Larry E. Burkhart

Larry E. Burkhart, 77, of Avilla, Indiana, passed away on October 29, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He was born June 12, 1945, in Pleasant Mills, Indiana, to the late Gordon H. Burkhart and the late Edna V. (Bollinger) Burkhart.  He was united in marriage to Judy Garwood on August 17, 1963 and she survives.

Larry attended the Avilla Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla, Indiana.

He was employed at International Harvester of Fort Wayne, later Navistar in Indianapolis, IN.

Larry always enjoyed living the rural lifestyle, such as snowmobiling in Michigan at the U.P., fixing up cars for his children and being proud of the end product.  He also enjoyed boating at Lake Wawasee, watching farmers plant and harvest their yearly crops, being a WWF enthusiast and going to South Bend Casino on old folk’s day.

Suvivors include his wife, Judy Burkhart of Avilla, Indiana; son, Bradley (Cindy) Burkhart of Fort Wayne, Indiana; son, Jeffrey A. (Samantha) Burkhart of Homer Glen, Illinois; sister, Helen B. Cook of Decatur, Indiana; five grandchildren, Jared, Jordan, Jacob, Madison, Kendall; and one great grandson, Carson.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Howard Burkhart, Robert Burkhart and Harry Bollinger; two sisters, Dorothy Hanni and Rosella Steffen.

A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2022 at Avilla Calvary United Methodist Church, 101 Cherry Street, Avilla, Indiana  46710 with Rev. Shalimar Holderly officiating.  Interment will follow in the Avilla Cemetery, Avilla, Indiana.

Family and friends will be received from 2-4 and 5-7 Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at the Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana and 10:30 a.m. until time of service at the church on Thursday.

Preferred memorials can be made to Avilla Calvary United Methodist Church.