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BURIAL SERVICES FOR DR. C. B. LARSEN HELD DEC. 18
Services were held at First Lutheran Church for Dr. C.B. Larsen on Saturday, December 18, 1976. Dr. Larsen passed away Wednesday, December 15, 1976, at Blair Memorial Community Hospital, at the age of 88.
Rev. Robert Albers and Rev. John Petersen, pastors at First Lutheran Church, officiated at the service. Also participating in the service were Rev. William Thomsen, retired Dana College professor, Dr. C.C. Madsen, President Emeritus of Dana College and Dr. Theo I. Jensen, retired professor of Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa. Mrs. Clark Cowing served as organist.
Dr. Larsen was born in Denmark, April 4, 1888, and came to this country in 1906. He married Abelone Nielsen on June 18, 1920 in Chicago. Dr. Larsen received his B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska, his B.D. and S.T.D. degrees from Webster University of Georgia. He also studied at Columbia University and Oberlin Graduate School of Theology.
In 1955 Dr. Larsen retired after teaching at Dana College and the former Trinity Seminary, Blair, for 29 years. Prior to that he had served parishes in Penn Yan, New York, and Worcester, Massachusetts. He had also served as pastor in Queensland Mission, Australia, following his ordination in 1920. He was the author of the book, Religion and Relations, published in 1934.
Dr. Larsen is survived by his widow, Abelone Larsen, and their four children: Mrs. Lyle Paulsen, Tucson, Arizona; Ezra Larsen, Boulder, Colorado; Mrs. Peter Beckman, Rock Island, Illinois; and A. Phillip Larsen of Blair. Fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive him.
Pallbearers were Peter Beckman III, Carl Larsen, Dale Larsen, Keith Larsen, Gary Madsen, Mark Paulsen, Joel Paulsen, and Wayne Paulsen, all grandsons of Dr. Larsen.
Honorary pallbearers were Rev. William Thomsen, Rev. C.C. Madsen, Rev. Theo I. Jensen, Rev. Clifford Hanson, Rev. John Nielsen, Rev. George Pallesen, Rev. John Schultz, Rev. Lloyd Neve, Rev. H.C. Jorgensen, Rev. John Beck, Rev. Paul Nyholm, Rev. Mark Thomsen, and Rev. R.E. Morton.
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