Larry Sorenson
Nov. 25, 1939-Dec. 21, 2020
Larry Sorenson, 81,
Garrison, died on Mon-
day, December 21, 2020,
at the Garrison Hospital.
Funeral services will be
held on Monday at 1:00
pm at the Garrison
Church of God. Burial
will be held at St. Nicho-
las Catholic Cemetery in
Garrison. Masks will be
required for all services
and visitation.
Visitation will be held
on Monday from 11 am
until the time of services
at the church.
Larry was born No-
vember 25, 1939, in Har-
vey, ND, the fourth of five
sons of Sigurd and
Frances (Ecklund) Soren-
son. Following high
school, he entered the US
Army on Sept 9, 1959,
and was honorably dis-
charged in 1961.
Larry married Linda
Weippert in 1971. From
this union came a son,
Michael. They later di-
vorced. Larry married
Joan Ruhland on April 17,
1986, at St. Mary’s Cathol-
ic Church in Bismarck,
ND. They made their
home in Bismarck where
he worked for Bruce
Mobile Services until
1986. He and Joan then
moved to Bottineau where
he attended the College of
Forestry to study urban
forestry. Following col-
lege they moved to Salem,
OR, where Larry worked
for Texaco and later at a
turkey plant. While living
in Salem, he also owned
his own landscaping busi-
ness. In March of 1993,
Larry and Joan moved
back to North Dakota and
lived on the Ruhland farm
west of Garrison. Larry
went back to work for
Bruce Mobile in Bismarck
before retiring in 2001. In
the summer of 2007, he
started working as a secu-
rity guard for Fort Steven-
son State Park during the
night hours on weekends.
In his spare time, Larry
loved to be outside, espe-
cially going fishing.
Larry is survived by his
wife Joan, Garrison; son,
Michael (Melinda) Soren-
son, Hubertus, WI; several
in-laws, nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
brothers and sisters-in-
law, Cliff (Ruth) Soren-
son, Glenn (Vicky) Soren-
son, Gerald (Betty) Soren-
son, Lyle Sorenson, and a
special friend, Bob Ander-
son.
In lieu of flowers the
family prefers memorials
to the Fort Stevenson
Foundation, Garrison/Max
Ambulance or the Garris-
on Food Pantry.
To sign the online regis-
ter go to www.garrison
thompson.com.