Obituary for Larry P. Livesay

Larry Paul Livesay, 71, of Crystal, MN died Nov. 11, 2017 from complications of a stroke. He was born Sept. 26, 1946 in Knoxville, TN to Mack and Daisy Livesay.

He graduated from Winnebago H.S. in Winnebago, IL, attended Pillsbury College, earned a BA from Concordia University and a M.Ed. from Central Theological Seminary. He taught elementary school at Fourth Baptist school and Owatonna Christian School.

Larry was married to Crystal Bookman in 1968, for 18 years.

Larry was known for his love of family, unfailing kindness, willingness to help anyone in need, sense of humor and his incredible ability to whistle. He enjoyed camping, canoeing, playing board and computer games, music, bird watching, reading books to kids, gardening, and eating the food he cooked.

Predeceased by mother Daisy (Morgan) Livesay and father Mack Livesay. Survived by children: Douglas (Nora) Livesay of Crystal, MN, Kirk (Sarah) Livesay of West St. Paul, Heather (Russell) Pudas of Northfield, MN, and Deesa (David) Staats of Northfield, MN; grandchildren: Morgan Livesay, Kiernan “Mack” Livesay, Michael “Ripley” Livesay, Stella Staats, Elijah “E.J.” Staats, Oliver Livesay, Nicholas Livesay, Asher-John Livesay and Jackson Pudas; brother Manuel (Karen) Livesay of Rockford, IL, nieces Amy (Sonj) Joshi and Rachel Livesay; and sister Diana Livesay Cullen of Rockford, IL.

Memorial service at Evans Nordby in Brooklyn Center at 4pm on Nov. 16 with reception to follow. Visitation from 3-4pm. In lieu of flowers, Larry's family wishes to honor his love of education by directing memorials to his grandchildren’s charter schools: Arcadia Charter School, Avalon School, Discovery Charter School, Great Expectations School and Prairie Creek Community School.

Larry's family wishes to honor his love of education by directing memorials to his grandchildren’s charter schools. All of the schools participate in “Give to the Max” at https://givemn.org

Oliver, Nicholas and Asher-John’s charter school:

Discovery Charter School

4100 66th Street E, Suite 2

Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076

651-444-8464

http://discoverymn.org

Stella and E.J.’s charter school:

Arcadia Charter School

1719 Cannon Road

Northfield, MN 5505

507-663-8806

https://arcadiacharterschool.org

Jackson’s charter school:

Prairie Creek Community School

27695 Denmark Avenue

Northfield, MN 55057

507-645-9640

http://www.prairiecreek.org

Kiernan’s and Ripley’s former charter school:

Great Expectations School

PO Box 310

Grand Marais, MN 55604

218-387-9322

http://greatexpectationsschool.com

Ripley’s charter school:

Avalon School

700 Glendale Street

St. Paul, MN 55114

651-649-5495

http://www.avalonschool.org