Our father, Larry Annema, left this world on September 23, 2023, at the age of 68. He was born on January 26, 1955, to John and Nell (Wolters) Annema, in Artesia, California.
In 1963, Larry’s dad passed away. Pete and Bonnie Wolters were instrumental in his childhood and throughout his life.
Larry graduated from Lynden Christian High School and on September 1, 1979, he married Darli Lund. To this union, two sons were born Chad Blair and Mitchel Annema.
Larry took pride in building Annema Construction for 47 years. For hobbies, he enjoyed playing golf and coaching basketball and baseball. He thoroughly enjoyed sports, participating in Sedro-Woolley Rotary, and volunteering at Mt. Vernon Christian School.
He is survived by his mother, Nell Annema; sons, Chad Blair (Dawn Michelle), Mitchel John Annema; older brother, Toby (Barb)Annema; one sister, Agnes (Don) DeLeeuw; younger brother, John Annema; five grandsons, Cayden, Micah, Abram, Maverick, Jackson; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Larry loved deeply and spent plenty of quality time with some dear friends, Jim and Jan Feddema and Dr. Irvin Brown. He will forever hold a place in our hearts.
A Celebration of Larry’s life will be held at 11:00, on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Inspire Church, 805 Township St., Sedro-Woolley, WA. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Mt. Vernon Christian School. Share your memories of Larry and sign the online guest register.
Dear Annema family, So sorry for your loss. Sarah and I send you our condolences.
Larry, Toby and I were good buddies thru grade school and high school. One of the things that brought us together was that we had all lost our dads at a young age and though we had some mentors we still had to learn how to be a man without a father in the house. Larry’s uncle Pete was one of those mentors and we learned to drive truck and how to work on Pete’s farm. Because we learned to drive at young age we would cruse around Mt Vernon when our moms were out of town before we had our license. We spent a lot of time playing sports what ever the season. Mt Vernon Christian School gave us a key to their gym which at that time was the upstairs of a barn. There we played endless hours of basketball. When I went to college and left the area I lost contact with Larry but a couple years ago I ran into him at a restaurant in Burlington. It was good to have that opportunity to chat with him for a bit. I am sorry I will not make the funeral because of a prior commitment. I would like to have had a chance to see you.
I and my sister Janna would like to send our sympathy and love to Nell, Toby, Agnes, and Larry’s family. I have many good memories of the good old days when we were young. Larry Toby and Johan were together all the time. they were like brothers and Agnes was like a sister. May God’s love and peace surround you all!
Annema family…what a heart wrenching time. Larry has been a tremendous blessing in our life and we treasure the memories. May your hearts be filled with God’s promises and memories of Larry’s exemplary life; filling that empty spot and loss . Ps.139
It was wonderful knowing you,not to mention that I had one of the best trip last year in LA .so glad that you was a big part of that trip. It was amazing the time we spent together.and I was so looking forward the upcoming trip this year.you will be missed but never forgotten. Rest in peace my dear friend.my heart felt condolences to the entire Annema family one and all.
Larry will be missed! I have great memories of Larry. I pray that the Lord grants the family His peace during this time.
So sorry to hear about passing of your son and brother Larry. Our sincere condolences to you and the family. May our Lord give you peace, strength and comfort during this difficult time. Toby and Aukje Brouwer
We are praying for you..Chad & Mitch & your beautiful famiĺies! Your Dad loved you all so much & he was so loved! We are grateful we knew him! Heaven is Rejoicing at his Homecoming..but he will be so missed here on earth! Love you all very much
Our sincere condolences to the family, Prayers for your loss.
Chad, Mitch, and all the family,
My sincere sympathy to each of you. I know how much he loved all of you and please remember his laughter and smile when you think of him. I will.
My deepest condolences to the family. Larry was a very good friend of mine, and of many for that matter. R.I.P. my good friend. You will be missed deeply by all.
Larry was a great guy, gone way to soon
Our condolences on the death of your dear Father and Grandpa and all those who loved him so much. wish you all a lot of strength and good luck for now but also in the near future. May you receive the strength to do this from our Heavenly Father. !
Sending my love to the family. So sorry for Mitch & Chad & the entire family & friends.
Chad and Mitch- We are sorry for the loss of your father. Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.
Thoughts are with Chad and Mitch. We spent many of years with Larry and got to know him well, he was a great guy. He and Nic had a wonderful time together at the “Super Bowl” in Arizona. One of Nic’s favorite times. I’m sorry we are not able to make the funeral but please know we are there in spirit. Love, Nic, Laurye, Camden and McKynlee Schmidt
Larry was my friend and his son’s were close friends with my son. This summer we talked Early in the morning at Bonnie Jo’s almost every day. He was a hard worker and a genuinely good man. Prayers for his family 🙏