Lawrence was born September 4, 1933 in Minot, ND, the son of Emil and Martha (Stammen) Ahmann. He was reared in the Foxholm and Minot areas, attending school at the rural Stammen School near Foxholm and St. Leo's Catholic School, graduating in 1951.
Larry enlisted into the US Marine Corps in January of 1953. He served in the Korean Conflict before being honorably discharged in January of 1956.
Larry attended numerous flight schools including the Spartan School in Tulsa, OK. He held a commercial airplane and helicopter license and an instructor rating. He did crop spraying in North Dakota for Farmer's Spraying Service and the Parshall Spraying Service. He owned and operated the Ahmann Flying Service and was a Cessna dealer.
In 1972, Lawrence was united in marriage to Carolyn Patterson in Bottineau, ND. Following their marriage the couple made their home in Minot, where Lawrence was a flight instructor and a crop sprayer. To this union two children were born. The couple later divorced.
Larry was a member of the Minot American Legion and a former member of the Elks Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Donald; sister-in-law, Dorothy J. Ahmann; and two nephews.
Flag presentation by the Minot American Legion Post #26; Taps played by Dorothy Pence
Lawrence was born September 4, 1933 in Minot, ND, the son of Emil and Martha (Stammen) Ahmann. He was reared in the Foxholm and Minot areas, attending school at the rural Stammen School near Foxholm and St. Leo's Catholic School, graduating in 1951.
Larry enlisted into the US Marine Corps in January of 1953. He served in the Korean Conflict before being honorably discharged in January of 1956.
Larry attended numerous flight schools including the Spartan School in Tulsa, OK. He held a commercial airplane and helicopter license and an instructor rating. He did crop spraying in North Dakota for Farmer's Spraying Service and the Parshall Spraying Service. He owned and operated the Ahmann Flying Service and was a Cessna dealer.
In 1972, Lawrence was united in marriage to Carolyn Patterson in Bottineau, ND. Following their marriage the couple made their home in Minot, where Lawrence was a flight instructor and a crop sprayer. To this union two children were born. The couple later divorced.
Larry was a member of the Minot American Legion and a former member of the Elks Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Donald; sister-in-law, Dorothy J. Ahmann; and two nephews.
Flag presentation by the Minot American Legion Post #26; Taps played by Dorothy Pence
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