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| Stella E. Larson, Age 91 |
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No Visitation |
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No Visitation |
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Monday, January 28, 2013 at 1:00 PM |
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Benson Funeral Home Chapel, St. Cloud, Minnesota |
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Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery, Montevideo, Minnesota |
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STELLA ELAINE LARSON, 91
Kimball, MN
August 23, 1921 - January 25, 2013
Stella Elaine Larson, age 91, formerly of Montevideo, MN died Friday, January 25, 2013 at Heritage House, Kimball, MN, where she resided for the past four years.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 28, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Benson Funeral Home Chapel, St. Cloud, MN. Burial will be at Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery in rural Montevideo, MN.
Stella Elaine Wenstrom was born to Ellen (Nelson) and Harold Wenstrom on August 23, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN. Later her parents divorced and Ellen married Ansgar Youngmark. Stella attended country schools in the Clarkfield and Montevideo area and graduated from Maynard High School in 1940. During this time she went by the Youngmark name. That same year she married Earl D. Larson of Montevideo, and to this union five daughters were born: Gloria Jean, Judith Elaine, JoAnn, Janice Ellen, and Juanita Kay.
Stella was very talented, and pursued a number of hobbies including gardening, quilting, crochet, and oil painting. Her oil paintings numbered well over 300, and featured landscapes, florals, and portraits. Her art was exhibited at the Chippewa County Library in 1990.
Stella had a love for music and played the organ as well as guitar with her brothers, Douglas and Linne Youngmark. She had a beautiful singing voice and harmonized so well with her siblings. The memories of her sweet voice will live on in the hearts of her family.
Stella is survived by her daughters, Gloria Jean (Robert) Sterriker of Aitkin, MN, Judith Elaine Thomas of Spokane, WA, JoAnn Bijou of Plymouth, MN, Janice Ellen (Mike) Housman of Watkins, MN; 11 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; brother, Douglas (Melve) Youngmark, Cambridge, MN; sister-in-law, Marilyn Youngmark of Elk River, MN; half brother, Sam Wenstrom, Waite Park, MN; and half sister, Betty Wenstrom, Richfield, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents; step-father Ansgar; husband, Earl in 1964; infant son in 1941; daughter Juanita in 1980; brother, Linne; half sister, Lorenda Wenstrom; and half brother Roger Wenstrom. |
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