A rural Kenneth man died Friday evening after the tractor he was driving rolled over and pinned him underneath.
According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Department, 63-year-old Larry Ossenfort was hauling a hay bale on the front loader of a tractor while traveling along the side of a hill.

The Farm-all/IH – 560 tractor tipped over to its left side, rolling over and pinning Ossenfort underneath.
The report stated that the grade of the hill or the weight of the bale strapped to the bucket caused the accident, which was reported around 7:40 p.m. Friday.

The Rock County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Hardwick Fire Department, Kenneth Fire Department, Luverne Fire Department and the Rock County Ambulance were called to the field at 1986 180th Ave. near Kenneth.

“Ozzie,” as he was known, worked for many years at Pepsi Bottling Company in Pipestone as a route salesman.
He was forced to retire from Pepsi as the result of a motorcycle accident in August of 1989. Following a lengthy recovery he worked for Luverne Truck Equipment in Brandon, S.D.

In recent years he enjoyed spending time with his son Mark’s two children, Matthew and Michael.
Ossenfort is survived by his wife, Marcia; three children, Mark (Mari) Ossenfort of Sioux Falls, Kristine Nathe of Alexandria, and Nathan (Lesli) Ossenfort of Buena Vista, Ark; three stepchildren, Shannon (Sue) Schutz of Sleepy Eye, Angie (Jim) Evans of Croton, Ohio, and Jason (April) Schutz of Sleepy Eye.

Ossenfort is survived by 15 siblings, Loren (Grace) Ossenfort of Luverne, David (Linda) Ossenfort of Grandville, Mich., Donald (Barb) Ossenfort of Rapid City, S.D., Lois (Norman) Nath of Luverne, Carol (Virgil) Oltmann of Apple Valley, Alice (Ron) Hansen of Hardwick, Linda (Gene) Molden of St. Cloud, Rodger (Dianne) Ossenfort of Luverne, Judy (Mike) Reis of Columbus, Ga., Deb (Roger) Gehrke of Beaver Creek, Dennis (Diane) Ossenfort of Worthington, Brenda (Keith) Staeffler of Valley Springs, and Kathy (Keith) Scholten of Valley Springs. Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday in St. Catherine Church, Luverne.

See the obituary for complete information.

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