David A. Larson, 53, formerly of Mankato, Minn., died Thursday, March 18, 2010, after a brief illness with cancer, at Season's Hospice in Rochester, MN, surrounded by his loving family and friends.
David was born Sept. 9, 1956, to Lloyd J. and Marian E. (Cutshall) Larson, in Rochester. He attended and graduated from the Faribault School for the Deaf, Faribault, MN, in 1975. After graduation, David lived for a short time in Rochester and worked for ABC; he later moved to St. Peter, MN. In 1998, he moved into Horizon Homes, Mankato, Minn., and worked for MRCI.
David loved animals and enjoyed going to the movies. His favorite times were coming home for the holidays and spending time with his family.
David is survived by his father, Lloyd J. Larson, of Rochester, his older brother, Steven L. (Gina) Larson, of Rochester, and his younger brother, Ron Larson, of Burnsville, Minn. He is also survived by four aunts and many cousins. David was preceded in death by his mother, Marian (Cutshall) Larson, who passed away in 1962.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home, Rochester. Graveside services will be held on a future date at the Cutshall family plot in Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester. David was interred on July 17, 2010 with family attending.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to David's family or the charity of your choice in honor of David's memory.
A special friend sent us these comforting words. Thank you so much Cindy, they really helped us get through a rough time.
"Our world is so cynical. How sad it is that our culture has changed the process of death from "going to his great reward" to "leaving loved ones behind." Both are true but I'd like to think that going to my reward is...well...A reward! A reward for doing my role here in this life's journey. If I thought of it as leaving people behind it would carry too much guilt and I'd never want to go.
Our culture has made it so no one wants to go. Some know they go to Heaven others wonder if they will but we all have to go somewhere, somehow, some time...just like birth, we all die. We celebrate the birth, make the life journey and go to our reward. We all go. We all have a journey and we all must go.
If you believe the journey starts at birth then David's journey was quite a ride. His journey in this life was not easy or comfortable. In spite of that or maybe because of that, David was a teacher teaching tolerance and patience and surprising love. He taught people to overcome their own reluctance to help him with his challenges and to overcome their petty thoughts to help someone in need. That is an honorable role in this world and it will be rewarded in the next.
Moving forward on your own journey I believe there are 2 ways to look at it. You can stand there and say "David would have loved that sunrise" and honor a memory OR you can stand there and say "David, just look at that sunrise!" and share a memory. You can do whichever you like. I prefer to keep sharing my journey, but that's just me :-)
We will never know what's on the other side until we get there. I am hoping it's a birthday party and a new journey."
David was born Sept. 9, 1956, to Lloyd J. and Marian E. (Cutshall) Larson, in Rochester. He attended and graduated from the Faribault School for the Deaf, Faribault, MN, in 1975. After graduation, David lived for a short time in Rochester and worked for ABC; he later moved to St. Peter, MN. In 1998, he moved into Horizon Homes, Mankato, Minn., and worked for MRCI.
David loved animals and enjoyed going to the movies. His favorite times were coming home for the holidays and spending time with his family.
David is survived by his father, Lloyd J. Larson, of Rochester, his older brother, Steven L. (Gina) Larson, of Rochester, and his younger brother, Ron Larson, of Burnsville, Minn. He is also survived by four aunts and many cousins. David was preceded in death by his mother, Marian (Cutshall) Larson, who passed away in 1962.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home, Rochester. Graveside services will be held on a future date at the Cutshall family plot in Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester. David was interred on July 17, 2010 with family attending.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to David's family or the charity of your choice in honor of David's memory.
A special friend sent us these comforting words. Thank you so much Cindy, they really helped us get through a rough time.
"Our world is so cynical. How sad it is that our culture has changed the process of death from "going to his great reward" to "leaving loved ones behind." Both are true but I'd like to think that going to my reward is...well...A reward! A reward for doing my role here in this life's journey. If I thought of it as leaving people behind it would carry too much guilt and I'd never want to go.
Our culture has made it so no one wants to go. Some know they go to Heaven others wonder if they will but we all have to go somewhere, somehow, some time...just like birth, we all die. We celebrate the birth, make the life journey and go to our reward. We all go. We all have a journey and we all must go.
If you believe the journey starts at birth then David's journey was quite a ride. His journey in this life was not easy or comfortable. In spite of that or maybe because of that, David was a teacher teaching tolerance and patience and surprising love. He taught people to overcome their own reluctance to help him with his challenges and to overcome their petty thoughts to help someone in need. That is an honorable role in this world and it will be rewarded in the next.
Moving forward on your own journey I believe there are 2 ways to look at it. You can stand there and say "David would have loved that sunrise" and honor a memory OR you can stand there and say "David, just look at that sunrise!" and share a memory. You can do whichever you like. I prefer to keep sharing my journey, but that's just me :-)
We will never know what's on the other side until we get there. I am hoping it's a birthday party and a new journey."
David A. Larson, 53, formerly of Mankato, Minn., died Thursday, March 18, 2010, after a brief illness with cancer, at Season's Hospice in Rochester, MN, surrounded by his loving family and friends.
David was born Sept. 9, 1956, to Lloyd J. and Marian E. (Cutshall) Larson, in Rochester. He attended and graduated from the Faribault School for the Deaf, Faribault, MN, in 1975. After graduation, David lived for a short time in Rochester and worked for ABC; he later moved to St. Peter, MN. In 1998, he moved into Horizon Homes, Mankato, Minn., and worked for MRCI.
David loved animals and enjoyed going to the movies. His favorite times were coming home for the holidays and spending time with his family.
David is survived by his father, Lloyd J. Larson, of Rochester, his older brother, Steven L. (Gina) Larson, of Rochester, and his younger brother, Ron Larson, of Burnsville, Minn. He is also survived by four aunts and many cousins. David was preceded in death by his mother, Marian (Cutshall) Larson, who passed away in 1962.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home, Rochester. Graveside services will be held on a future date at the Cutshall family plot in Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester. David was interred on July 17, 2010 with family attending.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to David's family or the charity of your choice in honor of David's memory.
A special friend sent us these comforting words. Thank you so much Cindy, they really helped us get through a rough time.
"Our world is so cynical. How sad it is that our culture has changed the process of death from "going to his great reward" to "leaving loved ones behind." Both are true but I'd like to think that going to my reward is...well...A reward! A reward for doing my role here in this life's journey. If I thought of it as leaving people behind it would carry too much guilt and I'd never want to go.
Our culture has made it so no one wants to go. Some know they go to Heaven others wonder if they will but we all have to go somewhere, somehow, some time...just like birth, we all die. We celebrate the birth, make the life journey and go to our reward. We all go. We all have a journey and we all must go.
If you believe the journey starts at birth then David's journey was quite a ride. His journey in this life was not easy or comfortable. In spite of that or maybe because of that, David was a teacher teaching tolerance and patience and surprising love. He taught people to overcome their own reluctance to help him with his challenges and to overcome their petty thoughts to help someone in need. That is an honorable role in this world and it will be rewarded in the next.
Moving forward on your own journey I believe there are 2 ways to look at it. You can stand there and say "David would have loved that sunrise" and honor a memory OR you can stand there and say "David, just look at that sunrise!" and share a memory. You can do whichever you like. I prefer to keep sharing my journey, but that's just me :-)
We will never know what's on the other side until we get there. I am hoping it's a birthday party and a new journey."
David was born Sept. 9, 1956, to Lloyd J. and Marian E. (Cutshall) Larson, in Rochester. He attended and graduated from the Faribault School for the Deaf, Faribault, MN, in 1975. After graduation, David lived for a short time in Rochester and worked for ABC; he later moved to St. Peter, MN. In 1998, he moved into Horizon Homes, Mankato, Minn., and worked for MRCI.
David loved animals and enjoyed going to the movies. His favorite times were coming home for the holidays and spending time with his family.
David is survived by his father, Lloyd J. Larson, of Rochester, his older brother, Steven L. (Gina) Larson, of Rochester, and his younger brother, Ron Larson, of Burnsville, Minn. He is also survived by four aunts and many cousins. David was preceded in death by his mother, Marian (Cutshall) Larson, who passed away in 1962.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home, Rochester. Graveside services will be held on a future date at the Cutshall family plot in Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester. David was interred on July 17, 2010 with family attending.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to David's family or the charity of your choice in honor of David's memory.
A special friend sent us these comforting words. Thank you so much Cindy, they really helped us get through a rough time.
"Our world is so cynical. How sad it is that our culture has changed the process of death from "going to his great reward" to "leaving loved ones behind." Both are true but I'd like to think that going to my reward is...well...A reward! A reward for doing my role here in this life's journey. If I thought of it as leaving people behind it would carry too much guilt and I'd never want to go.
Our culture has made it so no one wants to go. Some know they go to Heaven others wonder if they will but we all have to go somewhere, somehow, some time...just like birth, we all die. We celebrate the birth, make the life journey and go to our reward. We all go. We all have a journey and we all must go.
If you believe the journey starts at birth then David's journey was quite a ride. His journey in this life was not easy or comfortable. In spite of that or maybe because of that, David was a teacher teaching tolerance and patience and surprising love. He taught people to overcome their own reluctance to help him with his challenges and to overcome their petty thoughts to help someone in need. That is an honorable role in this world and it will be rewarded in the next.
Moving forward on your own journey I believe there are 2 ways to look at it. You can stand there and say "David would have loved that sunrise" and honor a memory OR you can stand there and say "David, just look at that sunrise!" and share a memory. You can do whichever you like. I prefer to keep sharing my journey, but that's just me :-)
We will never know what's on the other side until we get there. I am hoping it's a birthday party and a new journey."
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In Loving Memory: SON David Sept. 9, 1956- Mar. 18, 2010
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The gravestone shows that David is buried next to his father, Lloyd and mother, Marian. It is a flat gravestone by a tree in section 3D (221-318) near a large "CUTSHALL" headstone.
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