Blanche
Larson, 95
Janesville,
Wisc. - Blanche O. Larson, 95, formerly of
Thief River Falls, died Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at
Cedar Crest Care Center in Janesville,
Wisc.
Memorial
services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday,
April 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River
Falls with Rev. John Wollenzien officiating.
Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief
River Falls with Green Funeral Home in charge of
the arrangements.
Memorial
services were held on Monday, April 9, at Cedar
Crest Health Care Center in Janesville with Rev.
Herm Lehman and Rev. Glenn Skatrud
officiating.
Blanche
O. Greenland was born on January 30, 1906 in
Binford, N.D., the daughter of Oscar and Bertha
(Lier) Greenland. She was one of the first female
students to letter at the University of North
Dakota where she graduated in 1927.
On
August 12, 1942, Blanche married Philip R. Larson
in Crookston. He died on March 26, 1946.
Blanche
taught Latin and mathematics at Lincoln High School
in Thief River Falls for 40 years until her
retirement in 1971.
She
was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church in
Thief River Falls and a a member of St. Paul
Lutheran Church in Beloit. In 1984, she was named
Pennington County Outstanding Senior Citizen for
her work in promoting the building of Heritage
Community Center for senior citizens.
She
was an avid fan of the Minnesota Twins and a strong
support of sports activities at Lincoln High
School. In 1999, she was inducted into the Prowler
Hall of Fame.
Blanche
is survived by a son, Rev. Richard (Joan) Larson of
Greendale, Wisc.; a daughter, Gretchen Larson Otto
of St. Paul; four grandchildren; a great-grandson;
three sisters, Inez Ehlers of Spokane, Wash.,
Beatrice Swenson of Portland, Ore. and Helen Garry
of Glendale, Wisc.; and several nieces and
nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, parents and
four sisters.
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