Larry Clark Ludecke

Larry Clark Ludecke, 79, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022 at his home. A funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 PM on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Park Lawn Funeral Home at 8251 Hillcrest Rd. Kansas City, MO 64138. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.

Larry was born on May 31, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri to Lawrence and Delores (Clark) Ludecke. He attended and graduated from Center High School in Kansas City in 1961. He attended Johnson County Community College, UMKC, and Park University and graduated with a Masters Degree. He was an English Literature professor at Park University for many years as well as working for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.

Larry loved to watch baseball, foreign films, westerns, traveling, and listening to all kinds of music. He was an avid reader of any kind of books and literature.

Larry is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his daughter, Paula Mars; daughter, Dana Stone; partner, Paula Martin and her children and grandson; brother, Terry Ludecke; sister, Patty Atzmiller; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 PM on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Road, Kansas City, MO 64138. A visitation will be from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Green Lawn Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.