Thelma (Moen) Skaim Larson- 1905-1989

MOEN, JOHNSON, SKAIM, LARSON, DANIELS, LEIN, SAMPSON, HOWE, WRIGHT, SCHULER, JENSEN, EWING, KLEIN, COONS, WILLIAMS, STANDORF, SEBASTIAN

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 1/9/2011 at 15:23:02

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa, WAUKON REPUBLICAN-STANDARD, March 21,1989
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Thelma Adelia Larson, age 83, died Sunday, March 19, 1989 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah,, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 22 at Glenwood Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa. The 1:30 p.m. services will be conducted by Pastor Landis Olson. Burial will be in Pontoppidan Cemetery with Martin Funeral Home of Waukon, Iowa in charge of arrangements.

Casket bearers are her grandsons: Larry, Dennis and Tom Daniels, Kevin Lein, Reg and Dr. Bruce Sampson, Steven Wright, Kelly and Brian Schuler, Mark, Matthew, and Ross Jensen, Scott and Doug Ewing, Darren and Todd Larson, Gregg and Gary Klein, Tony, Eric, and Jason Larson and Daryl Larson, Jr.

Thelma was born August 10, 1905 in Allamakee County to Albert and Marie (Johnson) Moen. She attended rural Allamakee County schools. On April 20, 1925 she married Joseph Skaim in rural Decorah, Iowa. He died December 16, 1937. She married Leonard Larson December 30, 1939 in Dubuque, Iowa. She was a member of the Glenwood Church where she was active in circles, Ladies Aid, as well as singing and other church activities.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Skaim; by a grandson, Jeffrey Wright and eight brothers and sisters, Amos and Ralph Moen; sisters, Carlotta Standorf, Bernice Sebastian, Vivian Williams, Marlene or Malene Moen, Sylvia Moen and an infant sister.

Surviving her are her husband, Leonard and 13 children: Mrs. Bob (Millie) Daniels of Waterloo, Iowa, Mrs. Bob (Jan) Lein of Austin, Minnesota, Mrs. Lester (Thelma) Sampson of Decorah, Iowa, Mrs. Graydon (Gladys) Howe of Waterloo, Iowa, Lorraine Wright of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Markeata Schuler of Waterloo, Iowa, Adeline Jensen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mrs. Jerry (Anna Marie) Ewing of Waterville, Iowa, Darlene Klein of Waukon, Iowa, Harry Larson of McGregor, Iowa, Clark Larson of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Daryl Larson of Waverly, Iowa and David Larson of Trenton, New Jersey; 40 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren; a brother, Rudolph Moen of Waukon, Iowa and two sisters, Mrs. Paul (Arla) Coons of Cincinnati, Ohio and Erma Williams of Waukon, Iowa.