Larry Bockhop

Larry J. "Bucky" Bockhop, age 71, of Belmont, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017, at his residence. He was born December 1, 1945, the son of Maynard and Ruth (Woodward) Bockhop at the Cunningham Hospital, Platteville, Wisconsin. Larry graduated from Belmont High School in 1963. He farmed the Bockhop Family Farm in Belmont. Larry enjoyed watching any sporting activity. He was inducted into the South West Wisconsin Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Survivors include his aunt, Viola Kuehl, Platteville; many members of the Bockhop and Woodward families; longtime friend and farmhand, Randy Darrow; many other friends and neighbors.

He was preceded in death by his parents Maynard and Ruth Bockhop.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Martin Schwartz Funeral Home & Crematory, 100 Park Place, Platteville, with Reverend Michael Short officiating. Burial was in Belmont Cemetery, Belmont. Family and friends called on Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until time of services at the funeral homes.