Larry Michael

LARRY MICHAEL

Vinton

Larry Keith Michael, 80, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton, with the Rev. Dr.

Judith Bunyi officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church on Monday. Interment, with full military rites, will be in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Larry was born March 11, 1934, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of L.A. and Lois Baker Michael. In 1947, his family moved to Vinton. Larry graduated from high school in Vinton in 1953. He was active in sports and Boy Scouts, earning the rank of Eagle Scout.

In 1955, while a student at Upper Iowa University, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. At his graduation ceremony from Upper Iowa in 1957, Larry was sworn into active duty in the Marines. On June 9, 1957, he married Daryls Williams in Vinton. She preceded him in death in 1972.

Larry served his country for over 22 years in the Marine Corps as an artillery officer, with tours of duty in Vietnam, Okinawa, Japan and Cuba. He retired in 1977, having attained the rank of major.

Following his retirement from the Marines, he worked for the San Diego Court System for 10 years. He was a proud member of the Marine Corps League, Military Officers Association of America, a lifetime member of Ray and Virginia Boyer American Legion Post 166 in Shellsburg and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton.

He is survived by his son, Brian Michael of Israel; his daughter, Rebecca Michael of San Francisco, Calif.; his grandson, Caleb Longo of San Francisco, Calif.; one brother, Ron (Kay) Dowd of Vinton; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Joan Harrison.

Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home of Vinton is caring for Larry and his family.

Condolences may be left at www.vsrfh.com.