Larry Eugene Bauerle, 77, of Litchfield, died unexpectedly the evening of June 11, 2026.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 20, at the Christian Church of Litchfield, located at 131 Yaeger Lake Trail from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Funeral services will be held at noon with the Rev. Tim Barbee officiating. Burial will follow in Crabtree Cemetery in South Litchfield Township.
Mr. Bauerle was born in Pana, the only son of Eugene Merle and Evelyn Carolyne (Pearson) Bauerle. He graduated from Hillsboro High School with the class of 1966 and went on to proudly serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.
In civilian life, Mr. Bauerle was a hard-working man currently employed at Rural King. He was previously employed at Roller Derby Skate Corp., Milnot Co.–Chili Man Chili, Gateway Golf Cart Equipment, Turtle Creek-Litchfield Health Care and Schutt Sports Group.
His hobbies included woodworking, doing yard work, repairing cars and motorcycles and collecting Harley-Davidson memorabilia. He was a member of the Christian Church of Litchfield. Larry and the former Gaye (Wall) Bunge were married June 2, 1990, at Walshville Christian Church and they enjoyed 36 years of marriage.
Mr. Bauerle is survived by wife, Gaye Bauerle of Litchfield; son, Shaun (Dr. Stephanie) Bauerle of Labadie, MO; daughters, Sandra (Scott) Schluckebier of Donnellson, Rhonda (Martin) Moore of Edwardsville, Angela (Donald) Robertson of Gillespie and Misty Hokenson of Litchfield; eight grandchildren, Elizabeth Bauerle, Zachary Belt, Ryan Komor (fiancée Katelynn Dugan), Mikey Taylor, Alex Komor, Joshua Belt, Keyson Hokenson and Trace Komor, and three great-grandchildren, Malachi Komor, Rylynn Komor and Nolan Komor.
Memorials may be directed to the Christian Church of Litchfield, 131 Yaeger Lake Trail, Litchfield, IL 62056, Litchfield Veterans Memorial Garden, PO Box 593, Litchfield, IL 62056 or Crabtree Cemetery Association c/o Larry Brandt, 127 Flat School Lane, Litchfield, IL 62056.
Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is serving the Bauerle family. To leave an online condolence or to order flowers, please visit www.plummerfuneralservices.com.
