Larison, Earl Luvern (1928-2013)
LARISON, DANIELSON, HUNTLEY, HALPENNY, LOCKETT
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/31/2013 at 17:56:20
Earl Luvern Larison
July 06, 1928 - December 04, 2013
Early, IowaEarl Luvern Larison, age 85, of Early, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Earl came into the world a bit early on July 6, 1928, at the hospital in Hastings, Minnesota. His proud parents, Claud Hammitt and Selma Emelia (Danielson) Larison, operated a farm just outside town. A couple of moves later, the Larison Family, which included four brothers (Earl, Dean, Darril & Claud, Jr.) and one sister (Fern), arrived in Early, Iowa, in 1940 where they would make their home.
Like all the Larison children, Earl enjoyed participating in sports throughout his school years. Nonetheless, Dad was destined to develop a life-long passion for music. Although he only briefly took up playing the trombone, he enjoyed listening, singing along with, and dancing with his wife, Marlene, to music whenever he had the chance.
Earl joined the United States Air Force and served during the Korean Conflict. During that time, he discovered his love for the southwestern region of the United States. He later commented that he didn’t exactly know how he would realize his dream, but he knew that he wanted to spend his retirement years with Marlene in the warmth of the Arizona sunshine during the winter months. And, for over twenty years, Earl and Marlene did just that.
After serving his country, Earl married Marlene in 1953 at Zion Lutheran Church in Auburn, Iowa. Thus began a wonderful marriage that would last for sixty years. After their wedding, they traveled to Colorado to enjoy a relaxing honeymoon, after which they began their life together in Storm Lake, Iowa, sharing an apartment by the lake. In 1955, they broke ground at 1009 Seneca (Storm Lake), and with the help of friends and Earl’s father, Claud, they built what would become their family home for forty years.
In 1956, Earl and Marlene began their family, which in time would include: Denise Marie Larison (husband, Todd), of Victoria, Minnesota, Major David Allen Larison (wife, Wendy), of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Douglas Earl Larison, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and DeAnn Marlene Lockett (husband, Dean), of Omaha, Nebraska.
When Earl began working at Kingan’s in 1948, he had no idea that one day he would be President and Manager of Storm Lake’s credit union, which had its humble beginnings in the basement of his home on Seneca Street. Earl, along with others, had recognized the need for a credit union. News spread by employee word-of-mouth, and in 1968, the people working at Hygrade established a credit union. Soon thereafter, Earl was “volunteered” to serve on the Credit Union Board of Directors since he had been a Kingan-Hygrade employee since 1948. The credit union grew quickly, and within a few years, it moved from the basement of Earl and Marlene’s home to an office across from Hygrade and ultimately to a building across from the Storm Lake High School. As the credit union continued to grow, Earl went on to serve as a regional and national representative in the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). As such, he became a driving force in the credit union movement. In the meantime, Marlene became his full-time work companion and served as Vice President and Assistant Manager until they retired in 1989.
After retiring, Earl wanted to ‘show Marlene a good time’ so they could enjoy themselves together. Having many hobbies and interests, he remained very active throughout his retirement years. Typically, he had his eye on the ball, whether golfing, bowling, or playing pool. On his sixtieth birthday, for example, he played eighteen holes of golf in the morning and slalom water-skied after an afternoon of biking. He was also happy working on puzzles and toiling in his garden. An avid reader, he loved conversing with others and always welcomed a friendly discussion about politics, economics, and social issues. He, also, loved to build things and always seemed to have a project going.
Earl will be remembered for his intellect, his life-long desire to learn, his generosity, and his appreciation of the world around him. During his courageous battle with cancer, he greatly appreciated the many cards, phone calls, e-mails, visits, prayers, and positive thoughts from the many who cared for him.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents, Claud and Selma; his three brothers, Dean, Darril and Claud, Jr.; his sister-in-law, Marge (Dean) Larison; and his brother-in-law, Ed (Fern) Huntley.
Earl will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Marlene; his children, Denise, David, Doug, and DeAnn; and his five grandchildren: Amanda Halpenny; Katie, Brandon, and Jordan Larison; and Taylor Lockett; and his sister, Fern Huntley, of Omaha, Nebraska; as well as his Minnesota cousins.
Memorial Service: 1:30 p.m., December 14, 2013, at Faith Lutheran Church, Early, Iowa.
Visitation: 4:00-7:00 p.m., December 13, 2013, at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, 1120 W. Main St., Sac City, Iowa.Copyright © 2013, Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Sac City, Iowa.
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