Person:Newman Larsen (1)

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Newman Christian Larsen
m. 10 Feb 1950
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Name Newman Christian Larsen
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Dec 1903 Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Marriage 10 Feb 1950 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United Statesto Dorothea Fay Falls
Death? 29 Nov 1988 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Burial? 2 Dec 1988 Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United StatesLakewood Park

Newman was a baker. He had five sisters.

He was a lakes ship captain on the Great Lakes from 1941-1966. He was a ship master with the Columbia Transportation Company. He was the captain of the Edmond Fitzgerald from 1959-1966. He handed the ship over to the captain who sank it. For a period of 12 years, Newman was the youngest Captain on the Great Lakes.