Richard “Rick” Larson

Rick Larson, 66, Glen-

burn, ND, passed away

Thursday, March 3, 2022,

in his home.

Richard Larson was

born October 10, 1955,

the son of Richard L. and

Patricia (Hastings) Larson,

in Minot, ND. Rick was

raised and educated in the

Glenburn area, graduating

from Glenburn High

School in 1974. He con-

tinued his education by

attending North Dakota

School of Science in

Wahpeton and received a

Welder’s certificate.

Rick started in Keene,

ND working for

Chadwick’s Welding after

college. Eventually Rick

moved back to Glenburn

and began working at

Steven’s Welding, and

then moved on to pump-

ing wells in the oilfield

around the

Glenburn/Maxbass area.

Even though he was work-

ing full time in the Wylie

field for about 30 years,

he still had a passion and

love for working on the

farm. Rick retired from

farming a few years ago,

but still looked forward to

harvest every year, help-

ing many of his friends.

In 1983, Rick married

Joni Burtch in Minot.

They were blessed with

two children, Katie and

Tanner. The couple later

divorced, but Rick contin-

ued to make his home in

Glenburn.

Rick met Jeri Long, and

her daughter Randi, later

in life, and they spent

several years building a

life together. They worked

alongside each other with

the food truck, all over the

area, up until the 2021

State Fair. Rick was so

proud of Randi and loved

her like his own. He was

so excited for her recent

wedding to her husband,

Dorian, and had a blast

dancing the night away

with so many friends and

family.

Rick never met anyone

that wasn’t a friend. You

would be hard-pressed to

go to a town in North

Dakota that didn’t know

“Ricky Dean” or “Fatboy”

(the nickname given in

high school that followed

him through life). He had

an infectious laugh that

could be recognized by

anyone that knew him,

even from another room.

Rick loved everyone, and

everyone loved him. He

was a loyal friend to so

many, and could always

be counted on to listen or

to help. He was always

good for a one-liner, a

laugh, a joke, or his in-

famous, “ta-he, ta-he” and

he always enjoyed a good

conversation.

He loved working, farm-

ing, Philadelphia Eagles

football, the color green,

Wednesday night poker,

and football games. He

was lucky enough to at-

tend Super Bowl XLI with

his son and

brother-in-law. When he

seldomly did take time off

from work, he loved to

take trips with friends and

family. He most recently

was able to enjoy his last

trip to Las Vegas for his

daughter Katie’s wedding.

Her husband, Jason,

proved to be a carbon

copy of himself, and they

formed a quick bond that

was broken way too soon.

Rick loved his family,

and especially his chil-

dren and grandchildren.

They were his pride and

joy. He was always quick

to show pictures of his

granddaughter and to

make sure whoever he

was talking to knew how

smart she was. He knew

she would do great things

in life. He loved to talk

about his grandson’s

sports accomplishments,

and how fast he was

growing. He joked often

about watching him in the

NFL someday. He will

leave a huge void in their

lives and be missed by so

many.

Rick was very active in

his community. He was a

member of the ambu-

lance, fire department,

city council, and town-

ship board. The entire

community, and all it en-

tailed, was family to him.

His loving family in-

cludes: children, Katie (Ja-

son) Robb and Tanner

Larson; grandchildren,

Matilynn Vollmer and

Walker Vollmer;

step-grandchildren, Nick,

Lily, and Blake Robb;

brother, Mike (Lisa) Lar-

son; sisters, Shelly (Blake)

Carlson and Nancy

(Curtis) Krueger; special

friend Jeri Long; and her

daughter, Randi (Dorian)

Cipriani and numerous

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

He was preceded in

death by his parents; and

grandparents, Joe and

Cora Larson, and Joe and

Violet Hastings;

Memorial Service: Fri-

day, March 11, 2022, at

1:00 p.m. at Trinity Luth-

eran Church, Glenburn.

Visitation: Thursday,

March 10, 2022, from 4 to

7 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

The memorial service

will be livestreamed and

may be viewed at the link

provided on Rick’s obitu-

ary at

www.thompsonlarson

.com

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompsonlarson.

com).