DEFOREST—Larry B. Dodge age 81, died on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at East Health & Rehab-Oakwood Village, Madison. He was born on April 4, 1939 in Eau Claire to Walter and Ruby (Fisk) Dodge and grew up in Chippewa Falls. Larry earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering and a B.B.A. in marketing and statistics at UW-Madison. He was married to Marilyn Herrmann on June 15, 1963. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps. from 1963 until 1965 at the research and development lab at Fort Totten, NY. Larry was employed as a packaging engineer for E. I. DuPont in Wilmington, DE, American Can Co. in Neenah and, for 26 years, S.C. Johnson & Son in Racine. He was photography superintendent of the Racine County Fair and served on the Union Grove Union High School board. He enjoyed spending time at the cottage in northern Wisconsin where fishing, word puzzles, and photography filled his leisure time. Larry also enjoyed cheering on Wisconsin's football teams. Survivors include his wife Marilyn of DeForest; one daughter Tami Dodge of Sun Prairie; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Bill and Katie Herrmann of Columbus; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M., with visitation beginning at 3:00 P.M., on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Jensen Funeral & Cremation, Columbus. Rev. Liz Alexander will officiate. Military honors will follow. Inurnment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Columbus at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the DeForest-Windsor Fire & EMS in Larry's memory. Online condolences are encouraged at jensenfuneralandcremation.com.

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