LARSEN, Axel

Passed away peacefully, with his family by his side at Hospice Wellington,
Guelph, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019
He will be dearly missed by his siblings, wife, Anne, four children: Gwen
(Jeff), Beth (Ryan), Paul, Jeff (Lauren), and friends. He would have
dearly loved more excitement with his beloved grandchildren: Abbie,
Tristan, Isaac, Greta, Mae, Ruth, George, and Charlie. Axel leaves a
legacy of wisdom, humility, perseverance, passion and a quiet faith.

Axel was the son of Ruth Pedersen and Paul Erik Rasmussen, born in Odense,
Denmark on January 17, 1947. He moved to Canada at nine years of age with
his loving Mother, Ruth, stepfather Hans, and brother Erik. They settled 
in Atikokan, Ontario where Hans and Ruth had four more children: Lars,
Shirley, Alex, and Karen. Growing up Axel worked hard to learn English and
enjoyed many activities: scouts, canoeing, fishing, tennis and curling.

Axel soon excelled academically, particularly in Mathematics. By Grade 13,
he was an Ontario Scholar and was accepted into Mechanical Engineering at
the University of Waterloo. While there, he played varsity tennis and
curling. He also met, and upon graduation, married, Anne.

Axel’s career began with Inglis Appliance Company in Stoney Creek and
later joined the Engineering Department at Fiberglass Canada in Guelph, in
1974. Axel thrived on challenge, completing his M.B.A. at McMaster, while
working full time and helping to raise his family. He became Production
Manager at Owen's Corning Canada, working on various challenging,
innovative projects. Axel was loyal, generous, organized, and highly
principled. He turned down several promotion opportunities in the U.S.
wanting to remain in Canada, and retired at 57 years of age.

Axel loved coaching Paul and Jeff’s baseball. For relaxation, he loved
canoeing, and fly fishing, especially for Gaspe salmon. He enjoyed playing
competitive tennis, and curled, at the Provincial and National level. Upon
retirement Axel began golf.

The family will receive friends at the Gilbert Macintyre Funeral Home on
1099 Gordon St. Guelph 1099 Gordon St. on Thursday, June 27, 2019 from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held in the funeral home chapel on
Friday, June 28, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. As an expression of sympathy, in
Axel’s memory, a donation to Wellington Hospice at
www.hospicewellington.org or Grand River Regional Cancer Centre in
Kitchener www.grhosp.on.ca would be appreciated.