Larry Emswiler

Larry Wayne Emswiler was born on June 3, 1937 at Missouri Valley, IA to parents John Peyton & Dorothy (Niedermyer) Emswiler. The family moved to Dunlap in 1945. Larry graduated from Dunlap High School in 1955. He worked at the M & S Garage for a short time and then joined the US Navy. Following his father's death in 1959, Larry was given a hardship discharge from the Navy to come home and farm the family farm, which he later purchased. On January 19, 1963, Larry married Margaret Wilwerding at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa. Larry worked as a bartender at the Gold Slipper for a short time, he worked in the M & S Body shop and continued to farm. In 1965 he went to work for the Post Office first in Dunlap then in Omaha, Council Bluffs, Missouri Valley and finally in Woodbine. He retired from his mail route in Woodbine in 2002. Larry then went to work for the Boyer Valley School District as a groundskeeper and bus driver while continuing to oversee the farming operation.
Larry was baptized in the Lutheran Church. He later on became a faithful member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. He was a member of the Dunlap American Legion Post #224. He played taps for the military services. Larry spent many years assisting with the Boyer Valley sporting events.
Larry died on Friday, September 23, 2005 at the Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 68 years, three months and 20 days.
Larry was preceded in death by his father and a brother Marvin. He is survived by his wife Margie of Dunlap, Iowa; two sons John Peyton Emswiler II of Denison, Iowa and Jeffrey Emswiler and his wife Karen of Norwalk, Iowa; three grandchildren Alexandra, Colton and Brady Emswiler; mother Dorothy Emswiler of Woodbine, Iowa; brother Ken Emswiler of Omaha, Nebraska; sister-in-law Sandra Emswiler of Omaha, Nebraska; brother-in-law Ron Wilwerding and his wife Donna of Fort Dodge, Iowa and many other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Dunlap, Iowa
Monday, September 26, 2005 at 10:30 am

Clergy Rev. Paul Strittmatter

Musician Marilyn Grote
Vocalist Jerry Baldwin

Pall Bearers
Greg Brasel Kevin Emswiler
Darrell Goeser Jack Hawn
John Pat Loy Ron Wilwerding

Military Services
Dunlap American Legion Post #224

Final Resting Place
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Dunlap, Iowa