Larry Webb

1943-2026

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Larry Webb, age 82, of Spring Valley, Wis passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at his home, located in his beloved Cady Creek, in Spring Lake Township.

Larry was born Nov. 20, 1943 to Kermit and Ruth (Schrader) Webb in Plum City, Wis. He grew up on a farm on Webb Hill near Elmwood, Wis. Larry started high school in Elmwood and finished high school in Spring Valley. Larry graduated with the Class of 1962. He attended UW-Stout in Menomonie for a semester.

Larry served in the U.S. Navy for approximately a year and a half. Larry met Audrey Kirk while she was waitressing at Club 10, just outside of Durand, Wis. They were married on Nov. 13, 1965 at the Durand Methodist Church. Together they raised a family of four sons and one daughter, and were married for just over 60 years. Family was very important to Larry and he loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Larry had a dairy farm on Norwegian Ridge and farmed his land on Norwegian Ridge and Cady Creek. In 1993, they sold the herd and Larry continued his work raising beef cattle and raising crops. He had a love for Oliver tractors, overalls, and fedoras. He enjoyed a number of hobbies including hunting and fishing, riding the 4-wheeler, and playing cribbage and euchre. He was a member of the Crain-Ottman American Legion Post in Elmwood and cooked fish for many years at the Elmwood Rod and Gun Club. He was also a member of the Elmwood Methodist Church. When he wasn’t spending his time at home, he was at the hunting shack in Cady Creek, at the cabin in Port Wing, Wis., or wintering in Gulf Shores, Ala.

He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson Seth Webb; brothers Jack Webb and his wife Mary Lou Barnett, Donovan Webb and his wife Norma, and Howard Webb.

Survivors include his wife Audrey; children: Terry (Bonnie) Webb, Bob (Peggy) Webb, Becky (Mark) Gonzales, Jody (Jodie Durden) Webb, and Jeremy (Julie) Webb; grandchildren: Brady (Emily) Webb, Heidi (Ben) Tauchen, Andrew (Kaitlyn) Webb, Jessica (Jamie) Knops, Janica (Tony) Obermueller, Jeff Quinn, Dylan Webb, Paul Skogen, Lindsey Skogen, Joseph Skogen, Isabelle Skogen, Justin Dressler, Jonathan Dressler, Christina (Noah) Zwiefelhofer, Brooke (Riley) Raether, Grace Webb, Emma Webb, and William Webb; great grandchildren: Letti Webb, Layla Tauchen, Millie Webb, Payten, Morgan, and Tristan Knops, Landon and William Obermueller, Parker Quinn and Finnegan Zwiefelhofer; sister-in-law Patricia Webb; many other relatives and friends.

A celebration of Life for Larry will be from 2:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Kyote’s Den Bar and Grill, rural Menomonie. A private family graveside service will be in the Arkansaw Memorial Cemetery, Arkansaw, Wis.

Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley is handling arrangements.