He was also a Daniel O'Donnell fan. Survivors include his loving wife, Loretta; four children Kevin (Sheri) Fritz, William (Karen) Fritz and Deborah (Joe) Altschwager all of Columbus and Lucinda "Cindy" Green of La Vernia TX; seven grandchildren Kyle and Jack Fritz of Columbus, Alan Fritz and Sue Dykstra of Columbus, Bill Altschwager of Appleton, Debbie Royal and Diane Pate of Texas; 17 great grandchildren; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Lawrence (May) Lins of Columbus, Doris Hemp of Beaver Dam, Paul (Judy) Lins of Jefferson, Patricia (Virgil) Kirchberg of Columbus, Phyllis (Ken) Laufenberg of Columbus and James (Joyce) Lins of Waterloo; many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, son-in-law Larry Green, two sisters Marilyn Dahlby and Dolores Indermuehle; three brothers-in-law Roland Indermuehle, Don Hemp, Leonard Maas; sister-in-law Marian (Lins) Koehler; niece Kim Dahlby; five nephews Edward Sadowski, Bill Knickmeyer, Randy Lins, Doug Lins, Mark Hemp; great nephew Ryan Knickmeyer. Kenny was loved by all who knew him. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at St. Jerome Church. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11:30 A.M., with visitation beginning at 10:30 A.M., on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at ST. JEROME CATHOLIC CHURCH, Columbus. Rev. Steve Kortendick officiated. Interment was in St. Jerome Cemetery, Columbus with military honors. Memorials may be directed to St. Jerome Church or School, Generations Home Care & Hospice or the charity of one's choice.