Charles J. 'Chuck' Larson Sr.

Charles "Chuck" J. Larson Sr. of Oro Valley, Ariz., formerly of Sunnyvale and Grass Valley, Calif., died April 9. He was 82.

Born in Salt Lake City,on Feb. 22, 1931, he graduated in 1961 from Santa Clara University with a bachelor's of science degree in electrical engineering. He was a Coast Guard veteran.

He married Elizabeth (Betty) Essner Larson in 1951, and worked at Varian, LLNL, Plasma Kinetics and EBT in the Bay Area. He retired to Grass Valley and Oro Valley, Ariz. in 2004.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Meta Anderson and William Larson Sr. and brother, William Larson Jr.

He is survived by his children, Cathy Cattaneo, Charles Larson Jr., William Larson and Teri Pierce; and 11 grandchildren, Elizabeth Cattaneo, Meg and Steven Larson, Ashley (Ulm), Victoria, Chelsea and Tyler Larson, Lauren, CJ, Zack and Billy Pierce.

A memorial mass will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Alzheimer's Foundation or Casa Le Luz Hospice.