| Larry M. Rosander |
Larry M. Rosander, 82, of Wolbach, passed away on November 4, 2024, surrounded by his family, at Brookfield Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in St. Paul.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wolbach, with Vicar Abigail Vetick officiating.
Musical selections included “In Heaven on a Horse,” “Amazing Grace,” “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys,” and “Where the Cowboy Rides Away.”
Pallbearers included Robb Nelson, Shawn Lyons, Michael Rosander, Taralynn Rosander, Morgan Rosander, Wyatt Rosander, Taylor Rosander, and Lauryn Rosander.
Larry’s friends and family members were honorary pallbearers.
Interment was in the Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Jacobsen- Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul is assisting the family.
Larry was born on November 2, 1942 in Dupree, South Dakota to Eldon and Luverne (Isley) Rosander. He grew up on a ranch and was a student in Isabel, South Dakota before graduating high school from the Technical School of Agriculture in Brookings, South Dakota. He entered the United States Navy in 1962, spending time in Japan and Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1966. After the Navy, Larry began working as a lineman in Minnesota and many other midwest and northwestern states. While building a transmission powerline from South Dakota to Grand Island, he met and married Sharon Larson in 1970. In 1973, the couple moved to Nebraska to ranch and raise their two children. The couple later divorced.
Larry was known to his family and friends as a cowboy, rancher, and cattle buyer.
Larry was an active cattle buyer from the late 1980s through 2022. He spent the majority of his time at sale barns in Nebraska and South Dakota, buying feeder cattle for many feedlots throughout the Midwest and had the reputation of only buying the best. He was a true outdoorsman who enjoyed rodeoing, training calf roping horses, hunting, fishing, and reloading shells. After moving back to South Dakota, he enjoyed collecting older western art and artifacts for the “museum” in his basement. Larry was very proud of his kids, grandkids, and family. His favorite thing to do was to spend time with his family and friends.
Those left to cherish his memory include his former wife, Sharon Rosander of Wolbach; son, Michael (Brandie) Rosander of Wolbach; daughter, Taralynn Rosander of McKinney, Texas; grandchildren, Morgan, Wyatt, Taylor, and Lauryn; and nephews, Robb (Wendy) Nelson, Shawn (Stephanie) Lyons, David Thayer, Dan (Lisa) Thayer, and D.J. (Janet) Thayer.
Larry was preceded in death by his mother, Luverne Corwin; father and stepmother, Eldon and Eleanor Rosander; sister, Gloria Lyons; brother, Robert “Bobby” Rosander; sister-in-law, Janice (Ernie) Thayer; and great nephew, Hunter Nelson.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.jacobsengreenway. com
The Phonograph-Herald | November 13, 2024