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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''February 15, 1984 Spokane Daily Chronicle Page 8:'''<br />
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[[file:1984-02-15-sc-p8-lawrence-carstens-obit.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]'''Lawrence H. Carstens'''<br />
<br />
Service for Lawrence H. Carstens, 72, a lifetime<br />
resident of Reardan, Wash., and former<br />
manager of Reardan Grain Growers, was today<br />
at Strate Funeral Home in Davenport.<br />
<br />
Private burial service was at Reardan Cemetery.<br />
<br />
Mr. Carstens died Sunday at Sacred Heart<br />
Medical Center in Spokane.<br />
<br />
The son of William and Lila (Thompson) Carstens,<br />
he was born Dec. 23, 1911, in Reardan. His<br />
father and his grandfather, Claus Carstens, were<br />
Eastern Washington pioneers, settling in the<br />
Reardan area in 1884.<br />
<br />
Lawrence Carstens farmed 27 years at Reardan<br />
and then served as manager of Reardan<br />
Grain Growers for 14 years, retiring in 1974. He<br />
was a charter member of the Reardan Lions and<br />
a former member of Reardan Memorial Library<br />
board.<br />
<br />
He was a member of Spring Creek Grange, an<br />
honorary member of Pacific Northwest Grain<br />
Dealers Association and honorary chapter<br />
farmer of Future Farmers of America.<br />
<br />
Mr. Carstens and the former Viola Stutheit,<br />
who were married in Reardan, celebrated their<br />
50th wedding anniversary June 27.<br />
<br />
Survivors include his wife, at the Reardan<br />
home; two sons, Paul Carstens of Oshkosh, Wis.,<br />
and Clifford Carstens of Reardan; and six grandchildren.<br />
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