Patrick Andrew Larson

Patrick A. Larson, 83, of Clarks, died peacefully, Friday, July 12, 2024, at his home.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 15, 2024, at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. Rev. Nicole Schwartz-Eck will offer words of comfort. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul, with graveside military honors by Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul and the United States Army Funeral Honors Team.

Visitation will be held one hour before time of service at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.

Patrick was born on May 19, 1941, at San Francisco, CA, the son of George Willard and Marian (Hansen) Larson. When he was an infant, he moved with his parents to St. Paul. He grew up in St. Paul where he graduated from St. Paul High School in 1959. 

He served in the United States Army from May of 1961 to May of 1964. Upon his discharge he returned to St. Paul where he worked with his step-father, Wendell Davis, in his welding shop.

He was united in marriage to Linda L. Tomasiewicz on Dec. 19, 1967, in St. Paul. The couple lived in St. Paul for several years before moving to Houston, TX, where he worked as a machinist. The family lived in various cities until moving to Clarks, NE, where he lived the rest of his life.

Patrick loved to read and work on logic puzzles. He also could talk for hours about his beloved Cornhusker Football team.

He is survived by his wife, Linda of Clarks; six daughters, Mary Helvey of Clarks; Susan and Spinks Edwards and Rebecca and Matt Keen, all of St. Louis, Jennifer and Mike Ames of Winterset, IA, Christy and Tim Kimball of Columbus and Lisa and Jeff Kyes of St. Louis; 16 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren; and a brother, Joe Larson.

He was preceded in death by his father, mother and step-father, Wendell and Marian Davis.