OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:

Larry David Buckreus
BIRTH          5 Jun 1927, Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA
DEATH          12 Mar 2017 (aged 89), Redding, Shasta County, California, USA
BURIAL         Redding Memorial Park, Redding, Shasta County, California, USA
MEMORIAL ID    177404596

Larry David Buckreus died in Redding, California, on Sunday, March 12, 2017. He was born June 5, 1927, in Hartford, Wisconsin, son of John and Anna (Hagen) Buckreus. At the age of 17, Larry enlisted in the Navy, serving as Fireman, First Class on the USS Shamrock Bay. After earning a B.A. degree in Physical Education at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, Larry went to work for the YMCA. In 1956 he went to work for Western Electric in Cicero, IL, and moved to San Jose, CA, retiring in 1989.

On June 3, 1950, Larry married Ruth Elaine Goranson. Ruth and Larry were the parents of three children: Kathryn, Vance and Timothy.

Larry was a sportsman and outdoor enthusiast. Throughout his childhood he was outside as much as possible hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, and trapping, and playing baseball and football. As an adult he added golf and fly fishing to the list. Moving to Redding made sense after fly fishing in the area for many decades.

Larry is survived by his brother, two children, five grandchildren and two great-granddaughters, and by many friends, including his dear friend Sally. Larry was preceded in death by his wife Ruth and son Timothy.

Published in Redding Record Searchlight from Mar. 16 to Mar. 18, 2017

This information and the pictures below were obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177404596/larry-david-buckreus. The picture above was obtained from the 1947 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1947Images/.