Obituaries Larry J. Smith
Larry J. Smith
Service Information
| Services | Graveside Services 2:00 PM Monday, September 26 at Memorial Park Cemetery with inurnment in the cemetery |
| Visitation | There will be no visitation |
| Cemetery | Memorial Park Cemetery Waterloo, Iowa |
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Biography Information
Larry J. Smith, 67, of Waterloo, Iowa, died at Ravenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday, September 22, 2011 of cancer.
He was born March 6, 1944 in New Providence, Iowa, son of Leslie and Ina Gray Smith.
Larry attended Hawkeye Community College. He worked in construction most of his life; for the last 7 years at the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Marshalltown.
Larry is survived by his daughter Roxanne (Mike) Klingbeil of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; daughter Marie (Mark) Scherbaum of Marion, Iowa; daughter Shelly Simmerman of Evansdale, Iowa; son Larry Junior Smith II of Dunkerton, Iowa; daughter Lanette McWilliams of Gladbrook, Iowa; 17 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sister Nellie Tyler of Waterloo, Iowa; 4 nieces; his companion Jane Gaston of Waterloo; his dog Monkey. Larry is preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter, brother Errol Smith, brother-in-law Gene Tyler, and a niece.
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She never complained, although I worried about her. I kept a closer eye on her to make sure she could handle things. I was able to meet his sister Milly, two daughters, some grandchildren and of course Monk.
I wish things could have went differently for us all. Larry will be missed.
Wanda Gaston
