Almar "Junior" Larson

Almar “Junior” Larson, age 93, of Rice Lake, WI died Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 at Dove Healthcare in Rice Lake. He was born January 20th, 1928 to Almar Sr. & Gertrude (Merchant) Larson in Rusk County, WI & grew up on a farm just north of Wickware. He entered the Army Air Force in 1945 & served through the end of WWII. Upon his return home, he moved to Milwaukee where he met Patricia “Pat” Hansen & they were married on May 16th, 1956 at the “Little Brown Church” in Nashua, Iowa. Together, they raised 3 daughters. The family moved back to the Barron County area in 1958 & Almar was a proud truck driver. He helped build all of the freeway systems in the northern half of Wisconsin & was an owner/operator for many years. After his retirement, he & his dog, Snuffy, rode together on his moped all over the area. He also enjoyed spending time restoring his 3 antique John Deere tractors.

Almar was preceded in death by his parents, brother: Lyle & sisters: Betty & Marjorie. He is survived by his wife: Pat of Rice Lake, daughters: Kim (Mark) Ralph of Marion, NC, Kay (Bradley) Rundhaug of Minong & Kristy (Wayne) Trowbridge of Chetek, 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, as well as many other relatives & friends.

A graveside service will be held at a later date at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Cameron. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to be given to Lakeview Medical Center Hospice. Arrangements are with Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Homes, Cameron & Dallas.

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