Larry Lee Glant,
March 9, 2017 at 4:09 p.m.
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He was born March 31, 1939, in Leesburg, to Samuel and Donnabelle Ulrey Glant.
He was a lifetime resident of Warsaw and graduated Leesburg High School in 1957. He was a long haul truck driver for 40 years. He took pride in purchasing his first Peterbuilt semi-truck at the age of 50 and also winning the semi-truck Show & Shine 2002 at the Kosciusko County Fair.
He was an avid golfer and played in many tournaments at surrounding golf courses. He enjoyed the summer “Golf Tour” with the guys and several yearly golf trips to South Carolina. He enjoyed mowing his yard and his mother’s field and cutting wood for sale to keep himself active. He was a member of the Moose Lodge.
He is survived by his mother, Donnabelle Glant; three daughters: Sonia DeGaetano, Kathy Buckheit and Lori (spouse Mike) Morel, all of Warsaw; four grandchildren: Angela (spouse Sam) Miller, Seattle, Wash.; and Danielle DeGaetano and Reese and Sydney Morel, all of Warsaw; two great-grandchildren, Tanner and Dexter Beck; a brother, Jack (spouse Kathy) Glant, Garden Grove, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded by his father; a brother, Alan Glant; and a son-in-law, Phillip DeGaetano.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. A private graveside service is planned.
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Memorials to the Denny Hepler Future Golf Foundation, 3085 E. Pierceton Road, Warsaw IN 46580 (not tax-exempt).
To sign the guest register or leave condolences electronically, go to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapel.com.
He was born March 31, 1939, in Leesburg, to Samuel and Donnabelle Ulrey Glant.
He was a lifetime resident of Warsaw and graduated Leesburg High School in 1957. He was a long haul truck driver for 40 years. He took pride in purchasing his first Peterbuilt semi-truck at the age of 50 and also winning the semi-truck Show & Shine 2002 at the Kosciusko County Fair.
He was an avid golfer and played in many tournaments at surrounding golf courses. He enjoyed the summer “Golf Tour” with the guys and several yearly golf trips to South Carolina. He enjoyed mowing his yard and his mother’s field and cutting wood for sale to keep himself active. He was a member of the Moose Lodge.
He is survived by his mother, Donnabelle Glant; three daughters: Sonia DeGaetano, Kathy Buckheit and Lori (spouse Mike) Morel, all of Warsaw; four grandchildren: Angela (spouse Sam) Miller, Seattle, Wash.; and Danielle DeGaetano and Reese and Sydney Morel, all of Warsaw; two great-grandchildren, Tanner and Dexter Beck; a brother, Jack (spouse Kathy) Glant, Garden Grove, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded by his father; a brother, Alan Glant; and a son-in-law, Phillip DeGaetano.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. A private graveside service is planned.
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Memorials to the Denny Hepler Future Golf Foundation, 3085 E. Pierceton Road, Warsaw IN 46580 (not tax-exempt).
To sign the guest register or leave condolences electronically, go to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapel.com.
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