Representative Dolores M. Mertz View All Years

Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 10/18/2022
Birth Place: Bancroft, Iowa
Birth County: Kossuth
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
House: 73 (1989) - 83 (2009)
Home County: Kossuth
Dolores M. Mertz
Kossuth County
Birth: May 30, 1928, Bancroft. Parents: John and Gertrude Erickson Shay. Education: Graduated St. John's High School; A.A., Briar Cliff College. Spouse: H.P. Mertz (deceased). Children: 5 daughters: Mary Simpson, Ann Marie Cornicelli, Helen Kay Powell, Janice, and Carol; 2 sons: Peter and David. Activities: Farmer. Democratic precinct leader, 25 years. Secretary, Kossuth County Central Committee, 13 years. First vice regent of Catholic Daughters of America (Iowa Court). Vice president of District II Elected Officials. Secretary of Iowa Lakes Coordinating Council - Area 3. Kossuth County supervisor, 5 years. Vice chair of Kossuth County supervisors, 2 years. Member: Soroptimist International, Algona; and Drama Club, West Bend. Term: First.