Funeral services for 66-year-old Larry Hewett of Windom, Minnesota, will be held at 11 a.m. this morning (Friday, May 15, 2015) at the American Lutheran Church in Windom, located at 906 Prospect Avenue.
Interment will be in the Delafield Township Cemetery in Delafield Township, Cottonwood County.
LaCanne Family Funeral Service is handling the funeral arrangements.
Larry Hewett passed away on Monday morning, May 11, 2015, at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Larry Allen Hewett was born on March 27, 1949, in Windom, the son of the late Clarence and Clara (Hanson) Hewett. He was baptized and confirmed at the American Lutheran Church in Windom. Larry received his education in the Windom Public Schools; graduating with the Class of 1967. He then worked at Schweitzer’s and Fingerhut, both of Windom, before being drafted into the United States Army on February 6, 1969.
During this time, Larry fought in the Vietnam War, receiving the Vietnam Service Medal, the Bronze Star and the National Defense Medal. He was in combat infantry and received the combat infantry badge. He attained the rank of SP4. On February 5, 1971, he was honorably discharged and returned to Windom where he worked at TORO. He then went to Pipestone Vo-Tech in Pipestone, Minnesota and then started working for Pepper Construction out of Mankato, Minnesota as a mason and then went on his own and did various masonry work.
On April 30, 1977, Larry was united in marriage to Mary Pankonin, in Windom. This marriage was blessed with one daughter, Beth.
After marriage, Larry worked at Ag-Chem (today AGCO) in Jackson, Minnesota and then worked on his own as a mason refurbishing chimneys and pouring sidewalks.
Recently, Larry’s health had declined and he was taken to the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls.
Larry was a member of the American Lutheran Church in Windom. He had many enjoyments in life which included gardening, riding bike, going to the lake, guns, pheasant hunting, grilling, radio and spending time with his family, especially his three granddaughters, Maria, Loreta, and Angelina.
Larry is survived by his wife, of 38 years, Mary Hewett of Windom; one daughter, Beth Hewett of Windom; three granddaughters, Maria, Loreta, and Angelina; two sisters, Betty Stahl and her husband, Ronald of Windom and Jean Fast and her husband, Nathan of Mountain Lake and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Edward Hewett and one nephew, Tom Stahl.