Ruby
Larson, 85
Roseau
- Ruby Larson, 85, died Thursday, June 28, 2001
at Sheltering Oaks Nursing Home in
Roseau.
Funeral
services were held at 11 
a.m.
on Monday, July 2, 2001 at United Lutheran Church
in Gatzke with Rev. Sandra Hollands officiating.
Gloria Sistad was the organist, and the soloist was
Julie Walsh. Casketbearers were Ruby's nephews,
Gary Peterson, Wayne Larson, Delray Larson, Leland
Larson, Darrell Taie, Mylan Abrahamson, Jerome
Peterson, Gaylan Gramstad, Roger Gramstad and James
Peterson. Interment was in Landstad Cemetery in
Gatzke with Collins Funeral Home of Middle River in
charge of the arrangements.
Ruby
Cecilia Larson was born on August 6, 1915 in Rollis
township near Gatzke, the daughter of Iver and
Hulda (Mattson) Larson. She was educated at Rollis
School near Gatzke and was baptized and confirmed
at Moose River Lutheran Church. Ruby's father died
when she was four years old, and she spent most of
her life helping her mother with the farm work and
serving as a "second mother" to her many nieces and
nephews.
For
several years, Ruby and her mother lived in other
communities, including LaCrosse, Wisc. and
Minneapolis. When Ruby's brother, Roy, took over
the family farm, she and her mother purchased a
small home just west of Gatzke. They also resided
in Roseau and Thief River Falls. After her mother
died, Ruby moved to Crookston where she worked as a
nanny. In January of 1992, she moved to the
Karlstad Memorial Nursing Home, and in January of
1997 to Sheltering Oaks Nursing Home in
Roseau.
She
was an active member of Moose River Lutheran Church
which later became United Lutheran Church of
Gatzke.
Ruby
enjoyed playing the guitar, singing, telling
stories and reading to her nieces and nephews and
offering an extra hand whenever anyone needed
help.
Survivors
include a sister, Frances Peterson of Lansing,
Iowa, 10 nephews and seven nieces.
Ruby
was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters,
Alice Larson, Ellen Gramstad, Gertie Abrahamson and
Inez Taie; two brothers, Roy and Herman Larson' and
a nephew. A00003B2001JL04
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