Lyle Martin Larson

Lyle Martin Larson passed away peacefully, with family by his side, Saturday evening, the 25th of November, 2017. Lyle was the youngest of 11 children, born April 26, 1928, in Rolla, ND. His parents, Olaf Larson and Anna (Pederson) Larson, were first generation Norwegian immigrants. In 1936, after drought ran interference on their dry-farm, the Larson family piled into a 1929 Model-T and headed west, settling in Sandpoint, ID. The trip took about a week, and was the first time Lyle had ever seen a paved road. In 1945, Lyle moved to Ellensburg, WA, to live with his older brother, and worked milking cows as he completed high school. After working various jobs following high school, Lyle began working on a cattle ranch in southern Idaho, where he was introduced to "the most wonderful little girl he'd ever seen, Emma Jean Crumpacker. They met at the end of February, 1949, and were married July 3rd of that year. Together they had five sons. Their paths together lead them all over the great Northwest. As newlyweds, they headed to southern Oregon where Lyle worked building roads, then onto Montana where he worked as a miner. Later they moved to Walla Walla, WA, where he worked as a police officer, then to the Wenatchee Valley where he was a Chelan County Sheriff Deputy. After leaving the Sheriff's department, he worked for Sav-Mart (installing carpet), and then onto Portland, OR, where they owned and managed a Sambo's restaurant, then back to Wenatchee where he continued in the carpet business, and together they managed Twin Peak's Manor until Jean's death in 1994. Following Jean's death, Lyle was reacquainted with Dorothy Johnson. The two began as dance partners and have spent more than 20 years as dear friends and companions. They were avid Mariner's baseball fans, loved cheering on the Cashmere Bulldogs, dancing, and each other. In his retirement, Lyle spent much of his time as a volunteer for the Wenatchee Valley Senior Center. He loved his dog, Lady, his 1977 Toyota pickup truck (with nearly 300,000 miles), crispy sugar cookies, and most definitely, his family. In his life history, he said of Jean, "she could make a life, be happy, and show lots of love." He did just that too. He had many friends throughout the valley that he loved. He always had a smile and a joke to share. Lyle is survived by his five sons: David (Marty) Larson of Cashmere, WA, Timothy (Vicki) Larson of Sunnyslope, WA, Jerry (Teri) Larson of Chelan, WA, Joel Larson of Wenatchee, WA, Shawn (Laurie) Larson of Wenatchee, WA; 12 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and his long-time friend, Dorothy Johnson of East Wenatchee, WA. A Memorial Service will be held at Chapel of the Valley, 302 9th Street, Wenatchee, WA, on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Wenatchee Valley Humane Society. Arrangements are by Chapel of the Valley (formerly Telford's Chapel of the Valley), Wenatchee.

Lyle Martin Larson

April 26, 1928 - November 25, 2017