Roger A. "Rocket" Larsen
January 26, 1951 - May 10, 2023
Roger "Rocket" was born on January 26, 1951 in Blair, Nebraska, the son of Howard and Lucille (Andersen) Larsen.
Roger attended and graduated from Herman High School in 1969. He then attended Southeast Community College in Milford, studying tool and die.
After college, Roger joined the Army Reserves and worked at Valmont Industries.
In the early 1970s, he returned to the family farm and began farming full time.
On May 7, 1977, he was united in marriage to Debbie Frye at the Herman Community Church. The couple made their home on Roger's grandfather's farm.
Roger was a 50-year member of the Herman American Legion,40&8, and a longtime member of the rural Herman fireboard. Roger loved fishing, especially with his children and grandchildren, hunting, playing cards, and later in life he and Debbie enjoyed the occasional trip to the casino. Roger's greatest joy was attending his grandchildren's sporting and dancing events.
Roger A. "Rocket" Larsen, age 72 of Herman, Nebraska passed away May 10, 2023, at Nye Legacy in Fremont, Nebraska, after a battle with cancer.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 46 years Debbie; sons: Bradley (Tracie) of Ft. Calhoun, Ryan (Kristin) of Council Bluffs, IA, and Mike (Susie) of Tekamah; grandchildren: Lucie, Brody, Owen, Bryn, Caleb, Eli and Anna; sisters-in-law: Kris Larsen, Theresa Frye, Gay Lynne Beadle; brother and sister in-law Ralph and Merna Frye; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Randall and Brian Larsen, brother-in-law Robert Frye Jr., mother and father in-law Robert Frye Sr. and Barbara Frye.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 15, 2023 at 10:30 AM at Reach Church (Formerly Country Bible), 13121 Road 16, Blair, Nebraska. Military graveside services will follow in the Herman Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 14 from 5 to 8 PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to the Herman Fire and Rescue Squad, the Washington County Food Pantry or Hope Lodge in Omaha.
Campbell Aman Funeral Home in service to the family.
Funeral leaflet
In Loving Memory of Roger "Rocket" Larsen
Born January 26, 1951 Blair, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest May 10, 2023 Fremont, Nebraska
Funeral Service 10:30am Monday, May 15, 2023 Reach Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Glen Hudson. Musical Selections "Amazing Grace", "Imagine", "Making Memories of Us", "No Place Like Home"
Pallbearers: Bob Stewart, Mike Hansen, Dave Hanssen, BJ Stewart, Clayton Preble, Adam Behrendt
Graveside Service with Military Honors: Herman Cemetery, Herman, Nebraska. Presentation by Herman American Legion Post 274
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home
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from obituary courtesy of Campbell Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska
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January 26, 1951 - May 10, 2023
Roger "Rocket" was born on January 26, 1951 in Blair, Nebraska, the son of Howard and Lucille (Andersen) Larsen.
Roger attended and graduated from Herman High School in 1969. He then attended Southeast Community College in Milford, studying tool and die.
After college, Roger joined the Army Reserves and worked at Valmont Industries.
In the early 1970s, he returned to the family farm and began farming full time.
On May 7, 1977, he was united in marriage to Debbie Frye at the Herman Community Church. The couple made their home on Roger's grandfather's farm.
Roger was a 50-year member of the Herman American Legion,40&8, and a longtime member of the rural Herman fireboard. Roger loved fishing, especially with his children and grandchildren, hunting, playing cards, and later in life he and Debbie enjoyed the occasional trip to the casino. Roger's greatest joy was attending his grandchildren's sporting and dancing events.
Roger A. "Rocket" Larsen, age 72 of Herman, Nebraska passed away May 10, 2023, at Nye Legacy in Fremont, Nebraska, after a battle with cancer.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 46 years Debbie; sons: Bradley (Tracie) of Ft. Calhoun, Ryan (Kristin) of Council Bluffs, IA, and Mike (Susie) of Tekamah; grandchildren: Lucie, Brody, Owen, Bryn, Caleb, Eli and Anna; sisters-in-law: Kris Larsen, Theresa Frye, Gay Lynne Beadle; brother and sister in-law Ralph and Merna Frye; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Randall and Brian Larsen, brother-in-law Robert Frye Jr., mother and father in-law Robert Frye Sr. and Barbara Frye.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 15, 2023 at 10:30 AM at Reach Church (Formerly Country Bible), 13121 Road 16, Blair, Nebraska. Military graveside services will follow in the Herman Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 14 from 5 to 8 PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to the Herman Fire and Rescue Squad, the Washington County Food Pantry or Hope Lodge in Omaha.
Campbell Aman Funeral Home in service to the family.
Funeral leaflet
In Loving Memory of Roger "Rocket" Larsen
Born January 26, 1951 Blair, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest May 10, 2023 Fremont, Nebraska
Funeral Service 10:30am Monday, May 15, 2023 Reach Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Glen Hudson. Musical Selections "Amazing Grace", "Imagine", "Making Memories of Us", "No Place Like Home"
Pallbearers: Bob Stewart, Mike Hansen, Dave Hanssen, BJ Stewart, Clayton Preble, Adam Behrendt
Graveside Service with Military Honors: Herman Cemetery, Herman, Nebraska. Presentation by Herman American Legion Post 274
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home
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from obituary courtesy of Campbell Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska
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Roger A. "Rocket" Larsen
January 26, 1951 - May 10, 2023
Roger "Rocket" was born on January 26, 1951 in Blair, Nebraska, the son of Howard and Lucille (Andersen) Larsen.
Roger attended and graduated from Herman High School in 1969. He then attended Southeast Community College in Milford, studying tool and die.
After college, Roger joined the Army Reserves and worked at Valmont Industries.
In the early 1970s, he returned to the family farm and began farming full time.
On May 7, 1977, he was united in marriage to Debbie Frye at the Herman Community Church. The couple made their home on Roger's grandfather's farm.
Roger was a 50-year member of the Herman American Legion,40&8, and a longtime member of the rural Herman fireboard. Roger loved fishing, especially with his children and grandchildren, hunting, playing cards, and later in life he and Debbie enjoyed the occasional trip to the casino. Roger's greatest joy was attending his grandchildren's sporting and dancing events.
Roger A. "Rocket" Larsen, age 72 of Herman, Nebraska passed away May 10, 2023, at Nye Legacy in Fremont, Nebraska, after a battle with cancer.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 46 years Debbie; sons: Bradley (Tracie) of Ft. Calhoun, Ryan (Kristin) of Council Bluffs, IA, and Mike (Susie) of Tekamah; grandchildren: Lucie, Brody, Owen, Bryn, Caleb, Eli and Anna; sisters-in-law: Kris Larsen, Theresa Frye, Gay Lynne Beadle; brother and sister in-law Ralph and Merna Frye; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Randall and Brian Larsen, brother-in-law Robert Frye Jr., mother and father in-law Robert Frye Sr. and Barbara Frye.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 15, 2023 at 10:30 AM at Reach Church (Formerly Country Bible), 13121 Road 16, Blair, Nebraska. Military graveside services will follow in the Herman Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 14 from 5 to 8 PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to the Herman Fire and Rescue Squad, the Washington County Food Pantry or Hope Lodge in Omaha.
Campbell Aman Funeral Home in service to the family.
Funeral leaflet
In Loving Memory of Roger "Rocket" Larsen
Born January 26, 1951 Blair, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest May 10, 2023 Fremont, Nebraska
Funeral Service 10:30am Monday, May 15, 2023 Reach Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Glen Hudson. Musical Selections "Amazing Grace", "Imagine", "Making Memories of Us", "No Place Like Home"
Pallbearers: Bob Stewart, Mike Hansen, Dave Hanssen, BJ Stewart, Clayton Preble, Adam Behrendt
Graveside Service with Military Honors: Herman Cemetery, Herman, Nebraska. Presentation by Herman American Legion Post 274
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home
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from obituary courtesy of Campbell Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska
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January 26, 1951 - May 10, 2023
Roger "Rocket" was born on January 26, 1951 in Blair, Nebraska, the son of Howard and Lucille (Andersen) Larsen.
Roger attended and graduated from Herman High School in 1969. He then attended Southeast Community College in Milford, studying tool and die.
After college, Roger joined the Army Reserves and worked at Valmont Industries.
In the early 1970s, he returned to the family farm and began farming full time.
On May 7, 1977, he was united in marriage to Debbie Frye at the Herman Community Church. The couple made their home on Roger's grandfather's farm.
Roger was a 50-year member of the Herman American Legion,40&8, and a longtime member of the rural Herman fireboard. Roger loved fishing, especially with his children and grandchildren, hunting, playing cards, and later in life he and Debbie enjoyed the occasional trip to the casino. Roger's greatest joy was attending his grandchildren's sporting and dancing events.
Roger A. "Rocket" Larsen, age 72 of Herman, Nebraska passed away May 10, 2023, at Nye Legacy in Fremont, Nebraska, after a battle with cancer.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 46 years Debbie; sons: Bradley (Tracie) of Ft. Calhoun, Ryan (Kristin) of Council Bluffs, IA, and Mike (Susie) of Tekamah; grandchildren: Lucie, Brody, Owen, Bryn, Caleb, Eli and Anna; sisters-in-law: Kris Larsen, Theresa Frye, Gay Lynne Beadle; brother and sister in-law Ralph and Merna Frye; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Randall and Brian Larsen, brother-in-law Robert Frye Jr., mother and father in-law Robert Frye Sr. and Barbara Frye.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 15, 2023 at 10:30 AM at Reach Church (Formerly Country Bible), 13121 Road 16, Blair, Nebraska. Military graveside services will follow in the Herman Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 14 from 5 to 8 PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to the Herman Fire and Rescue Squad, the Washington County Food Pantry or Hope Lodge in Omaha.
Campbell Aman Funeral Home in service to the family.
Funeral leaflet
In Loving Memory of Roger "Rocket" Larsen
Born January 26, 1951 Blair, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest May 10, 2023 Fremont, Nebraska
Funeral Service 10:30am Monday, May 15, 2023 Reach Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Glen Hudson. Musical Selections "Amazing Grace", "Imagine", "Making Memories of Us", "No Place Like Home"
Pallbearers: Bob Stewart, Mike Hansen, Dave Hanssen, BJ Stewart, Clayton Preble, Adam Behrendt
Graveside Service with Military Honors: Herman Cemetery, Herman, Nebraska. Presentation by Herman American Legion Post 274
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home
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from obituary courtesy of Campbell Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska
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