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Larry Rindal

1949 - 2023

Larry Rindal obituary, 1949-2023, Spring Valley, IL

BORN

1949

DIED

2023

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Barto Funeral Home - Spring Valley

120 West Cleveland Street

Spring Valley, Illinois

Larry Rindal Obituary

Larry Rindal
Born: November 10, 1949
Died: October 12, 2023
Larry "Opa" Norman Rindal, 73, of Spring Valley, died at 1:39 PM on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria.
A memorial visitation for Larry will be held Friday, October 20th, 2023, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at the Barto Funeral Home, Spring Valley, with funeral services then beginning at 3:00 PM. Military honors will be provided immediately following funeral services. Cremation has been accorded and burial of the ashes will take place at a later date.
Larry was born on November 10, 1949 in Duluth, MN to Norman and Pearl (Jacobson) Rindal. After graduating high school, Larry enlisted in the United States Army, where he fought for his country during the Vietnam War and Desert Storm. He spent most of his time in Germany and it is there where he met his now widowed wife, Renate, and together they had four girls.
Larry loved spending time outdoors building things with wood, fishing, shooting, hunting, and enjoying his daily walks around town. He also enjoyed cooking, westerns, and the History Channel and he loved smoking his pipe with cherry tobacco. Larry was also involved in foster care in LaSalle and Bureau counties for the past 30 years.
Larry was a caring husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.
Survivors include his four daughters, Linda (Shawn Ortman) Rindal of LaSalle, Carolyn Gonzalez of LaSalle, Marilyn (Robert) Lopez of Corona, CA, and Jane Rindal of Spring Valley; 13 grandchildren, Cameron, Christina (Matthew Mikyska) Bryan, Jaeden, Jace, Jenna, Landon, Cayden, Cody, Anna, Brenden, Kayla, and Nevaeh; foster children, Angela Serpico, Jessica (Linda) Miller, Maria, Trevor, plus many more; his sister, Bonnie (Dan) Potthoff of Hollowayville; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; one sister; one nephew; and one brother.
A guestbook may be signed and memories shared with the family by visiting bartofh.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by News Tribune on Oct. 18, 2023.

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Shanika Barbary-Smith

October 20, 2023

My condolences to Jane and the rest of the family!! Your dad was a great man and loved you all!!
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Lisa Entwistle

October 20, 2023

Sorry to hear of your loss

Lynette Marshall

October 17, 2023

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

Robert McCambridge

October 17, 2023

It's very painful, you will be missed! God bless your girls.

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