Alvin “Larry” McNutt

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Alvin “Larry” McNutt

Dec. 20, 1937 - Feb. 16, 2021

WAUNETA, Neb. — Alvin “Larry” McNutt, age 83, of Wauneta, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at the Wauneta Care and Therapy Center in Wauneta.

Larry was born Dec. 20, 1937, in McCook, Neb., to parents, Charles S and Iva M (Tirrill) McNutt. He was one of four children raised north of Hayes Center, Neb., until the mid 1940s, when the family moved north of McCook. Larry attended school in Hayes Center before graduating from McCook High School with the Class of 1955.

Before enlisting in the United States Air Force, Larry attended college for a year and also worked in the Topeka, Kan., area. Larry proudly served his country from 1961 until his honorable discharge in 1963. He then served in the U.S. Army Reserves until 1967.

In the late 1960s, Larry moved to Pasadena, Calif., where he worked as a fireman until moving back to McCook. Upon his return to McCook, Larry went to work in the maintenance department at Community Hospital. He was an employee of the hospital for 18 years before his retirement in 2009. Larry enjoyed building and flying RC Airplanes as well as refinishing old tractors and cars.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Charles (Iva) McNutt; brother, Orville “Dale” (Evalynn) McNutt; sister, Lorene (Harry) Kordenbrock; niece, Terry Ahlman and nephew, Lennie Hatch.

Those left to celebrate his life include sister, Ardis (Joe) Moreau of Bonney Lake, Wash.; nephew, Joseph (Cathy) Moreau of Surrey, B.C.; nieces, Anita (Jim) Lytle of McCook, Lori (Steve) Adkins of Wood River, Neb., Cindi (Brad) Martin of Lake Tapps, Wash., Jeannie (Ken) Miller of Longmont, Colo., Pat (Harold) Yost of Wilsonville, Neb., and Ina Harris of Lincoln, Neb.; special friends, Joe (Alanna) Morosic of Indianola, Neb.; and numerous great-nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will be at 1 p.m., one hour prior to the funeral service, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home in McCook.

Funeral services will follow visitation, beginning at 2 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home with Chaplain Dave Davidson officiating.

Burial with Military Honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Wauneta Care and Therapy Center, 427 West Legion St, PO Box 520, Wauneta NE 69045.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home, McCook, has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit our website at www.carpenterbreland.com to sign the online guestbook for the family.