Florence Lucile Larson was born January 16, 1917 at her parent’s home in Middleville Township to Peter and Minnie Larson. She was baptized on February 8, 1917 and confirmed in June of 1932 by Rev. Alex Sand at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church, Albion Township. She graduated from Cokato High School in June of 1934. She did housework, babysitting and sewing for friends and neighbors. She took care of her parents until their deaths. Her father died in September of 1958 and her mother died in February of 1967. She worked in the Ebenezer Home in Buffalo from 1967 to 1978 when she retired. She has been active in the Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church all her life where she taught Sunday school and vacation Bible school. She was financial secretary for the church for 20 years and was also a member and secretary of Cokato Senior Citizens. She lived on the farm until Sept. 30, 2013 when she moved into Brookridge Assisted Living in Cokato. She passed away on Dec. 3, 2013 at Cokato Manor.
Lucile was preceded in death by her parents Peter and Minnie Larson, her sister Hulda and brother-in-law George Johnson. Survivors are her nephews Leo (Jennie) Johnson and Glen (Diane) Johnson, great nephews Ted Miller, Thomas Johnson, great nieces Tara Humlie (Ben), Anna Johnson, Lucia Johnson, Kirsten (Cevin) Christopherson and great-great niece Destyne Miller.
A funeral service for Lucile took place at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 7 at Mount Hermon Lutheran Church in rural Annandale. Visitation was held 1 hour prior to the service at the church and internment followed the service at the church cemetery.