Larsen, Edwin F. (1920 - 2016)

LARSEN, JENSEN, NELSON, PETERSON, BIRKS, RUTH, TIERNEY, SORNSON, ROBERTS, CUNNINGHAM, SIEN, PEDERSEN, KNUDSEN, VANAERNAM

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/31/2016 at 16:43:08

Name of deceased: Edwin Franklin Larsen

Aged: 96 yrs, 3 mo, 13 days

Residence: Elk Horn, IA

Born: Aug. 30, 1920; Oakfield Township, Audubon County, IA

Died: Dec. 13, 2016; Elk Horn, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016; Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA; burial of ashes was in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery, Elk Horn, IA

Survived by: Wife of 62 years, Bev Larsen of Elk Horn, IA; children, Linda (spouse, Roger) Jensen of Atlantic, IA, Marcia (spouse, Terry) Nelson of Kimballton, IA, Stephen Peterson of Elk Horn, IA, Christine Jensen of Boise, ID, and Rachel (spouse, Randy) Birks of Irwin, IA; grandchildren, Lonny (spouse, Christy) Jensen of Casey, IA, Crystal (spouse, Brad) Ruth of Orient, IA, Dana (spouse, Renee) Jensen of Adair, IA, Brad (spouse, Amy) Nelson of Griswold, IA, Jennifer (spouse, Chris) Tierney of Gretna, NE, Elizabeth Jensen of Denver, CO, Nate (spouse, Kara) Birks of Bettendorf, IA, and Sean (spouse, Ashlyn) Birks of Carroll, IA; 16 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John F. Larsen and Lilly (nee Sornson) Larsen; 1st wife, Ruby (deceased in 1952); sisters, Erma Roberts, Ina Cunningham Sien, Myrtis Pedersen, and Ardyce Knudsen

Education: attended country school #3 in Shelby County, IA, through Grade 8

Religious affiliation: baptized as an adult at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Adair, IA; longtime member of Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA, and twice served on the church board

Military service: no information provided

Marriages: (1) Ruby VanAernam; 1943; location not provided (2) Bev Peterson; May 19, 1954; Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA

Employment: driver, H.P. Jorgensen Trucking; he later bought the family farm, and rented and farmed more land, sold seed corn for over 40 years, sold Archer oil, did custom baling, had a corn shelling business and harvested clover seed.

Hobbies/Interests: Golfing

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