Lillian Larson

Lillian L. Larson, 96, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Monday night, January 27, 2020 at Ave Maria Village.

Lillian Olstad was born June 21, 1923, in La Crosse, WI, the daughter of Carl and Hilda (Bakken) Olstad. She is the third youngest of eight children. She grew up in Rushford, MN and graduated from Rushford High School. In 1941, Lillian moved with her parents and her siblings Ernie, Vye, and Roger to a farmstead near Ypsilanti, ND. She taught at a country school in Corwin township. She met Raymond Larson at a Peckham Barn dance and they were married on June 6, 1945 at Ypsilanti Lutheran Church. Each summer Ray and Lil hosted “summer camp” for many of her nieces and nephews from Minnesota. In October of 1950, they moved to Ypsilanti where Lillian raised three children and Lillian was “one of the church ladies” at Ypsilanti Lutheran Church. She could be found cooking, baking, sewing, working a crossword puzzle, doing craft work, delivering meals to the field, or tending to her flower beds, full of day-lilies and irises. Lillian enjoyed decorating, arranging flowers and entertaining at their home. She was a member of PEO and the Prairie Rose Garden Club. Lillian never missed a sporting event or an opportunity to travel with her family.

Lillian is survived by her daughter, Kerry; sons, Dwight (Helen) and Keith (Leslee); grandchildren, Erika and Craig Larson, Samuel, Benjamin, and Anna Larson; sister, Martha Ferden (103 years old!); and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ray; brothers, Clifford, Ernie, and Roger; sisters, June Eskelson, Ruth Ellefson, and Vye Wieland.

Prayer Service: 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2020 at Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.

Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with Pastor Kristi Weber officiating.

Spring Burial: James Valley Cemetery, Ypsilanti, North Dakota.

Memorials may be sent in Lillian’s memory to: Jamestown Regional Medical Center, 2422, 20th Street SW or Trinity Lutheran Church, 523 4th Avenue SE, Jamestown, ND 58401 .

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