Gordon Vaughn Larson
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Name Gordon Vaughn Larson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Born 13 Sep 1923 Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Residence Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA
[3] Residence Between 1935 and 1993 Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
[1] Residence 1953 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
[5] Died 21 Oct 2010 Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA
[2, 3, 4] Person ID I9180 Clark Benscoter Last Modified 4 Mar 2020
Father Harold Larson Relationship natural Mother Ina Vaughn Relationship natural Family ID F586 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Jacquelene Beatrice Gifford, b. 24 Mar 1925, Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA
, d. 4 Apr 1990, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, USA
(Age 65 years) Married 8 Oct 1943 Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA
Divorced 31 May 1988 St Louis, Minnesota, USA
[6] Children 1. B.L. Larson 2. M.D. Larson Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 Family ID F2826 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Nancy Pratt Married 1967 Divorced 1980 Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 Family ID F2827 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Published in the Iola Register on Oct. 22, 2010.
'Sam' Larson
Gordon Vaughn “Sam” Larson, 87, of Humboldt died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Humboldt.
He was born Sept. 13, 1923, in Chanute, to Harold and Ina (Vaughn) Larson. He grew up in the Petrolia and Iola areas and graduated from Iola High School in 1942. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II.
In October 1944, he married Jacquelene Gifford Ronsick. They had two daughters before they divorced in 1964. Later he was married to Nancy Pratt from 1967 to 1980 before they divorced.
He has made his home in Humboldt, Lincoln, Neb., Fergus Falls, Minn., Minot, N.D., and after retirement he moved to the Chanute/Petrolia area to be near his father.
He worked for an oil company, as a railroad track inspector, for Goodyear Tire, Elgin Watch Company, Singer Sewing Machine Company, as an independent telephone cable splicer and then for Northern States Power Telephone Company in Minot for more than 20 years before his retirement.
He was a member of the American Legion in Chanute. He was a pilot and flew the family from place to place. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, canoeing and hiking. He raised parakeets and tropical fish and was a collector who enjoyed tinkering with radios, clocks and other appliances.
He is survived by two daughters, Bonita Larson Baker, Humboldt, and Marcelle DeVon Miller and her husband, Ron, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; and two grandchildren, Shawn Pepper and his wife, Summer, Yorba Linda, Calif., and PaviElle Browning her husband, Michael, Stevensville, Mont.
A brother, Robert, died earlier.
Cremation has taken place.
Memorial services are being planned in Humboldt in November.
Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left at iolafuneral.com.
- Published in the Iola Register on Oct. 22, 2010.
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Sources - [S81] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
birth date: 13 Sep 1923
birth place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
residence date: 1935-1993
residence place: Chanute, KS
Name: Gordon Vaughn Larson - [S108] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - The Obituary Daily Times. The Obituary Daily Times. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obituary.Original data: The Obituary Daily Times. The Obituary Daily Times. http:;).
death date: 21 Oct 2010
death place: Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas, USA
birth date: 13 Sep 1923
birth place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
Name: Gordon Vaughn Larson - [S107] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - See source information provided with each entry.Original data: See source information provided with each entry.;).
birth date: 13 Sep 1923
birth place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
death date: 21 Oct 2010
death place: Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas, USA
residence place: Humboldt, Kansas, USA
Name: Gordon Larson - [S259] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Gordon Vaughn Larson - [S39] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;), Database online.
Record for Jacquelin B Larson - [S124] Minnesota, Divorce Index, 1970-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
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