Larry Zeman

April 16, 1938 - August 21, 2020

Larry Zeman, 82, of Fort Dodge, died August 21, 2020 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Gunderson Funeral Chapel. Interment and military honors will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Lawrence E. Zeman, the son of William and Lena (Wiese) Zeman, was born April 16, 1938 on a farm near Clare. He graduated from Palmer High School and served in the U.S. Marines from 1957 -1960. In 1961, Larry married Linda O’Brion and to this union 2 children were born. The couple later divorced. Larry worked for W&H Coop, ran a farm tire repair truck, was a manager for Goodyear and warehouse manager for Chief Industries. On March 17, 1979, Larry was united in marriage to Colleen Gilliland. He was employed with Modern Farm Systems and the couple lived in PA, IN, WI and IL before returning to Fort Dodge in 1994. He retired from Chantland and Target. Survivors include his wife Colleen; his children Scott of Orlando, FL and daughter Sue Montgomery (Tommy Thompson) of Fort Dodge; 3 grandchildren Taylor (Andrew) Kinley, Nicholas Montgomery and Nathan Montgomery and great granddaughter Amelia; his sister Linda Nielson and brother Richard Zeman. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Harold “Bud”, Robert, Clarence, Gordan, Ray and sister Laura Hodgell.