Larry Fishwild

LARRY D. FISHWILD

Wyoming

Larry D. Fishwild, 67,

of Wyoming, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a courageous battle with cancer. To honor Larry's life, funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Lahey Funeral and Cremation Service in Wyoming. Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.

Larry Douglas was born on Aug. 15, 1948, in Clinton, Iowa, to Robert and Lucille (Regenwether) Fishwild. He graduated from Midland High School. On Feb. 28, 1970, he was united in marriage to the love of his life, Janet Stewart, at St. John's Catholic Church in Mount Vernon. He worked at Allied Glass Products for 25 years as a contract salesman.

He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Larry was a member of the Wyoming Legion Post No. 259. He enjoyed the outdoors, nature and being in the timber cleaning up Dark Hollow. He was an avid handyman and built their cabin they live in outside of Wyoming. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family.

Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Janet of Wyoming; two children, Alisha (Tong Pil) Yi of Marion and Doug (Jennifer) Fishwild of Cedar Rapids; two beautiful granddaughters, Piper Yi who is seven and Isabel Fishwild who is two weeks old; one sister, Susan (Kevin) Ellison of Wyoming; and a brother, Ken (Shelley) Fishwild of Bellingham, Wash.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents; his mother and father-in-law, Loren (Naomi) Stewart; a sister and brother-in-law, Dorn and Karen Stewart; and a niece, Marie Schmidt.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.laheys.com.