Lucille Florence Larson

Funeral services for Lucille F. Larson, age 94, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Hayward Lutheran Church.  Rev. Joshua Enderson will officiate. Interment will be at Hayward Cemetery.  Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

Lucille died Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Our House in Austin.

Lucille F. Larson was born on April 4, 1922 in Albert Lea, the daughter of Fred and Nellie (Klose) Sorenson.  She attended school in Albert Lea, graduating in 1941. She had worked for Woolworth’s, American Gas, and Land O’Lakes.   On November 1, 1946, she was united in marriage to Curtis Larson at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea where she had been baptized and confirmed. The couple farmed for seven years in the Lerdal area north of Hayward before moving to the family farm southwest of Hayward, where they farmed for 44 years.

Lucille was a member of Hayward Lutheran Church. She took part on the church council, ELCW offices, Sunday school teacher, and Naomi Circle, and also Albert Lea Eagles Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary, Hayward Senior Citizens, Neighborhood Club and Extension Club.

Lucille is survived by her children, Lucinda (Ken) Dugwyler of Apache Junction, AZ, Curtis (Natalie) Larson of Hayward, Jon (Sandy) Larson of Hayward, and Dirk (Kim Phan) Larson of Hastings; grandchildren, Holly (Darren) Beenken, Randy Larson, Amy (Mike) Mareck, Michael Larson, and Leandra Larson; great-grandchildren, Urijah Larson, Nevaeh Larson, Connor Mareck, and Jagg Beenken.

Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis; parents, Fred and Nellie; brothers, Raymond Sorenson and Clayton Sorenson; son-in-law, Robert Sill; and granddaughter, April Sorensen.