Lawrence “Larry” A. Amato of Elba passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.
He was born June 20, 1926, son of the late Leonard and Josephine (Scinta) Amato. He was predeceased by his wife of 41 years, Betty (Anderson) Amato; siblings, Joseph (Mary) Embroli, Joseph (Louise) Amato, Florence (Samual) VanGalio, Roger Anderson, Dominic Tucci, Stella Kastner, Josephine Amato, Julia Anzalone, Sarah Amato, Mary Rozzeli; a grandson, Jerrold Coughlin Jr.; and a great grandson, Brendenlee Fay.
Survivors include a sister, Marita Tucci of Le Roy; a son, Alan Amato of Batavia; three daughters, Lori (Jerrold) Coughlin Sr. and Cindy Amato of Elba and Judy (John) Shaffer of North Carolina; four grandchildren, Samuel (Mandie) Coughlin, Kenneth (Cynthia) Kline, Tiffany Fay and Serena Osborne; 22 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and nephews.
Larry was an avid John Wayne fan and a fan of old wartime planes. He enjoyed life and life enjoyed him and it showed.
He retired from Comstock Michigan Fruit in 1988.
A Remembrance Gathering will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at Elba Recreation Hall. Memorials may be made to the family.
