LAFAYETTE–Larry “Lightning” Elden Struck, 75, of Lafayette, died peacefully of a stroke on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis with his family by his side. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winthrop. Pastor Paul Meitner will officiate. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Brighton Township. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday March 12, 2026, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, and will continue for one hour prior to the service at church on Friday. Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes are assisting the family. A full obituary will appear in Wednesday’s edition of the Journal.