Larry Burt 1945-2023
								ANDOVER — Larry Garland Burt, 78, of Andover, passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, from complications of dementia.
Larry was born Jan. 5, 1945, to Garland and Lois Harris Burt at Brown Memorial in Conneaut.
During high school, he worked with the state park and on several farms in the Andover / Williamsfield area. After graduating Pymatuning Valley in 1963, he went on to work at NuTone and Horner Box in Jefferson.
He left the Jefferson area and moved to Wayne, where he worked at Coltman Farms and where he eventually got offered a job with COBA Select Sires, where he spent the next 33 years making cows nervous.
Larry was a member of the Andover Christian Church.
In 1963, he met Sherron Marie Piper and they were married in 1964; they had three children, Bradfield Garland, Melanie Jean and Andrew Guy.
After retiring, Larry spent his time with friends and enjoyed hobbies like bowling, golfing (grudgingly), woodworking and helping the neighborhood (he loved that snowblower), and coffee, coffee, coffee (Coffee Club / Sweezey’s garage / McDonald’s / church).
Larry was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Charles “Chuck” Burt; daughter, Melanie; and grandson, Jacob Mitchell Rizzo.
He is survived by wife, Sherron; sons, Brad and Andy; and grandchildren, Cody G. Burt, Ashlee Burt, Cody A. Charvat, Kyleigh Burt, Taeler Charvat and Kirstyn Burt.
Calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2023, at Baumgardner Funeral & Cremation Service, 134 Prospect St., Andover. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the funeral home, with an additional calling hours from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Burial will follow in Williamsfield Center Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bella Care Hospice, 1933 State Route 45, Austinburg, OH 44010; the Juvenile Diabetes Association, PO Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116, or www.jdrf.org; or the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601, or www.alz.org.
Share a fond memory or condolence at www.baumgardnerfuneralhome.com.
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