Valerian “Larry” J. Musselman, 87, of Dunedin, FL, passed away on December 18, 2011. Funeral service will be held 10:30 AM, Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the Bible Baptist Church, 280 Rivere Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34683 with Pastor Jason Wiley, to officiate. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:00 AM until service time. Graveside services and full military honors will be 2:30 PM, Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513 with the United States Marine Corps Honor Guard, DET # 708, to officiate.
A native of Chicago, IL and a local resident since 2006, when he moved here from Ashburn, VA, Larry was a retired Saving and Loan President of Clyde Federal Savings and Loan of North Riverside, IL; spent his adult life in the Wheaton, IL area; a member of the VFW; a member of Bible Baptist Church and a US Marine Corps Veteran of World War II. During his military career, he was promoted to the rank of SSGT; awarded a Good Conduct Medal and served in the Pacific Area.
Larry is survived by his loving family: his wife, June of 65 years who resides in Dunedin, FL; his son, Brian Larry Musselman and his wife, Barbara of Ashburn, VA; his daughters: Cynthia O’Donnell and her husband, Sean of Potomac, MD; Joy Bilthouse and her husband, Dale of Gainesville, GA and Colleen Rash and her husband, Brian of Big Canoe, GA; Grandchildren: Sarah Campbell and her husband, Bob; Ryan Bilthouse and his wife, Hope; Dustin Bilthouse and his fiancé Marie; Kelly Sando and her husband, Andrew; Corey O’Donnell; Colleen O’Donnell ; Cody O’Donnell; Linnea Musselman and Kristen Musselman: great grandchildren: Addison Campbell and Cole Campbell.
The family requests, that in lieu of flowers, to please make a donation to the Bible Baptist Church in the memory of Valerian “Larry” J. Musselman.
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I am so very sorry – I know what a difficult time this is for all of you and I hope that especially at this time of year you will be able to take comfort in the promises of our Lord and Savior. God bless all of you and comfort you now and always.
Love,
Debbie
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We love you Bryan, Barbara, Linnea, and Kristen.
Much love from Michael and Dede
Our heartfelt sympathies go out to all of you. Praying for peace and comfort. We love you.
Donna, Bruce, Maureen, Ellie, and Casey
We can never remember Larry without a smile. No matter what he was going through, he always had a positive attitude. It was obvious that he trusted the Lord in all situations. He was a godly man and a wonderful neighbor. We will miss him.
We also remember Mr. Musselman with a smile, as we do our good friend, his daughter Cindy. She and her family – Sean, Kelly, Corey, Colleen and Cody, are wonderful friends and have been a great support in our difficult times. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Uncle Larry was a dear member of our family. My sisters Judy and Nancy and I wish peace and blessings on his family. May light perpetual shine upon him. †