Obituary
Guest Book
Geraldine “Ginger” Lantz, age 82, a resident of Spring Hill, passed away Sunday, July 20th, 2025 after a long battle with dementia, at The Lantern at Morning Pointe in Spring Hill.
A memorial service will be held at WellSpring Christian Church in Spring Hill at a later date. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Born on August 13, 1942 in Sandusky, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Bickley and the late Geraldine Wolf. She retired from Scott paper Company, where she worked many years. She was proud that her family growing up was a Gold Star Family, due to her father being killed in World War II. Her love for the military led her to becoming a member of the VFW. She served her community as a proud member of the Red Hat Society in Spring Hill and volunteered at the Spring Hill Senior Citizens Center. Her love for helping others led her to volunteer at her grandchildren’s schools Heritage Elementary and Middle Schools as well as Longview Elementary school. She worked for Costco in Brentwood for many years and was well known by the customers. She Loved the Lord and enjoyed worshipping at WellSpring Christian Church in Spring Hill. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be tremendously missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her son, Kelcy (Dana) Lantz, daughter, Karen (Ryan) Jones, daughter in law, Joanne Lantz brothers, Craig (Michelle) Wolf, Robert Wolf, sisters, Loralen (Gary) Himes, June Bechstein, Jackie Handy, grandchildren, Jeremy (Kendra) Crossley, Valerie Lantz, Taylor Jones, Morgan Jones, great grandchildren, Alexander, Max, and Olivia.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Kelcy Lantz Sr., son, Kenneth Lantz, brother, John Wolf Jr., and step father, John Wolf Sr.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to WellSpring Christian Church of Spring Hill, 1001 Chapman’s Crossing Spring Hill, TN 37174.
You may share condolences with the family at the Heritage Funeral Home website: www.TnFunerals.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
609 Bear Creek Pike, Columbia, TN 38401
Memories and condolences can be left on the obituary at the funeral home website.
Donate in Memory
Make a donation in memory of your loved one.
Add photos
Share their life with photo memories.
Plant trees
Honor them by planting trees in their memory.
Follow this page
Get email updates whenever changes are made.
Send flowers
Consider sending flowers.
Share this page
Invite other friends and family to visit the page.
The nightly ceremony in Washington, D.C. will be dedicated in honor of your loved one on the day of your choosing.
Read moreWhat kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative?
Read moreWe'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time.
Read moreIf you’re in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist.
Read moreLegacy's Linnea Crowther discusses how families talk about causes of death in the obituaries they write.
Read moreThey're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel.
Read moreYou may find these well-written obituary examples helpful as you write about your own family.
Read moreThese free blank templates make writing an obituary faster and easier.
Read moreSome basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love.
Read more