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Larry Idleman Obituary
He was born December 13, 1938, in Independence, Kansas, to Charles Lee Idleman and Hazel Adelle McCoy.
Larry graduated from Independence Senior High School and entered the United States Air Force in 1959. He completed his service in 1963 and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from the Kansas State University.
He began his career with Illinois Power in 1969 and retired in 1994 as a Vice President.
Larry married Edith Marie Maher in 1959, and they had two children, Jana and Jay. After Edith's passing in 2009, he married Millie Margaret Osborn (Miles) in 2010.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, two brothers, and Edith.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; daughter Jana (Clyde) Osterhout; son Jay (Lori) Idleman; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 12:00–1:30 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026, with funeral service following, at Potts Chapel Funeral Home, 403 Clark St., Cherryvale, KS, directly followed by a graveside burial at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery in Cherryvale.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
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