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Jan. 9, 1933 — June 29, 2008
Lawrence H. “Larry” ACHORN
passed away at his home in Berthoud, Colorado, on June 29, 2008. He was
75.
Larry was born January 9, 1933, in Washburn, Maine, to
Lawrence H. Achorn Sr. and Blanche L. Sands Achorn. Larry spent his
youth in Maine, Connecticut, and Massachu-setts. He served in the United
States Air Force at Barrow, Alaska, and Waverly, Iowa, during the Korean
War.
Larry received his bachelor of arts in English from
Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, in 1958, and served as editor of the
literary publication, The Wartburg Castle. He studied French at McGill
University in Montreal, Canada, at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, and
received a master of arts in reading education from the University of
Minnesota in 1967.
Larry met and married Sigrid Ronda Simonson in Iowa in
1959. They soon moved to the Twin Cities in Minnesota, where they had
two children, Gretchen and Lawrence, and taught in the public school
systems for the next eleven years. Larry and his family lived in Iowa in
1971, moved to Longmont, Colorado, the following year, and built their
home in Berthoud in 1974.
Larry was an educator in the
St.Vrain Valley School
District from 1972 to 1992, where he taught remedial reading,
English, and the fourth grade.
Larry pursued his many hobbies in retirement. An
accomplished horseman, Larry was a member of the Morgan Horse
Association and the North American Trail Riding Conference. Larry was an
avid reader and also enjoyed woodworking, rock collecting, and
genealogy.
Larry was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Longmont. He also was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution
and the Barons of the Magna Charta.
Larry was preceded in death by his wife, Sigrid, who died
in 2004, his parents, a brother, and a sister. He is survived by his
sisters, Gwynne McDougall Lawrence of Providence, Rhode Island, Jackie
Kizer of Julesburg, Colorado, and Harriet Glenzel of Winchendon,
Massachusetts; his daughter, Gretchen Nightingale of Rapid City, South
Dakota; his son, Lawrence Simonson Achorn of Oakland, California; his
granddaughter, Sheila Nightingale of New York City, New York; and his
grandsons, Jackson Lawrence Achorn and Calvin Thomas Achorn of Oakland,
California.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July
5, 2008, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Steve Berke
officiating. Cremation will be held at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel and
Crematory. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
First Evangelical Lutheran Church Memorial Fund for the maintenance of
the handbells and sent in care of Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry St.,
Longmont 80501. Condolences may be left for the family at
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