LOREN PAUL ENTZ
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LOREN PAUL ENTZ 1949-2022
Loren Paul Entz of Brownville, NE passed away unexpectedly from heart failure on August 9.
Born August 29, 1949, in Newton, Kansas, Loren had a keen love for both art and nature from an early age. During breaks from busy farm and ranch life, he could often be found drawing in the fields or forests. Many an hour was spent simply observing nature, especially before a storm when wildlife was the most active. In elementary school, he filled his school books with drawings and quickly became known as the ”school artist.” In high school, he nurtured his love of art through the Famous Artists Correspondence School, which he highly esteemed.
Upon leaving his childhood home, he worked as a Montana ranch hand by day and artist by night, until becoming a fulltime artist in 1981. In 1992, he was honored to be elected into the Cowboy Artists of America, a prestigious organization of artists that has greatly influenced the landscape of contemporary Western realism.
Throughout his life, he was honored with numerous awards, including the coveted Robert Lougheed Memorial Award at the Prix de West Invi- tational Art Exhibition, which is voted on by participating artists. His work has been featured in several magazines, including Western Horseman and Art of the West. He has artwork in the permanent collections of The Montana State Historical Society in Helena, Montana, the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. He was so inspired by many artists and mentors, and in turn touched many, many lives through gracious mentorship and friendship.
Far beyond his love of art, Loren had a deep love for his family, for “mountains, trees, and streams – wild, unspoiled nature,” (in his words), and for Jesus. He often spoke of these things, and also of being ready for what lay beyond this life. He valued his many friends, too numerous to be counted, and he would often talk about the far-away people who meant a lot to him. He cherished time with his friends in Brownville, Nebraska, and could often be found shooting the breeze with the fine folks of Nemaha County.
He is survived by his daughters, Rebecca Timmerman and Janene Bolt, Sons-in-law Jeffrey Timmerman and Daniel Bolt, granddaughters Elise and Mae Timmerman and Maggie and Eleanor Bolt, Previous Wife and lifelong friend Christine Entz, Brothers Marvin Entz and John Entz, many nieces, nephews and cousins, and many more lives too numerous be counted. Thank you all for what you meant to him.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to “Loren Entz Memorial Scholarship”, c/o Peru State College Art Department, P.O. Box 10, Peru, NE 68421-0010.