Laverne “Larry” Parsons

Laverne “Larry” Parsons, 96, Mahtomedi, Minn., and formerly Holcombe, died Friday, June 26, 2026, of pancreatic cancer and agerelated complications.

Larry was born in October of 1929, in Holcombe.

He joked that when he graduated from school, he likely did so with the highest number of absent days, because of his helping out his family. Larry spent winters cutting and storing up ice, to deliver and sell in the summers, harvesting and selling Christmas trees, and helping out on their subsistence farm.

Larry served in the Navy, from 1951-54, being honorably discharged. Following this, Larry responded to a newspaper ad, looking for technicians, to work for IBM. With the training he received in the Navy and his farm boy common sense, he was hired and worked there from 1955-86.

While working at IBM, he met and married his first wife, Mary Lou Boros, and in 1961, their son, David, was born.

After retiring from IBM, Larry enjoyed travel and wintering in Arizona, where he met and married his second wife, Shirley Frindt.

He is survived by his son – David Parsons, and his wife, Nancy; his sister – Jean Richtmeyer; and his cousin – Paul Oman.

He was preceded in death by his parents – Harry Parsons and Mary Jane Inez Aitken; his brothers – Herbert “Herb” Parsons and William “Bill” Parsons; sister – Shirley Danielson; his first wife – Mary Lou (Boros) Parsons; and his second wife – Shirley Parsons (Frindt).

He will be laid to rest at the Lake Holcombe Cemetery.