Larry Mock
December 19, 2022 at 10:01 p.m.
Larry Mock
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Larry was the son of the late Howard R. Mock and Hilda M. Harmon Mock. Larry was valedictorian of his Syracuse High School class in 1956. He furthered his education, while playing basketball, at Indiana Tech where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1959.
He married Susan Kay Darr on Dec. 6, 1958. She preceded him in death in 2014.
Larry completed the requirements to become a licensed professional engineer in 1967. Larry worked for Reith-Riley in Elkhart for 25 years as a construction superintendent. He then joined Brooks Construction Company in Fort Wayne to lead their portable asphalt division.
Larry and Susan moved from Elkhart back home to Syracuse in 1982, where they enjoyed the beauty and social life of Lake Wawasee. He retired from building roads to go back to his family farm where he shared his love of tractors and farming with his family. He especially enjoyed giving his grandchildren rides in his combine at harvest.
Larry began collecting antique tractors and restoring them to their original glory. He enjoyed entering parades and attending various events with his Johnny Poppers club and friends. Larry and Susan traveled many highways in the U.S.A in their various RVs, even as far as Alaska. They also spent many miles on the road attending as many of the grandchildren’s events as possible. Larry was fiercely proud of his children’s and grandchildren’s abilities and achievements and was known to brag about them frequently to his friends.
Larry is survived by his three children: Bryan Mock, of Wichita, Kan.; Amy (James) Weeber, of Goshen; and Laura (Lowell Stahlhut) Mock, of Fort Wayne. Also, his six grandchildren: Joseph (Erica Rumpke) Mock, Rebecca (Brad) Showalter, Elijah (Mantha Norton) Mock, Rachel (Luke) Ebeyer, Ross (Patricia) Koble and Lauren (Richard DeBus) Koble. He has one special great-grandson, Jackson Showalter, who shows great promise to follow Grandpa’s legacy of farming with green tractors.
Also preceding him in death were brothers, Douglas Mock and Jimmy Mock.
A celebration of life will be at 4:30 p.m on Thursday, Dec. 29 at Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. the same day at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church or to Fairfield FFA, 67530 US-33, Goshen, IN 46526.
Larry was the son of the late Howard R. Mock and Hilda M. Harmon Mock. Larry was valedictorian of his Syracuse High School class in 1956. He furthered his education, while playing basketball, at Indiana Tech where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1959.
He married Susan Kay Darr on Dec. 6, 1958. She preceded him in death in 2014.
Larry completed the requirements to become a licensed professional engineer in 1967. Larry worked for Reith-Riley in Elkhart for 25 years as a construction superintendent. He then joined Brooks Construction Company in Fort Wayne to lead their portable asphalt division.
Larry and Susan moved from Elkhart back home to Syracuse in 1982, where they enjoyed the beauty and social life of Lake Wawasee. He retired from building roads to go back to his family farm where he shared his love of tractors and farming with his family. He especially enjoyed giving his grandchildren rides in his combine at harvest.
Larry began collecting antique tractors and restoring them to their original glory. He enjoyed entering parades and attending various events with his Johnny Poppers club and friends. Larry and Susan traveled many highways in the U.S.A in their various RVs, even as far as Alaska. They also spent many miles on the road attending as many of the grandchildren’s events as possible. Larry was fiercely proud of his children’s and grandchildren’s abilities and achievements and was known to brag about them frequently to his friends.
Larry is survived by his three children: Bryan Mock, of Wichita, Kan.; Amy (James) Weeber, of Goshen; and Laura (Lowell Stahlhut) Mock, of Fort Wayne. Also, his six grandchildren: Joseph (Erica Rumpke) Mock, Rebecca (Brad) Showalter, Elijah (Mantha Norton) Mock, Rachel (Luke) Ebeyer, Ross (Patricia) Koble and Lauren (Richard DeBus) Koble. He has one special great-grandson, Jackson Showalter, who shows great promise to follow Grandpa’s legacy of farming with green tractors.
Also preceding him in death were brothers, Douglas Mock and Jimmy Mock.
A celebration of life will be at 4:30 p.m on Thursday, Dec. 29 at Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. the same day at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church or to Fairfield FFA, 67530 US-33, Goshen, IN 46526.
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