Grace Thelma (Frohling) LARSON

LARSON, FROHLING, SCHULTE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/27/2012 at 22:27:59

October 5, 1913 ---- March 4, 2012

BRITT - Grace T. Larson, 98, of Britt died Sunday (March 4, 2012) at the Kanawha Community Home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday, March 9th at the Evangelical Free Church in Britt with Rev. Stan Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Britt. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Thursday at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Evangelical Free Church Christian Women's Ministry.

Grace Thelma Larson, the daughter of Fred and Helen (Schulte) Frohling, was born October 5, 1913 at Belmond. She attended country school and graduated from Belmond High School. Grace continued her education at a beauty school in Waterloo and then worked as a beautician in the area for several years. On June 25, 1941 she was married to Norris Larson at her parent's home in Rowan. They made their home on an acreage northwest of Britt where they farmed and raised their children. In 1978 they moved into Britt and in 1990 retired from active farming. Grace and Norris enjoyed spending their winters in Arizona for many years. After Norris passed away in 1993 she continued to live in Britt until moving to the Summit House when it opened. She enjoyed golfing, gardening, quilting and music. She was a member of the Evangelical Free Church and FCWM. Grace also sang in the church choir for many years and taught Sunday school.

Grace is survived by her daughter, Mardelle Larson of Broken Arrow, OK; son, Calvin (Barb) Larson of Britt; nine grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Norris; and a brother, Herman Frohling.

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