Larry Guttenberg passed away July 11, 2018 (heart), Born in Washington D. C. 3/18/47, age 71 Yrs. , Larry was the oldest of 5 children: Preceded by Father Leonard Edward Guttenberg, Mother Elsie Mae (Lawrence) Guttenberg, (Annie) Maryann Guttenberg, and Mike George Guttenberg.
Is survived by his wife Paula Guttenberg, sons David, Daniel
John David Guttenberg wife Sandy, Ralph Richard Guttenberg wife Kim,
Larry will be greatly missed by me, our sons David Guttenberg, wife Kelli, granddaughter Morgan, Daniel Guttenberg, wife MaDonna, granddaughter Samantha, grandson Sean.
Nieces and Nephews: Maryann Wadiel husband Dan and family, John Blatner and family, Michael and Bryan Guttenberg and families, Sara Russell and family, Wyatt, Jessie Guttenberg and many of our friends and family.
(Larry) was a great man: wise (smart too)! caring person, soft-hearted, giving person. He was my rock, lover, provider, funny with a great since of humor, quick witted and my friend and Husband of 47 yrs. Would have been 48 yrs. of Marriage, July31, 2018. I will forever be thankful for the yrs. I had with Larry, just wish there had been more time.
Larry’s family Moved to California in 1957. Graduated from Bella Vista 1965, attended American River College, got his AA degree.
Larry was very handy at doing many thing, like repairing, building, planting, cooking, mechanics, painting and heavy equipment operator and more.
I’ve got lots of good, funny memories, I was very Blessed to be Loved by Larry
Enlisted in the Marines Oct 3, 1966, Medals:
Combat V-Presidential Unit Citation * National Defense Service * Purple Heart * Navy Achievement * Vietnam Service * and Vietnam (V) Campaign w/Device.
3rd Marines, 9th Division, Lima 39, went to Vietnam . Received an Honorable Discharge Oct 2, 1968 as a corporal E4.
Married wife Paula Ann Lancaster in 1971 raised 2 sons, David & Daniel in Loomis, Ca.
Worked at McClellan AFB for 33 yrs. in the field of electronic and became a supervisor before retiring in 1999 at the age of 52. Went to work for city of Roseville for 2 wks. Quit.!! Then worked at Folsom Lake State Park doing odd jobs, loved being outside, worked their 5 yrs.
Larry’s passion was his family and country. A Kenpo Black belt 7th degree, which he also taught at Sierra College as assistant instructor, Enjoyed being outside, very much an outdoorsman: hunting, fishing, and his pets, especially his German Shepherd dogs, Bear and gunner, along with his horse Bud.
Was a lifetime Member of the Veteran Foreign Wars, (VFW) Loomis, Ca.
Larry was a true patriot, gentlemen, loved God, a man of his word. A true friend. Loved to travel when he got a chance.
He will be greatly missed by his loving family, that he left to early from this earth. "I am forever grateful for the years we did have together. We made lots of wonderful, fun-filled memories together.
Your forever Loving Wife:
Paula Ann Guttenberg
Rest in Peace my Love
In lieu of flowers Please Donate to Marine Scholarship Fund: In Lawrence Edward Guttenberg Name
Marine Scholarship Fund:
909 N. Washington St.
Suite 400
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Daniel Guttenberg
Dad
You are my hero (United States Marine). I have always looked up to you. I strive to be as great of a father & husband ( maybe grandpa some day) as you are. I love You. Wish I had more time with you. Your nickname is GRUMPY but we can always get you to smile. Especially Samantha and Sean. Samantha & Sean love their time with you & I know you loved them. You are always there for them. Even taking them for driving lessons at the lake. I guess they get there driving style from you. (don’t know if that necessarily a good thing) I always like helping you work on things, that started at a young age as I’ve heard from mom. I’m sure I was a pain in the ass, in your way, but you always tried to teach me. Although you don’t like asking for help! I like helping out, because that is time I get to spend with you catching up on things.
You are a kid at heart with the hotrods, tractors, equipment, & guns. ( you can never have to many guns & ammo. I guess that goes for tractors also.) We had a lot of fun over the years fishing, hunting, vacations, or just hanging out visiting. Although the fishing trip where I got attacked by Bumble Bee’s (not) so much, you got some free beer ( the beer was on top of the ground bumble bee nest) was not fun for me ! I will never forget that trip. Wyoming deer hunting trip, you are cooking your MRE reliving your military days while we were hunting. I think you had more fun running around on your quad & helping David & I hunt. That was the most memorable trip of all. Love you dad. Miss you & will never forget you. You are the greatest caring, loving father a son could ask for. I will never say goodbye just I love you & will see you later. Love you Dad Daniel
nephew
Wyatt Guttenberg
July 12 at 9:20 AM ·
My Uncle Larry passed last night. He was a family man, a friend, and a Vietnam War veteran. He had a wry sense of humor, and an unforgettable laugh that always sounded like he was doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing. I'll never forget the conversations we used to have, and how he would call me "Grasshopper" whenever he was informing me about the ways of the world. He was loved, and he will be missed dearly
From: Ralph Guttenberg Brother
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 8:56 PM
Subject: Larry and MUD and his Brother Ralph
I remember on one of our trips out to Folsom Lake a few years back me and my Brother Larry would always stop and
get a cup of coffee before we would head out and look for rock’s, or arrow heads as we would call it . It had just rained the night before
and the ground was wet , but the water was low at the lake so it made it good hunting for ROCK'S , so any way I was driving and
I stopped the truck because it looked kind of muddy down the dirt road we were on , my Brother Larry just could not wait, he jumped out of the truck with coffee in hand and started down the road , I think he was trying to get the jump on me and get there first. Well as it turned out,
he got down that road about 50 feet and it got real slick and yep, he fell right on his rear end, yes sir . Never did drop the coffee though. Held it up high over his head.
He sat there on his rear end looking up at me kind of saying help ,Well I had a good laugh and then , I just told him right then I'm not coming out there you're on your own and you better get that mud off you before you get back in MY TRUCK . Well after a few minutes he finally got back on his feet and made it back to the truck , but I got to tell you I never laughed so hard in my life! Lucky for him I had an old towel in the back of my truck. P.S. He made it out with his coffee. LOL I'LL miss him that's for dam sure.
WE ALL WILL MISS YOU TERRIBLE, AND EMPTY SPOT IN OUR LIVES
Dad,
I wish we had more time together, I am SO grateful though for the time that we did have and having you as my Dad! Not everyone is this fortunate! There are so many stories and memories that I can’t put them all down here and it would never be complete because another one would come up that I had forgot. Here’s a few that stick out for me that embodies who you are to me……
The first one for me really hits home now being a father myself what kind of Dad you were to us. I was on my 8th grade Washington DC trip and a group of kids were calling home and I asked to talk to Daddy, now remember this is at the end of the 8th grade year and we were now “adults” going into high school! Quite a few of the other kids overheard this and boy did I get a ration of you know what for calling you “Daddy” but looking back this really embodies who you were and are to us. In looking up the definition of Daddy it notes “best, or biggest example”, this to me is the definition of you and in case you were wondering “biggest example” is not in reference to size, even though I liked to poke fun at you about it, which in turn you were getting the chance to turn the tables on me in recent years! Rather just what it says the BIGGEST and BEST example of what a Husband, Father, Dad, Daddy truly is! While I sometimes stumble you were always there if we needed you, but more often than not I use what you and Mom have not only taught us but showed us by example. It saddens me that we can’t have these talks anymore, but I’ve got plenty in the bank to reference from the years of watching you.
Here’s one that lends to your sense of humor/personality, even though somethings had to be left out from this letter to keep the PG rating…..I was returning from being out of town all week for business meetings and as soon as I landed I got a voicemail from Mom that the well had gone out again and you needed help in getting it fixed. Of course, it was late on a Friday, and pretty sure it was hot! So, I showed up straight from the airport and the well was pulled up, Daniel was there as usual spearheading everything and I was filling where need and was trying to loosen a fitting with a hammer, irritated from lack of sleep and just wanting to call it a week. Then here you come along in your gruff “grumpy” mode and start barking at me like I’m paid help that can’t get it together. Which I responded “Dad” if you keep talking to me like that I’m going to take this hammer and hit you somewhere that’s not appropriate to note here, in which you had an equally inappropriate immediate response and with that we both laughed and went about taking care of the job at hand with a smile on our faces. This is something I really admire about you, you could turn it around like nothing, especially when someone brought it to your attention and you knew there was really no good reason for it and you were just being a Grumpy old you know what!
Behind Daniel you are the hardest working person I know, and if you were both the same age who knows you might give each other a run for each other’s money. I still can’t believe looking back, how much you did having a full time job, working around the ranch, and during all this time you required or requested VERY little from us, you were always busy working while Daniel and I were out playing in the mud, fishing, shooting BB guns or bickering with each other and we could have helped, but you wanted us to be kids and have fun. You also always made sure to set time aside for the family for vacations, trips out to the lake, fishing, hunting, snow skiing, boating, watering skiing, camping, and I’m sure I missed a few others! You truly are one of a kind and an example for me to follow as a man, husband, and hopefully daddy!
I will always cherish our trips that we got to take as well when we were older, hunting trips to Colorado and Wyoming, motorhome trip to Las Vegas, and the cruise to Alaska are just a few. The wildlife dinners and our annual squirrel shoot will never be the same again without you dad, I always enjoyed getting to spend this time at the dinners and especially our drives out to the squirrel grounds and back where we got the opportunity to catch up every year. You taught us more than you’ll ever know, words can’t explain how much I already miss you, you will always be in our hearts and memories.
Until we meet again, I Love You!
David
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