Larry C. Schoene

Larry C. Schoene, 71, of Sodus, went to be with his Lord, Friday, May 14, 2010 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. A Celebration of Life Eternal will be held 11:30 A.M. Saturday at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 4071 Naomi Rd., Sodus with Rev. James Dibbet officiating. Cremation will follow the services. Friends may visit from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday at Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, & from 10:30 until 11:30 A.M. Saturday at the church. Elks Memorial Rites will be conducted by The Exalted Rulers at 7:30 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, or AOPA Foundation. Those wishing to sign Larry's Memory Book may also do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Larry grew up on a farm in Southeast Nebraska. After graduating high school, he taught country school for a year. He moved to Chicago to work for American Airlines for 16 years. There he met & married the love of his life, Barbara Grove, in 1958. In 1973 they moved to Sodus & started an accounting & tax practice business. Larry was a member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, where he was a long-time member of the choir; a member of BPOE Lodge #544 in Benton Harbor, being Exalted Ruler in 1984-1985, and Moose Lodge #1570. His greatest accomplishment was when he got his pilots license in 1995. Larry loved flying. Larry loved singing. He would often start singing some little ditty that nobody else ever heard of. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; sons-Dr. Ed (Suzanne Black, DVM) Schoene, DVM of Springfield Center, NY, Dan Schoene of St. Joseph; daughter Bonnie (Bryan) Brown of Coloma; sisters-Ruth (Walt) Buss of Adams, NB; Evelyn (George) Kemmett of Ensanada, Baja Mexico; grandchildren-Brandon & Ashley & Justin Brown; and numerous “Favorite” nieces & nephews. Larry was preceded in death by his parents. We know God needed you to pilot his plane, tell your jokes and sing your songs. God has taken you home. We love you and miss you! Until we meet again.