Dana K. Kientz, 87, Valley Falls, passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at Medicalodges of Jackson County in Holton.
   
He was born March 14, 1929, at Meriden, the son of Albert R. and Gracie Marks Kientz.
    
Dana was a house painter and had worked in the Valley Falls community and in Topeka. He was an avid outdoors man who loved local hunting and fishing. He enjoyed working with firearms and ammunition reloading equipment.
    
He married Marjorie A. Brown, Oct. 23, 1949, at Valley Falls. She died June 22, 1995. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Sandi Thompson, and two brothers, Darwin and Ray Kientz.
    
Survivors include two sons, Steve (Kim) Kientz, and Russ (Sheril) Kientz, and one daughter, Jeri (LaVerne) Clark, all of Valley Falls; a sister, Anita Sanderson, Tecumseh; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    
A private Graveside Service will be held at the Ozawkie Cemetery.
    
Memorial contributions may be made to Jackson County Friends of Hospice and sent c/o Mercer Funeral Home, PO Box 6, Valley Falls, KS 66088. Online condolences are welcome at www.mercerfuneralhomes.com.