William Earl “Bill” Larsen (1898-1946)

ANDERSON, FISHER, JACKETT, JOHNSON, KEISTER, LARSEN, MCCALLUM, NIELSEN, PERSONS, PINKHAM, SECORE, SULLIVAN, TYCKE

Posted By: Eileen Reed
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:42

The Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa
Thursday, April 25, 1946

William Larsen died suddenly at his home in Goldfield Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Larsen was an employee of the Goldfield Creamery for many years.

He is survived by his wife, and son, Lt. Merle Johnson, who is stationed in Okinawa.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete awaiting a reply from word sent to Merle.

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The Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa
Thursday, May 2, 1946

Goldfield

Larsen Rites Held Sunday

This community was saddened when the word was received of the sudden death of William Larsen on last Tuesday afternoon. He had apparently been in good health until a few days before his death, when he consulted the doctor. On Tuesday he had gone to work at the creamery as usual and early in the afternoon began to feel badly. He went home and in a very few minutes after his arrival there he passed away.

Bill, as he was affectionately known by everyone in this community made a host of friends by his happy disposition. During his years in the creamery he always had a cheery word for each person he met.

Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church, the Rev. Fred Schultz had charge of the service and burial was in the Glenwood cemetery.

William Larsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morton Larsen, was born January 31, 1898, and died at his home in Goldfield on April 23, 1946. He spent his early life with his parents on their farm north of town. He attended the rural school in Liberty township and when the family moved to town, he attended the Goldfield public school. He was united in marriage to Floy Keister on October 4, 1922. While Mr. and Mrs. Larsen had no children of their own, they made a home for their nephew Merle Johnson from the time he was eighteen months of age. He has been serving as a fighter pilot with the army air corps for the past three years and has the rank of first lieutenant. At the time of his foster father’s death he was stationed on Okinawa.

Mr. Larsen united with the Methodist church a number of years ago and has been a faithful member during that time. He has been employed as assistant buttermaker at the Goldfield creamery for the past twenty-three years.

He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister. Surviving his departure are his wife and foster son and seven brothers and two sisters as follows: August Larsen of Mason City, George Larsen and Harry Larsen of Goldfield, John Larsen of St. Marys, Va., Edward Larsen of Puyollupp, Wash., Howard Larsen of Tujunga, Cal., Guy Larsen of Tucson, Ariz., Mrs. Frank Anderson of Goldfield and Mrs. Blair Jackett of Baird, Nebr.

Out-of-town relatives who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. August Larsen and two sons Kermit and Stanley of Mason City, Mr. and Mrs. Blair Jackett and son Clifford of Baird, Nebr., Mr. and Mrs. Mack Keister and two daughters, Coyle Keister, Mrs. Donna Tycke and Leo Johnson of Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Keister of Hawarden, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Sullivan of Des Moines, Mrs. Pearl Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Secore and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pinkham of Cedar Falls, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McCallum and son of Britt, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Johnson and son Edward, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Nielsen, Mrs. Mary Neilsen, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer McCallum, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Larsen of Eagle Grove, Mrs. George Keister and Mrs. Howard Persons of Renwick, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Larsen of Hardy.