Udell McKay Larsen

1916 - 2011

• Born	5 Jan 1916	Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  World War II Enlistment Records	23 Sep 1942	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [2]
  	Name: Udell M Larsen Birth Year: 1916 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Utah State: Utah County or City: Salt Lake Enlistment Date: 23 Sep 1942 Enlistment State: Utah Enlistment City: Salt Lake City Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 2 years of college Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 74 Weight: 166
  Military	23 Sep 1942-3 Oct 1945  [4]
  	Name: Udell Mckay Larsen Birth Date: 5 Jan 1916 Birth Place: Mount Pleasant, Utah Father: George W Larsen Mother: Elisa L Larsen Age: 26 Military Service Year: 1942
  Passenger List	on the Queen Mary during WWII
  	Udell M. Larsen, S.Sgt, 39833215, AC, 12, 56, 647
  Residence	Alamo, Contra Costa, California   [3]
  	Name: Udell M Larsen Birth Date: 0 1916 Street Address: PO Box 405 City: Alamo County: Contra Costa State: California Zip Code: 94507 Phone Number: 925-820-6200
  _UID	EF53477958224F41AEB4C165ACE1EA4E5919
  Buried	Nov 2011	Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah
  Died	28 Nov 2011	Alamo, Contra Costa, California   [5]
  	Udell McKay Larsen, 95, was born 5 January 1916 in Mount Pleasant, Utah; he passed away peacefully at his home in Alamo, California on Monday 28 November 2011. Udell was the ninth of ten children of George Washington Larsen and Petra Eliza Lund. His childhood was spent in Centerfield, and the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City, attending South HS and University of Utah. He served in World War II in the 8th Army Air Force as a Signal Corps Radio Technician, where he had the honor of installing the latest radio equipment then riding in the planes of General Eisenhower, General Doolittle, and the famous band leader, Glen Miller. Upon returning from England he married Laura(el) Elaine Logie on the 29th of March, 1946 and had two sons Randall and Kim. He enjoyed a thirty-eight-year career with the Federal Aviation Administration as an electronics engineer mainly at San Francisco International Airport and Long Beach Area. He oversaw the safety and installed instrument landing systems and radar in the towers at many of the western states airports. In his retirement years he and his wife, who was a retired nurse, had a daycare in their home and cared for many children, including their granddaughter Jenny. Udell enjoyed Big Band music and the Mills Brothers, dancing the fox trot and the waltz, eating pot roast, sweet and sour prawns with wonton soup, most of all he loved his family and all children. Udell was patient, thoughtful, cheerful, dependable, resourceful, and happiest when he was helping others. He was a good friend, husband, father, and grandfather. He is remembered and loved dearly by his numerous nieces and nephews in the Larsen and Logie families. His life was the result of living by the motto "Just do the best you can." He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings and his son, Randall. He is survived by son, Kim McKay Larsen (Kari), Robin Larsen; grandchildren, Kim McKay Larsen II, Tamara (James) West; and great-grandchildren, Emma and Lily West of Las Vegas, Jane Liu, granddaughter and daughter of Randall; Jennifer Liu Larsen of Danville, California; Ohan Nuygen of Hawaii, Kari Larsen and step-grandchildren; Joseph, Jack Randall Jr., Kimberly, Kaycee, and Karlee Rader of Las Vegas. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Elysian Gardens in Millcreek Township, Utah, where he will be interred next to his wife and son. A memorial service will be held at the LDS Chapel on Stone Valley Road in Alamo, California on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
  Person ID	I70511353	7_families
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2012

  
  

  Family	Laura Elaine Logie,   b. 16 Mar 1923, Provo, Utah, Utah ,   d. 25 Jun 2005, Alamo, Contra Costa, California
  Married	29 Mar 1946	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Children	1. Randall Udell Larsen,   b. 10 Nov 1948, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 7 Oct 2009, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F23867763	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Jan 1916 - Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah World War II Enlistment Records - 23 Sep 1942 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Residence - - Alamo, Contra Costa, California Married - 29 Mar 1946 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Buried - Nov 2011 - Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah Died - 28 Nov 2011 - Alamo, Contra Costa, California  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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