Richard Larry Comer North East, Maryland Obituary

Richard Larry Comer

<p>Richard Larry Comer, 72 of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Perry Point VA Medical Center, Perry Point, MD.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>He was born in Havre de Grace, MD, on March 23, 1949.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Larry served his country proudly during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Navy.&nbsp; He was part of the first crew on the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Larry was self-employed for 20 years as a brick and block mason.&nbsp; He was well known in the county for the quality of his work and was very proud of each job he completed.&nbsp; He then went to work as a sheet metal fabricator for Fairfield Mechanical, Lititz, PA, retiring after 18 years of service.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>He was a member of American Legion Mason Dixon Post 194, Rising Sun, MD.&nbsp; He attended North East Methodist Church, North East, MD.&nbsp; He enjoyed anything to do with trains and the railroad. But the light of his life was his granddaughter, Emily Faith and he loved her with all his heart.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Survivors include his loving wife of 52 years: Brenda (Riddle) Comer; one son: Richard Larry Comer, Jr. (Martha Ann Cook) of Elkton, MD; his mother: Rose Mary (Lewis) Comer of MT; his granddaughter: Emily Faith Comer; his sister-in-law: Patty (Jeff), to whom he was a father figure; his special sister-in-law: Connie (Tom); three brother-in-laws who thought of him as a brother: Mo (Lori), Bill (Maria) and Steve (Gina); his uncle: Robert Lewis(Barbara); and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Larry was preceded in death by his father: Bryan Comer; and brother: George Jenkins.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Funeral service will be held Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 12:00 noon at Crouch Funeral Home, P.A., 127 South Main Street, North East, MD, with visitation beginning at 11:00 am.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Interment with Military Honors will follow at 2:00 pm in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, DE.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to support hospice care for the veterans at Perry Point.&nbsp; Please make check payable to VAMHCS and send to funeral home.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
March 23, 1949 - November 23, 202103/23/194911/23/2021
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Terry Renninger
December 15, 2021
Brenda so sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your son and the rest of your family.
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Terry and Lynn Pugh
December 4, 2021
Brenda so very sorry for your loss...
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Maria Riddle
December 14, 2021
Maria Riddle

Larry and Brenda helped get us started
getting our house.
We stayed with them until our house was delivered.
Larry actually put our basement in.

We will miss Larry very much!
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Danny Dill
December 1, 2021
I worked with Larry for twenty years. We were always good friends. Larry was a very hard worker
and always did exellent work on the job. He had a great sense of humor and had a way of getting
me to laugh. I used to draw cartoons of the men we worked with and Larry alw... Continue Reading
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Janice Hong
November 30, 2021
I have known the Comers since 2015 and feel privileged to have spent so much time getting to know them throughout that period. I will miss Larry so much...but what I will miss the most about him is his warm heart, friendly smile and laugh, and off the wall sense of humor... Continue Reading
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David Bradford, Chaplain, Mason-Dixon Post 194
November 29, 2021
To the Comer Family,
We, at the American Legion, have a profound sense of loss at the death of any veteran. That sense of loss is especially magnified when it is a member of your own Post. Words can never truly convey the depths of our feelings or sympathies for the fam... Continue Reading
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Mo (June) Riddle
November 29, 2021
I have so many memories with Larry but the one that has always stood out is the night he and I tried to rope a stray cow from the back of his pickup truck. We took turns driving and roping and fortunately for us, neither of us was a good cowboy that night. Larry has alwa... Continue Reading
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Pam and Alvin Russell
November 29, 2021
Sorry for your loss..He was fun in high school..Have not seen him for awhile..
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A candle was posted for Richard Larry Comer.
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The staff at Crouch Funeral Home, P.A.
November 29, 2021
We plant this tree as a living memorial to Richard. We are deeply sorry for your loss.
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