LAWRENCE T. LARSEN JR.

OCTOBER 30, 1927 – OCTOBER 28, 2011

ANDERSON, SC – Lawrence Theodore Larsen Jr., age 83, of 111 Lockwood Drive, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2011.

Born October 30, 1927, in Waukegan, IL, he was a son of the late Lawrence Theodore Larsen Sr. and Anna Hansen Larsen.  He served in the United States Army Engineers Corp and attended the University of Illinois.  While a longtime resident of Waukegan, he was the owner and operator of a flower shop that is still in the family. After relocating to Anderson, SC, he was employed as a Sales Representative by Park Seed in Greenwood, SC. An outdoorsman, Larry was an avid gardener, golfer, and hunter in earlier years.  A lifelong devout Episcopalian, he was a communicant of Grace Episcopal Church where he served as an Usher.

Survivors include his beloved wife, Patricia Bradbury Larsen, of the home; children: Scott Larsen and wife, Deanna, of Daytona Beach, FL, Debra Diehl and husband, Jeff, of Gurnee, IL, Lance Larsen of Starr, SC, and Lars Larsen of Anderson, SC; brother, Raymond Larsen of Waukegan, IL; grandchildren: Steven, Matthew, Willough, Erik, Phillip, Amanda, & Michael; and great grandchildren: Kira & Kyla.  In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two sisters: Dorothy Rice and Shirley Greene. 

A Memorial Service will be held at 1pm on Thursday, November 3, 2011, at Grace Episcopal Church conducted by The Rev’d John B. Hardaway, IV.  Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Garden.  A reception will follow the burial in the Parlor of Grace Episcopal Church. 

In lieu of flowers, it is suggested that memorials be made to the Good Shepherd Memorial Fund of Grace Episcopal Church, 711 South McDuffie Street, Anderson, SC 29621. 

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