Larry Newton Skiles

Larry Newton Skiles, 67, of Cedar Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 3, 2021.  He was born October 30, 1953, in Waterloo, son of Kenneth & Grace (Olsson) Skiles.  Larry grew up and attended school in Cedar Falls where he participated in a variety of sports, though, football was his favorite.  He graduated with the Class of 1972.  He married Penny Child in 1973 and they later divorced.  In 1991, Larry married Mary Beth "Bizz" Lemon.  Larry worked for Standard Distributing for nearly 40 years, a job he dearly loved.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents; his mother and father-in-law, Dale & Jeanne Kullen; sister-in-law, Andie Hirsch; and brother-in-law, Tim Kullen.  He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Bizz; their children: Amber (Brad) Johnson, Angel Colvin, Andy (Tiff) Skiles, Amanda (Mike) Wolf, Leslie (Joe) Tripp-Rieks, Chris (Maegan) Lemon and Luke Skiles; 16 grandchildren: Alyssa (Charles), Kadin, Zakari, Kelsey (Troy), Abby (Santiago), Alija (Arnell), Emma, Riley, Caleb, Austin, Allison, Conor, Gwenyth, Jocelyn, Henry and Liliann; 8 great-grandchildren: Aubrielle, Charleigh, Jax, Oliver, Jensen, Maribelle, Halle and Ari'elle; his twin brother, Gary (Linda) Skiles; and many other family and friends.

Larry's funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Nazareth Lutheran Church of Cedar Falls.  Visitation will be held from 4-7:00 pm on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home.  Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation and condolences can be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com .

Larry was a loving father and devoted husband who enjoyed spending time in the garden, sketching and watching Westerns.  He was proud to be a twin and to have four generations of twins in his family.  Larry enjoyed fishing, especially, locally on Big Woods Lake and on Little Boy Lake and at Bow String, both in Minnesota.  Above all else, he loved spending time with his family.  He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.