Silas
Silas B. Larson
d. October 2, 2009
POLAND - Silas B. Larson, 85, of Poland, died peacefully Friday morning, October 2, 2009 at the Greenbriar.
Mr. Larson was born May 1, 1924 in Ames, IA, a son of Silas and Lillian Apland Larson.
He was a 1942 graduate of Ames High School. Following High School, Mr. Larson enlisted in the US Army, serving as a P-61 Night fighter pilot and flew in the Pacific Theater. He received the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with Three Bronze Stars, the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze Star, the American Theater Ribbon, the Victory Medal, and was honorably discharged in December of 1946.
Following the war, he was a 1950 graduate of the Iowa State College, receiving a Bachelors of Science in Ceramic Engineering. Mr. Larson worked as a Ceramic Engineer for Kaiser Refractories in Columbiana for 35 years, retiring in 1989.
Mr. Larson was a member of the Disciples Christian Church, where he was an Elder Emeritus and a member of its choir. He also was a member of the American Ceramic Society and the American Foundry Society. He enjoyed woodworking, golf, and enjoyed various types of music.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, the former Charlotte Dodd, whom he married February 14, 1944; two sons, Stephen D. Larson of Eden Prairie, MN and John P. (Phoebe) Larson of Rockford, IL; one daughter, Mary (Angelo) Ciavarella of Poland; 6 grandchildren, David (Elizabeth) Ciavarella, Stephen Larson Jr., Elizabeth Larson, Matthew Silas Ciavarella, Samuel Shisler, and T. Lincoln Shisler; two brothers, James (Carolyn) Larson of Madrid, IA and David (Phyllis) Larson of Chagrin Falls; and one brother-in-law, Charles Dodd of Honolulu, HI.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Family and friends will be received Monday from 4- 7 p.m. at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home in Poland.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 am at the Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, OH 44512, where friends will be received Tuesday from 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Interment will follow at Poland Riverside Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, OH 44512.
The family wishes to thank Hospice of the Valley and the staff and nurses at Greenbriar for the excellent care they provided to Silas.
Condolences may be sent at www.beckerobits.com .
Mr. Larson was born May 1, 1924 in Ames, IA, a son of Silas and Lillian Apland Larson.
He was a 1942 graduate of Ames High School. Following High School, Mr. Larson enlisted in the US Army, serving as a P-61 Night fighter pilot and flew in the Pacific Theater. He received the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with Three Bronze Stars, the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze Star, the American Theater Ribbon, the Victory Medal, and was honorably discharged in December of 1946.
Following the war, he was a 1950 graduate of the Iowa State College, receiving a Bachelors of Science in Ceramic Engineering. Mr. Larson worked as a Ceramic Engineer for Kaiser Refractories in Columbiana for 35 years, retiring in 1989.
Mr. Larson was a member of the Disciples Christian Church, where he was an Elder Emeritus and a member of its choir. He also was a member of the American Ceramic Society and the American Foundry Society. He enjoyed woodworking, golf, and enjoyed various types of music.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, the former Charlotte Dodd, whom he married February 14, 1944; two sons, Stephen D. Larson of Eden Prairie, MN and John P. (Phoebe) Larson of Rockford, IL; one daughter, Mary (Angelo) Ciavarella of Poland; 6 grandchildren, David (Elizabeth) Ciavarella, Stephen Larson Jr., Elizabeth Larson, Matthew Silas Ciavarella, Samuel Shisler, and T. Lincoln Shisler; two brothers, James (Carolyn) Larson of Madrid, IA and David (Phyllis) Larson of Chagrin Falls; and one brother-in-law, Charles Dodd of Honolulu, HI.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Family and friends will be received Monday from 4- 7 p.m. at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home in Poland.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 am at the Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, OH 44512, where friends will be received Tuesday from 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Interment will follow at Poland Riverside Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, OH 44512.
The family wishes to thank Hospice of the Valley and the staff and nurses at Greenbriar for the excellent care they provided to Silas.
Condolences may be sent at www.beckerobits.com .
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