LARSEN, Frederick Niels

1932 - 2019  (87 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	LARSEN, Frederick Niels
  Birth	15 Jan 1932	Kansas, Jackson, Missouri, United States
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	FS 110 year rule
  Death	26 Apr 2019	Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
  Burial	9 Jun 2019	Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
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  Person ID	I1681	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	LARSEN, Edward Julius ,   b. 22 Apr 1904, Copenhagen, København, Denmark Copenhagen, København, Denmarkd. 1997 (Age 92 years)
  Mother	SMITH, Lois Audentia ,   b. 25 Mar 1907, Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United Statesd. 25 Nov 1992, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1931	Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
  Family ID	F969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  + 1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

• Photos		Fred-Niels-Larsen.jpg
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• Notes

  Obit: Friday, January 15th, 1932 - Friday, April 26th, 2019 On Friday, April 26, 2019, Frederick (Fred) Niels Larsen, loving husband and father of five children, passed away at the age of 87, at home with his family. Fred was born on January 15, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri to Edward J. Larsen, a Danish immigrant, and Lois A. Larsen, daughter of Frederick M. Smith. Fred was married on June 7, 1952 to Mary Louise (Mary Lou) Malott, the love of his life for the last 66 years. They raised three sons, Larry, Brian and Stephen (Stevie), and two daughters, Luann and Linda. As a young boy, Fred’s family moved to a 20-acre homestead in East Independence. Fred’s primary education started at DeKalb Country School next door to the family’s homestead. He completed his secondary education at Garden Grove Union High School in California, where he graduated in 1950. Fred received his higher education in the physical sciences at Graceland College and University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he graduated in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry. Fred held a series of notable professional positions. He retired from Bendix as a Polymer Chemist after 35 years of service. During his time there he served as a consultant in the field of Polymer Science at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Livermore, California. After retirement, Fred began another adventure with the City of Independence Police Department's Crime Scene Unit as a Forensic Chemist, where he established the illicit drugs and methamphetamine labs for the Jackson County Drug Task Force. As a descendant of Joseph Smith, Jr., Fred has always had a close association in the Church. Fred was blessed and confirmed by his grandfather, Fred M. Smith; ordained to the office of Priest in 1956 by Israel A. Smith, his great uncle; ordained to the office of Elder by W. Wallace Smith, his great uncle; and Fred and Mary Lou received their Patriarchal Blessings by Elbert A. Smith, a second cousin. In a call to gather the saints into what became the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Remnant Church), Fred was one of the twelve signers of the Proclamation and Invitation to the Faithful, which led to the creation of the Remnant Church on April 6, 2000. In April 2002, Fred was chosen to become the President of the High Priesthood of the Remnant Church. Fred provided leadership to the Remnant Saints and the Church and helped prepare for building the Kingdom of God on this earth. In his personal time, Fred engaged in various hobbies that reflected his passion for sports, science, the outdoors, music and travel. Fred participated in high school football, college tennis at Graceland College and most recent golf with anyone who would get out and enjoy it with him. His favorite sport was watching his kids and grandkids in whatever sport or activity they participated in at the time. Fred loved music of all genres and frequently played the piano, guitar, banjo and the harmonica just to name a few. Fred loved the adventure of spelunking (cave exploration) and studying and collecting rocks of all kinds. Fred was an active member of the Boy Scouts of America Tribe of Mic-O-Say and led Scout Troop 257 on their annual Big Adventure trips to explore the Collegiate Peaks, a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains, located in central Colorado, a place his grandchildren still enjoy. Fred and Mary Lou loved to travel, especially to Hawaii, where they visited annually and shared with family and friends. Fred was preceded in death by his father, Edward, his mother, Lois, and his step-mother, Margaret. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou, and their five children: Larry, Linda, Luann, Brian, and Stephen (Stevie); ten grandchildren: Angela, Erika, Frederick (Mitch), Justin, Madilyn (Madi), Shawn, Austin (AJ), Zachary (Zach), Ashley, Jacob, and Tyler; three grand pups: Daisy, Shrimper and Rusty; eight great grandchildren: Cecilia, Olivia, Ava, Frederick (Wyatt), Austin, Ambria, Triston, Laila, Livonia, Lucas, and Rileigh; and his four brothers and one sister: Stephen (Steve), Edward (Zeke), Daniel (Dan), Leif (Pete), and Anina. A private service will be held for family at Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence, MO. A public visitation and funeral service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600). Internment: Mound Grove Cemetery 1818 North River Boulevard INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050 We will remember our late Prophet, President, and friend with wonderful memories of his encouraging smile, his words of wisdom, his never-failing energy for Zion and his concern for all the scattered Saints across the world. Let us join in unity to raise the banner “Onward to Zion” as we honor the work Brother Fred was directed by the Holy Spirit to undertake. We are reminded of the latter-day revelation that Brother Fred gave the Saints in 2014: Be not discouraged, My Remnant flock, for My work will never be thwarted. Lay aside those things that cause aught with your brothers and sisters and live in the light and joy of the Gospel. Determine what must matter most in your individual lives – loving and relying upon God, the Father, for all things good: caring for your families both in and out of the Church; and finding security in the redemptive power of the cross and through the atonement of the Only Begotten Son of God. These things are most precious and should cause you to always be of good cheer, looking upward for that glorious day of the Lord’s return, for then you shall all see eye to eye and be one with each other and with the Father and the Son. May it be so. Amen.