Schwanke, Larry A. (1941 – 2017)

SCHWANKE, HOLMES, GREENMAN, KING, PAULSEN, TINDELL, SCHRAEDER, BEHNKEN, GREGG, TANNER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/13/2017 at 13:49:32

Name of deceased: Larry August Schwanke

Aged: 76 yrs, 1 mo, 6 days

Residence: Atlantic, IA

Born: Oct. 13, 1941; Shelby County, IA

Died: Nov. 19, 2017; Heritage House, Atlantic, IA

Funeral services: Graveside, with military honors: Friday, Nov. 24, 2017; Atlantic Cemetery, Atlantic, IA

Survived by: Wife, Donnis Schwanke of Atlantic, IA; daughter, Bodwin (spouse, Jerry) Holmes of Omaha, NE; son, Larry “Bud” (spouse, SueAnn) Schwanke of Omaha, NE; grandchildren, Sara (spouse, Alex) Greenman, Micah and Nathan Schwanke; 4 great-grandchildren; step-daughter, Denise King (fiancé, Brian Paulsen) of Des Moines, IA; step-grandchildren, Sara and Hanna King; brothers, Donald (spouse, Jean) Schwanke of Winter Garden, FL and Dennis (spouse, Sue) Schwanke of Atlantic, IA; sister, Nadine (spouse, Larry) Tindell of Osage City, KS; nieces; nephews; other family and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, August J. and Marie (nee Schraeder) Schwanke; 1st wife, Charlette (deceased in 2014); sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Otto Behnken, Jr.

Education: Attended country school in Cass County, IA, through Grade 7. He then attended and graduated from Atlantic High School, Class of 1959

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: After graduating from high school, Larry joined the U. S. Air Force in 1959. Early in his career, Larry worked on drones during their experimental stage. He was a flight engineer on C141s and C5s; after 20 years of service, he retired as a Senior Master Sargent (SMSGT).

Marriages: (1) Charlette Gregg; Nov. 23, 1960; Alamogordo, NM (2) Donnis Tanner; Jan. 9, 2015; location not provided

Employment: Career in the U. S. Air Force, retiring in 1979 when the family moved to Belview, NE; there, he started the Neighborhood Owners Agency with Allstate Insurance, later selling the business and retiring to NM.

Hobbies/Interests: hunting coyotes; flying his personal drone

Sources: hockenberryfamilycare.com