Obituary of Lars Bakken, Jr

Lars Bakken Jr., age 93, of Pine City (formerly Minneapolis and Duluth). On February 27, 2022 God called Lars away from his loving family to begin his next journey. Lars was blessed to have been with all six of his children before he peacefully passed. Lars was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and with his wife built a beautiful family. Lars was a first generation son of Norwegian immigrants and proudly passed on many customs to his family, which will be carried on, in his memory. Lars was also a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during the Korean War. He is preceded in death by his sister Ann, brother-in-law Joe, and the love of his life, Marilyn, with whom he celebrated 65 years of marriage. He is survived by siblings Lorraine (Lew), Joanie, Donald (Gail), his children, Lars (Sharon), Jeffrey, Julie (David), Kristine (Mike), Eric (Mickey), James, 16 wonderful grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial Monday, May 2nd at 11:00 am with visitation at 10:00am at Church of the Holy Name, 3637 11th Avenue South, Minneapolis followed by interment and military honors at Fort Snelling at 2:00pm. Our family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at Signe and Olivia’s Assisted Living and St. Croix Hospice Team for their attentive and loving care. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to be made to Cristo Rey Jesuit High School of Minneapolis (https://www.cristoreytc.org/apps/pages/waystogive).