Fritjof Ernest Larson

1918 - 1971  (53 years)

• Name	Fritjof Ernest Larson
  Nickname	Fred
  Born	12 May 1918	Orange Township, Adams County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Nov 1971	Deaconess Hospital, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Auburn, King County, Washington, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I187394	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Family	Iva May Memmer,   b. 24 Feb 1916, Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 30 Sep 2010, Oregon, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1942	Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Alice Marie Larson,   b. 16 Mar 1948, Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 14 Jun 2011, Garden Grove, Orange County, California, USA  (Age 63 years)   2. Ralph Edward Larson   3. Stanley Lee Larson   4. James Allen Larson
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F71766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Fritjof Ernest "Fred" Larson Birth: May 12, 1918 Death: Nov. 9, 1971 Tyndall Tribune & Register; Nov 25, 1971 pg 1 col 1 Ernest Fritjof Larson, formerly of Tyndall, passed away November 9, 1971 at Deaconess Hospital, Spokane, Washington. The son of Bengt and Hannah Adina (Nelson) Larson, "Fred" was born May 12, 1918 at Orange township, Adams County, North Dakota. He attended Christian College H.S., Cincinatti, Ohio and Gont Welding School at Morbridge. He worked for his father on a ranch near Mobridge from 1935 to 1942 as a rancher, planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops, specializing in raising and caring for pure bred cattle. He entered the USAAF April 15, 1942. He received the Good Conduct Medal at Lubbock Army Air Force, Lubbock, Texas on Feb 6, 1945 and the American Theater Ribbon World War II Victory Medal. He married Iva Mae Memmer July 22, 1942 at Avon, South Dakota. To this union were born three sons, and a daughter, Ralph E., Stanley L., Alice Marie, and James A. He ranched and worked on various construction jobs in the South Dakota area until 1957 when he joined the U.S. Dept. of Interior Bureau of Reclamation. He worked in the North-South Dakota-Montana and Texas areas. He was an inspector for the U.S. Bonneville Power Association in the Oregon-Washington-Idaho area at the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his mother Jan 15, 1965, and two brothers, Stanley Arnold during World War II and Robert Everett in infancy. Survivors include his wife, a stepson, Leon, Kansas City, Missouri; his children Ralph E., Lincoln, Nebr; Stanley L., Kent, Washington; Mrs Larry E. (Alice) Lapeer, New Carlisle, Ohio and James Bend, Oregon, his father, Auburn; four brothers and two sisters, Edward Larson, Thunder Hawk, S. Dakota; Arthur Larson, Aitkin, Minn; Mrs. Merle (Leona) Waddell, Harold Larson, Mrs. Oscar (Virginia) Ehresman, all of Auburn, Washington and Benny Larson of Puyallup, Washington and six grandchildren. Interment was Saturday, November 13 in the Mountain View Cemetery at Auburn, Washington. Those attending the funeral were from Auburn, Kent, East Wenatchee, Puyallup, Wash; Lincoln, Nebr; Kansas City, Mo; Bend, Oregon; New Carlisle, Ohio, Thunder Hawk, S. Dak; Atkin, Minn; and Bovill, Idaho. Family links: Parents: Bengt Larson (1896 - 1980) Hannah Adina Larson (1894 - 1965) Spouse: Iva May Memmer Larson (1916 - 2010) Children: Alice Marie Larson Lapeer (1948 - 2011)* *Calculated relationship Inscription: South Dakota, SSGT Army Air Force, WW2 Burial: Mountain View Cemetery Auburn King County Washington, USA Plot: Big 2nd Maintained by: DL & JG Bronson Originally Created by: famhistrylvr Record added: Apr 10, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35720223 [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949. Name: Iva Memmer Age: 26 Gender: Female Spouse: Fritjof E Larson Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1942 Marriage County: Bon Homme County of Residence: Bon Homme Post Office: Avon