Larry Dale Schad, 70, of Creston died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, as a result of a car accident in Mountain Home, Idaho. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Armstrong Funeral Home, 205 W. Monroe St., in Mount Ayr with services beginning 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will follow in Union Cemetery, north of Diagonal. A memorial fund has been established in his name to be decided later. Online condolences may be left at www.armstrongfh.com. Larry, son of Earle M. and Althea R. Schad, was born Oct. 16, 1946, at home in rural Fontanelle. He grew up on a farm outside of Shannon City. Larry graduated in 1965 from East Union High School in Afton. On Aug. 21, 1966, Larry married Judith “Judy” Ann Abbott. In 1966, Larry enlisted in the United States Navy sailing aboard the USS Independence for four years. After his military service, he worked various jobs in Creston, including Boyd’s Appliances, Coca-Cola Distributing and then, Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad (BNSF) for 30 years obtaining numerous positions such as foreman on the steel gang, timekeeper and track foreman. Larry and Judy divorced. On Sept. 22, 2001, Larry married Joyce (Kilgore) Wright. Larry retired from BNSF. Larry is survived by his wife Joyce; daughter Brenda Schad (companion Ken Campbell) of Mount Ayr; sons, Rick (Melissa) Schad of Norwalk and Jody (Jenny Mihalovich) Schad of Jefferson; brother Gary (Carol) Schad of Shell Knob, Missouri; aunts, Mary Davis of Atlantic and Norma Hatch of Arkansas; cousin Annette (Tim) Hunt of Oklahoma; other cousins; mother-in-law Evelyn Kilgore of Diagonal; brother-in-law Larry “Kent” (Melody) Kilgore of Diagonal; sister-in-law Shelly Kilgore in Arizona; step-children, Burton Wright, Craig (Monique) Wright and Cheryl (Sonny) Snow, all of Idaho; grandchildren, Levi (Taylar) Shepherd, Jenna Shepherd, Tayler, Austin, Kaitlyn, Brittany, Rylan and Avery Schad, Ashly Starlin, Anna, Katie, Chantel, Tara, Chelsea, Rick, Wendy and Kendra; great-grandchildren, Ayra, Kaylee, Layla, Hailey, Jackson, Kenzie and Kyleigh; nieces and nephews and many friends. Larry was preceded in death by his parents; infant sister; father-in-law; aunts, uncles and cousins; grandparents; step-grandchildren, Kadden and Cody and other family and friends.
