Larry Rindal

1949 - 2023

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.