Larry Beaver

Larry D. Beaver, age 61 of Forest Lake formerly Mason City, Iowa passed away Thursday after a long courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his family, friends, and faithful dog, Sammy. Larry was born March 16, 1945 in Mason City, Iowa to Merle L. and Fern M. (Priem) Beaver. Larry proudly served his country in the Marine Corps and is a veteran of Vietnam. He retired from Norwest Bank and was an avid outdoorsman always enjoying his time spent fishing with Grandchildren, family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Pat and their children, Missy (Doug) Streich and John (Wanda); three grandchildren, Brittany, Josh, Zach; three brothers, Gerald (Beverly), Gary (Ida), Randy (Lana); two sisters, Shelly (Marty) Allen and Sherry (Bob) Nock; many nieces, nephews and extended family.Funeral Service 11 AM, Monday, March 5, 2007 at Hosanna Lutheran Church, 9300 Scandia Trail, Forest Lake.



Funeral Service 11am, Monday, March 5, 2007 at Hosanna Lutheran Church, 9300 Scandia Trail, Forest Lake. Visitation will be from 11am-3pm, Sunday, March 4, 2007 at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake continuing one hour prior to the service at the church.



Larry, like so many others who have selflessly served our country for our freedom, leaves behind a grateful nation. We invite you to share a personal sentiment about Larry in the permanent community memorial scrapbooks. Please visit the Help Honor a Veteran article on the News and Events page of our web site for more details.

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