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Larry Jack Krull
July 15, 1937 – March 2, 2020 |
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| Larry Krull, 82, died Monday, March 2, 2020, at the Parkview Manor in Wellman.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 9, 2020, at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Anamosa, with Rev. Rodger Good officiating. Burial was at Cass Cemetery with military honors being accorded by the U.S. Army and the Anamosa Veterans Honor Guard. The family greeted friends from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 8, 2020, at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa, where a Masonic Service began at 4:30 p.m.
Larry Jack Krull was born July 15, 1937, in Buffalo Center, the son of Jack and Minnie (Liverca) Krull. He graduated from Britt High School in 1955 and attended the former Mason City Junior College, known now as NIACC, earning his associate’s degree. He then went on to attend Iowa State University. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with his bachelor’s degree in law enforcement and security. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1963. On July 14, 1968, he married Viola Messerli at the United Methodist Church in Olin. She died in 2017. He held a variety of jobs over the years and retired in 2001 after thirty-eight years of service at the Men’s Reformatory in Anamosa.
He was a member of the church and the church choir, the American Legion, AMVETS Post 110, and the Masonic Lodge for over fifty years. He was a member of the Anamosa Jaycees, Jones County Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, Whitetails Unlimited and the Izaak Walton League. He held membership and was active in the Masonic Lodge #46 A.F. & A.M., Anamosa, the York Rite of Free Masonry, Marion and the Palestine Council No. 27 and the Apollo Commandery No. 26 in Cedar Rapids. He loved to sing, enjoyed fishing, hunting and was an avid gun collector. Larry was a faith-filled man who made everyone who came into contact with him feel special, loved and welcomed. He was loyal, honest, kind and caring and had a unique and infectious laugh, which he often shared. He lived every ounce of his being for those around him, especially his family and many friends.
He is survived by his children, Dan (Mary Jo) Messerli, Anamosa, Christine Evanoff, Mechanicsville, Chuck (Darlene) Messerli, Grants Pass, and Kim (Jim) Sauser, Richmond, Texas; grandchildren, Laurie (Mitch) Martensen, Rachele (Paul Feldman) Miller, Courtney (Rob) Grates, Farren (Brisen) Messerli, Kaitlyn (Conor Bering) Sauser and Sean Sauser; seven great-grandchildren; his siblings, Carol (Marvin) Stone, Gene (Mary) Krull, Sharon Drake, Dennis (Dima) Krull, Donna Ennis and Janet (Steve) Drake; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his son, David; his parents; and his sister, Linda.
His family would like to thank the staffs of the Jones Regional Medical Center, the Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, and Parkview Manor, as well as Dan Messerli, Dick Beck, Tyeisha Washington, Kathy Schutt and all those who came to visit and shared their love with him.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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