Gayle Larson

Gayle W. Larson, of Platteville, died March 5, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family after a long courageous battle with cancer, he was 71.Gayle was born October 5, 1940 in Belvidere, Illinois to Willard and Viola Belle (Boomgarden) Larson. On June 24, 1961 he married Shirley Sahs in Woodstock, Illinois. The couple later moved to Colorado in 1979 and made their home in Longmont until 1999, then moved to the Platteville area.Gayle enjoyed shooting pool, gardening, riding his bike, attending car shows with his dear friend Gary Wells, and was a devoted lover of Ford trucks. He was also very handy around the house, as he knew exactly how to make his house a “home”. But more than anything he loved his family. They were the most important thing to him. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He was a loving Husband, Father, and “Papa”. He will be missed by all that knew him.He is survived by his wife of fifty one years, Shirley of Platteville, their two daughters, Cindy Larson and her husband, Al Koscheski of Longmont, and Debby Larson and her best friend, Todd Ray of Platteville. Four Grandchildren, Shawn Carroll, Tia Carroll, Tylor Gayle Larson, and Nicole Depaolo. One Great Grandchild, Jayden Bowar. And two brothers, Clifford (Betty) Larson of Kingsland, Texas, and John (Shirley) Larson of Troy, TexasHe was preceded in death by his parentsA memorial Service will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Carroll-Lewellen Funeral Chapel with Bob Lewis officiating. Cremation has been entrusted to Carroll-Lewellen Funeral and Cremation Services.In lieu of flowers please make donations to the family to help with funeral expenses, c/o Carroll-Lewellen Funeral Home.Please share condolences with the family at www.carroll-lewellen.com Service Information A service summary is not available