Obituary
Bellona- Edwin Henry Laursen, Sr., age 75, died Monday May 6, 2019.
Friends may call Thursday (May 9th) from 10-12 noon at the Kenneth J. Perkins Funeral Home in Gorham. A Funeral Service will follow at 12 noon at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bellona Cemetery with Military Honors.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 435 E. Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14620
Ed was born on October 13, 1943. He was the son of the late Henry and Marguerite Tillman Laursen. Ed graduated from Penn Yan Academy, Class of 1962. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves for 40 years. He retired from Transelco in Dresden in 1993.
Ed enjoyed gardening, woodworking and his family.
Ed is survived by 4 sons, Robert (Sherry) Laursen, Edwin H. Laursen, Jr., Darrin (Margaret) Laursen, and Brian Laursen; daughter, Elizabeth (Alan) Reed; 5 grandchildren, Dustin (Yvonne) Laursen, Kyle (Morgan) Laursen, Dylan Laursen, Joelynn Laursen and Sydney Reed; 4 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Harold Laursen and Michael (Peggy) Laursen; sister-in-law, Barb Laursen; several nieces and nephew and the mother of his children, Jane Laursen.
Ed was predeceased by two brothers, Donald Laursen and Charles Laursen.