Obituary for Larry Lee Mortenson

Born on April 5, 1939, in Iowa. He passed peacefully on July 20, 2021, with family by his side. He was in a good place in ICU at North Memorial in Robbinsdale.

He was preceded in death by son, Michael Larry Mortenson; mother, Ruth Spence; stepdad Ralph Spence; father, Harold Mortenson; brothers, Roger Mortenson & Jack Spence; and sister Lynette Spence.

He moved around a lot as a child and graduated from Winnebago High School in 1957. He then joined the United States Marine Corp in 1957 and served three years of honorable service. He then found gainful employment at Micron Molding in Mpls. While Larry was working in Mpls, he met the love of his life, Patricia, and were married in 1963. They remained married for 58 years until his death at the age of 82 years.

Larry went from his 1st job to a job at Honeywell in Golden Valley. He worked there for over 30 years and spent the last 23 years in retirement. Since retirement, he has kept very busy with grandchildren, and over the years, coached many young boys and men in baseball and football. He met and encouraged those young people down a great path for a lifetime. He received much love and enjoyment for those years of volunteering at Brooklyn Park Parks & Recreation.

Larry was a kind and gentle soul who never spoke bad about anyone. He loved his Lord and was ready for a meeting. He is survived by loving wife, Patricia; son Chad Lee and daughter-in-law Tracy Richards-Mortenson; three grandchildren, Tanner Michael, Jonah Richards, and Lily Kay Mortenson; sisters Janet Spence, Debbie Baarts, and Becky Hohenstein; and brothers, Dwayne Mortenson & Gary Spence.

Visitation Friday, July 30 from 5-8PM at Evans-Nordby Funeral Home in Osseo. Funeral Service Saturday, July 31 at 1PM with visitation one hour prior to service at Brooklyn United Methodist Church 7200 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Center. Burial following service at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Crystal.