Gordon Vaughn Larson

Male 1923 - 2010  (87 years)


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  • Name Gordon Vaughn Larson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Born 13 Sep 1923  Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Between 1935 and 1993  Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1953  Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Died 21 Oct 2010  Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1990, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1943  Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced 31 May 1988  St Louis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Sep 1923 - Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1935 and 1993 - Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Oct 1943 - Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1953 - Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorced - 31 May 1988 - St Louis, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Oct 2010 - Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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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.

  • Sources 
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      birth date: 13 Sep 1923
      birth place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
      residence date: 1935-1993
      residence place: Chanute, KS
      Name: Gordon Vaughn Larson

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      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

    3. [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

    4. [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

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      Record for Jacquelin B Larson

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