Roger M. Larson, 82, of Owatonna, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at his home in Owatonna. Roger was born October 19, 1932 in Scarville, Iowa the son of Thomas and Elnora (Ulve) Larson. In 1948, his family settled in Mason City, Iowa where he graduated high school in 1951. Roger joined the Air Force in 1952 and served as a Mobile Unit Instructor in Electronics Countermeasures (ECM). He was stationed at multiple Air Force bases across the United States to provide training. Roger was honorably discharged in 1956, during the Korean War. He married Janet M. Lenz on September 10, 1955 in Albert Lea. In 1956, Roger began his employment with Northwestern Bell in Albert Lea. He was transferred in 1960 to the Owatonna location and retired in 1998. Roger was a lifelong learner. He enjoyed finding solutions to problems and repairing things. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers where he repaired beep balls for the blind and electronic communications boards for the handicapped. Roger valued contributing to the community through volunteerism: he taught community fire and gun safety courses and chaperoned Boy Scout trips to the boundary waters. After his retirement, he volunteered at Heritage Halls Museum until it closed in 2001. He most recently enjoyed repairing crashed model airplanes for members of the local model airplane club. Roger looked forward to Monday morning coffee with friends, enjoyed gardening, but especially treasured his time with family. He is survived by his wife, Janet Jan Larson of Owatonna; his daughters, Cynthia Cindy Larson of Minneapolis, Linda (Mike) Laverty of Forest Lake, Sue (Lindsay) Livingood of Owatonna, Angie Larson of Charlotte, NC; eight grandchildren, Amy (Christopher) Rasmussen of Zimmerman, Aaron (Nicky) Simpson of River Falls, WI, Sean (Mandi) Simpson of Castlewood, SD, Peter Laverty and Thomas Laverty of Forest Lake, Sarah (Stephen) Marsh of Denver, CO, Brandon (Claire) Livingood of Edmond, OK, and Kelsey (Daniel) Marsh of Rochester; three great grandchildren, Dylan Simpson, Adalynne Rasmussen, and Lucy Marsh; his sister, Rosalie (Don) Harvey of California; his brother, Steve (Patricia) Larson of California. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Laverne and Dennis Larson. Visitation will be at Michaelson Funeral Home on Monday, March 23, 2015 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM and on Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Michaelson Funeral Home with The Reverend Steve Anderson officiating. Interment will be in the St. John Cemetery in Owatonna. Military honors will be conducted by the Steele County Military Funeral Unit. Memorials are preferred to Owatonna Home Care and Hospice or donor's choice Visitation: 03/23/2015 16:00 03/23/2015 19:00 Service: Owatonna and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home 03/24/2015 10:30