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Princeville – Larry Lee Hasselbacher, 70, of 20601 N Larson Ln, died at 1:57 a.m. Sunday, September 18, 2005, at his residence after a battle with cancer.

Born August 7, 1935, in Brimfield, the son of Lewis LeRoy and Mildred Koreane Craig Hasselbacher, he first married Phyllis Larson on January 19, 1954, in Princeville. She died on January 20, 1978, in Princeville. He then married Lyle Tanner Bryant on April 28, 1978, in Princeville. She survives.

Also surviving are 2 daughters, Rita Ford of Princeville, and Susan Hasselbacher of Hanna City, IL; 1 son Craig (and Cheryl) of Fort Worth, TX; 2 step-sons, Donald (and Janet) Bryant of Peoria, Terry (and Christine) Bryant of Villa Rica, GA; 2 step-daughters, Donna (and David) Edwards of Fayetteville, TN, and Cheryl Bryant of Evansville, IN; 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Sylvia (and Harley) Stoller of Dawsonville, GA, and Vicki Lorengo of Metamora, IL. He was preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother, DeRoy “Butch” Hasselbacher on August 23, 1984.

A graduate of Williamsfield High School, he served in the U.S. Navy from February 15, 1954 to January 26, 1956. He first farmed for the Turnbulls in LaPrairie then later worked as a welder for Larson Machine Company in Princeville. In 1973, he went to work as a welder for Caterpillar in East Peoria and Mossville, retiring on August 1, 1997.

He was a volunteer firefighter with Akron-Princeville Fire Department where he currently served as a trustee and treasurer.

He was a member of Princeville United Methodist Church, where services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2005. Pastor Rex Hendrix will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, at the Princeville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, where members of the Akron-Princeville Fire Department will stand as honor guard. Burial will be in Brimfield Cemetery, Brimfield, where Brimfield American Legion Post 452 will honor him with military rites.

Memorial contributions may be made to his church, Akron-Princeville Fire Department, Akron-Princeville Ambulance Service, or to the American Cancer Society.

Hammitt-Hott Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.