Clinton Kenneth Larson

Kenny passed away at the Montana Veterans home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 16, 2006.

Kenny was born in Helena, Montana on Sept. 8, 1925 to Clint and Savilla Larson.

There he attended public schools. He joined the Navy in October, 1943. After completing radio and gunnery schools in Tennessee and Florida he was assigned to night torpedo squadron 55, as an Aircrewman and was serving aboard the USS Enterprise when the war ended.

He was honorably discharged in May of 1946. He then went onto attend the University of Montana for one year. Kenny had a lifetime love for aviation and was a skilled model builder and radio control airplane pilot. His family moved to the Kalispell area in1950 where he worked on the Hungry Horse Dam and Reservoir.

On Dec. 25, 1950 he married Betty Ann Felsman of Kalispell. From that marriage they had four children: Garry, Douglas, Wayne and Laura. This marriage ended in divorce in 1968.

Ken worked for the Propane Company in Kalispell and was manager of the Propane Company in Ronan for several years.

He eventually moved to North Dakota where he married Marion Stinkeoway who passed away in 1981 .While in North Dakota he purchased the Hamden Bar and later the Lawton Bar in Lawton, ND. He retired in 1990 and moved back to Kalispell to be closer to his children. He lived at the Glacier Manor until illness forced him to move to the Veteran's Home in Columbia Falls where he passed away on Dec. 16.

He is survived by his brother Gary and wife Judy of Seattle, his three sons and their wives; Garry and wife Dawn of Benton, Arkansas, Douglas and wife Jeannie of Kalispell, Wayne and wife Vicki of Louisiana and one daughter, Laura Hargrave and Josh Shulenburger of Kalispell. Ten grandchildren: Cory, Sara, Jack, Brooke, Kristin, Kayla, Kinsey, Ryan, Megan and Beau and two great grandchildren, Jailynn and Chance.

Cremation has taken place. Services will be held at a later date.