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Naomi Larson
May 4, 2011
Naomi Larson, 96, of
Republic, Missouri and formerly of Crystal Lake, passed away
on Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Sonshine Manor in
Republic, Missouri.
Funeral services were held
at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, April 30, at the United
Methodist Church in Crystal Lake, with the Rev. Jerald
Swanberg officiating. Burial was in the Crystal Lake
Cemetery. Visitation was held on Friday, April 29, at the
Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt and one hour before the services
on Saturday at the church.
Naomi Larson, was born on
September 10, 1914, to Laurice and Cora (Ozmun) Larson at
their rural Upper Flat home in Hancock County. Naomi was
baptized and attended church and Sunday School at the Upper
Flat Evangelical Free Church in rural Hancock County. She
attended country school through the eighth grade and then
attended the Crystal Lake High School where she graduated in
the spring of 1932. Naomi was united in marriage to Richard
E. Larson on February 16, 1936, at the Upper Flat home of
the bride. They started their life farming on a farm west of
Crystal Lake and in 1941 moved to another farm north of
Crystal Lake, which they purchased in 1943. They lived there
until 1984. They then moved into their new home in Crystal
Lake, where they resided until Richard's death in 1998.
The couple enjoyed 61
years of marriage and were very seldom apart. They
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a party at
the Crystal Lake Methodist Church in 1986, leaving them with
many wonderful memories. They delivered Winnebago motor
homes for 15 years going all over the U.S., including
Alaska. They also spent many winters in Texas in their motor
home. One winter they traveled to Yellowstone National Park
with several other couples where they enjoyed snowmobiling
through the park. They enjoyed snowmobiling, square dancing,
traveling, gardening and crafts but most of all they enjoyed
spending time with their family and helping out whenever
they could.
Naomi was a member of the
Crystal Lake United Methodist Church as well as the UMW. She
enjoyed the Crystal Lake Senior Citizens Center and its many
activities over the years with the most memorable being the
"Kitchen Band" of which she was a member. They played for
many different organizations and were in many parades.
Naomi moved to Forest City
in the spring of 1998 after her husband Richard's death. She
was a member of the Leland Senior Citizens and the Kum Along
Club in Forest City. She continued to attend church both at
Forest City and the Crystal Lake United Methodist Churches, where
she was honored as a 50-year member.
In the winter of 2001,
Naomi's health declined and as a result she decided to move
to Missouri that summer to the Ozarks Methodist Manor
retirement community. She thoroughly enjoyed life at the
assisted living community. She made many new friends and
attended all the social events possible. But after suffering
heart problems in 2004 and a fall that broke her hip in
2005, Naomi moved to the Sonshine Manor in Republic,
Missouri, where she resided until her death.
Naomi is survived by one
daughter, Judy Gjerde and her husband, Ron of Billings,
Missouri; one son, Gary Larson and his wife, Charlotte of
Algona; one daughter-in-law, Diane Larson of Owatonna,
Minnesota; five grandchildren, Lisa (Ted) Emmons, Rick (Tori)
Larson, Dan Larson, Lori (Richard) Ford and Matt (Nancy)
Gjerde; 11 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-granddaughter; one great-great-grandson; one
sister-in-law; numerous nieces, nephews and family members
and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband, Richard; one son, Dennis
Larson; one grandson, Ryan Larson; one granddaughter, Dawn
Marie Larson; one brother, Morton Larson and four sisters,
Gladys Nelson, Carrie Shumann, Vesta Hunsley and Maude
Larson in infancy. |
