(1959 Graduate Of Montpelier High School)
Lawrence R. Eriksen, 83 of Montpelier passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024 at Fountain Park Assisted Living and Villas in Bryan, Ohio.
He was born on February 25, 1941 in Angola, Indiana to Arthur E. Eriksen and Ariel M. (Zeiter) Eriksen. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1959 and attended Purdue University in Fort Wayne.
Larry served his country in the United States Air Force National Guard, 122nd Fighter Wing Division out of Fort Wayne.
He was a life-long member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Montpelier. Larry was a surveyor and a long-time member of the Northwest Ohio Professional Land Surveyors Organization. He enjoyed taking his family on Sunday afternoon drives around the tri-state area.
He also loved to share the history of the various modern roadways and how they came into being during the Glacial Age and then how the Native Americans used them when Ohio was a part of the Northwest Territory. He also loved collecting bottles, arrowheads and coins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Beverly Laughlin, a brother-in-law Dan Miller and a son Dean R. Eriksen.
He is survived by daughter Amy Eriksen of Montpelier and son Troy Eriksen of Angola, Indiana. He also leaves behind four grandchildren. Noell Eriksen, Dean Eriksen, Travis Eriksen and Morgan Eriksen and great-grandson Zander Eriksen. He is also survived by nephews, Brian (Dawne Kline) and Brent (Peggy) Musser and niece Kathy (Steve) Lamberson and their children and grandchildren.
A time to receive friends will be held on October 5, 2024 from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at the Thompson Funeral Home on Main Street in Montpelier. A memorial service will immediately follow at 12:00 P.M. at the funeral home with Pastor Jason Booher to officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Montpelier Public Library or to the Activities Fund at Fountain Park. Condolences for the family can be left at www.thethompsonfuneralhome.com
We, the family, would like to express our appreciation to the staff at Farmers and Merchants State Bank, the Montpelier Public Library, Rings Pharmacy and Cool Beans. You are a big part of the reason he was able to fight off his dementia as long as he did.
The daily greetings, thousands of cups of coffee and the kindnesses you gave him will not be forgotten by us. We also would like to thank the staff at Fountain Park, the love you had for him shown through in every way.
Lastly, the Elara Home Health and Hospice staff. You did your very best to help him regain his strength to keep him safe and then to support us when it was time to say good-bye. On behalf of dad, we would like to say, “Stay comfortable and dry.”