Edward G. Larson

Edward George Larson, 82, formerly of Bowmansville , passed away peacefully on Monday, March 3, 2014 at the Masonic Village of Elizabethtown.  He was born to the late Earl Leroy and Mildred Virginia ( Troy ) Larson on Sunday, January 31, 1932 in Friedens , PA. Ed left home at age 15 and began working at the Howard Johnson’s of Somerset , PA to later transfer to the Bowmansville, PA location where he met his wife, the late Alice Joan Hoffman of Mohnton , PA. Ed was a US Army Veteran and served in the Korean War from 1952-1954.

Upon his return from Korea , Ed returned to Howard Johnson’s, to later become a cook at Zinn’s Diner of Denver, PA.  In 1964, Ed began his career at Bethlehem Steel.  He was an underground mobile equipment mechanic at Grace Mines in Morgantown , PA until it closed in 1977.  Ed transferred to mill operations in Bethlehem , PA until his retirement in 1981.

Ed was a companion and partner to Violet Sampson of West Lawn, PA for 35 years.  Ed is survived by his brother David Larson, of Oxford, PA; two children, Judy Larson Enck, married to Steve Enck of Stevens, PA and William Earl Larson, married to Sylvia (Gockley) Larson of Palmyra, PA; three grandchildren, Nathan Grubb of East Earl, PA, Chelsea Larson and Jenna Larson, both of Hershey, PA; one great-granddaughter, Autumn Elizabeth Grubb of East Earl, PA.

A graveside service, with full military honors, will be held on Monday, March 10 ^th at 12:30 PM in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery , Annville , PA with Rev. Samuel Fry officiating.  The family invites friends to attend a luncheon, following the service, to celebrate Ed’s life at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey, 604 Station Road , Grantville , PA 17028 .  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his honor to the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Medical Center , PO Box 852 , Hershey , PA 17033 or www.pennstatehershey.org/web/fourdiamonds/home/giving

Rothermel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 25 West Pine Street , Palmyra , PA 17078 has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.rothermelfuneralhome.com