Richard "Dick" Larson was born July 28, 1931 to Hans and Rachel (Hansen) Larson in Tekamah, Nebraska. He passed away March 25, 2018 at CHI Health Bergan Mercy in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 86 years.

  Dick attended Decatur public schools and graduated from Decatur High school in 1949. He went to college at both Midland and Dana. He was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1953. He always laughed because his father signed his draft card. After his discharge, he returned to Decatur and worked at Citizens State Bank. He often told the story about the big bank robbery there, and that he was tied up and laid on the floor.

On April 29, 1960 Dick and Delores (Will) Larson were married at Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska. Prior to getting married, Dick and good friend Doyle Rogers, moved an old farmhouse to town and fixed it up. Dick and Dee raised their family in that home and resided there, until his passing. Dick was a handyman who built on the family room addition with the help of his brothers-in-law.

Dick opened Dick Larson's Insurance Agency in Decatur. He helped build the Dry Land Bridge, and later in life, spent 18 years as a toll taker there. He served as a volunteer firefighter and rescue squad member. He volunteered with the Salvation Army. He was a boy scout leader, served on the Hillcrest Cemetery Board and was a member of the American Legion Rogers-Crum Post No.

215. He and Dee served as Grand Marshalls of the Riverfront Days Parade.

Dick enjoyed driving around the countryside, watching the geese at Blue Lake, eating ice cream, Nebraska football, spending time with family and friends picnicking. He also liked trips to Branson with his family. He was a very caring person who loved his family. He enjoyed singing "You Are My Sunshine" and entertaining the grandkids by showing them his "Two Little Blackbirds" finger skit.

He was preceded in death by his parents, H.C. and Rachel Larson and sister, Harriet A. Larson.

He is survived by his wife, Delores Larson; daughters, Rene Larson and Julie

(Mike) Downing; grandchildren, Jonathan Larson, Shelby Downing and Jordan Downing; great grandchildren, Brooke Larson and Ty Larson; brother, Donald Larson; many nieces and nephews.