(1) Er ist verheiratet mit Betty Marie HANSEN.Quelle 2
Sie haben geheiratet am 17. Dezember 1951 in Nashua, er war 26 Jahre alt.
Kind(er):
(2) Er ist verheiratet mit Salinda Josephine WILKINSON.Quelle 3
Sie haben geheiratet am 16. Dezember 1990, er war 65 Jahre alt.
Raymond Lewis Larsen, 84, of Alexander, died on Sunday, August 30, 2009, at Hampton Health Care.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 4, at 10:30 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Alexander, with Pastors Phil Arnold and Craig Larsen officiating. Burial will be in the Alexander Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 p.m., on Thursday, September 3, at the Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond and continue one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday. Memorials in Ray's name may be given to the Humane Societies of Wright or Franklin County.
Born to Fred and Lottie (Bell) Larsen on December 25, 1924, on the family farm north of Alexander, Raymond graduated from the Alexander High School in 1944. He taught his Shetland pony, Major to do tricks, such as counting by pounding his hoof on the ground when told a number. Raymond was a catcher on the baseball team and sang in the choir at the United Methodist Church, where he was baptized and confirmed. After graduating, Raymond worked for area farmers until he started farming on his own. His hobbies were playing accordion, riding his 350 Honda, woodworking and collecting toy tractors.
He married Betty Marie Hansen on December 17, 1951, at the Little Brown Church of Nashua. They lived on a farm near Coulter where they started a family. They later moved to a farm near Clear Lake, then near Mason City and in 1966, to Alexander where his trucking career began, first as an independent contractor, then for the Asgrow Seed Co. in Clarion where he worked for 20 years until his retirement in 1987. During his years as a truck driver he delivered seed to many states and Canada. He often took his children along to enjoy the sights along his route.
Betty died in 1983. He married Salinda Josephine Wilkinson on December 16, 1990 and they lived in Manly. Josephine died in 2005. Raymond lived in his home in Alexander, with the help of his children, until a stroke disabled him and he became a resident of the Hampton Health Care for three years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Elmer, Wilbur and Clifford; and his two wives.
Surviving are his sons, Roger (Rose) Larsen of Bloomfield, New Mexico and Virgil (Kim) Larsen of Alexander; daughters, Nancy Sweeny of Belmond and Julie Weide of Grafton; grandchildren, Tony Larsen, Matthew Larsen, Becky Larsen, Aaron Sweeny, Angela (Jon) Lowery, Quentin Larsen, Kami Larsen and Christian Larsen; and two great-grandchildren.
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