Maurice Lee "Morey" Larson

SIOUX CITY -- Maurice Lee Larson, 52, of Sioux City died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at a Sioux City hospital.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Daniel Guenther officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes.
Maurice Lee Larson was born July 8, 1959, in Sioux City, the son of LeRoyce Larson and Beverly Kay (Morris) Larson. He was raised in Sioux City, graduating from East High School in 1978. Growing up, Morey spent a great deal of time at his grandparents' farm in Hornick, Iowa. This influenced his participation in 4-H livestock competitions, which was later replaced with his love of the 1967 Chevelle. He took great pride in ownership of his vehicles, and enjoyed many years of competitive showing while making many friends and acquaintances along the way. He was a member of the 185th Iowa Air National Guard; with years of dedicated service and proof of leadership skills, he was assigned the position of lead crew chief of an F-16 fighter jet and KC-135 refueling aircraft. He retired in March 2009 with 28 years of service. Following his retirement, he continued to stay busy as a courtesy driver for Charlie Zook Motors.
Survivors include his wife, Tammy (Deist); sons, Matthew and his wife, Cassie (Rysta), Nicholas, and Marcus, all of Sioux City; brothers, Lonnie and Tammy (Bishop) Larson of Wilmington Beach, N.C., Dan and Vicki (Hagedon) Hodgins of Sioux City, and James and Laura (Zunker) Hodgins of Sioux City; sister, Tonya (Larson) Waite and Jason Waite of Omaha; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his mother and her husband, James B. Hodgins; his father and his wife, JoAnn Larson; his mother-in-law, Sharon Deist; and grandparents.