INFORMATION FROM REES FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE:
James Edward Larson, age 76, of Valparaiso and formerly of Hobart passed away in his home Tuesday September 10, 2024, with his family at his side. James was born June 14, 1948, to the late John and Ann (Mikenas) Larson in Gary, Indiana. He was a US Naval Veteran during the Vietnam era. He retired as an electrician from Arcelor Mittal Steel in 2015.
James loved his family dearly. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa (Kevin) Hardsock of Chesterton, his sister, Phyllis Larson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maureen “Rene” Larson, and his parents, John Larson and Ann Centifanto.
James wished to be cremated with no attended services. His arrangements were entrusted to Rees Funeral Home and Cremation Service 600 W. Old Ridge Road Hobart, IN 46342.
This information and the picture below were obtained from: https://www.reesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/james-larson. The picture above was obtained from the 1966 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1966Images/.
Fred Higgenbottom (1966)
Although all of us have an appointment with death, this news saddened me. Jim and I knew each other as teenagers and I suspect that like all of us who’ve had the privilege to live a long life Jim matured and grew into a different person as he aged. I lost contact with him after my family moved us out of the state following my sophomore year but my memories of Jim are vivid from days when we were friends and classmates together in the mid 1960’s. It was a time of wonder with our whole lives ahead of us and we both looked eagerly forward to the future. I remember him as a kind and quite soul, somewhat shy yet liked and regarded by so many of his classmates. My deepest condolences go out to his family.