Larsen, Jo Ann (1947 - 2013)

LARSEN, STUHR, SUMMERS, KROGER, ERRETT, BAKER, PETRZILKA, FOCKEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/17/2013 at 18:41:11

Name of deceased: Jo Ann Larsen

Aged: 66 yrs, 8 mo, 12 days

Residence: Denison Care Center, Denison, IA

Born: February 15, 1947, Harlan, IA

Died: Oct. 27, 2013, Denison Care Center, Denison, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Nov. 1, 2013; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; inurnment was in Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, IA.

Survived by: Sisters, Linda Larsen of Omaha, NE and Diana Larsen of Council Bluffs, IA; half-brothers, Bill Stuhr of Harlan, IA and Dick (spouse, Marlene) Stuhr of Houston, TX; half-sisters, Deloris Summers of Marshalltown, IA and Betty Kroger of St. George, UT; special friend, Jim Smith of Denison, IA

Predeceased by: Parents, Leonard Larsen and Milda (nee Errett) Larsen Baker; stepfather, Olin “Buck” Baker

Education: attended Harlan (IA) schools

Religious affiliation: baptized at the First United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Tom Petrzilka, date not provided, at her mother’s home in Harlan, IA (2) Dale Focken, date and location not provided

Employment: worked as a babysitter in her younger years; worked at Wesco Industries in Denison, IA for 23 years until her retirement in 2011

Hobbies/Interests: participated in the IA Special Olympics; loved playing bingo and going to garage sales; enjoyed dancing and country music.

Sources: pauleyjones.com