Larry Elmer Aavang

1937 - 2019

Larry Elmer Aavang obituary, 1937-2019

Larry Elmer Aavang

1937 - 2019

BORN

1937

DIED

2019

Larry Aavang Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 5, 2019.
Aavang, Larry, 81, of Wichita Kansas went to be with the Lord in February of 2019 at his home in Wichita.
Larry was born in Woodstock Illinois on December 13th 1937 to Elmer and Mabel(Langhoff) Aavang.
He married Diane Fox and was a caring father of two daughters, Connie Todden-Benson of Naperville Illinois and Kim Auth of New York City, grandfather to Marley Reynoso, Mike, Josh and Zach Todden. He was a loving brother to June Kortemeier of Peoria Illinois and Lynn Aavang of Chandler Arizona, Uncle to Michael Aavang, Rick and Chris Kortemeier.
He served in the military, was an engineer for Boeing and Cessna, a pilot and even raced cars in his younger years.
He cherished his daughters and took them on many adventures to Disney, skiing and camping trips when they were young. .. always in "Herbie", that old blue van he loved to tinker with and kept running for more than 40 years!
A celebration of life service will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday March 11, 2019 at McHenry County Memorial Park Chapel, 11301 Lake Ave., Woodstock, IL. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the Moody Bible Institute, 820 N. LaSalle Drive, Chicago, IL 60610.

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