O'Larry Carroll DORR

DORR, FULTON, WEDEKIN, KICKBUSH, LONNEVIK, KANKEL, WAKEMAN, RUNNELLS, TOFTEY, BARKEMA, TEGLAND, WOOD, STEGEN, BURK, EIVINS, GOODPASTOR, NELSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/14/2013 at 20:55:03

January 1, 1928 --- April 16, 2012

O'Larry C. Dorr, age 84, a lifelong resident and contractor/businessman of Belmond, died Monday, April 16, 2012, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 20, at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church west of Belmond. The Rev. James Gochenouer will be officiating. Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery, Belmond. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 19, from 5-7 p.m. at the Andrews Funeral Home, 516 1st Street S.E., Belmond, and continue one hour prior to the services at the church Friday. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial in O'Larry's name may wish to consider the Belmond Ambulance, Belmond-Klemme Schools Scholarship Foundation I or Scholarship Foundation II, Belmond Medical Center or the donor's choice.

O' Larry Carroll Dorr was born Jan. 1, 1928, to Albert and Nellie (Fulton) Dorr in Belmond. In high school Larry excelled in numerous sports including having the only individual triple play on record in Belmond baseball history. O' Larry was the first of all of his siblings to graduate from Belmond High School. Following high school Larry joined the National Guard where he spent 18 years with them as a chef. He was united in marriage to Mary Lou Wedekin. To this union seven children were born. On Sept. 26, 1981, O' Larry and Doris Kickbush were united in marriage. Through this marriage they were blessed with 30 years of love and happiness.

Larry worked hard all of his life in the construction industry. Larry later inherited the company from his father and owned and operated Dorr Construction for many years. Larry was a hard worker and had a vast knowledge of construction profession. His carpentry skills were impeccable. On occasion Larry was bull-headed when it came to business at times and thought his way was the only way to perform the task at hand. Larry was very particular not only of his work but his tools. He always knew where every hammer or every shovel was located and was determined to keep them in mint condition for years to follow. Even into his retirement years Larry never quit doing small carpentry tasks and continued to stay busy as he was often times seen tooling around town in his brown van checking up on various projects.

Larry was a man known for being involved in all aspects of the community. He was involved heavily in the Belmond Jaycees and was a longtime firefighter on the Belmond Volunteer Fire Department. He assisted in the community's Fourth of July activities. He was one of the founding individuals of the of the Belmond Country Club and offered much knowledge and expertise in its development.

Those who got to know Larry on a personal level enjoyed his keen sense of wit and all of his Larry quotes; he had a mannerism for all occasions almost as if he spoke another language. Larry enjoyed dancing to ballroom music, waltzes and polkas where he would dance till he could no longer stand. He enjoyed going on excursions with his family. At a young age he would take the children on a fishing trip when they turned the age of 10. O'Larry was known for his famous fish calling skills of "Here fishy, fishy," as he slapped the water with the pole. And low and behold he would catch a fish. His passion of outdoors was also shared with his family through hunting wild game along with long road trips to downhill skiing in the van. Larry loved to spend time with his family. This was shown in his countless years of the Dorr family reunion spent with loved ones telling stories and having fun. He always enjoyed making a child happy and his sense of humor was enormous. He always found time after a hard day of work to spend time with his children or grandchildren to relax and play games. His warm heart influenced all who got the pleasure of meeting him, complimenting those who crossed his path along with being a positive influence on everyone he met. Larry loved his family and cared deeply for them.

His love and memories will continue on in the life of his family and friends; wife, Doris Dorr; daughters, Lorann and Daniel Lonnevik; Sharri and Barry Kankel; sons, Patrick and Robin Dorr; Michael and Michelle Dorr; Terry Dorr; daughter Cynthia Wakeman and friend Rich Runnells; stepdaughters Susan and Rod Toftey, Sharon and Keith Barkema; Son Tom and Teresa Tegland; daughter-in-law Tracy; grandchildren; Skylar Dorr, Nicholas Dorr, Kassidy Dorr, Eric Lonnevik, Elisa (Lonnevik) Wood, Ryan Dorr, Alex Dorr, George Wakeman IV, Charles Wakeman, Henry Wakeman, William Wakeman, Colton Dorr, Kaitlyn Dorr, Laura Burk, Timothy Tegland, Derek Barkema, Tina Stegen, Tammy Eivins, Tiffany Goodpastor, Travis Tegland; great-grandchildren, Cole and Brooke-lynn Lonnevik, Lane and Drew Nelson, Gage Dorr Hunter Stegen Skylar, Riley, Zane Goodpastor, Kyle and Drew Burk, along with numerous nieces and nephews. O'Larry is preceded in death with his parents Albert and Nellie Dorr; son Timothy Dorr; and three sisters and seven brothers.