Carl Palmer LaVo

1924 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	Carl Palmer LaVo
  Born	15 Jun 1924	San Francisco, California
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Aug 2012	Okeechobee, Florida
  	Carl Palmer LaVo, Jr passed away August 20, 2012 in Okeechobee, Florida. He was born June 15, 1924 in San Franciso, California. Mr. LaVo proudly served our Country in the United States Navy and was a Regional Vice President in the Agriculture Industry. There will be no public services. All arrangements are entrusted to the loving care of the Buxton Funeral Home and Crematory, 110 NE 5th Street, Okeechobee, Florida 34972. --------------------------------------------------------- CARL PALMER LAVO SR. Carl Palmer LaVo Sr., 88, of Hampstead, NC, passed away after a short illness on Monday, August 20, 2012 at his daughter and son-in-law's house in Okeechobee, Fla. Mr. LaVo was born in San Francisco, Calif., on June 15, 1924 to Carl F. and Ivy Canning LaVo. He was a veteran of World War II, having served for three years in the Pacific aboard the destroyer USS Halford (DD-480). He and his shipmates participated in many engagements with the enemy including the Battle of Surigao Strait in the Philines during the American landings at Leyte Gulf. Mr. LaVo was employed by Swift & Co. after the war as a salesman and executive in charge of petro-chemical operations initially in the San Joaquin Valley of California, then South Florida, the mid-Atlantic region, the Carolinas and all of Australia. He and wife Irene retired in the 1970s to the home they built in Washington Acres in Hampstead. He was a member of St. John's Masonic Lodge No. 1 of North Carolina and was a former member of the Rotary Club wherever he lived during his working years. He was also a member of the USS Halford veterans organization, attending many annual reons. Mr. LaVo was a consummate fisherman, especially deep-sea trolling, and owned many power boats in his lifetime. He was former commodore of the Ventnor Yachting Club of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs Association and member of the Cape Fear Yachlub based at Oak Island, NC. In his younger days, Mr. LaVo got the whole family interested in waterskiing and trout fishing on lakes in the Sierra Mountains. Mr. LaVo and his wife, who passed away last January, loved vacationing throughout the world, and visiting with relatives. Both lived very active lives in retirement. Whenever he was with family and friends, one of Mr. LaVo's favorite expressions was, "Let the good times roll." Surviving are Carl LaVo Jr. (Mary Anne) of Levittown, PA; Joyce Diane Frusterio (Sam) of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Debra Jean Cleary (Robert) of Destin, FL; four grandchildren, Kimberly Ann Frusterio Sepe (John), J.P. Cleary (Kami), Brian Frusto (Heather), and Genevieve LaVo Cosdon (Michael), five great-grandchildren - Samantha Sepe; Brianna, Sophia, and Matthew Cleary; and Dashiell Cosdon; and a sister Bennie Fry of Independence, OR. A celebration of Mr. LaVo's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 7, 2012, at Hampstead United Methodist Church, 15395 US Hwy. 17, Hampstead, NC, with the Pastor Randy Maynard officiating. A reception immediately will follow the service at Gary and Kellie Hinrichs home at 204 Battery Lane. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to Davis Health Care Center, 1011 Porter Neck Road, Wilmington, NC 28411. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/starnewsonline/obituary.aspx?n=carl-palmer-lavo&pid=159613552
  Person ID	I6850	Grow
  Last Modified	2 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Carl Flourney LaVo,   b. 29 Sep 1902, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas ,   d. 13 May 1969, San Francisco, California  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Ivy LaVon Canning,   b. 1 Apr 1904, East Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 14 Sept 2000, Salem, Marion, Oregon  (Age 96 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1923	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F2164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilda Irene Valentine Braaten,   b. 14 Feb 1919, Olalla, Washington ,   d. 17 Jan 2012, Wilmington, North Carolina  (Age 92 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1943
  Children	1. Carl Palmer LaVo, Jr.,   b. 3 Sep 1944, San Francisco, California ,   d. 20 Aug 2012, Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida  (Age 67 years)   2. Joyce Dianne LaVo   3. Debra Jean LaVo
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F2165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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