Lawrence Tillea, 1929-2007

TILLEA

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 4/17/2009 at 19:36:10

Lawrence "Larry" Tillea passed away Oct. 16, 2007 at Clarkston Care Center of lung cancer.

He was born Oct. 30, 1929, in Estherville, Iowa, to Roscoe and Julia (Morrisey) Tillea. Larry graduated from Estherville High School. He was in the Navy for four years during the Korean War.

He married Shirley Traeger on Oct. 1, 1955. In March before they were married, Larry became a state trooper. During his career he worked in Cle Elum, Snohomish, Everett and Clarkston.

Larry was very active in the community and will be missed by many. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, the Elks, Moose, Lions, Boy's Club Board of Directors, So Be It Club, he wrote a fishing column for the Lewiston Tribune for 10 years, was a certified scuba diver, learned how to fly a plane, was an avid hunter and fisherman and won many trophies for trapshooting.

His survivors include his wife Shirley at their Clarkston home; a son Jeff and wife Laura Tillea of Anatone; and two stepgrandchildren, Melissa and Jeremy Scheuerman, both of Lewiston.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, John and Ralph Tillea.

A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, at Merchants Funeral Home. Father Tom Connolly of Clarkston will officiate. A dinner will follow at Holy Family Parish Center.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to cancer research.