Sabelka, Lawrence "Larry" 1947 - 2019
SABELKA, LECHTENBERG, BRECHT, WERNER, KELCHEN, BRUESS
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/27/2019 at 20:47:36
U.S. Veteran
Lawrence “Larry” Sabelka, age 72, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at his home in Decorah, IA after a short bout with cancer.A celebration of Larry’s life will be held from 1:00 – 4:00pm on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah.
Larry was born on September 5, 1947 to Helen and Mike Sabelka in Decorah, IA. He grew up on a farm near Spillville and graduated from Rudophinum High School in Protivin in 1965. After high school, Larry joined the Navy in 1965 and was stationed in Reykjavik, Iceland until 1969 when he came home to help farm. Larry was married to Marilyn Lechtenberg on April 17, 1970. Together they shared their love of animals; especially many family dogs, but one special dog, Marley. A member of the Knights of Columbus, Larry spend many cold January, Monday nights calling BINGO for St Wenceslaus in Spillville. He was firm in his faith and always remained a member of St. Wenceslaus even though in the later years you would see them in Decorah at St. Benedicts quite a bit. In the last fifteen years or so, you would see Larry delivering the Cedar Rapids Gazette to customers in Decorah. Larry had many loyal customers over the years and called many of them friends. Larry was very dedicated to delivering the news to all of his customers each and every day. In 2013, Larry became one of the Route Managers for Northeast Iowa.
Larry is survived by his loving wife Marilyn of 49 years, his children, Brandi (Mike) Brecht of Dubuque, Brenda (Josh) Werner of Golden Valley, MN, and Mike (Amy) of Decorah, along with 5 grandchildren – Jace and Zach Kelchen, Jonas Werner, and Grady and Brinley Sabelka.
He is also survived by one sister, LaVerne Bruess of Cresco, LeRoy (Sandra) Sabelka, Decorah, Linus (Doris) Sabelka, Calmar, Leon (Elaine) of Arizona and many extended family members.Source: Schluter-Balik Funeral Home database
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