April 16, 1942 - Sept. 19, 2025

Larry John Gearhart, beloved husband, dad, grandpa, and friend, died peacefully in the early morning of Sept. 19, 2025.

He was born on April 16, 1942, in Ames, Iowa, to Wilma Lenore Deaton Gearhart and Russell Alfred Gearhart. The youngest of three sons, Larry grew up alongside his brothers Robert Russell Gearhart and Donald Gene Gearhart.

At 20 months old, Larry moved with his family from Iowa to California, where they resided at the Candlestick Cove Naval Housing Project in San Francisco, before settling in Visitacion Valley in 1950. He graduated from Westmore Adult Education High School in Daly City, California.

At age 18, Larry enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving with honor in Turkey and Germany until 1964. He then returned to San Francisco and w

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