Lawrence "Larry" Brose

Lawrence “Larry” Clemens Brose, 83 years old, was born in 1941, in Walker,

Minnesota, and died July 14, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Larry’s family moved to various places in Minnesota during his childhood: Minneapolis,

Hart, Osseo, and Truman. In each place, Larry attended the Lutheran school and was

taught mainly by his father. Their final move was to Denver, Colorado, where Larry

attended Denver Lutheran High School. He excelled at playing football and loved

scoring touchdowns. One of his favorite childhood memories was ice fishing with his

father in northern Minnesota.

Larry graduated from Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, IL, with a BA in

Education in 1964. In 1970, Larry received a master’s degree in Elementary

Administration from Western Washington University. Larry met Mary in 1967 at a

teachers’ conference. Larry and Mary were married in Tacoma, Washington, in 1968.

They enjoyed almost 57 years of marriage and had two children, Marla and Eric.

Memories of Larry as Dad: Dad would read to us regularly after dinner until he

eventually would fall asleep. We loved fishing with dad on the piers in Galveston. Dad

had a baby blue VW bug, used by Marla and Eric to learn to drive. On the east end of

Galveston Island, he liked to drive it on the sloped parts of the seawall. Mom said it was

peculiar. Dad was Marla and Eric’s fifth and sixth grade teacher. Every day before

dismissal, we sang “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” with gusto. Dad

enjoyed watching the NFL, especially the Houston Oilers.

Larry was an exercise enthusiast his whole life. His mother told of Larry running around

his house several times after coming home from school each day. During their first year

of marriage, Larry had Mary joining him in a military-style exercise program. In Texas,

Larry ran every morning and was once photographed running with Eric by a newspaper

photographer. The photo was published in the local paper. In Seattle, Larry commuted

12 miles on bicycle from his home on the east side of Lake Washington to a school in

Seattle. In retirement, every Tuesday, he climbed Badger Mountain with his faithful

companion, Albie, a Scottish terrier mix.

Larry followed in his father’s footsteps to become a Lutheran school teacher. He was

also a dedicated administrator. He had a career in Christian education as a principal

and elementary school teacher. Larry touched the lives of countless young people as an

educator, while sharing and modeling his Christian faith.

Retirement years were enjoyed in eastern Washington, where he volunteered with

Meals-On-Wheels. Larry and Mary moved to Albuquerque in 2020, to be closer to

Marla’s family. Larry and Mary enjoyed traveling throughout the US, Europe, China,

Russia, the Holy Land, and recently, to the Panama Canal.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, his younger brother Stephen, and his older

brother Lee. He is survived by his wife Mary, his daughter Marla, her partner Adam, his

son Eric, daughter-in-law Heidi, and two grandchildren.

Remembrances may be given to Christ Lutheran Church and School or Lutheran Hour

Ministries.