Roland Alma Larkin, 82, passed away on Saturday March 26, 2011 in Ogden, Utah. He was born in Ogden on May 6, 1928, the youngest of five children, to Elijah Allen and Rosella Ferrin Larkin.
Roland was educated in the Ogden City School system, graduating from Ogden High School in 1947. He served in a United States Army medical detachment in Germany during the Korean War. He graduated from Weber College in 1954. Rowland studied at the California College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles. He worked for Larkin Mortuary in Ogden and Salt Lake City until his retirement.
Roland was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Eccles Park Ward. He served two church missions, Canadian Mission – Toronto and North British Mission in England. He served as a counselor to Bishop Justin R. Eccles in the Monroe Park Second Ward in Ogden. Rowland made many return trips to the British Isles to visit friends and pursue family history research.
His varied interests included church history, family history, Ogden and Utah history, international travel, classic cars, and the collection of historical documents and artifacts. Rowland was an oral history student of his many ancestors and their contemporaries. He deeply appreciated his family, his life-long associates and his loyal friends. He liked to promote the preservation of things from the past and could often be seen driving around town in his ’38 Chevy or his ‘54 Corvette.
Roland was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings: George Ferrin Larkin, Elijah Ferrin Larkin, Rosella Larkin Maw and Elane Larkin.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the LDS Church Humanitarian Fund.
Services will be held on Friday April 1, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the Eccles Park Ward, 1029 26th Street in Ogden, Utah. Friends may visit the family from 9:00AM to 10:45AM immediately prior to the service. Burial will be in the Ogden City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Larkin Mortuary, Salt Lake City.
Roland was educated in the Ogden City School system, graduating from Ogden High School in 1947. He served in a United States Army medical detachment in Germany during the Korean War. He graduated from Weber College in 1954. Rowland studied at the California College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles. He worked for Larkin Mortuary in Ogden and Salt Lake City until his retirement.
Roland was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Eccles Park Ward. He served two church missions, Canadian Mission – Toronto and North British Mission in England. He served as a counselor to Bishop Justin R. Eccles in the Monroe Park Second Ward in Ogden. Rowland made many return trips to the British Isles to visit friends and pursue family history research.
His varied interests included church history, family history, Ogden and Utah history, international travel, classic cars, and the collection of historical documents and artifacts. Rowland was an oral history student of his many ancestors and their contemporaries. He deeply appreciated his family, his life-long associates and his loyal friends. He liked to promote the preservation of things from the past and could often be seen driving around town in his ’38 Chevy or his ‘54 Corvette.
Roland was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings: George Ferrin Larkin, Elijah Ferrin Larkin, Rosella Larkin Maw and Elane Larkin.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the LDS Church Humanitarian Fund.
Services will be held on Friday April 1, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the Eccles Park Ward, 1029 26th Street in Ogden, Utah. Friends may visit the family from 9:00AM to 10:45AM immediately prior to the service. Burial will be in the Ogden City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Larkin Mortuary, Salt Lake City.
Roland Alma Larkin, 82, passed away on Saturday March 26, 2011 in Ogden, Utah. He was born in Ogden on May 6, 1928, the youngest of five children, to Elijah Allen and Rosella Ferrin Larkin.
Roland was educated in the Ogden City School system, graduating from Ogden High School in 1947. He served in a United States Army medical detachment in Germany during the Korean War. He graduated from Weber College in 1954. Rowland studied at the California College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles. He worked for Larkin Mortuary in Ogden and Salt Lake City until his retirement.
Roland was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Eccles Park Ward. He served two church missions, Canadian Mission – Toronto and North British Mission in England. He served as a counselor to Bishop Justin R. Eccles in the Monroe Park Second Ward in Ogden. Rowland made many return trips to the British Isles to visit friends and pursue family history research.
His varied interests included church history, family history, Ogden and Utah history, international travel, classic cars, and the collection of historical documents and artifacts. Rowland was an oral history student of his many ancestors and their contemporaries. He deeply appreciated his family, his life-long associates and his loyal friends. He liked to promote the preservation of things from the past and could often be seen driving around town in his ’38 Chevy or his ‘54 Corvette.
Roland was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings: George Ferrin Larkin, Elijah Ferrin Larkin, Rosella Larkin Maw and Elane Larkin.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the LDS Church Humanitarian Fund.
Services will be held on Friday April 1, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the Eccles Park Ward, 1029 26th Street in Ogden, Utah. Friends may visit the family from 9:00AM to 10:45AM immediately prior to the service. Burial will be in the Ogden City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Larkin Mortuary, Salt Lake City.
Roland was educated in the Ogden City School system, graduating from Ogden High School in 1947. He served in a United States Army medical detachment in Germany during the Korean War. He graduated from Weber College in 1954. Rowland studied at the California College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles. He worked for Larkin Mortuary in Ogden and Salt Lake City until his retirement.
Roland was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Eccles Park Ward. He served two church missions, Canadian Mission – Toronto and North British Mission in England. He served as a counselor to Bishop Justin R. Eccles in the Monroe Park Second Ward in Ogden. Rowland made many return trips to the British Isles to visit friends and pursue family history research.
His varied interests included church history, family history, Ogden and Utah history, international travel, classic cars, and the collection of historical documents and artifacts. Rowland was an oral history student of his many ancestors and their contemporaries. He deeply appreciated his family, his life-long associates and his loyal friends. He liked to promote the preservation of things from the past and could often be seen driving around town in his ’38 Chevy or his ‘54 Corvette.
Roland was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings: George Ferrin Larkin, Elijah Ferrin Larkin, Rosella Larkin Maw and Elane Larkin.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the LDS Church Humanitarian Fund.
Services will be held on Friday April 1, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the Eccles Park Ward, 1029 26th Street in Ogden, Utah. Friends may visit the family from 9:00AM to 10:45AM immediately prior to the service. Burial will be in the Ogden City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Larkin Mortuary, Salt Lake City.
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