Walfred
Larson, 72
Strandquist
- Walfred "Wally" Larson, 72, died Saturday,
July 28, 2001 at his home in
Strandquist.
Funeral
services were held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31,
at 
Bethesda
Lutheran Church in Strandquist with Rev. Philip
Rokke officiating. Orpha Schaffhauser was the
organist, and Everett Englund and Vangie Carlson
was the soloists. Casketbearers were Douglas
Hendrickson, Ricky Carlson, LeRoy Hougard, Glenn
Erickson, Dean Holmstrom and Donavan Donarski.
Green Funeral Home of Thief River Falls was in
charge of the arrangements.
Walfred
John Larson was born on August 19, 1928 in West
Valley township of Marshall county, the son of Carl
and Bertha (Holmstrom) Larson. He was baptized at
Mamrelund Lutheran Church near Strandquist in 1928
and confirmed at Bethesda Lutheran Church near
Newfolden. He attended Oakridge country school in
Wright township of Marshall county.
On
April 13, 1949, Wally was united in marriage
Phyllis Erickson at Bethel Lutheran Church in
Karlstad. The couple made their home on the Larson
family farm in West Valley township of Marshall
county.
Wally
farmed and owned a trucking firm which hauled
turkeys for Land O' Lakes for a number of years.
For several years, he also worked as a substitute
bus driver for Tri Valley Bus.
He
was a member of Bethesda Lutheran Church and was an
organizer of its cemetery association.
Wally
is survived by his wife, Phyllis of Strandquist; a
son, Wayne (Patricia) Larson of Strandquist; two
daughters, Ginger (Patrick) Passa of Newfolden and
Sheila (Robert) Bielski of Franklin, Mass.; seven
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Larson
and Bertha Larson Scholin; and two sisters, Emphrie
Hougard and Mildred Carlson.
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