Obit: Larson, Leonard O. (1912 – 1969)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Larson, Huls, Fischer, Duce, Gorsegner, Karnes, Potts, Peters

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 13 Feb 1969

Larson, Leonard O. (8 JUN 1912 – 9 FEB 1969)

Leonard O. Larson, 56, of Stanley (Chippewa Co., Wis.) died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield.

He was born in the Town of Worden (Clark Co., Wis.) on June 8, 1912. On October 18, 1939 he married Jane Huls. They farmed in the Town of Worden, then moved to Stanley. He was employed by Lyman Lumber, O & N Lumber in Thorp, and the United Building Center in Stanley. He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and custodian of that church for five years.

Survivors are his wife; a son, Robert, and a daughter, Patricia, both of Milwaukee; one grandchild; five sisters, Mrs. Eugene Fischer, Milwaukee; Mrs. Herbert Duce, Thorp; Mrs. Russell Gorsegner, Minneapolis; Mrs. Vinton Karnes, Klamath Falls, Ore., and Mrs. Lawrence Potts, Azusa, California.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Carl W. Peters officiating. Burial was in the East Side Cemetery.