~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, NWA Capt. Larry Alan POTTON
July 6, 1940 ~ January 12, 2020
Notification with the passing of RNPA member retired
Northwest pilot Captain Larry Alan Potton,
age 79. Captain Potton joined Northwest
Airlines 09-05-1967. He is survived by
his wife Linda, their children and their grandchildren plus many other extended
family members.
A brief online obituary notice may be viewed at
For a complete obituary and guestbook, please go to the funeral
home website at
For those wishing to send a personal note, the family is listed
in whitepages as
PO Box 181 , River Falls WI 54022-0181.
Services for Captain Potton are planned for January 16 at Ezekiel
Lutheran Church in River Falls, WI.
Please see obituary notices below for more details.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary……………….. Larry Alan POTTON
Age 79, of River Falls, Wisconsin Died at his home
surrounded by his family Sun, Jan 12, 2020, after stoically battling cancer. He
earned his Wings in 1964, serving five years as a Naval Aviator with Helicopter
Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2). He flew 33 years for Northwest Airlines.
Survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda Potton; 4 children; and 9
grandchildren. Celebration of Larry's Life Thurs, Jan 16, 2020 5 pm Ezekiel
Lutheran Church, 202 S 2nd St River Falls, WI, visitation 3-5 pm at church.
Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery 10:15 am assembly lane #5 Fri, Jan
17, 2020. Bakken-Young River Falls 715-425-8788 www.bakken-young.com.......................................
Larry Alan Potton, age 79, of River Falls, Wisconsin died at
his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, January 12, 2020, after stoically
battling cancer. Larry was born in Clinton, Wisconsin on July 6, 1940, the
third child of Howard and Martha (Roberts) Potton. Larry spent his youth in
Avalon, Wisconsin hunting and fishing with his father and two brothers, Bill
and Dale, and tormenting his little sister, Ruth Ann. He graduated from Clinton
High School, class of 1958, and from the University of Wisconsin – Platteville
in 1962. He earned his Wings in 1964,
proudly serving for five years as a Naval Aviator with Helicopter Combat
Support Squadron 2 (HC-2), also known as the “Fleet Angels”. He and Linda
Millman, of Platteville, Wisconsin, eloped and were married at Lakehurst Naval
Air Station on June 12, 1964. While flying for the Navy he was hired as a
commercial pilot and flew 33 years for Northwest Airlines. He retired as a 747
Captain, with bases in Minneapolis and Anchorage. Larry loved spending time at his
old orchard tinkering on tractors and hunting with his family and friends. He
especially enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s concerts and sporting events.
Larry is survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda; his four children, Cynthia
(Scott) Kuenzi of Madison, Stephanie Brown of River Falls, Howard (Katie)
Potton of Anchorage, and Sarah (Andrew) Graff of Chicago; brother William (Thelma) Potton of Detroit,
and his sister Ruth Ann (Dan) Clark of Neillsville; and his nine grandchildren:
Ashley and Megan Brown; Glen, Reid and Tess Kuenzi; Nicholas and Danielle
Potton; and, Abbie and Sylvie Graff. Larry is preceded in death by his parents
and his brother, Dale Potton. The family would like to thank St. Croix Hospice
for their exceptional care. A celebration
of Larry’s life will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 5 pm at Ezekiel
Lutheran Church, River Falls, with a visitation from 3-5 pm at the church.
Larry’s remains will be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at 10:15 am
assembly lane #5 on Friday, January 17, 2020. In lieu of flowers, memorials can
be made to Ezekiel Lutheran Church.
Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services.
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