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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Tom P
Larsen
April 23, 1945 – March 1, 2014
Obituary
Thomas Peter Larsen was born in Lyons, Nebraska on April 23, 1945 to Frank and Marie (Tromborg) Larsen. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Paul's Lutheran church in Bancroft. He graduated from Bancroft High School and attended Wayne State College.
Tom drove truck for the Hay Mill near Bancroft and also moved cattle and grain for his brothers. He served in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam War.
He married Sally A. Johnson on July 18, 1970 at St. Paul's Lutheran church. They were blessed with two children; Tammy and Nicholas. They lived in Bancroft until 1979. Tom and Sally and their family then moved to Valentine, Ne. where Tom continued to work for A.T.&T. Tom was a member of the Bancroft Fire Dept. and later a member of the Valentine Fire Dept. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW Post #90. After retiring from A.T.&T. Tom worked at the Deer Park Golf Course.
Tom enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, canoeing, golfing, boating, bowling and anything the fire department was involved in. He coached girl's softball, helped with Girl Scout trips and also handled several fund raising events for St Jude Children's Hospital.
Tom passed away March 1, 2014 at the Cherry Co. Hospital.
He is preceded in death by his parents Frank and Marie Larsen; brothers, Larry and Donald, and nephew Jeffrey Larsen. He is survived by wife Sally of Valentine; children Tammy Toro and Husband Eric of Omaha, Nicholas of Valentine; Grandchild Josie Toro; brother, Robert Larsen of Blair, NE; sister, Joan Heermann of Atkinson, NE. as well as many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service for Tom Larsen will be on Wednesday, March 5 at 10:00 AM at the Presbyterian Church in Valentine. Burial will be on Thursday, March 6 at 1:00 PM at the Bancroft Cemetery in Bancroft, NE. Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 4 at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines and on Wednesday, March 5 from 6 to 8 PM at Munderloh-Smith Home in Bancroft. Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine and Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft were in charge of service arrangements.
Tom drove truck for the Hay Mill near Bancroft and also moved cattle and grain for his brothers. He served in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam War.
He married Sally A. Johnson on July 18, 1970 at St. Paul's Lutheran church. They were blessed with two children; Tammy and Nicholas. They lived in Bancroft until 1979. Tom and Sally and their family then moved to Valentine, Ne. where Tom continued to work for A.T.&T. Tom was a member of the Bancroft Fire Dept. and later a member of the Valentine Fire Dept. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW Post #90. After retiring from A.T.&T. Tom worked at the Deer Park Golf Course.
Tom enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, canoeing, golfing, boating, bowling and anything the fire department was involved in. He coached girl's softball, helped with Girl Scout trips and also handled several fund raising events for St Jude Children's Hospital.
Tom passed away March 1, 2014 at the Cherry Co. Hospital.
He is preceded in death by his parents Frank and Marie Larsen; brothers, Larry and Donald, and nephew Jeffrey Larsen. He is survived by wife Sally of Valentine; children Tammy Toro and Husband Eric of Omaha, Nicholas of Valentine; Grandchild Josie Toro; brother, Robert Larsen of Blair, NE; sister, Joan Heermann of Atkinson, NE. as well as many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service for Tom Larsen will be on Wednesday, March 5 at 10:00 AM at the Presbyterian Church in Valentine. Burial will be on Thursday, March 6 at 1:00 PM at the Bancroft Cemetery in Bancroft, NE. Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 4 at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines and on Wednesday, March 5 from 6 to 8 PM at Munderloh-Smith Home in Bancroft. Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine and Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft were in charge of service arrangements.
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