Larry J. Simmons age 84 of Goose Lake, died Tuesday Dec. 27, 2022 at his home. Cremation rites will be accorded and a Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday January 29th from 11 00 AM until 2:00 PM at the Tilted Silo, Goose Lake. Pape Funeral Home is assisting the family. Burial will be held at Elmwood Cemetery at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.papefh.com.

Larry was born on Oct. 10, 1938 in Clinton, IA, the son of Chester and Anna (Mommsen) Simmons. He graduated from Goose Lake High School in 1957. He was a veteran in the US Navy. He married Harriet Scharff on June 21, 1963 in Charlotte, IA. Larry was a farmer and a truck driver for DART Trucking in Eagan, MN. He was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Goose Lake. He enjoyed being with family and friends, playing cards and going fishing. He was a former member of the Goose Lake Lions Club.

Larry is survived by his wife of 59 years, Harriet Simmons of Goose Lake, IA; two daughters, Colleen (Jeff) Rogis of Miles, IA and Michelle (Mike) Hilgendorf of Clinton, IA; three grandchildren, Britny (Dan) Swales of Smithfield, VA, Jeffrey Lackas, and Andrew Hilgendorf, of Clinton; two sisters, Peggy Asmussen of Preston, IA and Roberta Schuey of Clinton, IA; and a brother, John (Colleen) Simmons of Cedar Rapids, IA. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Jerry, a brother, Donnie, and a son-in-law, Jeff Lackas.