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Home Town Cheboygan, Mich.
Last Address Traverse City, Michigan.
Date of Passing Apr 25, 2015
Location of Interment Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens - Traverse City, Michigan
Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Friday at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City for Lawrence Everett "Larry" Poulin who died April 25 in Traverse City.
He was 93.
Larry was born Sept. 3, 1921 in Cheboygan. He served in the United States Navy in World War II, was captured by the Japanese and spent 3½ years in a prison camp. Larry was the recipient of the Purple Heart and Silver Star.
In the 1960s, Larry owned and operated a sporting goods store in Suttons Bay, carrying Wilson Sporting goods and a large inventory of fishing tackle. Following that, he worked for 25 years at Parsons Corporation as a machinist.
Larry was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7731 in Lake Leelanau.
He is survived by his son, Jim, of Traverse City; a daughter, Gail Kiessel of Traverse City; six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his daughters Karen Annis and Bonnie Shea.
Burial will be in Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens with military honors.