Tiarks, Larry Alan (1963 – 2012)

TIARKS, KUEHL, JOHNSON, DAEGES, PETERSEN, SCHUMACHER, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/19/2013 at 18:51:51

Name of deceased: Larry Alan Tiarks, born Larry A. Kuehl (entered the Tiarks family as a foster child at the age of 4 and adopted the Tiarks name at the age of 24.) Larry is the son of Adolf "Fritz" and Janice (Johnson) Tiarks.

Aged: 48 yrs, 9 mo, 17 days

Residence: Avoca, IA

Born: Nov. 6, 1963, Rochester, NY

Died: Aug. 23, 2012, Avoca, IA

Funeral services: Aug. 29, 2012; Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, IA; Pastor Eric Meissner officiated. Burial was in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca, IA.

Survived by: Wife of 16 years, Lori Tiarks of Avoca, IA; daughter, Nicole Tiarks of Avoca, IA; parents, Janice and Fritz Tiarks of Harlan, IA; brother, Jay Tiarks (spouse, Noel) of Tomah, WI; sisters, Jill (spouse, Bill) Daeges, Joy (spouse, Darrin) Petersen, Jackie (spouse, Tom) Schumacher, all of Harlan, IA, and Janell (spouse, Josh) Williams of Denver, CO; nieces and nephews, Jessica, John, Jade, Jake, Jordan, Jandy, Marley, Makiah, Lisa, Helen and Jaelyn; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Grandparents, James Clifford "Cliff" and Genevieve "Mimi" Johnson, and Elva and Fred Tiarks.

Education: attended Gunn Elementary School in Council Bluffs, IA and graduated from Harlan Community Schools in Harlan, IA, Class of 1982. He attended Universal College to be a Body Repair Tech and Brown College of Broadcasting in Minnesota.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Lori Sue Johnson; June 1, 1996; Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, IA

Employment: began with a broadcasting career at WOW Radio in Omaha, NE, KNOD in Harlan, IA, and established KSOM and KS/95 radio stations located in Atlantic, IA. He was the emcee for dance recitals at The Tiarks School of Dance, which his mother, Janice, owns in Harlan, IA. Larry managed the Avoca Golf and Country Club and did custom artwork for Midwest Monument in Harlan and on tombstones across southwest Iowa. Larry and his wife, Lori, recently opened a new restaurant in Avoca called the Old Main Street Grille.

Hobbies/Interests: Along with Larry’s work careers, he, Lori, and Nikki loved to golf. They spent many hours on the golf course with his grandfather, Cliff Johnson, and many friends. Larry also participated in indoor and sand volleyball and softball. He enjoyed camping with family and friends. He built what he considered his dream home north of Avoca in 2008, where he had always planned to spend the rest of his life. He loved to sit on the deck and enjoy nature with his family, or view lightning and snowstorms from their cathedral windows.

Sources: pauleyjones.com