Larry Dale Whipple, age 83, died Monday, January 27, 2025, at ProMedica Hickman Hospital in Adrian. He was born November 10, 1941, in Adrian, one of fourteen children from the union of the late Dale and Ruth (Pickering) Whipple. Larry was raised in Cadmus, and attended Adrian High School.
Larry married Hazel Louise Jeffrey on April 20, 1963. Together, they raised three children and shared over 34 years of companionship before her passing on January 16, 1998.
Larry was a great provider for his family, working at various places including Kewaunee, the City of Morenci and Campbell’s Soup Company. Prior to his retirement in 2017, he was the manager of the Pittsford Grain Elevator, a job he worked for 47 years. In his free time, Larry enjoyed gardening in his huge city-lot size garden, producing many canning jars of vegetables each season. A fan of all sports, Larry followed NASCAR and Pro football, and he was an avid supporter of the Detroit Tigers and Redwings. He also enjoyed hunting and bluegill fishing, and was a talented baseball and softball player. He is remembered for his happy-go-lucky demeanor and his generous, accepting, and compassionate ways that he treated everyone he encountered.
Surviving are three children, Lisa Campbell, Terence Robert Whipple, and Anthony Marcus (Maelea) Whipple all of Hudson; seven siblings, Dorman, Sandy, Robert, Richard, Keith, Dale Jr., and Debbie; six grandchildren, Amber, Ashley, William, Shon, Chet and Ashlee; and 13 great-grandchildren, Aliyah, Riylee, Caine, Sofia, Aubree, Kallen, Travis, Kinslee, Gage, JR, Waylon, Mallory, and Azaila.
In addition to his parents and wife, Larry was preceded in death by six siblings, Allen, Barry, Joyce, Judy, Mike, and Charlene in infancy.
The family will receive friends for visitation at the Brown-Van Hemert Funeral Home, Hudson, on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral service begins at 1:00 p.m. Pastor John Rath with the First Baptist Church in Hudson will officiate. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to benefit the Hillsdale County Humane Society or the First Baptist Church of Hudson. Friends can express sympathies to the family online by visiting the tribute wall at www.brownvanhemert.com. Arrangements have been made with the guidance of the Brown-Van Hemert Funeral Home, Hudson.