In Memory Of
Lawrence Barry Tranter
1942
2021
Lawrence Barry Tranter
November 8, 1942 — November 6, 2021
On November 6, 2021, Lawrence Barry Tranter, "Chief", passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on November 8, 1942 in Trenton, New Jersey where he lived until he entered the Air Force in 1961. Through the years, he rose to the rank of Chief Master Sergeant and retired after 30 years of loyal service to his country.
Lawrence loved first and foremost his family, his country, the GOP, the NRA, country music, gummy candies, and pepper on everything.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence Tranter and Mary Bernadette Tranter (McDonald), and his sister, Charlotte "Gail" Adams.
He is survived by the love of his life of 53 years, Evelyn Tranter (Perron), his four children, Maryanne Tranter (Leo Rivas) of Jinotega, Nicaragua, Jennifer Petry (Brian) of Columbus, Ohio, Christopher Tranter of Houston, Texas, and Matthew Tranter (Kellie) of Dallas, Texas; his sister, Mary Elizabeth Matuniak (Karl) of Hamilton Township, New Jersey; grandchildren Alexandria and Tony Tranter, Sydney and Ethan Carroll, Claire Petry, Tatum and Kasen Sharp, Kourtlynn and Kynndall Tranter; and many cousins, nieces and nephews .
There will be visitation on Sunday, November 14, 2021 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Newcomer Funeral Home, 4104 Needmore Road, Dayton, OH. Mass will be held Monday, November 15, 2021 at 10:30 am at Saint Peter Catholic Church, 6161 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights, Ohio. Lawrence will be laid to rest in Dayton National Cemetery with full military honors following mass. There will be a live stream of the mass at www.daytonxii.org.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate a donation to one of the following: Ohio's Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420, www.hospiceofdayton.org, Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675, www.woundedwarriorproject.org or Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio Street; Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60611, www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org
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He was born on November 8, 1942 in Trenton, New Jersey where he lived until he entered the Air Force in 1961. Through the years, he rose to the rank of Chief Master Sergeant and retired after 30 years of loyal service to his country.
Lawrence loved first and foremost his family, his country, the GOP, the NRA, country music, gummy candies, and pepper on everything.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence Tranter and Mary Bernadette Tranter (McDonald), and his sister, Charlotte "Gail" Adams.
He is survived by the love of his life of 53 years, Evelyn Tranter (Perron), his four children, Maryanne Tranter (Leo Rivas) of Jinotega, Nicaragua, Jennifer Petry (Brian) of Columbus, Ohio, Christopher Tranter of Houston, Texas, and Matthew Tranter (Kellie) of Dallas, Texas; his sister, Mary Elizabeth Matuniak (Karl) of Hamilton Township, New Jersey; grandchildren Alexandria and Tony Tranter, Sydney and Ethan Carroll, Claire Petry, Tatum and Kasen Sharp, Kourtlynn and Kynndall Tranter; and many cousins, nieces and nephews .
There will be visitation on Sunday, November 14, 2021 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Newcomer Funeral Home, 4104 Needmore Road, Dayton, OH. Mass will be held Monday, November 15, 2021 at 10:30 am at Saint Peter Catholic Church, 6161 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights, Ohio. Lawrence will be laid to rest in Dayton National Cemetery with full military honors following mass. There will be a live stream of the mass at www.daytonxii.org.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate a donation to one of the following: Ohio's Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420, www.hospiceofdayton.org, Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675, www.woundedwarriorproject.org or Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio Street; Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60611, www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org
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Service Schedule
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Visitation
Sunday, November 14, 2021
6:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
Newcomer - North Dayton Chapel
Service
Monday, November 15, 2021
Starts at 10:30 am (Eastern time)
Huber Heights
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