In Memory of Larry Dean Woebke

Larry Dean Woebke, age 63, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Reverend Shari O’Bannon will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be held Monday, May 19, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Christensen ~ Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Christensen ~ Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online to www.christensenvanhouten.com

Larry Dean Woebke, age 63, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Reverend Shari O’Bannon will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be held Monday, May 19, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Christensen ~ Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Christensen ~ Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online to www.christensenvanhouten.com

Larry Dean Woebke was born in Denison Iowa on July 13, 1950 to Walter and Lorraine (Hansen) Woebke.  Larry attended country school in the Denison area through 1^st grade. He attended Odebolt School in 2^nd grade and when Larry was in 3^rd grade the family came to live in Ida Grove, Iowa where he continued his education graduation from Ida Grove High School in 1968.

After school Larry moved to Oregon where he worked in a canning plant for a year before he decided to move back home. Upon returning back to Ida Grove, Larry worked several labor jobs before starting with the County in 1976. Larry has worked for the county for the past 37 years. In those years Larry had graded a hundred and thirty thousand miles of gravel road and spent forty three thousand hours in his maintainer this did not include the hours he put in when he was not running a machine, to get in touch with Larry you just tuned in to number #21 on the CB.

In 1969 Larry married Diana Tarr in the First Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek, Iowa on August 23, 1969 and to this union two children were born, Christopher and Stacy.

Larry married Pam Lorenzen in the Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove, Iowa on May 31, 1997 the couple later parted ways.

On March 11, 2002 Larry was united into marriage with Kimberly A. Bradshaw in Las Vegas, Nevada. Larry welcomed four step-children, Gretchen, Zachary, Danielle, and Gabrielle.

Larry enjoyed riding his bike and had participated in over 20 RAGBRI events. Larry was an extreme foodie and loved to eat all across Iowa on his adventures. He also enjoyed, working out and training at the Ida Grove Rec Center, mixing up the world’s best chocolate chip cookie dough,  watching western movies (The “Duke” being his favorite), outdoors enjoying the sunshine, and chocolate malts just to name a few.

Left to cherish Larry’s memory are his loving wife Kimberly Woebke of Ida Grove, Iowa, children, Christopher Woebke (special friend Jennifer Senhen) of Ida Grove, Iowa; Stacy (Ron) Witter of Kingsley, Iowa; Gretchen Miller of Chicago, Illinois; Zachary Miller of Ida Grove, Iowa; Danielle Miller of Omaha, Nebraska; Gabrielle Miller of Anchorage, Alaska; parents, Walter and Lorraine Woebke of Ida Grove, Iowa; grandchildren, Deandra Woebke of Ida Grove, Iowa; step grandchild Devon Corbin of Ida Grove, Iowa; brothers, Don Woebke of Colorado; and Wayne (Kim) Woebke of Council Bluff, Iowa.

Larry was preceded in death by his brother, Richard Woebke, and grandson, Cole Corbin.

Larry's legacy lives on through his generous donation to the Iowa Donor Network.