Larry Eugene Orr , 71, of rural Rolfe, Iowa, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2018, with his family beside him at the Cherokee Specialty Care, Cherokee, Iowa.


Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 26th, at 11 a.m . at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. Burial will be in the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. at a later date. There will be a family prayer service at 10:45 a.m. at the church on Monday. Visitation will be on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. with the family present from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com


Born the son of Enos and Anna (Williams) Orr on July 10, 1946 in Eagle Grove, Iowa, he was raised in Eagle Grove, Iowa, graduated from Eagle Grove High School and then enlisted into the Air Force in 1967 where he served until 1987 as a Missile Control Communications Technician. After retiring from the Air Force Larry was employed at the US Postal Service and retired again fifteen years later.


Larry married Karen Kloberdanz on May 2, 1970. From that marriage two daughters were born. Then on March 5, 1989 Larry married Pamela La Fave at Jackson, Minnesota (and her 4 children) and their blended family was formed. They lived in Windom and Mountain Lake, Minnesota in the early years and then transferred to the Mankato, Minnesota area, where they lived for 20 years. In 2011 they moved to the country outside of Rolfe, Iowa. Larry loved to travel, go fishing, go to auctions and garage sales, working in the yard, but Larry's happiest days were times spent with the grandchildren he loved so much. Being the grandfather to nine, which included a set of quadruplets, made him an expert in telling stories and entertaining all ages and he was adored by them all. Larry was adamant the term "step" was not used when referring to his blended family and treated all the family as one.


Left to cherish his memory include his wife Pamela, of Rolfe, daughters Barbara (David) Roberts, Ft. Valley, Ga., Denise (Terry) Koob, Humboldt, Ia., Nicole (Jamie) Kueker, Fairmont, Mn. Sons Trevor Cates, Mankato, Mn., Ryan Cates, Mankato, Mn., and Jarad Cates, Garden City, Mn. Grandchildren Cassandra Green, Humboldt, Ia., Cody Koob, Humboldt, Ia., Tyler Kueker, Faimont, Mn., Darrian Kueker, Fairmont, Mn., Ethan Kueker, Fairmont, Mn., Cora Rose Kueker, Fairmont, Mn., Izabella Kueker, Fairmont, Mn., Hope Kueker, Fairmont, Mn., and Rebekah Kueker, Fairmont, Mn. Siblings Le Roy Orr, Eagle Grove, Ia., Darlene (Ted) Steffeson, Eagle Grove, Ia., Alta (Arthur) Petersen, Ft. Dodge, Ia, Charlotte Orr, Milad City, Id., Mandy (James) Juergensen, Apache Junction, Az., and Marilyn Dingman, Phoenix, Az.


Larry was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Clifford and Wesley Orr and sister Dorothy Siefken.