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1957
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2023
Lawrence Albert Obituary
Lawrence Alan Albert
Nov. 21, 1957 - Dec. 27, 2023
DECATUR - Lawrence Alan Albert, 66, the best man his wife and two daughters have ever known, left us very suddenly on December 27, 2023.
He was a wonderful father who had the best advice, and most recently an amazing Pa to his three grandsons. He was also stubborn and hard-headed and his way to do things was the right way. And we loved him every day for it.
Condolences can be left at www.centralcremationcenter.com.
Lawrence is survived by his wife of 47 years, Patti (Wiggle) Albert; two daughters: Denise (Albert) Swarthout and Emily (Albert) Allensworth; sons-in-law: Matthew Swarthout and Brian Allensworth; three grandsons: Archer Lorance Swarthout, Lincoln Michael Allensworth, and Everett Lawrence Allensworth; and many beloved friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Plato and Neva (Sheets) Albert; his mother, Violet (Albert) Palmer; and his father- and mother-in-law, Charles Wiggle and Donna (Tarr) Wiggle Shackelford.
Lawrence's family will host a Celebration of Life on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Doherty's Pub from 4:00-7:00 p.m., with Eulogies and Toasts at 5:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, his family requests memorial donations to the Rural Gone Urban Foundation's Love Bomb Grants to support women like his daughter Denise who are living and thriving with Stage 4 Breast Cancer. More information can be found at ruralgoneurban.org.
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Kathy Scott
January 30, 2024
Patti - I´m so sorry to read this.
Steve Ritchie
January 3, 2024
Seeing Lawrence at GSI was always a great part of my day driving for Holland. We had many things in common and enjoyed swapping stories. He's one in a million. My deepest sympathy to you.
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