Lawrence F. Zellmer, 84, of Moville, IA passed away October 13, 2015 at a Sioux City hospital surrounded by the love of his family. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 pm with a Memorial Service at 6:00 pm on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sergeant Bluff, IA.

Lawrence was born on October 1, 1931 in Strawberry Point, IA, adopted at the age 11 to Fred and Julia Zellmer. He graduated from Moville High School. Lawrence married Sharon Monk on December 23, 1951 right before leaving for the service. He served his country during the Korean War and received many medals including: a purple heart, 2 bronze service stars, combat infantryman 1st award, and United Nations and National Defense Service.

Lawrence enjoyed fishing and always looked forward to his Minnesota fishing trips. He was a hard worker and a farmer all his life. The enjoyment Lawrence got out of life was spending time with his family, his grandkids and great grandkids.

Lawrence is survived by his sons: Dallas and Pam (Sitzmann) Zellmer, Dene Zellmer all of Moville, Iowa. Grandchildren Kyle and Kim (Olson) Zellmer and great-granddaughters Mesa and Sierra all from Hinton, Iowa. Grandchildren Jason and Katie (Zellmer) Henrichs, great grandchildren Hadlee and Jaxon of Sioux City, Iowa.

Lawrence is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Sharon, and an infant daughter, Dawn.