Lawrence Edward Hegstrom
Marriages
Rose Mary Todd - September 10, 1949
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 7C - October 17, 2021
Lawrence Edward
Hegstrom went to meet
his Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ, October 4, 2021, in
Grand Junction, Colorado.
He was the devoted
husband of Rose Mary
Hegstrom for 72 years,
preceding him in death
September 20, 2021. A
mere 14 day span separated
their eternal lives together.
Just as Christ is the
cornerstone of the church,
Larry was the cornerstone
of our family leading with
grace, strength, gentleness
and love. “The stone which
the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing: It is marvelous in our eyes,”
Psalm 188: 22-23. He was a gift to Rose Mary and
marvelous in our eyes. The family is grateful for both
of their long lives.
He was born May 3, 1926, in Denver, Colorado, to
Lawrence Eric Hegstrom and Agnes Florence Nelson.
He attended Pueblo Central High School graduating in
1944. Called to duty November 24, 1944, he served in
the US Air Force as an aircraft radio repairman assigned
to the Asiatic-Pacific theater of Okinawa during WWII.
After his honorable discharge from the Air Force,
November 18, 1946, he attended Denver University,
graduating December 9, 1949, with a Bachelor of
Science from the College of Business Administration.
While at DU he was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi
fraternity.
On September 10, 1949, Larry married Rose Mary
Todd of Pueblo, Colorado, at the First Baptist Church
which they had both attended since childhood. He was
a member of that church for 74 years serving as building
chairman, Board of trustees and deacon.
The couple moved to Chicago where Larry worked
as an accountant for Arthur Andersen Company. They
soon returned to their home town of Pueblo where he
began a 37 year career at C. F. and I Steel Corporation,
serving as Assistant Divisional Controller, and manager
of Employee Benefits/Industrial Relations. He was a
graduate of the Alexander Hamilton Institute of Modern
Business, 1971.
While in Pueblo Larry served on the board of Delta
Dental Co., and on the St. Mary Corwin Hospital Board
of Directors for multiple years. He was appointed
to the State of Colorado Health Council during the
administration of Governor Richard Lamb. Being a long
time member of Kiwanis Club he served as president
of the Pueblo Club 1972-1973, and Governor of the
Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis 1979-1980. He
was a member of Masonic Lodge #17AF&AM. Larry
was a long time member and board member of Pueblo
Country Club enjoying golf and friends of the club.
Larry and Rose Mary moved to Grand Junction,
Colorado, in 2009 to be closer to their son, Todd, and
four grandchildren. They joined the First Presbyterian
Church of Grand Junction.
Larry is survived by his sons, John Hegstrom (Jane),
of Colorado Springs, and Todd Hegstrom (Angela),
of Grand Junction; grandchildren, Adam Hegstrom
(Laura), of Colorado Springs; Luke Hegstrom, of
Colorado Springs; Parker Hegstrom (Laura), of Denver;
Tate Hegstrom (Emily), of Denver, and Ian Hegstrom
and Cal Hegstrom of Boulder, and great-grandchildren,
Ida Jane Hegstrom and Anders Lawrence Hegstrom.
A memorial service will be held for Rose Mary and
Larry Saturday November 6, 2021, 11:00 a.m., at Mt.
View Cemetery Mausoleum, Pueblo, Colorado.
In lieu of flowers please make contributions to Pueblo
Kiwanis Club or First Presbyterian Church of Grand
Junction.
