

Larry Parker Channell passed away on Tuesday morning, July 19 at the age of 62. He was born in Detroit, MI on December 19, 1953. Larry graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 1972 and Michigan State University in 1976. He received an MBA from Central Michigan University. He married his high school sweetheart, Mariann (Metes), on Friday, August 13, 1976. Together, they raised their two sons, Spencer and Wesley. Larry was an avid sailor and spent many happy hours on his sailboat, the Windfall Prophet, with his family and friends. He served as Sail Fleet Captain at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and was recognized as Distinguished Yachtsman in 2015. His creativity and humor led him to share his talents at the Players Club of Detroit for many entertaining years. After retiring from Chrysler Corporation, Larry turned his passion for perfecting home brew into a thriving brewery, Dragonmead, which he founded and co-owned. Larry was part of the first four-year graduating class of Grosse Pointe North, where he was a star athlete in football, track and wrestling. During his college years, Larry was an active brother in the Beta Zeta chapter of Theta Chi fraternity. Larry is survived by his loving wife Mariann, his devoted sons Spencer and Wesley, his parents, Nelson and Rose Channell, siblings Lois Kilkka, Jason Channell, and Jennifer Jackson, and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation is Friday, July 22, 2016 from 4:00 pm until 9:00pm at the A.H. Peters Funeral Home, 20705 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. The funeral will be Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 10am at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. He will be laid to rest at Cadillac Memorial Gardens in Clinton Township. In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to the Grosse Pointe Youth Nautical Foundation www.gpynef.org or The Players (Detroit) Endowment www.playersdetroit.azurewebsites.net.
Funeral Home:
A. H. Peters Funeral Home of Grosse Pointe
20705 Mack Avenue
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
US 48236
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