Memorial
Larry D. Elbert, 53, of Mt. Vernon, passed away in his home on September 26, 2020. Private family services and interment will be held at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery on Friday, October 2, 2020. A visitation will be held on Thursday October 1, 2020 at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4-7 pm. As mandated by proclamation, social distancing must be practiced which requires a limited number of people to be allowed into the visitation at one time. The use of facemasks or shields is required. Mindful of current health concerns, Larry’s parents suggest elderly friends reach out by telephone or notes in lieu of their personal attendance. A livestream of the private family service can be viewed at https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/72260070 on Friday, October 2, at 1:00 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Mitzi Elbert, children Emma, Dylan and Cayden Elbert, step-children Hailey and Sydney McElree of Mt. Vernon, and Dalton (wife Elizabeth and daughter Aurora) McElree of Des Moines. Additionally, he is survived his parents, Von and Darlene Elbert of Cedar Rapids, sister, Leslie Kummerfeldt and niece Lauren Kummerfeldt of Springfield, Missouri.
Larry was born July 10, 1967 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Von and Darlene (Shanklin) Elbert. He married Mitzi McElree on May 21, 2017 in Swisher, Iowa. Larry graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, the University of Iowa and the University of Iowa Law School where he was awarded his juris doctorate in 1993. For a short while he practiced law in Cedar Rapids, then chose to become a part of the amusement games business where he was president and owner of Camden Amusement for many years. Larry was an avid golfer and cherished his time on the course with his dad. He developed deep and lasting friendships, many of which began during his high school days at Washington. As a friend he was always available to help, and those that knew him relied on his good humor, loyalty, and clever conversation. He will be missed by many who loved him.
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