This from the Lansing state journal. Thanks Terry for pointing me in the right
direction.
Mark Martin, 73.
Larry Joseph Sykora
1944 - 2020 Send Flowers ShareLarry Joseph Sykora
Lansing - Larry Joseph Sykora, age 76, of Lansing, passed away on Thursday, May
21, 2020, at McLaren Greater Lansing. The son of Virginia (Mahoney) & Joseph
Sykora, he was born on April 30, 1944.
He attended Michigan School for the Blind, graduating in 1963. Larry was a
state wrestling champion for three years straight, from 1961-1963. He was
inducted into the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, along with
the members of the 1963 MSB championship wrestling team.
In 1967 he married Sheila Ann Barker, of St.Johns, MI. They enjoyed camping
with friends and summers at the lake. Larry worked for the MI Liquor Control
Commission for 30 years, retiring in 1997.
Larry loved the Upper Peninsula, Lake Superior, and the Green Bay Packers. His
happy place was in Marquettte. He will be missed by his friends at the Dry Dock
and Coaches.
He was preceded in death by his parents; mother and father-in-law, A. Lorraine
& Elmer Barker; and special family friend Mary Ann Frantom. Surviving are his
wife of 53 years, Sheila; sisters, Diann Zeil and JoAnn (Karl) Littlewood;
brothers, Dan (Woodie) Sykora and Elmer aka Butch (Jeri) Hoskins; special
friend John Frantom; many brothers and sisters-in-law; nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be
made to the organization of your choice. To send a message of sympathy to the
family, sign Larry's online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please
visit: www.NeptuneSociety.com
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Published in Lansing State Journal from May 22 to May 24, 2020.
Larry Joseph Sykora
1944 - 2020 Send Flowers ShareLarry Joseph Sykora
Lansing - Larry Joseph Sykora, age 76, of Lansing, passed away on Thursday, May
21, 2020, at McLaren Greater Lansing. The son of Virginia (Mahoney) & Joseph
Sykora, he was born on April 30, 1944.
He attended Michigan School for the Blind, graduating in 1963. Larry was a
state wrestling champion for three years straight, from 1961-1963. He was
inducted into the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, along with
the members of the 1963 MSB championship wrestling team.
In 1967 he married Sheila Ann Barker, of St.Johns, MI. They enjoyed camping
with friends and summers at the lake. Larry worked for the MI Liquor Control
Commission for 30 years, retiring in 1997.
Larry loved the Upper Peninsula, Lake Superior, and the Green Bay Packers. His
happy place was in Marquettte. He will be missed by his friends at the Dry Dock
and Coaches.
He was preceded in death by his parents; mother and father-in-law, A. Lorraine
& Elmer Barker; and special family friend Mary Ann Frantom. Surviving are his
wife of 53 years, Sheila; sisters, Diann Zeil and JoAnn (Karl) Littlewood;
brothers, Dan (Woodie) Sykora and Elmer aka Butch (Jeri) Hoskins; special
friend John Frantom; many brothers and sisters-in-law; nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be
made to the organization of your choice. To send a message of sympathy to the
family, sign Larry's online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please
visit: www.NeptuneSociety.com
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Published in Lansing State Journal from May 22 to May 24, 2020.
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