Larson, Gladys Marie (Johnson) --- 1926-2013

SAWARET, JOHNSON, THOMPSON, GILSON, HALVORSON, HANSON, GILBERTSON, STORLA

Posted By: IA GenWeb Volunter
Date: 5/20/2013 at 17:54:14

4/24/2013 Waukon Standard

Gladys Larson

Gladys M. Larson, 86, of Waukon died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, April 19 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Gladys Marie Larson was born April 17, 1926 in Allamakee County, the daughter of Charles and Lydia (Sawaret) Johnson; she was the youngest of six sisters. She attended Lycurgus rural school.

July 26, 1943, she married Lester Larson in Decorah. Gladys worked at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon as a nurse’s aide for many years.
She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, and was involved in the church women’s group. Gladys enjoyed gardening, especially flowers, cooking and baking; she and Lester also liked to go fishing together. She also loved when family and friends stopped by. All who knew Gladys would tell you she will be greatly remembered for her apple pies, angel food cake, and being a perfectionist with her home.

Gladys is survived by her daughter, LaVonne (Roger) Thompson of Winona, MN; her son, Lyle (Marilyn) Larson of Lansing; 22 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 27 great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Evelyn Gilson and Lorraine Halvorson, both of Waukon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lester; three grandchildren, William Nagel, Cathy Nagel and Brenda Renolds; and three sisters, Catherine Hanson, Lillian Gilbertson and Mildred Storla.

Honorary casketbearers were Gladys’s grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Casketbearers were Rick Nagel, Travis Nation, Jason Iseli, Eric Kirkeby, Tyler Benzing and Joe Kann.

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