Larry Ehrich

Larry was born June 9, 1943, in Blue Earth the son of Lawrence and Eleanor (Mensing) Ehrich. He was raised and educated in Elmore where he was a 1961 graduate of Elmore High School. He attended Mechanical Technical School in Mankato and returned to work for the Farmers Elevator in Elmore. He was married to January D. Thompson on December 18, 1965 at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore. Larry later worked for the Butlers John Deere Implement in Elmore before starting Larrys Small Engine Repair in 1983. Larry was a bus driver for the Elmore School District from 1982 to 1990 and had been a salesman with Napa Auto Parts prior to his retirement in the late 1990s. Larry was baptized and confirmed at ST. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth but was a longtime member of Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore, where he had served as a deacon. He was also a member of the Elmore Fire & Rescue Department for over 20 years. Larry is survived by his wife, January Ehrich of Elmore, , his son, Jeff (Sharon) Ehrich of Green Isle, his daughter, Nicole (Jason) Hagedorn of Blue Earth, 5 grandchildren: Caleb, Tamara, Kyle, Teresa & Aaron, his brother, Duane (Joyce) Ehrich of Blue Earth, his brother, Loren (Cherrice) Ehrich of Lakota, Iowa, his sister-in-law, Mary Richardson of Princeton, Missouri, his sister-in-law, Cyndy Kauffman of Muscatine, Iowa, his brother-in-law, Philip (Leslie) Thompson of Edgerton, MN and several nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, mother & father-in-law, Earl & Gertrude Thompson and brothers-in-law, LeRoy Richardson and Gail Kauffman.