Larry Leonard Bannen age 63 of Greenville died Friday evening June 23, 2006 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids MI. He was born on July 25, 1942 the son of Leonard and Beatrice Tully Bannen in Pine Township, Montcalm, County MI.
Larry was employed for many years first at Kelvinator in Grand Rapids and then at Frigidare in Greenville retiring on disability in 1997. He was a former member of the Moose Lodge in Greenville and enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, boating, camping, snow-mobiling and hunting. He was married on August 20, 1960 in Belding to Lois A. Hissong.
His mother and father, his granddaughter , Natisoha and sister, Doris Cole and his niece Marian Hawes all preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife of almost 46 years, Lois A. Bannen of Greenville, his children;
Denise and Jim Gross of Orleans, Doria Bannen of Lowell, Dottie and Tim Weaver of Cedar Springs, Amy and Kirk Sigafoose of Greenville and Leonard and Lori Bannen of Alma, his grandchildren; James, Casey, Larry, Tiffany, Nicole, Naomi, Kirsten, Narrisa, Curtis, Makala , Leonard Jr., Cody and Brandon, his great grandson Preston, brothers and sisters, Marshall and Mary Ann Bannen of Grand Rapids, Ed and Marti Bannen of Ada , Phil and Jackie Bannen of Fenwick , Dorothy Marks of Greenville, Connie and Joe DeVries of Comstock Park, Barb Christensen of Cincinnati Ohio, Kay Corris and Diana and Larry Crum all of O-Fallon Missouri, his step mother Helen Bannen of Comstock Park, his brother-in-law John Hissong of Sidney and sisters-in-law ,Mary and Floyd Cooper of Sidney, Carol and Fred Smalley of Stanton and Janet and Mike Peterman of Edmore and many nieces and nephews.
A visitation only will be held on Wednesday June 28, 2006 from 6-8 PM at Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville. No formal services will be held.
