LARSON, Almen Oren 1943-2003

LARSON, STOLE, BRADLEY, STRIEN, MASCHKA

Posted By: Jeffrey R. Phillips (email)
Date: 1/20/2005 at 17:42:08

Almen Larson
By: 07/23/2003

December 6, 1943-July 21, 2003

IOWA FALLS - Almen Oren Larson, 59, of Iowa Falls died Monday, July 21, 2003, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Memorial services will take place Monday, July 28, at 11 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls with Rev. Brian King officiating. Burial is in Ossian Hillside Cemetery, Ossian, Friday, July 25, at 2 p.m. There will be no visitation.

Almen was born Dec. 6, 1943, in Fort Dodge to Almen and Anna (Stole) Larson. He graduated from the Fort Dodge High School in 1961 and Luther College in 1965. He was a member of the Dow Jones and the Averages as a drummer, coached basketball and football from 1965-77, and was an avid Hawkeye fan. Almen was united in marriage to Janice Marie Bradley on Sept. 3, 1965, at the Good Sheppard Lutheran Church in Decorah. He had been employed as an insurance agent and was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls.

Surviving are his wife, Janice, of Iowa Falls; a son, Andrew, of Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Heidi Strien and husband Todd of Waterloo and Amy Maschka and husband Jeff of Lincoln, Neb.; five grandchildren, Anna Strien, Kaiser Strien, Isaac Strien, Madeline Maschka and Maeson Maschka; two brothers, Loren and wife Betty of Alden and Don and wife Karen of Santa Ana, Calif.; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Elton and Katy Bradley of Decorah. Preceding him in death were his parents and an infant sister.

Surls Funeral Home of Iowa Falls is in charge of arrangements.

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