Larry G. Nathan

Funeral Services for Larry G. Nathan, age 70, of Humphrey, will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 14, 2023 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison.  Reverend Todd Kollbaum will officiate.  Burial will be in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in rural Lindsay.  Military Honors conducted by the Army National Guard Honor Guard, American Legion Post 35 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5763.  Visitation will be Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the church.  Resseguie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

He passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.

Larry Gene was born December 11, 1952 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Walter and Edna (Klawonn) Nathan. He was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on County Line Road on January 4, 1953 and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Green Garden on March 19, 1967. He graduated from Newman Grove High School in 1971.  Larry served in the Army National Guard and was called to active duty from September of 1972 until January of 1973.

On March 3, 1973, Larry married Lucy Rankin at Zion Lutheran Church in Newman Grove, Nebraska.  The couple was blessed with four children:  April, Amber, Andrew, and Angela. 

Larry was a lifetime farmer and sold Fontanelle Seed for 25 years.  He was devoted to International and Case IH tractors.   He loved collecting toy tractors and toy muscle cars especially Ford Mustangs.    Larry enjoyed 3 wheeling, snowmobiling, and driving fast in his Ford Mustang.  He was always ready to give his grandkids a ride in the tractor or combine.  Larry was a proud dad and an even more proud grandpa. 

He is survived by his children April (Andy) Brabec of Madison and their children Dylan, Carter, and Sadie, Amber (Shaun) Traphagan of Lincoln and their children Evan and Lila, Andrew (Lupita) Nathan of Norfolk and their children Gavin and Garrett, and Angela Nathan and her children Makena, Chloe, and Josalynn, brother Roger Nathan of Madison, sister Carol (Rodney) Thompson of Norfolk, nieces and nephews.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law Carolyn Nathan. 

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