Service Information
Allen “Al” Larson, age 65, of Gaylord, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Funeral Service will be Friday, June 3, 2022, 10:00 A.M. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord with interment in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Thursday, June 2, 2022, from 4:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. at Immanuel Lutheran Church and will continue one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Obituary
Allen “Al” Duane Larson was born on December 24, 1956, in Tyler, Minnesota. He was the son of Martin and Lillian (Miller) Larson. Al was baptized as an infant at Aetna Lutheran Church in Ruthton, Minnesota, and was later confirmed in his faith as a youth at First Lutheran Church in Marshall, Minnesota. He received his education in Marshall and was a graduate of the Marshall High School class of 1975. After graduation, Al was employed at PPG Industries in Marshall.
On May 19, 1985, Al was united in marriage to Janice Hildebrandt in Gaylord. During the first five years of their marriage, they resided in Russell. Al entered Southwest Technical College and graduated in 1990. It was at this time, Al and Janice moved to Gaylord and he was employed by Viking Electric in the Cities. Al remained with Viking for a year and then took employment with what is now Tetra Pak (which at the time was Scherping Systems). He remained with this company until his death. Al and Janice were blessed with three daughters, Samantha, Hannah and Allison. Al and Janice shared 37 years of marriage.
Al was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord.
Al enjoyed traveling, gardening, canning, hunting, fishing, and watching Marvel movies. He cherished the time he spent with his family, especially his daughters.
Al was admitted to Abbott Northwestern Hospital on Thursday, May 26, 2022, and passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, from complications of a stroke at age of 65 years. Blessed be his memory.
Al is survived by his:
Wife, Janice Larson of Gaylord, MN;
Daughters, Samantha Larson of Naperville, IL,
Hannah Schons and her husband, Blake of Gaylord, MN, and
Allison Larson of St. Paul, MN;
Sisters, Sharon Larson, Carol (Chuck) Thomas, Linda (Brian) Larson;
Brothers, Lyall (Judy) Larson, Curt (Sandy) Larson, and Dan Larson;
Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Al was preceded in death by his Parents, Martin and Lillian Larson.
Jerry and Mary Jo Johnson says
Dear Janice and family. We are saddened to hear of your family’s loss of Al. We so enjoyed meeting him and to have the time to share conversation. Now, God has Al home with Him, and as it states on our Zamzow Grandparents headstone, “We Shall Meet Again.” With sincere sympathy to all of Al’s Family. Cousins, Jerry and Mary Jo
Dick Tracy says
I worked with Al since approximately 1983 and he was a great friend and a great worker….So saddened to hear of his passing. I had a lot of lunches at the Blue Note and Corner Bar with Al to discuss products and update him on latest things in the electrical business…REST IN PEACE AL till we meet again..
D Tracy–Northland Electric and Werner Electric….
Sherlynl Brown says
Sherlyn Brown I was part of their life, when they had Sami, I was Samis dayca
re. Al,was a sweet guy, They were friends, too. He went with my husband to pickup our daughter in Colorado. If I needed help Allan was there. Janice and daughters are in our thoughts, prayers and love!
Mary P Jorgensen-Haynes says
So sorry to hear of Al’s passing. My sympathy to all the Larson’s.
Mary Jorgensen-Haynes
Randy & Julie says
With great sadness; Julie and I are crying inside! You see Al and I have been best friends since third grade. We went thru elementary school , middle school and high school both some how graduating from Marshall High School. As we grew up together we enjoyed passions for poker, fishing, hunting and boasting and story telling; eventually seeing each other find our wives and marrying them and yes, having children. Our passions for our families was our main stay and we went our separate ways to raise our families; but always managing to make the graduations of each other’s children and as our children became grown young adults we were proud of their achievements. Our wives were our soul mates and partners for life and kept the Christmas cards flowing between the Families. To Janice, Sami, Hannah, Blake and Allison: Julie and I are so sorry that Al won’t be here physically but I truly believe that he is in our hearts and souls and I know that he will always be remembered for his passions and caring and I am very proud to have known this very fine man!! God could not have picked a finer person for heaven and sadly he will be missed so very much!! Julie and I are so very sorry for your loss but happy that Al is in Heaven. We will always stay in touch and never forget the one and only Al Larson. Rest In Peace Al!!!! Love Julie and Randy Knutson.
Hannah Schons says
Dad-
I was closing some tabs in my phone tonight and realized I still had this page up. And right above it I still have your moms (grandmas) open to. I dont have the heart to close them yet….so here it is…. this is the long post that should just be written down and tucked away somewhere, but instead I want the world to know that, from my perspective, not only where you taken to soon, but you were an amazing soul that had so much love left to give.
Its been almost 4 months since you passed, it feels like yesterday but then again, it feels like it’s been years. How is that possible?
I find myself breaking down at the most random things at the most random times. I guess that happens when everything Star wars, Star Trek, and Marvel reminds me of you. Oh and your companies logo on the side of the carton of my protein shakes. That gets me every time. I still point that out to people when I see it. And I will continue to do so because I know how proud you were to point that out to others too, to say that was your company.
Life has not been the same since you passed. You had such an impact on so many lives and I dont think you even knew it.
I hate this. I hate that your gone. I hate that God decided your work here was done. I feel guilty, I feel like your last big event God had planned for you was my wedding…but I thank God he let you be apart of it. The day would have been alot different without you there.
I hate that you won’t ever get to meet your future grandchildren or see Sami or Allison get married. I hate that you didn’t get to retire or enjoy more hunting and fishing or see your friends more. I hate that you and Blake didn’t get more time together. (I mean, almost 7 years is a long time, but for a man who had to raise 3 girls, I know you were waiting for the day you could tell people you had a son-in-law) I hate that our family is broken now. Because it is Dad…its broken. You held this family together without even knowing it.
I’m thankful for the time God gave us, and I thank God on a daily basis he let us say goodbye. A gift not many people get. If you would have told me exactly 9 months after I got married, and 3 months after your mom died I would be losing you I would have taken our time more seriously. I think we all would have. I know people can’t live forever but I never expected we would lose you so soon. So early.
I will always keep talking about you Dad….because you deserve to be remembered. Im just waiting for the day I can talk about you without crying. I was told wherever there is deep grief there was great love, and boy you sure loved us and we loved you.
I should have hugged you tighter, and longer the last time I saw you.
I obviously think about all that was taken from us when we lost you, especially the future. But sometimes I also stop and think to myself, wow, the world was robbed of such a caring and loving person.
Thank you for raising me to be the women I am today. Thank you for teaching me to earn what I have and what a good work ethic is, and what it means to work hard. Because we definitely learned that from you. Thank you for always supporting me in sports throughout high school and college, but most recently, supporting my photography. Every time I saw you you would always ask “Have you done any pictures lately?” Because you genuinely cared and wanted to know.
Thank you for giving Blake a chance when him and I first got together when nobody else did…and then saying YES! maybe a little to quick and a little to excitedly when he asked for your permission to marry me. And after the first holiday meal Blake came to, you found out he didn’t like turkey, so for the next almost 6 years you bought him stuffed pork chops so he didn’t have to eat the turkey. Even though he told you he would. Every Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter it never failed you had those stuffed pork chops, a bottle of captain and some beer ready for Blake. Because that’s who you were, you made sure he was taken care of too.
But most importantly Dad, thank you for loving me for who I was, and for who I am. You never tried to change me. You loved all 3 of us for who we are. Regardless of the circumstances. All 3 of us posed our own challenges but nevertheless you didn’t love us any less because of them.
You were an amazing man, Dad. I hope the first faces you saw when you got to heaven were your parents.
I hope heaven is treating you well. <3
Just dont forget to check in on us every once and awhile okay?
We love and miss you so much. I can't wait for the day I get to see you again.