He was a son of the late John Sr. and Jeanette (DuFault) Larson; husband of Doris M. (Cesana) Larson; father of Denise G. James and Charlene M. Larson; stepfather of Kathleen A. Howard; grandfather of Keith and Michael Larson, Stacy Poreira and the late Kevin Howard; great-grandfather of Alivia and Eleanor; brother of the late Dorothy Labutti and John Larson Jr..
Donald was a chemist at Ciba-Geigy Chemical Corp., after which he was a supervisor at UVEX Co. He retired at 81 after working for 15 years at the former Greyhound Park and then Twin Rivers.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, 10-10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Grace Church, 15 George Waterman Road, Johnston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.
