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Larry Gene Cool

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Birth	:	19 Aug 1946 Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	26 Mar 2015 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Platte City Cemetery, Platte, Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.3981018, -98.8394012
Plot	:	East Side:Block 2, Lot 78, Grave 7
Description	:	From his Find A Grave contributor page: I was very excited when I stumbled onto this website. I have been assisting my family and other families with their histories for a few years now. I grew up in a funeral home family, and my grandfather gave me a job caring for the cemeteries in our area. I quickly learned to respect and later to value a well cared for cemetery. I became a 4th generation funeral director, and one of my jobs was to help families with their grave markers, both selection and placement. ...... Larry G. Cool of Sioux Falls, SD, died Thursday,... Read More	From his Find A Grave contributor page: I was very excited when I stumbled onto this website. I have been assisting my family and other families with their histories for a few years now. I grew up in a funeral home family, and my grandfather gave me a job caring for the cemeteries in our area. I quickly learned to respect and later to value a well cared for cemetery. I became a 4th generation funeral director, and one of my jobs was to help families with their grave markers, both selection and placement. ...... Larry G. Cool of Sioux Falls, SD, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the age of 68 from pancreatic cancer. His funeral service will be Monday, March 30 at 1:30 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Burial will be in the Platte City Cemetery, Platte, SD, after the service. Visitation with the family present will be at Peace Lutheran Church Sunday, March 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. Services are under the direction of Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, SD. Larry Gene Cool was born to Lawrence Henry and Betty (Cahill) Cool, August 19, 1946, at Mitchell, SD. He grew up in Platte, SD, and graduated from Platte High School in 1964. He attended SDSU in Brookings and later the Chicago School of Mortuary Science, graduating in 1968. He then became a funeral director, beginning his career as a fourth generation family member in the Cool Funeral Home in Platte, SD. Larry married Pamela Kay Schamber in 1974 in Scotland, SD, and worked many years in Sioux Falls before accepting a position as a funeral director at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In December of 2014 they retired to Diamond Valley in Sioux Falls. Larry's passion for genealogy kept him very busy in retirement. He also did cemetery mapping for several SD communities. He was active in the Kidney Foundation of SD, Kiwanis Club in Brookings and the Brookings Genealogical Association. He was a founding member of the Su Fu Du Drum Line and the Spirit of Peace Contemporary Choir in Sioux Falls. Larry's passion for music led him to entertain in a five-state area for many years. Survivors include his wife of forty years, Pamela; his cherished son and daughter-in-law, James Elliott and Danielle Lila (Tupa) Cool; his mother, Betty (Cahill) Cool; his two brothers, Tom Cool (Sharon) and Dan Cool (Linda); his mother-in-law, Norma (Kepplinger) Schamber; special cousins, Jan and John Fox; as well as many friends and other relatives.

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Larry Gene Cool's memorial is located at: Platte City Cemetery, Platte, Charles Mix County, USA.
When did Larry Gene Cool death?
Larry Gene Cool death on 26 Mar 2015 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Larry Gene Cool's memorial?
Latitude: 43.3981018
Longitude: -98.8394012

Family Members:

Parent

Lawrence Henry Cool Jr.

(1922 - 2009)

Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Cahill Cool

(1925 - 2022)

Spouse

Pamela Kay Schamber Cool

(1949 - 2017)

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1. Platte City Cemetery
Platte, Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3981018, -98.8394012

2. Saint Peter Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3983002, -98.8253021

3. Old Platte Cemetery
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4. Rock Hill Cemetery
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5. Edgerton Cemetery
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6. Friedhem Lutheran Cemetery
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7. Bloomington Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3384600, -98.7660800

8. Friesland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3171997, -98.9041977

9. Platte Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3046940, -98.7640000

10. Jasper Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2838300, -98.7550700

11. Lake George Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4693985, -98.9938965

12. Morningside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3588982, -98.6539001

13. West Trinity Lutheran Church
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Coordinate: 43.3713000, -99.0430000

14. Stavanger Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5465570, -98.8833050

15. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5442009, -98.9122009

16. Old Dunlap Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5572570, -98.8137820

17. Torrey Lake Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5594960, -98.8474270

18. Larson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5625000, -98.8503036

19. Gabrielson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.5600014, -98.8814011

20. Oldham Cemetery
Platte, Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3001500, -99.0253800

21. New Holland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.4207993, -98.5986023

22. Saint Ann's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2419014, -98.6893997

23. Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
Geddes, Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2419014, -98.6875000

24. Saint Ann's Catholic Cemetery
Geddes, Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2090000, -98.7262000