Service Information
Lawrence "Larry" Musel, age 71, of Hector, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016, at St. Mary's Care Center in Winsted.
Funeral Service will be held Friday, July 15, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. at Palmyra Covenant Church in Palmyra Township, rural Hector.
Interment will be held in the Church Cemetery, with Military Honors by the Carl O. Potter American Legion Post 135 of Hector.
Visitation will be held Thursday, July 14, 2016, from 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. at the Hughes-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hector, and will continue on Friday at Palmyra Covenant Church for one hour prior to the service.
Obituary
Lawrence Neil Musel was born December 14, 1944, in Willmar, Minnesota, the son of Wilbur and Eleanor (Kubesh) Musel. He was baptized at the Methodist Church in Willmar. He grew up in Bennington, Nebraska where he received his education. Lawrence served in the United States Navy Reserve for six years. He was active Navy for two years, and received his Honorable Discharge on January 21, 1968.
Known to most people as Larry, and to some as PeeWee, he made his home in Hector. Farming was Larry’s main livelihood, and he farmed with Russel Blad. For 16 years Larry worked at the Our Own Hardware Store in Hector. He also worked at Hutch Concrete, 3M, and HTI. He retired in 2004. He was a member of Palmyra Covenant Church.
Larry enjoyed fishing year-round. He also liked to go hunting and play cribbage. He enjoyed having coffee and shaking dice with his buddies.
On Thursday, July 7, 2016, Larry passed away at St. Mary’s Care Center in Winsted, having reached the age of 71 years. Blessed be his memory.
Larry is survived by his:
Children: Cheryl Heft (Ray) of Garland, TX,
Sherry Kenney (Mike) of Buffalo Lake, MN,
Dawn Berry (Gabriel) of Hutchinson, MN,
John Musel (Sonya) of West Mansfield OH,
Michelle McCain (Don) of Dallas, TX;
17 Grandchildren;
10 Great-Grandchildren;
Siblings: Jeanette Mitchell of Superior, WI,
Richard Musel (Lois) of Bennington, NE,
Robert Musel (Bev) of Bennington, NE,
Betty Solomon of Lincoln, NE,
Lorraine Schon (Don) of Bennington NE;
Other relatives, and many friends.
Larry was preceded in death by his Mother, Eleanor Gorgen, his Father, Wilbur Musel, Granddaughter, Autumn Carey, and by his Brother, Jerry Musel.
Nikki White says
Sorry for your loss. Larry was always a great and happy guy. I grew up in Hector and always seen him happy and smiling. My prayers are with you all during this tough time. May you rest in Peace Larry. Sincerely, Nichole (Hable) White, if you are unsure of who I am…my Grandpa is Shorty Suess and my mother’s name is Monica—(Toots Suess) Collins..
Nathan Bassett says
I just found out that Larry passed away. I’m am so, so sorry for your loss. I consider Larry as a good friend, we spent many breaks together in his truck at lunchtime. We worked together in the same Unit at HTI as well. We were always laughing and playing jokes on each other. He definitely made coming to work so much enjoyable. He always told us to put our empty pop cans in the back of his truck, “I’m going to Iowa this weekend”. He will forever be in my thoughts and will be dearly missed. I always wanted to see him just one more time, I’m deeply saddened that won’t happen. God Bless your Family Larry. You were such a good hearted man!!!
Nathan Bassett