Larry Kampman

Larry John Kampman, 74, of Kohler, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Monday, May 9th, 2016. He was born on October 1st, 1941 in Sheboygan and was the son of LaMar and Eugenia (Hettinger) Kampman.

Larry graduated in the final class of Central High School in 1960, attended UW-Madison and served his country in the US Army during Vietnam. After returning to Sheboygan, he married the love of his life, Suzann Heyn, on September 21st, 1968. He enjoyed his work as a Field Representative with Piggly Wiggly.

Larry was an active member of St. John's parish where he was a lay distributor, served on the bingo committee for many, many years and arrived early every Sunday to get the front row seat.

Larry loved everything sports related. He coached JV Basketball at Kohler High School for 36 years and refereed high school and semi-pro football for over 44 years. He also served as the commissioner for the Lakeshore Baseball League. Larry was an avid Packer, Badger, and Kohler fan. One of his favorite memories was being courtside during the Badgers win at the Final Four tournament in 2015.

Larry enjoyed playing cards with his poker clubs, vacationing in Door County with family and dear friends and talking to neighbors for hours on the back deck. He was always up for going out for ice cream, going to a casino, watching the sunset over the lake and listening to live music. Larry also loved spending time with his grandchildren, especially watching them play sports.

Larry is survived by his wife Suzann, daughters, Gena (Kyle) Kampman-Gebler and Dana Kampman, by his grandchildren; Carter, Kennedy, and Wilson Gebler and Rouguiata and BoBo Diallo, by his brother Gary Kampman, and sisters, Cindy Regan and Marla Yurk, special cousin Beth Rybakowicz, and also by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.

A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, May 13th, 2016 at 4:30 PM at St. John's Catholic Church, 600 Green Tree Rd. in Kohler, with Fr. Robert Lotz officiating. Relatives and friends may visit with the family on Friday, May 13, 2016 from 1:30 pm until the time of service at the Church.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established in Larry's name.

The family would like to say a special thank you to Dr. Bettag, Stacy Miller and all the nurses at the office, as well as the staff of St. Nicholas Hospice. They would also like to thank all their family and friends that provided round-the-clock support over the past few weeks.