December 23, 1964 - September 11, 2024
Funeral services for Larry A. Gronbach, 59, of Fairmont, Minn., will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Burial will be following the service at Lakeside Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Larry passed away Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn. The Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Larry Allen Gronbach was born Dec. 23, 1964, in Algona, the son of Thomas Edward and Ramona Katherin (Paulson) Gronbach. He attended school in Algona and graduated from Algona High School.
On Aug. 23, 2003, Larry was united in marriage to Kimberly Ann Boomgaarden at Hope United Methodist Church in Blue Earth, Minn. Together the couple made their home in Blue Earth and later Fairmont, Minn.
Larry worked various jobs throughout his career but especially enjoyed jobs that gave him the opportunity to be outside. He was proud of his lawn care business and enjoyed searching for treasures while scrapping. Larry looked forward to the change of the seasons and the cool mornings of fall hunting and fishing. He especially treasured spending time with his family and friends.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Kimberly Ann Gronbach; children, Doug (Krystle) Boomgaarden, Amber (Jose) Miranda, Ashley Trunkhill, Leah (Joe) Murphy, Deziray Gronbach and Robin (Kayla) Raymond; twenty-one grandchildren with one more special arrival due in January; two siblings, Thomas Gronbach and Ronnie Gronbach; as well as many other extended family and friends.
Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Ramona Gronbach; sister, Diane Jensen; grandson, Caleb; in-laws, Jenny Kruger, Donald Kruger, Betty Thomas, Ray Kruger, and Wendy Kruger; and special family member, Dennis and Rhonda Rademaker.