I am so sorry for your loss!  We are all at a loss...  He was my buddy and my friend.  He walked through so many things with me at the office and was always there for me.  I cry a lot.  
He helped me laugh a lot!  I had a different wig on daily through my cancer and treatment.  Through all my family issues, etc.
There are no words.  You are all in my thoughts and prayers and may his soul rest in peace with the Lord!

God bless you all!

Barb Mogle

Cathy,
So sorry for your loss.  Praying for you and your family.
Your friend always,
Pat J.

“Kessler’s Back Door” in East Rochester is among my fondest childhood memories.  Usually Memorial Day weekend with the Indy 500 in the background, and always great food! First time I tasted Cognac and caviar! 

Then we got to see the Indy 500 together with my Dad and my brother Tommy.  There are many memories that others have shared that will always remind me of you, Uncle Larry…but rest assured I’ll be especially thinking about you every year at that time.  I hope you got to kiss the bricks as you passed the pearly gates!

Uncle Larry was definitely the definition of ‘Funcle’! He was such a part of our daily lives growing up.  Birthdays, graduations, weddings, First Communions - he was always there.  I remember him giving me a ride from after school here and there as well.
We did family trips to East Rochester to visit, and I spent a few weeks for a few summers with him there.  Always a good time! Whatever the joke was, he was in on it! And there was more to come from there! He was always ready with a laugh regardless of the situation. He was always there - period. Willing to help out with whatever the need may be. 
Whenever I saw him as an adult, I was instantly transported to my childhood - when life seemed a little slower and less complicated. I felt a little lighter and a little safer when he was around:)
I think he did that for so many people. 
The world is a better place because he was in it!
Rest easy, Uncle Larry - we love you and we miss you.  
“Kowabunga Whatsittoya”

My dear friend , 

I was deeply saddened to hear about your husband’s passing. Although I only met him, once I know he must have been a wonderful person to have shared your life. Sending you love, strength, and my heartfelt condolences.

Kevin and Ann Phillips

Dear Cathy , 
I was deeply saddened to hear of your husband Larry's passing. 
May the memories you shared together comfort you through this time.
Our prayers and condolences to you and the family. 
Love,
 Joan Upson

When people say Funcle, that was Uncle Larry! From childhood memories, we had a running joke that I call him Uncle Fred. I got to spend a week with him over the summer as a kid. It was always fun. 
As an adult, I was a bartender at a wedding he was at. I thought I was doing him a favor by making his drinks strong until I visited his table and he wasn’t drinking them. He laughed about it. 
Thankful to have spent a little time going to a Packers game with him in Wisconsin. Now he can hang out with Uncle Jim and Dave in heaven! All fond memories. RIP Uncle Fred!

OBITUARY

Lawrence G. Kessler

October 30, 1942 – October 8, 2025

Danzer, Dengler & Roberts Funeral Home

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