Ervin K. Larson

LARSON, SCHEUERMAN, LEWIS, CASTILLO, MADDEN

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 6/26/2009 at 11:14:26

Ervin K. Larson, 75, died Sunday, May 20th, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a short illness. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 3-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 16th , 2007 at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Avenue, Iowa City A memorial service will follow at 4p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to The American Cancer Society.

Ervin was born on June 24th, 1931, the son of Alfred and Rose (Scheuerman) Larson in Iowa City, IA. Ervin grew up in West Branch, where he attended school and later graduated from West Branch High School in 1949. From there Ervin and his identical twin, Elvin, attended college at Iowa State University where both were members of Alpha Tau Omega. In 1953, after graduating from college, Ervin and Elvin were drafted and served in an intelligence unit of The United States Army in Berlin, Germany.

In 1953 before beginning his service in the Army, Ervin married Dorothy Lewis. After being honorably discharged from the Army in 1955, Ervin and Dorothy started farming on his grandfather’s farm outside of West Branch. In the early 1960’s, Ervin decided to pursue other agriculture-related endeavors. Ervin and his family moved to Grinnell where Ervin worked as an agriculture salesman. In 1963, the family then moved to Mason City where Ervin worked as a farm consultant for 17 years. In 1980, Ervin and Dorothy moved back to West Branch and were livestock farmers on the same land that he grew up on. After retiring from farming in the late 1980’s, Ervin worked at The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and at NCS in Iowa City.

Ervin enjoyed fishing with his son and cheering on the Hawks or Cyclones in whatever sport was being played. He loved spending time with his family and friends at the family cabin in Estes Park, Colorado.

Ervin is survived by his daughter Jennifer Larson of West Branch, granddaughter Cassandra Castillo of Iowa City, and grandson James Madden of Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Ervin was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy, his mother and father, his twin brother Elvin and one son Christopher.