Wittmers, Dr. Lorentz "Larry", Jr. age 73, of Duluth, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his home with his family by his side. Larry was born on March 19, 1942 in St. Peter, Minnesota to Lorentz and Angela (Golob) Wittmers. He graduated from De La Salle High School and went on to attend the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis). He obtained his BS in Chemistry and Mathematics in 1964 and his M.D. and Ph.D. in Physiology and Bio-Chemistry in 1974. On April 1, 1967, he was married to Ruth Zaske in Minneapolis. They moved to Duluth in 1974 where Larry began teaching at St. Scholastica and University Minnesota Duluth. Larry is survived by his wife Ruth of 48 years; children, Erica (Peter Graves) Wittmers-Graves, Peter (Kim), Nicole (Kenneth) Nigro, Joy (Matthew) Miller, Sara Wittmers; grandchildren, Morgan, Harper, Madison, Burke, Kendall, Oliver, Owen and Keyle; siblings, Carol Socher and Patty (Dan) Nadeau; brother-in-law Robert (Diane) Zaske, as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.Gathering of family and friends will be held from 1:30 pm until the 3 pm memorial service on Friday, May 15, 2015 in Cremation Society of Minnesota 4100 Grand Ave., Duluth, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank. Services entrusted to Cremation Society of Minnesota, 218-624-5200.
