In 1973 the family moved to an old farmhouse in Delta, OH to raise two daughters, Brenda and Rachel, along with chickens, goats, pigs, ducks and dogs. Larry was PASSIONATE about several things: tinkering on small engines and other mechanical things, working on anything computer related, driving bus for Swanton Alliance Church’s bus ministry, talking on the phone, finding treasures at Big Lots, peanut butter and tomato sandwiches, butter brickle ice cream, and watching his girls grow and learn!! He was ALWAYS working on something and was way ahead of his time in understanding the potential for computers and the internet. He loved radio and his girls can vividly remember every morning waking up to the sound of the radio giving the news. He enjoyed chatting on his CB radio bolted underneath the kitchen cabinet. He was quite innovative when he saw a need in the old country house and created a mill for grinding the wheat he bought from a local farmer, figured out how to get the well water into the house, chased bats out of the house that had gotten in through the chimney, and took his daughters out in the forest to help chop down wood needed for the wood burning stove in the winter. He refused to EVER take any of the family vehicles to a mechanic for ANYTHING. He crawled up under every vehicle and fixed everything while a daughter held the flashlight for him to see. It was a known fact that he could not see above his eyebrows evidenced by the multiple scars on his wide forehead from cracking his head on open cabinet doors and license plates as he was pulling up from under a car!
In 2008, Larry was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and then had a stroke which robbed him of much of his vision. He kept up his tinkering and phone calls as much as he could until that disease ground his life to a halt. Larry rested his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior from his sin, and was sure of his place in eternity with the Lord. He was looking forward to being fully restored in his eternal home of Heaven.
Larry is survived by Norma, his wife of 52 years; daughters Brenda (Tommy) Brough of Duncanville, Texas, and Rachel Dickson of Delta, OH; 6 grandchildren, Alexis, Ashlyn, Grant, Abigail, Garrett and Aryn Brough; a great-grandson, Joaquin Villa; siblings Susan (Gene) Patee of Wauseon, OH, and Terry (Lois) Dickson of Indianapolis, IN; plus several cousins, nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Larry’s life will take place at Shiloh Christian Union Church in Delta, OH on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with funeral services beginning at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Chuck Whitmire officiating. Interment to follow at Shiloh Cemetery.
In 1973 the family moved to an old farmhouse in Delta, OH to raise two daughters, Brenda and Rachel, along with chickens, goats, pigs, ducks and dogs. Larry was PASSIONATE about several things: tinkering on small engines and other mechanical things, working on anything computer related, driving bus for Swanton Alliance Church’s bus ministry, talking on the phone, finding treasures at Big Lots, peanut butter and tomato sandwiches, butter brickle ice cream, and watching his girls grow and learn!! He was ALWAYS working on something and was way ahead of his time in understanding the potential for computers and the internet. He loved radio and his girls can vividly remember every morning waking up to the sound of the radio giving the news. He enjoyed chatting on his CB radio bolted underneath the kitchen cabinet. He was quite innovative when he saw a need in the old country house and created a mill for grinding the wheat he bought from a local farmer, figured out how to get the well water into the house, chased bats out of the house that had gotten in through the chimney, and took his daughters out in the forest to help chop down wood needed for the wood burning stove in the winter. He refused to EVER take any of the family vehicles to a mechanic for ANYTHING. He crawled up under every vehicle and fixed everything while a daughter held the flashlight for him to see. It was a known fact that he could not see above his eyebrows evidenced by the multiple scars on his wide forehead from cracking his head on open cabinet doors and license plates as he was pulling up from under a car!
In 2008, Larry was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and then had a stroke which robbed him of much of his vision. He kept up his tinkering and phone calls as much as he could until that disease ground his life to a halt. Larry rested his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior from his sin, and was sure of his place in eternity with the Lord. He was looking forward to being fully restored in his eternal home of Heaven.
Larry is survived by Norma, his wife of 52 years; daughters Brenda (Tommy) Brough of Duncanville, Texas, and Rachel Dickson of Delta, OH; 6 grandchildren, Alexis, Ashlyn, Grant, Abigail, Garrett and Aryn Brough; a great-grandson, Joaquin Villa; siblings Susan (Gene) Patee of Wauseon, OH, and Terry (Lois) Dickson of Indianapolis, IN; plus several cousins, nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Larry’s life will take place at Shiloh Christian Union Church in Delta, OH on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with funeral services beginning at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Chuck Whitmire officiating. Interment to follow at Shiloh Cemetery.
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