Larry A Rainwater

Larry A. Rainwater, 74 Kearney resident Larry A. Rainwater, 74, of Kearney, died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2015 at First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Rebecca McDermott and Rev. Eric Lesher officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared at www.osrfh.com. O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Larry Allen Rainwater was born March 9, 1941 in Villa Rica, Georgia to James and Evelyn (Skinner) Rainwater. He attended grade school at Marietta Public School and was a 1959 graduate of Murphy High School in Atlanta, GA. In May of 1959, Larry enlisted into the U.S. Air Force, were he served as a photogrammetrist until his honorable discharge in November of 1962. Larry furthered his education by taking business classes following his time in the military. Larry was united in marriage to Mary Johnson in Omaha, NE. The couple was blessed with two children; Steven and Deborah. He was employed as a patient accounts director for several different hospitals in the area including, St. Joseph Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Larry also worked for the Amarillo, Texas Hospital District and Mother Francis Hospital in Tyler, TX. He would later work for Jack Lederman & Co and most recently, Larry worked for Chief Industries, retiring in 2009. Larry was united in marriage to Brenda Lederman on April 19, 1974 in Lincoln, NE. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church where he was active in choir and cooking for Wednesday night meals. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Rainwater of Kearney; daughter, Deb Arlington and husband, Dave of Erie, CO; son, Steven Rainwater and wife, Karen of Belle Plaine, MN; 7 grandchildren and several great grandchildren; brothers, Charles (Sandy) Rainwater and David (Tricia) Rainwater all of Conyers, GA; sister, Cindy (Scott) Cole of Powder Springs, GA; aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as, his special family, Eric and Amy Steinmark and their children, Emma and Alexis all of Kearney. Larry was preceded in death by his parents; son, Christopher; first wife, Mary Johnson and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Helyn and Jack Lederman.

Larry A Rainwater

March 9, 1941 - April 2, 2015