Lawrence J. Kokinda

Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Kokinda, 60, of Frankfort, Illinois died Friday January 18, 2008 at St. James Hospital & Health Center in Olympia Fields, Illinois. He was born February 26, 1947 in Port Clinton, a son of Joseph F. & Eleanor (Hugg) Kokinda. Larry was a graduate of The Ohio State University and was employed for 33 years with the U.S. Gypsum Company. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Larrys passion was stock car racing. He was a loving husband and a devoted father who will be greatly missed. Surviving are his wife, Susan (Bowen) Kokinda, whom he married on December 4, 1974; sons, Kory Joseph Kokinda, Kasey Lawrence Kokinda, and Kolin Franklin Kokinda, all of Frankfort; his mother, Eleanor Kokinda of Port Clinton; brothers, Terry (Donna Sue) Kokinda of Kentucky, Perry (Cindy) Kokinda of Port Clinton and Duane (Betty ) Kokinda of Texas; four nieces and one nephew. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph. The family will receive friends from 6 - 9 P.M. Tuesday at the Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Port Clinton, and from 10 A.M. Wednesday until the time of services at 11 A.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Riverview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kokinda Childrens Trust. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Port Clinton Chapel 1124 Fulton Street Port Clinton, OH