Mr. Charles R. Larson's Obituary
Mr. Charles R. “Chuck” Larson, age 62, passed away Saturday, October 20, at his home, with his family at his side. He was born February 3, 1950 to Robert C. and Dorothy (Bassett) Larson in Morley, MI, and lived most of his life in the Muskegon area. Chuck worked for Consumer’s Energy for 17 years before retiring, and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He attended Covenant Community Church, was active with DeColores and enjoyed the men’s Bible Study group at the church. He loved sports and was a huge LSU, New York Yankees, and Chicago Blackhawks fan. He coached Laketon Youth Club football and soccer for many years and belonged to the Old Newsies. Chuck was an avid movie buff, reader, had a great love of music, loved the guitar, was a band member of the “Rusty Nails”, and played at several senior centers in the area. His family liked to tease him for retaining the most useful and useless knowledge ever. He also volunteered in the pastoral care at Hackley Hospital, had been a master gardener, avid miniature John Deere collector and loved to camp with his wife in their 5th wheel. Most of all, he absolutely loved teasing his grandchildren. On July 16, 2005 Chuck married Patricia A. Barnhard (Morse) and she survives him along with 4 children, Rob Larson of Muskegon, Craig (Stacey) Larson of Muskegon, Heidi (Mark) Naperala of Grand Haven, Angie (Chris) Babcock of Twin Lake; 8 grandchildren, Logan and Alexis Naperala, Payton, Reese and Addison Babcock, Skylar and Hezekiah Larson, and Storm Larson; his mother, Dorothy Larson; 2 brothers, Jim (Penny) Larson of N. Muskegon, Tom (Lee Ann) Larson of Norton Shores; 4 sisters, Jan (Tom) Frazier, Lori MacKenzie, Mari Larson, Cheryl Larson, all of N. Muskegon; many nieces and nephews; 3 sisters-in-law, and their families. Chuck was preceded in death by his father, Robert Larson; and brother, Stephen Larson. A CELEBRATION OF CHUCK’S LIFE will be held at 4pm Thursday at CrossWinds Fellowship in North Muskegon, 1910 Ruddiman St., with Pastor Mark Bush officiating. A time of gathering with the family will be from 5-8 PM Wednesday, October 24, at Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc., The Lee Chapel, 6291 S. Harvey St., Muskegon, (231 798-1100. You may sign the family’s online guest book at www.sytsemafh.com Contributions in memory of Chuck Larson may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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