Walter Charles "Pete" Lanning (Lanning)
April 29, 1934 — April 10, 2013
Walter "Pete" Lanning, 78, of Delhi, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Good Neighbor Home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Delhi United Methodist Church by Rev. Michael Druhl. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm - 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 12 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville. Additional visitation, one hour before services at the church on Saturday. Burial with Military Honors will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi.
Pete was born April 29, 1934 in Delhi, the son of Raymond and Olga (Vigness) Lanning. Following graduation from the Delhi High School in 1952, Pete served with the United States Navy from December 1952 - November 1956. Upon discharge, he returned to Delhi to farm. On March 18, 1967, Walter was united in marriage to Ruth Schenke at the First United Methodist Church in Colesburg. They spent their married life farming near Delhi. Pete was a member of the Upper Bay Grange, the Delhi United Methodist Church and sang in the church choir. Pete enjoyed fishing, playing his banjo and taking the time to visit with people.
Pete is survived by two sons, Michael (Ericia) Lanning of Lamont and David (Delaine) Lanning of Swisher; one granddaughter, Payton; one brother, William Lanning of Delhi; two sisters, Sylvia Czyzewski of St. Paul, MN, and Mary Ellen (Keith) Holdridge of MN; inlaws, Janet Brockmeyer, Burdette "Bud" (Lavera) Schenke, and Robert "Tooney" (Wilma) Lincoln and many nieces and nephews.
Pete was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth in 2005; and his parents, Raymond and Olga Lanning.
Please sign the online guestbook for Walter at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Pete was born April 29, 1934 in Delhi, the son of Raymond and Olga (Vigness) Lanning. Following graduation from the Delhi High School in 1952, Pete served with the United States Navy from December 1952 - November 1956. Upon discharge, he returned to Delhi to farm. On March 18, 1967, Walter was united in marriage to Ruth Schenke at the First United Methodist Church in Colesburg. They spent their married life farming near Delhi. Pete was a member of the Upper Bay Grange, the Delhi United Methodist Church and sang in the church choir. Pete enjoyed fishing, playing his banjo and taking the time to visit with people.
Pete is survived by two sons, Michael (Ericia) Lanning of Lamont and David (Delaine) Lanning of Swisher; one granddaughter, Payton; one brother, William Lanning of Delhi; two sisters, Sylvia Czyzewski of St. Paul, MN, and Mary Ellen (Keith) Holdridge of MN; inlaws, Janet Brockmeyer, Burdette "Bud" (Lavera) Schenke, and Robert "Tooney" (Wilma) Lincoln and many nieces and nephews.
Pete was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth in 2005; and his parents, Raymond and Olga Lanning.
Please sign the online guestbook for Walter at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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