Allen W Larson, age 65 of Sun Lakes, AZ passed away November 23, 2019 at home in Sun Lakes. Local arrangements are handled by The Valley of the Sun Mortuary, Chandler, AZ. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Clark, SD with Furness Funeral Home assisting.
Al passed away November 23 with his family at his side. He was born May 19, 1954 in Watertown, SD to Chink and Sylvia Larson. He attended schools in Clark and Willow Lake, SD, graduating from Willow Lake High School. Shortly after graduation he hit the road to Helena, MT where he started in a meat cutting apprenticeship. He worked all over the country managing meat departments to gain knowledge to open his own shop. He moved back to Watertown, South Dakota in 1983 and met his wife, Pam Larson originally from Lake Preston, SD. They married on December 24, 1984 in Rapid City, SD. They moved all around the Midwest for Al to learn more before they purchased Hayti Processing in Hayti, SD. He had his little helper, Jered "Beaner" Petersen with him for a lot of those years. After they sold the business they moved to Cedar Rapids, IA and eventually to Sun Lakes, AZ. Al easily made friends in all his journeys. He loved life, hunting, fishing, reading, watching Westerns on TV, grilling, getting icees for the neighbor girls Jaya and Maya Scherkenbach, telling stories and having a great time. He was the life of the party.
Al is survived by his loving wife Pam of Sun Lakes, AZ; his mother Sylvia Larson of Watertown, SD; his father-in-law Verne Larson of Waseca, MN; sisters and brothers-in-law Deb (Curt) Yess of Waseca, MN and Jill (Drew) Sumner of Jarrell, TX; nephews Matt and Nick (Ashley) Wantoch; Andrew (Mallory), Nathan and Garrett Sumner; nieces Jill (Jon) Stagman, Jocie (Zac) Karbo and Jennifer (Colby) Schmidt along with their families. His constant companions Spike and Skibbet were devoted to "their Daddy". There are also numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family and friends throughout the country.
He was preceded in death by his father Orland (Chink) Larson, his mother-in-law Florence Kjellsen Larson, his step mother-in-law Marie Muser Larson, his sister-in-law Marsha Larson, grandparents Ben and Olga Larson and Melvin and Velva Reinhart and his cocker spaniel Brasha.
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