Roger-Larson-Obituary

Roger Larson

Rockford, Illinois

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Rockford, Illinois
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American Cancer Society

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ROGER JOHN LARSON, 75 OCT. 31, 1934 TO MARCH 10, 2010 ROCKFORD - Roger John Larson, 75, of Rockford passed away at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at home, with family by his side, after a brief illness. Born Oct. 31, 1934, in Rockford, to Swedish-descendant parents, George and Lillian...

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As a young teenager I remember traveling to Illinois to see my Grandma Larson. The highlight of that trip was to walk down the street to "Roger's Garage" and hang out with uncle Roger. There he shared his wisdom of the world with me while working away on many automobiles. One weekend I remember traveling to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin for a farm auction with him where he bought many old antique chairs that he somehow loaded in and on his station wagon for the trip home. On another occasion...

To LaVerne and family,
Peggy and I are very sorry for your loss. Roger was a great guy. There were many times Roger helped us in the business of automotive repair. He not only did all of our transmission work, he would come by and give us a hand or advice concerning a problem car. When I would call him about whether I could fix a certain trans problem or bring it to him he would guide us in a diagnosis or a fix. If it was something trans related that he thought we could fix, he would...

I would like to express my sorrow for your loss. I owned the hair salon (Headlines Hairstying) next to Rogers garage we became good friends and had a lot of laughs together complaining about how the world has gone to crap. He was one of the most honest men I have ever met in the repair business. We will all miss him

LaVerne,
So sorry to hear of Roger's passing. You have been in my thoughts lately, and will be in my prayers. My condolences to your family also.
Love,
Fran Keenan