Larry Bachmann

Larry E. Bachmann age 88, of Lewisville, MN, died on April 29, 2024, at Living Meadows at Luther in Madelia, MN.

Visitation will be on Monday, May 6, 2024 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Sturm Funeral Home, Madelia Chapel.

Service will be held at the Sturm Funeral Home, Madelia Chapel, on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 1:00 pm.

The clergy will be Pastor John Bennett. Interment will be at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Lewisville.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Madelia.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

Larry Eugene Bachmann, son of Merle and Verda (Hills) Bachmann was born on May 22, 1935.  He was united in marriage to Grace Laura Culbertson on September 27, 1953.  The first years of marriage, he worked on road construction, moving the family back and forth from Iowa to Minnesota.  He had numerous jobs, as a truck driver for Jones, worked for Tilneys in Lewisville, was a cop in Lewisville and also on the Fire Department, was a sales person at hardware stores and also a mechanic in St. James.  Larry loved fishing up north, riding his horses, collecting horses and traveling.  Larry and Grace traveled by motorcycle with a club out of Mankato.  After retirement, Larry and Grace worked on jigsaw puzzles together and he also got into wood working to pass the time away.  He loved singing at karaoke and dancing.

Larry is survived by his 4 children, Vickie Dewar, Kim Bachmann, Julie Bachmann and Sherry (Roger) Curtis; 8 grandchildren, Trina (Corey) Driscoll, Stacy (Cliff) Howell, Aaron (Dusty) Kubly, Dayton (Samantha) Bachmann, Emily (Jason) McClusky, Ashley (James) Sullivan, Abigail Badten, Brandon Kubly; 23 great-grandchildren; along with many nieces and nephews.  He is preceded in death by his wife, Grace Bachmann; parents, Merle and Verda Bachmann; sister, Betty (Lawrence) Peterson; grandson, Nathan Kubly; several sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law.