CELEBRATION OF LIFE information has been added to his obituary.   Please see details below.

Larry Dale Mackey , age 78, of Remer, MN died unexpectedly on Monday, May 8, 2023 at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital in Grand Rapids, MN.

Larry was born on November 13, 1944 to Dale and Gladys Mackey in Hutchinson, MN and grew up in Buffalo Lake, MN. While in high school, Larry was a devoted athlete, lettering in football, track, and wrestling. He was privileged to wrestle at the Minnesota High School level, winning the 125-wt. class at state, and 212 class conference champs in track and wrestling. Larry graduated from Buffalo Lake High School in 1962 and from Mankato State University in 1968 with his bachelors in Math and computer science programming.

Larry worked for Mankato Citizens Telephone Company and U.S. Bank in St. Paul where he helped establish the first ATM machines for U.S. Bank. He retired at age 58 and moved to Little Thunder Lake in Remer, MN where he enjoyed the outdoors and northern Minnesota living. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, fireworks, gardening, and home canning vegetables, photography. He stayed up-to-date in technology and loved watching Fox News.

Larry is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Alex Mackey; and brother-in-law, Roger Dyrssen.

He is survived by his daughter, Leiha (Brian) Baynes; siblings, Betty (Bob) Hall, Myrna Dyrssen, Loren (Paula) Mackey, LeAnn (Robert) Hauer, Jayne (Doug) Fratzke; two grandchildren, Luke (Teila) Baynes, Stacey (Oliver) Lundquist; great grandchildren, Marshall, Blake, and Mason Baynes, Royal, Dempsey, and Poppy Lundquist; and many nieces and nephews.

A family graveside service will be held at 11 AM Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Methodist Cemetery in Buffalo Lake, MN. A Celebration of Larry's Life will follow Saturday, June 10 ^th from 12 Noon – 3:00 PM at the Lion's Den, 132 Main Street, Buffalo Lake, Minnesota.