James “Jimmy” W. Larson, 79 of Stanton, Nebraska formerly of Loup City, Nebraska died Friday, June 5, 2026 at the Stanton Health Center in Stanton, Nebraska. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at the United Methodist Church in Loup City with Bill Brown officiating. Interment will follow at the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. Visitation will be one hour before service time. Memorials are suggested to the Stanton Health Center in Stanton, NE or the United Methodist Church in Loup City, NE.

     James W. Larson was born on December 7, 1946 at Breckenridge, Minnesota to Reuben and Marcella (Elftman) Larson. He lived in Dwight, North Dakota until 1949 when his family moved to Loup City, Nebraska. In 1969, Jimmy moved to Broken Bow, Nebraska where he worked at Mid-Nebraska Workshop doing various trades such as Becton Dickinson and Company Medical Supplies, ceramics, woodworking and drove a truck to Ord and Grand Island delivering lumber to other workshops. He then lived independently and worked at JC Penny’s and the Broken Bow Public Library. Jimmy loved driving his car visiting towns around the Broken Bow area. He could tell you who had the best coffee in each town. Jimmy enjoyed going to Sherman Dam by Loup City to the cabin, riding in the boat and spending time with family. His siblings took him on vacation to various states: Arizona, California, Texas, Tennessee, South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. Jimmy moved to the Stanton Health Center in March, 2014. He loved going for rides to Norfolk to eat; Yankton to look at the Meridian Bridge and most of all to Blackbird Bend Casino.

     Jimmy is survived by two sisters and brothers-in-law, Marsha (Ron) Eurek of Omaha, NE and Mary (Jim) Dooley of Norfolk, NE and many nieces and nephews.

     He was preceded in death by his parents; brother and sister-in-law, Theodore (Margaret) Larson and sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen (John) Kerner.