Frank J. Mantz
Funeral services were held Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church here for Frank J. Mantz, 87, former Audubon School superintendent and newspaper publisher. He died at his home here Monday.
A member of the Presbyterian Church, he was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his widow, Ellen; a son, Victor of Mission, Texas; daughter, Mrs. Joseph Gerdy of Chicago, Illinois; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Taylor of Hobart, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Sadie Schmidt of Audubon; two brothers, William of Audubon, and Albert of Weslaco, Texas; four grandsons.
The Rev. Andrew J. Hofer officiated and interment was in Maple Grove Cemetery, with Masonic services at graveside. Casket bearers were Clarence Shingledecker, Emil Wiges, Norman Hansen, Glenn McLaughlin, Glenn Johnson, and Frank Sampson.
Daily Nonpareil, September 12, 1962

Frank Mantz Rites Held in Audubon
Final rites for Frank J. Mantz were held in Audubon Wednesday at 2 p.m. Mr. Mantz died of a heart attack in his home in Audubon Monday. He was in the middle eighties.
Mr. Mantz was superintendent of schools in Bayard shortly after the turn of the century. On his many visits to the News-Gazette in recent years, Mr. Mantz often told of walking from Audubon to Bayard to apply for the job.
Later he was superintendent of schools in Audubon before he went into the newspaper business. He published papers at Manning and Strawberry Point. For the past 10 years Mr. and Mrs. Mantz have spent the winters in McAllen, Texas.
Survivors besides his wife are a son, a daughter, two sisters and three brothers.
Bayard News, September 13, 1962

July 21, 1938, Manning Monitor

William Cloughly has accepted the management of the hook and ladder and hose teams and will take them to Manning the Fourth to enter the races there. Frank Mantz has been appointed trainer and the knowledge gained in the University of Nebraska will be put into practice here and we do not doubt but that the boys will soon be in good shape. Frank Carper is now the captain and as such officer, the boys may expect good treatment and fair play. The company is in good shape and should be able to carry off some of the prizes offered there and at the tournament later on.
Audubon County Journal, June 28, 1900

MANTZ-FISHER
Married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher southwest of town Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock, Frank Mantz and Ella Fisher, Rev. R.A. Matheney pronouncing the ceremony that made them husband and wife. But a few relatives were invited in to see them married as it was a quiet.
Miss Fischer is one of the best teachers in the county. She has been a close student and has an enviable reputation in her profession. As a woman she possesses those traits of character that mark her as one of nature's gentlewomen and will always give her hosts of friends.
Mr. Mantz was reared in the county and grew from boyhood to young manhood on his father's farm. He enlisted early as a teacher in the county and then catching a glimpse of that bright and luring star, knowledge, he entered college. He has attended the University of Nebraska two years and while there gained a reputation in the athletic world and yet held a high standard in all his classes. He is now attending school at Iowa City where he will graduate this year.
Backed by a strong personality and a good will and carried on by ambition he has a good future opening up before hint. Sticktoitiveness and strength of character bound together by will power are the elements that lead up the hill to knowledge and from there to success.
They departed Wednesday morning for Iowa City where they will make their home until he graduates.
Audubon County Journal, December 27, 1900

The fire company from went to Manning and engaged the Manning company in races. Our town won a hose race of 225 yard winning by about 50 feet. Our boys also won the hook and ladder race of 100 yards, time 18 seconds. Frank Mantz won a 200-yard foot race and a high jump. The sports helped draw a big crowd.
Audubon Republican, July 5, 1900

Frank Mantz, editor of the Manning Monitor, was in the city the last of the week, and while in town paid this office a very fraternal call. Mr. Mantz is making a good paper of the Monitor and has the united support of the businessmen of his town He is very enthusiastic over the many civic improvements his town is making and says Manning will be a good town to pattern after when all of their paving (Main Street bricks) is finished and when their electrolier system has been installed.
Audubon Republican, May 13, 1915

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mantz and son Victor of Manning came Friday afternoon to join their daughter, Greta for a visit at the S.L. Mantz and J.C. Fisher homes, returning home Saturday.
Audubon Republican, July 6, 1916

W.C. Eaton, who has been helping Frank Mantz in the Monitor office at Manning since Mayor Farrell quit the foremanship of the office, was in the city over Sunday visiting his family.
Audubon Republican, June 27, 1918

MANNING MONITOR SOLD
Frank Mantz, a former resident of this city, but the past eight years editor of the Manning Monitor sold his paper the fore part of the week and will probably leave Manning.
We understand however, that after giving possession next Monday that he will remain with the new proprietor for a month or more. Mr. Mantz was superintendent of our schools previous to going to Manning and it may be possible that he will again engage in school work. Mr. Mantz published a good newspaper and made a success of the Monitor.
Audubon Republican, April 3, 1919

Frank Mantz, former superintendent of schools of this, city but more recently publisher of the Monitor at Manning, has just purchased a newspaper at Tekamah, Nebraska, and will take possession the last of the month.
Audubon Republican, July 3, 1919

Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Fisher went to Manning Monday evening to spend a week or ten days with their daughter Mrs. Frank Mantz and family before their removal to Tekamah, Nebraska, where Mr. Mantz was purchased a newspaper.
Audubon Republican, July 10, 1919

AT ROCHESTER CLINIC STRAWBERRY POINT
Frank Mantz, former owner of the Press Journal in Strawberry Point, from 1919 to 1938, is now a patient at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He will be there until June 16 undergoing cobalt radiation treatments. Mr. and Mrs. Mantz make their home at Audubon now.
Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, May 25, 1962