Lawerance R.

Gross Sr.

Lawerance R. Gross Sr., age 81, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Paulding County Hospital.

Lawerance was born on November 5, 1940 in Beattyville, Kentucky to the late Clayton and Verna (Callahan) Gross. On August 5, 1960 he married Beverly Giesken, who survives. In 1990 after 30 years, Lawerance retired from International Harvester as a large truck repairman. He was a devoted member of Restoration Tabernacle Church in Defiance.

Lawerance is survived by his children: Lawerance Gross, Jr., Antwerp, OH; Mark (Carole) Gross, Paulding, OH; Robert (Cathy) Gross, Paulding, OH; Pamela (Robert) Gardner, Paulding, OH; siblings: Raymond (Gracie) Gross, Dorothy Throne, Virginia (Ernie) Dickey, Winston (Rita) Gross, Lowell (Teresa) Gross, Gar (Carol) Gross, Sally Gross, Steven (Wanda) Gross, Sandi (George) Metz; grandchildren: Lawerance Gross III, Alexandrea Gross, Aaron (Sarah) Gross, Spencer (Stephanie) Gross, Preston Gross, Sara (Gunther) Gerschutz, Kyle Gardner, Kyle (Lindsay) Sunday; great grandchildren: Asher, Gatlin, Carson, Kameron, and one on the way.

Lawerance is also preceded in death by his sister, Christina Corwin, two infant brothers, and granddaughter, Ashley Messmann.

Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Paulding Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Janet Strickland officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Paulding, OH.

Visitation will be 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. on Monday, January 3, 2022 at Den Herder Funeral Home. There will also be visitation from 10:00 A.M. until time of services on Tuesday at the church.

The family requests that anyone attending Lawerance's services and visitation to please wear a mask or face covering and maintain social distancing.