Lanny Tietsort, 80, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at his home on Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the company of his loving family after a year-long battle with cancer.
Lanny Oneal Tietsort was born in Unionville on March 23, 1940, the second son of Lorenzo Lee and Glenetta “Puddy” (Oneal) Tietsort. He was reared in Unionville and graduated from Unionville High School in 1958. Lanny married Shirley Underwood in Centerville, Iowa, on September 13, 1959. They moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where Lanny worked 15 years for Armstrong Tire & Rubber. He and Shirley then moved back to Unionville and Lanny worked for Bob’s Food Market in Unionville and Young Radiator in Centerville before he and his brother Leroy bought a hardware store in Unionville and opened Tietsort True Value. After closing the store Lanny traveled as a project manager and quality control director for a contracting company where he oversaw the rehabilitation of military housing, a work that involved other family members as well. He retired with Western Metal out of Louisburg, Kansas, and he and Shirley moved back to Unionville in 2015.
Lanny was a friendly person who liked to be around people and visit. He liked to hunt for deer and waterfowl and was an avid NASCAR racing fan. He was a founder of the Ankeny, Iowa, Football League and the Little League Baseball of Ankeny, Iowa. He liked to attend and exhibit at car shows and had recently purchased a 2002 anniversary edition Camaro. Lanny liked to work in his yard and looked forward to planting flowers each spring. He was a baptized member of the United Methodist Church and the Unionville Country Club where he liked to play golf. He was also a long-time Mason and Shriner and a member of the Ankeny Izaak Walton League.
Lanny is survived by his wife of nearly 62 years, a son, Bradley (Katie) Tietsort of Topeka, Kansas, and a daughter, Debra Tietsort of Unionville. He is also survived by one grandson, Brandon (Kelley) Smith, and two great grandchildren, Morgan and Graham Smith.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Randy Tietsort, who passed way in 2009, and his brother Leroy and Leroy’s wife Nancy.
Funeral services for Lanny will be at Playle & Collins Family Funeral Home at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 13, 2021, with visitation one hour before the service. Burial will be at the Unionville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested and checks should be made out to Hospice of Northeast Missouri or the Unionville Cemetery. These may be entrusted to Playle & Collins Family Funeral Home, 709 S. 27th, Unionville, MO 63565.