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Lawrence DeWitt Obituary
Aug 4, 1943 - Jan 13, 2023
Bellevue
Lawrence John "Larry" DeWitt, 79, of Bellevue, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at The Bellevue Hospital.
He was born Aug. 4, 1943, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Loyal John DeWitt and Mardella Elaine (Bates) Jacobs.
Larry served in U.S Navy for four years from 1959-1963. He was hired at the Ford Plant and worked there from 1964-1968 and was then married to Judy Mae (Matz) DeWitt in 1965. He was on a rescue team during the 1969 flood and was responsible for saving lives and getting crucial medicines and supplies to stranded people. He served on Bellevue Fire Department from 1968-1972 and was an honored Class "A" Fireman. He owned and operated his own commercial vehicle for several years and was successfully employed as a commercial driver for decades to his retirement.
Larry is survived by his daughters, Tonya (DeWitt) Schaffer-Root, Tamara (DeWitt) Mariea, and Tina (DeWitt) Turner; three sons, Todd DeWitt, Thomas DeWitt, and Troy DeWitt; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Michael Jacobs; and sisters, Deanna Stimson and Jennifer Jacobs-Buza.
Larry was preceded in death by his father, Loyal John DeWitt; mother, Mardella Elaine Jacobs; stepfather, Bernell Jacobs; granddaughter, Chloe Noelle Mariea; son-in-law, Christopher Turner; and nephew, Gregory Jacobs.
Larry's funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at St. John's Lutheran Church, 209 Southwest Street, Bellevue. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Jacob Cemetery, CR 38, Republic.
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