Larry Frederick Nelson, 72, of Warsaw, passed away in the care of his family in his
home on July 29, 2023, at 2:48 PM.
Larry was born April 4 th, 1951, the son of Albert and Lela (Martin) Nelson in Peoria,
Illinois. Having one sister, Helen (Richard) Groves of Nashville, TN. Larry struggled
many years with M.S. and he also had cancer and several other life-threatening
situations. Some of his grandchildren called him the Superman of the family.
Larry married Kathleen Hoskins on September 9 th , 1972, and together they had
five children of their own: Dawn Nelson of Warsaw, Larry (Aimee) Nelson of
Warsaw, Tina (Eric Higley) Nelson of Camp Point, Coreena (Brian) Corvaia of
Alexandria, Missouri and Kimberly Nelson of Warsaw. He also had many
grandchildren he loved to spend time with which included Kelcy, Wyatt, Cohl,
Michelle, Stephanie, Sean, Jordan, Robert, Kaylee, Jasmine, Selaha, Cassie,
Christina, John, Ryan, Anthony, Justice, Lathan, Caulin, Laine, Greg, Kathy, Ainsley
and Nicholas; seventeen great grandchildren; and an honorary son, Mark Rening
of Keokuk.
Larry was an Eagle Scout, graduated from Augusta High School in 1969. He served
in the U.S. Navy from 1969 until his Honorable Discharge. He had worked at Steel
Castings, Wick Saloon and then Decker Manufacturing where he retired in 2005.
Larry enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping and boating. He also enjoyed
playing cards, joking around, watching TV and of course spending time with his
family and friends. Larry’s friendly personality and quirky sense of humor will be
dearly missed by many.
Funeral services will be held Monday, August 14 th , 2023 AT 11 am, at Printy Funeral Home
in Warsaw with burial to follow in the Keokuk National Cemetery. Visitation will
be held from 4:00 – 7:00 PM Sunday evening, August 13 th at Printy Funeral Home
in Warsaw. Memorials may be directed to the Sutter Salem Bible Church. Printy
Funeral Home of Warsaw is in charge of arrangements.