Larry Mahar
Larry Mahar, 78, of the Town of Hartland passed away at his home on April 8, 2021. Born in Medina, NY on Nov. 28, 1942, he was the youngest son of the late Emmett and Sylvia (Haseley) Mahar.
A lifelong resident of Chapman Road, Larry was the youngest of 6 children and grew up helping his parents on the family dairy farm. He and his brothers raised dry beans, corn and well as hay. They also ran a successful saw mill for many years, as well as raised Hereford cattle. Larry felt his calling in life was always to be a farmer, carrying on his family tradition and legacy. His dream was to have a barn full of International tractors, which through hard work, he was able to achieve.
In 1998, Larry along with his wife started a successful family run business, Mahar Excavating Inc. He took great pride in working every day with his son Joe serving the community. Everyone knew when the big yellow pumper truck drove by, Larry was most likely behind the wheel. He never missed a day of work- whether it was running the bulldozer, leveling with his grader or loading stone with his prized John Deere payloader into his beloved Mack Granite dump truck, which he was fortunate enough to do right up until last week. Larry’s business was not only his livelihood but also his passion and drive. He was still like a little kid on Christmas morning every time when a new piece of equipment came in the driveway. His hard work and dedication allowed him to have the equipment he enjoyed as well as building a foundation for the business to succeed in the years to come.
Larry enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Larry was always a gentle friendly face who would take the time to say hello. He enjoyed visiting with the customers as he pumped their septic tanks. He loved his big yellow dog Rosie who was his best friend and faithful companion whom he took for a ride every morning to each end of the road in his truck before going to work. The only vacation Larry ever took was once a year to attend the WNY Gas and Steam Show with his family. He drove his golf cart around every year finding deals in the flea market, tractors to look at and old friends to talk to.
Larry is predeceased by his beloved wife Linda (Schwartz) Mahar. Devoted and loving father of: Rebecca (Adam) Price of Batavia and Joseph (Lyndsay) Mahar of Gasport; PaPa to: Isabella, Eliza Mae, Hailey and Joey. He is survived by his brother, James Mahar and sister, Linda McDonough; as well as several in-laws, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his brothers: William Mahar, David (Joan) Mahar and Francis (Maryann) Mahar.
There will be no visitation. A private graveside service will be held in the Hartland Cemetery. A memorial picnic will be held this summer at the farm under the big maple trees.