A Celebration of Life for Larry Godejohn is scheduled on August 29th at 11 am to be held at the Halverson-Taylor Funeral Home in Brainerd. There will be a visitation period from 10 am to 11 am prior to the service. The address is 512 S 8th St, Brainerd.
Larry Godejohn, 74, of Cushing, Minnesota, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 24, 2020. Born on November 10, 1945, he grew up outside of Erie, North Dakota, learning to love all things outdoors and playing sports. He graduated from the University of North Dakota, where he studied accounting and where he met his wife Shirley. He and Shirley married in 1967. He served in the US Army and was a successful entrepreneur, having owned and operated Staples Sports, with Shirley, from 1983 to 2019. He loved fishing, hunting, and traveling the world; including the completion of the “Great Loop” – circumnavigating the USA by water. He was a member of a New Orleans Mardi Gras organization and enjoyed riding in the parades. He is preceded in death by his mother and father, Eulalia and Theodore Godejohn, and sister Carol Godejohn. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; a daughter and grandson, Angie and Alex Godejohn; a daughter and son-in-law, Nicole and Eric Baird; a daughter and son-in-law, Tani and Tyler Johnson; two grandsons, Camden and Crosby Johnson; a brother and sister-in-law, Orvin and Janet Godejohn; and a sister, Donna Godejohn.
Caring for the Godejohn Family: Halvorson Taylor Funeral Home
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