Funeral services for Larry D. Hoium of Albert Lea will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. The Rev. Curtis Zieske will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service at the funeral home.

Larry died on Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Thorne Crest Retirement Community. He was 70.

He was born on Nov. 14, 1943, in Albert Lea, the son of Leslie A. and Gertie L. (Gulbrandson) Hoium.

He graduated from Albert Lea High School and then attended Brown Institute in Minneapolis.

Following his training at Brown Institute, he had worked as a electronic technician at E.R. Johnson in Waseca, and then at Farmstead in Albert Lea for more than 20 years before retiring.

He was married to Barbara Jo Freund on Feb. 14, 1971, they were later divorced.

Larry got much enjoyment from restoring his father’s 1943 John Deere tractor.

Larry was very quiet and unassuming. He enjoyed fixing things and sitting down with a Diet Coke and a big bowl of popcorn.

Larry is survived by his son, Dustin Hoium, of St. Peter and his son, Chad; daughter, Kristine DeLuca and her children Max and Arabella; step-children David and Kim Freund; sisters Jeanine (David) Christensen of Clarks Grove and Janice (David) Springborg of Albert Lea; brother, Jim (Joyce) Hoium of Albert Lea; aunt, Jeanette Ruth Gulbrandson; nieces and nephews Janelle (Mike) Roehrick, Tari Sullivan (Joe Monson), Jeff Sullivan, Jason Sullivan, Sheryl (Russ) Nemec, Chad (Joy) Springborg, Jason (Joie) Willner, Janell (Johnnie) Talamantes and Jillian (Joe) Stitt; several great nieces and nephews; and former wife, Barbara Jo.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Jodie Rae, in infancy and stepson, Danny Freund.

Larry so enjoyed the special moments spent with his children and grandchildren.

Larry will be greatly missed by his family.

The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the neighborhood ‘garage buddies’ for making Larry’s dream of restoring his tractor a reality. Special thanks to the staff and nurses at Thorne Crest and Hospice for the extra TLC.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Hospice.