Larry L. Lehmkuhler age 71 of the Stop Table area in Callaway, NE passed away Monday, November 9, 2020 at his home.
Larry was born April 2, 1949 in Gothenburg, NE to Lloyd L. and Bernelda L (Nelson) Lehmkuhler. Larry attended the Rosentrater Country School thru the 8th grade and graduated from Arnold High School. On June 15, 1968 Larry married Gloria J Whipple at the Morning Star United Methodist Church. They spent all of their 52 years of marriage living in the Arnold/Callaway community.
During high school Larry worked at Central Implement and after graduation he attended the John Deere certification course in Omaha, NE. On completion he continued to work for Central Implement for another year. Larry worked as a farmhand for the first 13 years of his marriage. He then drove a truck for Halstead Trucking. He loved it and if he could have packed his family up to go with him, he would have never stopped. He then worked as a road maintainer operator for Custer County for 30 years. He retired in 2016 (for a few months), but that was short lived, as he returned to help out temporarily. He finished out his working years driving truck for Progressive Fertilizer for fun, which he realized quickly it cut into his fishing time. Aside from Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa and Uncle, the most rewarding “job” was all the years of being a Leader for the 4-H Shooting Club and he took great pride in teaching the Hunter Safety Course for many years, teaching youngsters, which included most all his grandkids, nieces and nephews to safely enjoy hunting the great outdoors. Larry enjoyed spending time with his wife. They kept busy traveling to all parts of the state and farther to attend kids and grandkids events. He loved the great outdoors fishing and hunting with his family and friends. If you knew Larry, you knew he didn’t know a stranger!! So, a quick trip to town was never quick!!
Larry was preceded in death by his parents Lloyd and Bernelda, and infant daughter Tami.
Larry is survived by his wife Gloria of Callaway, daughters Tina Lehmkuhler of Arnold, and Lee (Dan) Clark of Perry, KS, son John (Mandi) Lehmkuhler of Lexington, eight grandkids and spouses, two great grandkids, brothers Mike (Ann) Lehmkuhler of Arnold, Dwaine (Caro) Lehmkuhler of Arnold, Jim (Karen) Lehmkuhler of Arnold; his in-laws Melvin (Karen) Whipple of Windsor, CO, Linda (Paul) Dietz of Lincoln, Reita (Charley) Lloyd of Callaway, and Patty (Ken) Phiffer of North Platte, NE and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday, November 13, 2020 at the Morning Star United Methodist Church with Pastor Shanon Williams officiating. Burial was in the Arnold Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to The Larry Lehmkuhler Memorial Fund for Youth Shooting Sports.
Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow was in charge of arrangements.
An online guest book may be signed for words of encouragement or remembrance at www. govierbrothers.com. The service was recorded and available to watch on the website.