Larry Dean Lanigan 1945~2008

LANIGAN

Posted By: Mary Lanigan (email)
Date: 4/2/2008 at 14:33:16

OTTUMWA — Larry Dean Lanigan, age 62, passed away on March 31st, 2008, at his home.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 4th at St. Catherine’s Church, 4101 E. 105th Ter with burial to follow in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the McGilley State Line Chapel, 123201 State Line Road. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Knights of Columbus in care of the funeral home.

Larry was born, Nov. 8th, 1945 in Ottumwa, Iowa. Growing up in Ottumwa, Larry enjoyed playing football and baseball, winning the Little League State Championship in 1956. He graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1963 at the age of 17. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving his country until being discharged in 1966.

After college, he settled in Kansas City, Mo., where he met his wife, a registered nurse. Their union was added to by four boys and blessed with many friends. Larry worked as an electrical technician retiring from Honeywell in 1997.Larry’s passion for sports fueled his enthusiasm for coaching his four sons in baseball and soccer. His dedication to coaching was also felt throughout the community using his talent to help his teams win multiple tournaments and three state championships in Kansas and Missouri.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Timothy and Bessie Lanigan.He is survived by his wife, France Marie Lanigan; his sisters, Sandra Hippler and Janet Sodemann; his brother, Gary Lanigan; his sons, Mark Allen Lanigan, Matthew David Lanigan, Timothy Francis Lanigan and Anthony Patrick Lanigan; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Good bye Larry. You were always my favorite cousin.