West Lafayette - Victor "Vic" Glenn Larson, 79, West Lafayette, passed away unexpectedly at his home after spending Christmas with his family on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 8:19 p.m.
Vic was born in Lafayette, Indiana on February 17, 1942, the son of the late Victor Albert "Swede" and Winifred Frances (Williams) Larson. He was raised around Independence in Warren County and graduated from Pine Village High School in 1960 where he played baseball and basketball and met his future wife. He then graduated from Purdue University with a BS degree in Management in 1964.
Vic went on to work as an Operations Manager for CTS Microelectronics in West Lafayette for 40 years, retiring in 2004.
Vic had attended West Lafayette Christian Church and Bethel Community Church. He enjoyed the time he spent with his family and watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He loved tending his immense vegetable garden with a footprint larger than his house. Avid Boilermakers, he and his wife held season tickets to the Purdue football and women's basketball teams. He loved to travel including numerous hikes through the Grand Canyon, family trips to Purdue bowl games, and cruises that took him and his extended family to many far-off destinations. He was a tinkerer, working with Allis-Chalmers and John Deere tractors at his home. However, his greatest joy was time with his loved ones.
On June 23, 1962, Vic married Janice E. Lemming in Pine Village Christian Church. He leaves behind his wife of 59 years along with four children, Brian G. Larson, Indianapolis; Sara Crane and significant other Jeff Stumph, West Lafayette; Amanda (Jeffrey) Rehm, Commerce Township, MI and Julie (Jason) Tindall, Indianapolis; a brother, Jack L. (Susie) Larson, Crawfordsville; ten grandchildren, Christopher Larson, Alexander (Francesca) Larson; Abbigail, Brady, Kylie Crane and their significant others Caleb, Katie, and Nigel, Elizabeth Crane; Collin, Evan, Madeline, and Nathan Rehm; several nieces and nephews; and his loyal dog, Lacey. He was preceded in death by two brothers, John Elmer and Charles Larson, three sisters, Edna Frances "Frankie" Larson, Rose "Rosie" Odle, Mary Ellen Melton, and son-in-law, Tim Crane.
Friends may call at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica, on Sunday, January 2nd from 2:00 - 6:00p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday, January 3rd at 11:00 a.m. with Chaplain Zachary Rainey officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Village Cemetery, Pine Village, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to Purdue Center for Cancer Research (PCCR) online at purdue.edu/cancer-research/ or mailed "Attn: PCCR" to Hansen Life Sciences Research Building, 201 S. University St., West Lafayette, IN 47907, or by donating blood to the Versiti Blood Center of Indiana. Vic was a universal blood donor acknowledged for being a 10-gallon donor. Family asks that masks be worn while attending the visitation and services.