Larry Woken, Jr.

Larry Woken, Jr., 86, of Ogallala and formerly of Bushnell, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Great Plains Health in North Platte.

Larry was born August 13, 1929, in Aneta, North Dakota, to Ethel (Bruhn) and Larry Woken, Sr. After his father’s death, the family moved to Minnesota in the early 1930’s. Larry moved to Nebraska in 1954.

He married Marilyn Christensen of Bushnell in December, 1956, and together they had one son Jim. The couple later divorced.

Larry was a self-employed welder most of his life, but also had various other jobs.

He later married Karen Franks. He loved the outdoors and enj...