LARSON, Helga "Mae" (nee Tollefson) 1896-1977

LARSON, TOLLEFSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/10/2009 at 17:25:54

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Helga Mae Tollefson Larson

Funeral Services for Mae Larson, 81, were held August 3, at the First Lutheran church in St. Ansgar, Iowa. Burial was in the First Lutheran Cemetery, with the Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiating. The Schroeder and Dunn Home of St. Ansgar was in charge of arrangements.

Helga Mae Tollefson was born July 25, 1896 at St. Ansgar, the daughter of Carl T. and Clara Oliva Lane Tollefson. Mae was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran church and was graduated from the St. Ansgar high school, attended Iowa State University, and Gates Business College in Waterloo.

April 18, 1931, she was married to J. Leland Larson. She lived in Independence and Cresco, Iowa, and St. Ansgar.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland, in 1953; her parents and a brother, Carl.

Surviving are her son Jim of Lombard, Illinois; three grandchildren; three sisters: Thelma, Mrs. Glenn Toolson of Twin Falls, Idaho, Clarice, Mrs. James Chase of Kalamazoo, Mich., and June, Mrs. Herbert Jones of LaPorte, Indiana.

[Press News, Osage, Iowa; Wed., Aug 10, 1977]

Submitted to IAGENWEB, 2005, Paul Larson

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Photo from 1970 directory for First Lutheran church, St. Ansgar.

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