LARRY'S OBITUARY
Larry Faber, 77, of Harrisburg, South Dakota, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Washington Crossing in Sioux Falls. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux Falls. Visitation will remain open until 8:00 with family not present for those wishing to socially distance. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 31, 2020, at First Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Falls. Interment service and military honors will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids, Iowa. The family asks that masks be worn and social distancing practices be followed. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Sioux Falls Christian Schools or the World Renew (formerly CRWRC).
Larry Lee Faber, son of Harry and Helen (Van Tol) Faber was born March 8, 1943, in Sanborn, Iowa. He graduated from Western Christian High School in 1961. He met Betty Moss at a church function in Pella, Iowa and would later take her hand in marriage on May 24, 1966. They were blessed with 50 years together before her passing in 2017. Soon after being married the young couple followed Larry’s Naval Service to San Diego, California. Larry earned his Honorable Discharge on March 24, 1967. They made their home in Sioux Falls from 1968 until 1989. They then moved to Michigan for 10 years, returning once more to Sioux Falls in 1998. Larry worked as a computer analyst for the US Department of Agriculture for 30 years before retiring in 1998.
Through the years Larry and Betty were strong supporters of the Sioux Falls Christian Schools sports teams, especially volleyball. Larry enjoyed woodworking, playing cards, and golfing in his spare time. He loved the 15 years that he spent mowing at Spring Creek Golf Course. Above all, family was the most important to them and any time spent with them was cherished.
Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Jody Kooiman of Middleton, PA; sons, Joel (Cassandra) Faber of Walnut Creek, CA and Jeff (Christy) Faber of Hudsonville, MI; grandchildren, Katie (Joel) Woudstra of Virginia Beach, VA, Stacey, Branden, and Rachelle Faber all of Hudsonville, MI, and Ethan, Addison, and Carson Faber all of Walnut Creek, CA; sister, Alvina (Howard) Krikke of Sheldon, IA; brothers, Marvin (Deanna) Faber of Alvord, IA and Gordon (Sue) Faber of Rock Rapids, IA; siblings-in-law, Lynda Faber of Worthing, SD, Thelma (Gary) Baker of Leota, MN, Linda Vollan of Brookings, SD, Neal (Char) Moss of Luverne, MN, Jake (Cheryl) Moss of Luverne, MN, and Dawn Nath of Luverne, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Helen; wife, Betty; son-in-law, Stacey Kooiman; brother, Wendall Faber; and siblings-in-law, Bradley Moss, John Vollan, and Noreen Moss.