Larry W. Gerardot

Larry W. Gerardot , 75, of Monroeville, Indiana passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Signature HealthCARE in Fort Wayne.

He was born on Thursday, November 6, 1941 in Monroeville, Indiana the son of the late Lawrence Gerardot and Eva I. (Knefelkamp) Gerardot. He married Evon A. Foreman on November 25, 1967 in St. John's Catholic Church in New Haven.

Larry retired from the Allen County Highway Department with ten years of service. He had also previously been employed at Buchan Logging and Fruehauf Trailers of Fort Wayne.

He was a member of the Michigan Boat Association and Michigan Dynameter Association.

Larry owned draft horses and enjoyed many years of horse pulls. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed watching them at their ballgames. He also loved to weld.

Survivors include his wife, Evon A. Gerardot of Monroeville; daughter, Tammy M. (Troy) Beckley of Auburn; daughter, Sarah (Walter Brady) Gerardot of Huntingtown, MD; son, Joe W. (Jenny) Gerardot of Monroeville; mother, Eva Gerardot of Monroeville; sister-in-law, Nancy Gerardot of Monroeville; four grandchildren, Hailey Gerardot; Levi Gerardot; Skylar Gerardot; & Cash Gerardot; and four step-grandchildren, Taylor Beckley; Travis Beckley; Hollie Beckley; and Chase Bennett.

He was preceded in death by a son, Everett Gerardot and a brother, Max Gerardot

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville with Pastor Tom Steensma officiating. Interment will follow in the Monroeville Memorial Cemetery.

Friends will be received from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Sunday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to Monroeville EMS or Dekalb County Draft Horse Association.