Thaddeus “Ted” L. Larek

Date of Birth:
Sunday, March 6, 1921
Date of Death:
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Age:
100 years old

Visitation

Date: Thursday January 27, 2022
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]

Second Visitation

Date: Friday January 28, 2022
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]

Funeral Service

Date: Friday January 28, 2022
Time: 11:00 am

Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]

Burial

Location: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery [ view map ]

Live Stream

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Date of Birth:
Sunday, March 6, 1921
Date of Death:
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Age:
100 years old
Date of Birth:
Sunday, March 6, 1921
Date of Death:
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Age:
100 years old

Thaddeus “Ted” L. Larek

The funeral service for Thaddeus Louis Larek will be Friday, January 28, 2022, at 11AM, in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, with Rev. Shawn Haremza officiating.  Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, January 27, 2022, from 2-4PM and will continue one hour prior to the service in River Park Chapel.

Thaddeus (Ted) Larek, 100 years old, passed away at Clausen Manor,Lourdes Senior Community, in Waterford, Michigan, on January 13, 2022. He was born on March 6, 1921, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Karl and Bertha (Skrzypek) Larek.

Survivors include children: Lawrence (Christine) Larek of Laguna Beach, California, Carol (Douglas) McKune of Sylvan Lake, Michigan, Gregory Larek of Rochester, Minnesota, and Michael Larek of Rochester, Minnesota; 5 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Juanita May Larek; his daughter, Linda Larek; two sisters, and one brother.

Ted was a proud American Veteran who served in the US Army Air Force 1942 – 1945 during World War II, performing aircraft and engine repair on all types of military aircraft as a crew chief. He served in Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the Ryukyu Islands.

Ted and his family moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1960, where he worked as a Senior Procurement Engineer for IBM for 30 years. Ted was one of the founding members of the IBM Credit Union which later became Think Bank. Ted and May loved to travel abroad and state side. They made numerous trips around the country with their Airstream trailer. Yellowstone National Park was their favorite travel destination.

In lieu of flowers please consider donations to Veterans & Emergency Services Museum at PO Box 6632 Rochester, MN 55903.

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Condolences

The family of Thaddeus “Ted” L. Larek has received the following condolences.

Ted was my Grandfather.  I did not get to see him very often.  But when I did, we often had interesting discussions about planes, manufacturing processes, and engineering materials.  As the only engineer in my family, I like to think I take after him.  I will miss him.

I worked with Ted many years ago, and enjoyed every minute. He was very knowledgeable and was always full of creative solutions, while also being very supportive of everyone around him. He was a wonderful person, and I'm sure his loss will hurt for a long time. God bless him.