Bissen, Lawrence J. (1949 - 2018)

BISSEN, WILWERDING, FESER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/21/2018 at 23:16:24

Name of deceased: Lawrence “Larry” Joseph Bissen

Aged: 68 yrs, 8 mo, 1 day

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: July 23, 1949; Defiance, Shelby County, IA

Died: March 24, 2018; Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, March 31, 2018; St. Peter's Catholic Church, Defiance, IA; burial at a later date

Survived by: Special friend, Cathy Drelicharz of Omaha, NE; sister, Kathy (spouse, Alan) Wilwerding of Defiance, IA; brother, Darrell Bissen (spouse, Darlene) of Denison, IA; nephews, Justin Wilwerding of Pleasant Hill, IA, Michael Bissen (spouse, Carissa) of Maumelle, AR, and Ryan Bissen (fiancée, Samantha Banser) of Des Moines, IA; nieces, Beth Wilwerding of Las Vegas, NV, and Christina Bissen of Denison, IA; grandnieces, Angel, Talia, Rhylee, and Rachel; other family and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Joseph P. And Pauline J. (nee Feser) Bissen

Education: attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Earling, IA until it closed in 1967; he then attended and graduated from Harlan Community High School, Harlan, IA, Class of 1968

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: Larry worked at Western Iowa Pork from 1968 until 1972, and then farmed the family farm for many years. He moved to Jacksonville in 2011, and then operated Bissen Logging and Firewood until illness forced him to stop.

Hobbies/Interests: In his early years, he enjoyed trap shooting, trapping and hunting; more recently, Larry enjoyed camping, miniature golf, Chinese Food, barbecuing, traveling, going on poker runs around Harlan and spending time with friends.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com