Lawrence (Larry) L. Bordsen age 93, of Punta Gorda, FL and St. Anthony Village, MN died peacefully on May 9th, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born in St. Paul, MN on October 2nd, 1930. Larry was the oldest of two boys born to Lester and Cecilia Bordsen (Farenbaugh) of St. Paul, MN.

Larry graduated in 1948 from Johnson High School in St. Paul. In June of 1949, he and his best friend Dick Larson drove out west in a 1930 Ford convertible to fight fires with the US Forest Service. They stayed in platform tents at the Whiskey Creek camp site. In September, they sold the convertible and drove back to Minnesota in a coupe on Route 66. The family believes it was the best time of his life, since he talked about it often.

In 1951, Larry joined the US Air Force as a weapons mechanic when the Korean War was in full swing. Following his service, he attended the University of Minnesota and worked as a Railroad Telegrapher for Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1960, he joined Sperry Univac (now Unisys Corp) as a computer programmer; he eventually retired from the company in 1989. 

Larry married his first wife Beverly (Kozy) in 1954. Together they had 4 children: Deb, Dirk, Jim, and Jean and raised them in St. Anthony Park, MN. In May 1983, Kozy passed away due to ovarian cancer. In May of 1993, Larry married his second wife, Mary Ellen Moore. After retirement, he and Mary spent 6 months every year in Punta Gorda, FL and the other 6 months in St. Anthony Village, MN. 

Larry’s passions throughout his life were all things tennis, traveling, his family, and his many friends. He had a great sense of humor, a sharp intellect, and a strong interest in personally engaging others. He was a voracious reader, consuming books and newspapers, and he loved watching old movies.

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