Larry D. Kohl, age 67, of Alliance, Ohio died at 2:57 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2008 at his home after a courageous seven month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Larry was born Nov. 1, 1940 in Alliance, Ohio to Rudolph G. and Katherine (Lenz) Kohl and was a lifelong Alliance resident.
A graduate of Alliance High School, Larry was employed as an inspector at Transue & Williams for 40 years and the former Buckeye Village IGA for 20 years. He was a former member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and member of the Elks BPOE #467 and the Christopher Columbus Club.
Survivors include his wife, Marianne K. (Quinlan) Kohl of Alliance, whom he married May 11, 1963; children, Lisa Ann (David) Roysum of Orlando FL, Judy (Gary) Gang of Deltona FL, John (Traci) Kohl of Alliance; five grandchildren, Ryan, Nathan and Jaden Gang, Mackenzie and Ashley Kohl and a sister, Phyllis Dennis of Alliance.
He was preceded by his parents.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25th at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home with Dr. David Bloor officiating. Family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Highland Memorial Park.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Alliance Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, 885 S. Sawburg Road, Suite 106, Alliance, Ohio 44601 or to the Juvenile Diabetes Association Foundation, 5000 Rockside Road, Suite 310, Independence, Ohio, 44131.
Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home, Alliance Ohio.