Lawrence 'Larry' Fred Hanzlik

Lawrence "Larry" Fred Hanzlik, 78, of Great Falls, Mont., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, of natural causes.

He was born on Oct. 19, 1936, in Harlowton, Mont., to Fred W. and Erma Elaine (Hall) Hanzlik. He graduated from Harlowton High School in 1956 and went on to attend trade school at the Washington School for Barbering. After graduating in 1959, he went straight to work on the Highline until the late '70s before moving to Great Falls. He had been a barber in Glasgow for many years.

He was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary for 35 years and was the president for several of those years. He loved fishing and was an avid stamp and coin collector. He loved to make other people laugh and he always had a good joke to tell.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Noel Frost; his second wife, Theresa Kolar Hanzlik; and two sisters, Kathleen Anderson and Margarette Lawyer.

Survivors include two daughters, Michelle Thomas and Roxanne Ross; four sons, Thomas Hanzlik, David Bullock, Steven Hanzlik and Dennis Hanzlik; and several grandchildren.

A memorial service was held on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. at O'Connor Funeral Home in Great Falls.

O'Connor Funeral Home was handling arrangements.