Larry K Schramm

Larry Schramm went to his heavenly home surrounded by his family on January 26, 2017, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, due to a long battle with Dementia. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, January 31, at Zion Lutheran Church, 413 Avenue D East, Bismarck, with Rev. Thomas R. Marcis officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Monday, January 30, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at 7:00 pm. Burial will be held at Glencoe Sloan Memorial Cemetery, near his farm south of Bismarck in the spring. Larry was born May 13, 1931, in Hazen, ND, to Ernie and Rose (Galster) Schramm. He graduated from Hazen High School in 1950, and worked on the family farm north of Hazen and on the construction of the Garrison Dam. He loved to play cards and pool after work and was called a shark by his friends. He married the love of his life, Alta Hilz, from Beulah, ND on March 1, 1953. For their first year, they lived north of Hazen and worked on the family farm before moving to their own farm, south of Bismarck near Emmons County. The couple raised two sons, Ross and Randy. Larry loved to plant trees and planted all the trees around his farm. He and his wife played countless games of pinochle with their friends and neighbors. Larry retired from his farm and dairy operation in 1982 when he and his wife began to travel and sell many different items. He loved to talk, joke around and sell many different items at swap meets and state fairs. Larry is survived by his wife, Alta; two sons, Ross (Jane) Hazen, ND, and Randy, Bismarck, ND. He is grandpa to two loving granddaughters, Amber (Mike) Erickson, West Bend, WI, and Holly (Aaron) Folk, Hazen, ND, and four great-grandchildren, Alice and Logan Erickson, Carter Volk, and Teagan Folk; two brothers, Clayton Schramm and Lester (Virginia) Schramm; his sister, JoAnn (Leonard) Becker, all of Bismarck, ND; and many nephews and nieces. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Ernie and Rose Schramm; sister-in-law, Arvada Schramm; and nephew, Tim Schramm.