He was baptized and was a member of the Ayr Methodist Church. He received his formal education attending the Ayr School through the eighth grade and graduated with the class of 1958 from Blue Hill High School. After graduation he joined the United States Navy at the age of 17 on what was called at the time, "the kiddie cruise." He served on a radar ship in California for three years and was honorably discharged in 1961.
Larry began his career with Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Co. in Hastings in the fall of 1961. He continued his education with college correspondence courses during the first years of his employment. He began with the company on the construction crew and retired as plant manager in 1997 after 36 years.
He became a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Blue Hill, where he married Diane Borwege on April 6, 1963. To this union three children were born, Larry Lane, Paige Renae and Justin Scott.
Larry served many years on the Ayr Village Board and Ayr School Board. He was a past council member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hastings Saddle Club and was a 4-H Leader. He was a member of the Blue Hill American Legion Post #176.
He lived most of his life in his childhood home in Ayr.
Larry was an avid fisherman and also loved hunting and camping. He taught his children to fish and hunt, and the love of the outdoors. He was extremely proud of his children and supported them in their endeavors and accomplishments.
He spent many hours jogging with his dog to Crystal Lake.
He was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsey and moved to Blue Hill Care Center in 2009.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife Diane of Ayr; children and spouses, Lane and Pam Sanford of Eaton, Colorado; Paige and Jonathan Felt, and Justin and Sara Sanford all of Lincoln, Nebraska; grandchildren, Alexandra, Abigail and Zachary Sanford, Jack and Kate Felt, Jeremiah and Joel Sanford; his mother Dorothy Sanford of Lincoln; sisters and spouses, Judy and Glen Johnson of Lincoln, Nebraska; Glenda and Stanley Ruhter of Prosser, Nebraska; brother-in-law, Mike Smith of Elm Creek; mother-in-law, LaVona Borwege of Red Cloud; sisters and brothers-in-law, Sharon Burgess of Red Cloud; Larry and Bonna Vance of Inavale; Leonard and Colleen Kucera of Deweese; Scott and Sonja Borwege of Miltonvale, Kansas, many nieces, nephews and friends.
Preceding him in death were his father, Gerald Sanford, sister Barbara Smith, father-in-law Norbert Borwege, brother-in-law Derald Burgess and his grandparents.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, 10:00 a.m., June 11, 2011 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Blue Hill with Pastor Dan Cosson officiating. Serving as honorary casket bearers are the members of the Blue Hill class of 1958 who stayed close for 53 years. Providing music will be Joan Classen as organist and a very close family friend, Randy Kort, soloist. Inurnment with military graveside honors will be at the Blue Valley Cemetery at Ayr.
Memorials are suggested to St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
Williams Funeral Home
241 West 4th Avenue
Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970
http://www.wmsfh.com/
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