Annual Lantz-Stoner Reunion set for Aug. 8

Although 2020′s worldwide pandemic caused them to cancel last year’s gathering, the related Lantz, Eichelberger, Patterson, and Stoner families of Kendall, Kane, Will, and DuPage counties will again hold their annual reunion on the second Sunday in August this year. Family members will gather on Sunday, Aug. 8, at Hudson Crossing Park on Harrison Street at the east end of the Oswego U.S. Route 34 bridge in Oswego.

The related Lantz and Stoner families began their annual family reunion tradition in 1927 with separate gatherings. In 1939, the two families decided to combine their reunions, and they’ve met on the second Sunday in August ever since. In 2019, 53 family members attended.

The reunion’s traditional potluck dinner will begin at 12 p.m. sharp. Those attending are invited to bring lawn chairs, table service, a dish to pass, chicken or other meat sufficient for their family and to share, drinks, and their favorite family memorabilia to share.

All members of the Lantz,Stoner, Patterson, Eichelberger, Owens, Hiltz, Slick, Schaal and other families related to John and Daniel Lantz, who settled in Wheatland and Naperville townships in 1850, or any descendants of Baltzer Lantz, who immigrated to Pennsylvania from the Palatinate region of Germany in 1750, are invited to attend and enjoy food and family fellowship.

Volunteers are needed to help with table set-up at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8 at Hudson Crossing Park. Call Wanda Horton at 630-947-4559 for more information or to volunteer.

For more information on the Lantz-Stoner Reunion, call 331-999-5028 or 630-947-4559, or send an email to rnsmatile@gmail.com.