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CopyFuneral services for Clara Larson, age 89, of Bottineau, North Dakota, were held on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. at Willow Creek Church in Overly.
Burial was in the Willow Creek Cemetery rural Overly. Clara passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, in a Bottineau nursing home.
Officiating at the services was the Reverend John Hesford. Margaret Wittmayer was the organist and the congregating sang selected hymns. The soloist was Kristi Evanger.
Casket bearers were Kirk Larson, Mark Larson, Todd Larson, Brent Evanger, Christopher Larson, Pat Knoepfle and Nick Knoepfle.
Clara R. Larson, a daughter of John C. and Agnes (Aasness) Hagen, was born on January 4, 1920, in the Turtle Mountains north of Bottineau. Clara attended Ackworth School and graduated from Dunseith High School.
In 1938, she married Clarence E. (Swede) Larson at Rolla. They lived on area farms in Dunseith, and later in Overly. They had four children: Curtis, Peggy, Barbara and Ronald. Clara was a cook at the Overly School, a nurse aide at the Rolette Hospital and Head Cook at the International Music Camp at the Peace Garden for over 30 years.
Clarence passed away on March 18, 1979. In 2003, Clara moved to Bottineau and has resided there since.
She was a member of the Willow Creek Lutheran Church in Overly, taught Sunday School, and was an active member of the woman's group, WELCA. Clara loved her family and friends. She enjoyed quilting and made many quilts for World Relief. She also enjoyed gardening, cooking, baking and making lefse.
She is survived by two daughters, Peggy (Ron) Culhane of Columbia, Missouri, and Barbara (Mark) Evanger of Mandan; a son, Ronald Larson of Overly; a daughter-in-law, Carol Larson of Stephen, Minnesota; seven grandchildren, Kirk Larson of Stephen, Mark Larson of Strandquist, Minnesota, Todd (Kim) Larson of Japan, Karen Huggins (Allen) of Columbia, Kimberly Sommers (Mark) of Champlin, Minnesota, Brent Evanger (Kristi) of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, Melanie Bullinger (Travis) of Minneapolis; two sisters, Ina Anderson and Florence Marten, both of Modena, Wisconsin; two brothers, Raymond (Thelma) Hagen of Kennewick, Washington, and Oscar (Emmy) Hagen of La Crosse, Wisconsin; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by husband, Clarence; son, Curtis; granddaughter, Lisa; parents, John C. Hagen, Agnes Hagen; brothers, Clifford Hagen and Orville Hagen; and sister, Alice Martinson.
Arrangements were with the Nero Funeral Home of Bottineau.
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