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LARSON, Bert 'Sonny' F.
Bert 'Sonny' F. Larson passed away peacefully at home in Carmichael, April 8, 2012, with his family in the back yard, his 'Sanctuary'. He was born May 30, 1934 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He raised three children on his own, Elana, Bert and Sonny James. He worked for many years in the logging industry in Northern California and for Robinson Timber and Gene West, Inc. in the Grass Valley and Nevada City Area. He managed the Export Logging at the Port of Sacramento for Gene West, Inc. While living in the Grass Valley area, he volunteered as a little league coach and for the Grass Valley Fire Department. In 1982, he left the logging industry and took a job with Nor-Cal Beverage, Inc. in West Sacramento. After 17 years of dedicated employment, he retired in May of 1999. Sonny's hobbies were wood crafting, collecting 'junk', his back yard, fishing, golfing, flea markets and yard sales.
He spent many years with his cousin Jim Caldwell taking care of a family owned cabin in Ft. Bragg, CA which he thoroughly enjoyed.
He leaves his loving wife Gilene, sisters Evelyn Hopson, Dorothy Janelle and Gladys Gotcher, his daughter Elana Larson, son Bert Larson, step daughters Lisa and Melinda Culjis, grandsons Justin (Mary) Campbell, Logan Campbell, 'little' Bert Larson (Samantha), Jorgen Hudek, granddaughters, Savanna Larson (Andrew) and Ashley Larson, five great-grandchildren and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Mae Cothren, sister, Frances Walters, son, Sonny James, and granddaughter, Bodil Gilene Hudek.
To know him was to love him and he will be missed by many. No services will be held.
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Memories and Condolences
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Gilene Larson
November 2, 2014
Hello My Love, I have not written in here for so long. Just started crying thinking about it. Well, as you know, it is fall now and I am not covering the pool. You know how I spend my days with the leaves. Think of you so much Hear you voice telling me you'll empty my basket. Guess what! Think of you every time I have to haul it to the green waste. Working on the shop. Cookie is going to help me in the spring have a shop sell. It is so hard going through it. Gosh you were a collector and a hoarder. What to do with it all? LuLu is sleeping under my chair and the SNORING is unreal!I miss you so much, crying again. Have to go my love.
Gavin Housh
October 22, 2014
I don't know if you all have heard about the time Sonny, Todd, myself and my good friend Mark S. All went fishing at MacKerricher state park. We were all sitting on the rocks not catching a thing and Sonny said boy that water looks cold. My response was I'll jump in there, no problem. He didn't believe me and wanted to bet me that I wouldn't do it. Mark told him not to bet me because he knew I would do it. Sonny insisted there was no way I was going in and bet me 20 that I wouldn't. We shook on it and I stripped down to my skivvies and jumped off the rocks into the water. When I got out he wasn't very happy to lose 20 bucks but mostly I think he didn't like being wrong. The last trip to Fort Bragg he and I talked about that day at the ocean. He was still mad at me for proving him wrong, but we both had a deep respect for each other, at that moment it didn't matter. I made dinner for all of us that last trip out there, when I asked Sonny what he wanted with his Abalone his answer was "I don't want anything but Abalone". I knew it might be his last Abb feed and I gave him as much as he wanted. I don't spend much time in Fort Bragg these days and I'm lucky to get over there once a year. While I'm at the waters edge I remember Sonny, this was a place he loved to spend time. It's where he liked to be when he could find the time between all the mowing, sawing, trimming, hauling, and burning. He is missed by many, but we all share his memory in our hearts. Where ever you have gone, I will be along shortly my friend.
Shannon Goose
June 26, 2014
Uncle Sonny,
Who knew the lesson of your leave
would echo at the river bottom
sending fishes, quick like silver,
escaping the silent passing of Spirit?
Who would have guessed
your hearty laugh
could cast it's line so far
across the divide
of life and death?
Who could have predicted
the comfort of practicality
set in your garden, tended daily
and left to remind
the value of hard work.
What are the chances
good grace set upon me
to call you Uncle?
Heather Allen
June 22, 2014
Hi Sonny, I've been ready through your guest book a little bit and I am reminded of how important you haven been to so many and how much you are missed. I'm sure I probably haven't seen you since Bodil passed but my memories are still likely yesterday. You and Gilene were always so wonderful to us and I am grateful to have had such positive people in my life then. Thank you and may you forever rest in peace.
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david goose
June 22, 2014
Sonny Saw a pair of channel locks laying on the road yesterday as I was going round a corner could not stop in time but knew you would have stopped all the traffic to get them. Made me laught and think about good times. You left to soon and are missed.
Sharon Day
June 19, 2014
Dear Sonny,
You were always the strength of the family and the backbone that held everyone else up when they were weak. I know you can't be here in person but I know you can still be there in spirit to listen and wrap your angel wings around the two ladies I know who still need to feel your strength. They are both going through some rough times and miss you dearly. Let your tough love and humor be felt and heard in their hearts and heads because we know that the spirit of love always lives on.......
Melnda Culjis
June 19, 2014
Hi Papa, What day. I am sure you were aware. Happy fathers day and I miss you so much. Mommy Misses you like no tomorrow. Just keep staying strong and trying to keep her spirits up. Yesterday, I did a pretty good job of that ;-), My raw humor. Do what we go to do! (right)??. I love you and I will check back. Peace Out!
May 30, 2013
Happy Birthday Honey, it is a beautiful day today! So wish you were here to share it with me. My emotions are running wild today. Miss you SO much! Think I am doing really well one minute and then it hits me the next. Can't write anymore. I will meet you in the shop. Love you, Gilene
Melinda Culjis
April 29, 2013
love you
Gilene Larson
April 18, 2013
Hello My Love I am missing you so much, but get stronger each day. Still not able to write to much or I will cry. It has been a little over a year now since you left us. A very awful year, but we all have survived except our Jim. But I know you know that because he is with you. You two are cleaning up Heaven! I love you so much. Will write more when I can. Your loving wife
Melinda culjis
March 31, 2013
Love you
melinda culjis
March 31, 2013
Hi Pa Pa :-) Happy Easter!, I miss you so very much, its bumpy on earth,but last night you guise must of been having a party going on ;-), Raw humor , I know. I worked all day and went to Stacys for dinner. Trying to stay strong for mommy, I know as you know grief comes in its own time, I try to stay strong,but as you I panic, the first sign of her hurting. I am trying to let her feel with out panicking.She has to feel this or she wont get better. It's just hard.Mommy is trying but as like Bodil, I cant fix this. I am graduating, first thing I thought of was you sitting in the shop saying when you graduating?I know you are watching over us very closely lol:-)Thank you because things are getting hard, I relied on the spirits of my god and family and they have always been there as you have and have proven your self,I wish mommy could feel you as I can.I know you are here with out one doubt. I love you and I am staying strong.Strong as you taught me to be.LuLu is fine an so is fat cat and now we have kittens that have taken over, fat cat goes in the shop to eat, and she always goes and sits were you chair is for a moment,thats when I know your still here.God forbid anyone try to harm your family lol. I love you!I better proof this mom yell at me. heheheheh
March 28, 2013
As I write this I know you are listening. You've been listening all along but it's just not the same. We're coming up on a year now and it seems like a long time. I can't seem to surrender to the idea of you not coming back. It's easy to stop and feel your presents at times. And it always puts a smile on my face when I see you in my kids. And it brings me joy to know you are a part of our lives still. But it's just not the same. Your love and support was always there for me. Even our last week together you taught me how wonderful it is to hold someone's hand. I will continue to pray that mom's painful heart will heal soon. Thanks dad for listening...... EVEN STILL. Sure do love and miss you.
Melinda Cujis
March 16, 2013
Hi Pa Pa :-), well we are coming up on 1 year with out you. I think of you everyday and how i miss you so. I go into the shop and the animals always go to your spot and just sit,then I know you are not far. Mommy misses you so bad. I know me loosing Bodil was and still is a grief, i will never know how to handle even after 13 years, I am not graceful about it, I am so powerless over her pain. I just keep trying to offer encouragement and I know better than anyone sometimes you just don't see anything because the heart hurts so bad!I know I joke about God, but you and God know truly my faith and right now mommy needs your strength and love,You have left her so much family and love and memories, I know Easter came around and I asked her did she see the first Easter basket and want to Tell the Easter bunny what to do with it LOL, Because that's a normal emotion and it is okay to feel,please give her the strength to heal with love,and see how blessed she was to have you for 38 years and that she still has you through your spirit and gifts you brought to all of us.Mommy needs to really see how strong of a women and mother and daughter and cousin and wife and friend she really is,She says I am the one with strength, I look at her and the passed 13 years My God! she should be on the top 2 women of the year. How blessed this family and her Parents and are.My mother is a amazing women and Pops I just wish she knew that. I love you so very much.Oh ya I am graduating LOL ;-) now I just need a job to take care of my self and I can say, there mom long road but i did it :-), Happy Easter Pa Pa, I miss you so much but I am still staying strong with all the might you taught me,and Thanks.I hear you in the wind. Love Your grateful daughter Mel
melinda
July 14, 2012
Hi papa, wow, nobody must no this exist. I did just took me some time to write. First I miss u so much, I miss walking in the house and u sitting out the table eating and reading and looking at me and saying goodmorning, and running out to the shop and getting into the lays every morning and when I was off.I miss u just being in the shop and just being able to go out there and not say a word just sit. and my problem would be solved. Sonny you were the best father I could ask for in my teens, i was a tough cookie LOL so were u. Today I value everything you taught me. I know we butted heads alot but I know u loved me so very much and my mother and my children. I just miss u.I know your here in spirit,but I could really use u right now. we all could. Love u watch over mommy.
May 19, 2012
Hello My Love, I miss you so much. I think I am doing fine but run into some stumbling blocks each day. Just have to work around them. Trying to get the yard so I can manage it. Savanna & Andrew have done a lot. They are moving to Washington next month and I'll be on my own. Neighbors are doing the front yard and Mel is doing the back yard. Have to learn to start the edger. We will uncover the pool this week. I'm teaching all the kids how to take care of it so I can leave home once in a while. Should be interesting huh!! I love you so much. Gilene
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