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- [S927] Obituary.
Name of Deceased: Iva May Memmer Larson
Gender: F (Female)
Age at Death: 94
Death Date: 30 Sep 2010
Death Place: Bend, Oregon, USA
Obituary Date: 6 Oct 2010
Newspaper Title: Bulletin
Newspaper Location: Bend, OR, USA
Birth Date: 24 Feb 1916
Birth Place: USA
Residence (at time of death): Bend, Oregon, USA
Spouse's Name: Fritjof Larson
Parents' Names: Lawrence Victor Memmer and Laura Euretta Baker Memmer,
Childrens' Names: Alice Marie Larson Lapeer of Costa Mesa, California; Leon Stewart Memmer; Ralph Edward Larson, Hollywood, California, Stanley Lee Larson, Burns, Oregon and James Allen Larson, Seattle, Washington
Siblings' Names: Alice Memmer Follen; Ralph Memmer, Asa Memmer, Wallace Memmer, Cecil Memmer and Donald Memmer
Number of Grandchildren: 18
Number of Great-grandchildren: 19
Military: Army
- [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
Iva May Memmer Larson
Birth: Feb. 24, 1916
Avon
Bon Homme County
South Dakota, USA
Death: Sep. 20, 2010
Bend
Deschutes County
Oregon, USA
Iva May Memmer Larson
Feb. 24, 1916 - Sept. 30, 2010
Born in Avon, South Dakota, she died peacefully at age 94, in an adult foster home in Bend, Oregon. She was raised on a farm at a time when horses were routinely used for work and transportation; and running water, electrical services and public utilities would not be available for decades.
Her parents were Lawrence Victor Memmer and Laura Euretta Baker Memmer, she is the sixth of seven children. Iva was the last surviving child. She began, but did not complete, the tenth grade in school.
After the birth of her first son, she worked on the farm, and as a housekeeper and child care provider in Los Angeles, California, and Omaha, Nebraska.
She married Fritjof Larson, who was born in Pollack, South Dakota, and was a soldier in the Army Air Corps at Lubbock, Texas, in 1943, and thereafter lived as a homemaker.
Her husband, Fritjof (Fred) Ernest Larson and her son, Leon Stewart Memmer preceded her in death. Iva's brothers, Ralph Memmer, Asa Memmer, Wallace Memmer, Cecil Memmer and Donald Memmer and her sister, Alice Memmer Follen all passed away before her. Iva is survived by her daughter, Alice Marie Larson Lapeer of Costa Mesa, California; and her sons, Ralph Edward Larson, Hollywood, California, Stanley Lee Larson, Burns, Oregon and James Allen Larson, Seattle, Washington. Iva had 18 grandchildren, 19 great- grandchildren and eight great- great-grandchildren.
The graveside service and interment will be at Pilot Butte Cemetery, Bend, Oregon, Friday, October 8, 2010, at 1 pm. Viewing commences at 10 am to 12 noon, at Niswonger Reynolds Funeral Home, 105 NW Irving Ave., Bend, Oregon 97701
Family links:
Parents:
Lawrence Victor Memmer (1881 - 1964)
Laura Euretta Baker Memmer (1882 - 1969)
Spouse:
Fritjof Ernest Larson (1918 - 1971)*
Children:
Leon Stewart Memmer (1933 - 1998)*
Alice Marie Larson Lapeer (1948 - 2011)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Pilot Butte Cemetery
Bend
Deschutes County
Oregon, USA
Created by: DL & JG Bronson
Record added: Aug 17, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 75089332
- [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949.
Name: Iva Memmer
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Spouse: Fritjof E Larson
Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1942
Marriage County: Bon Homme
County of Residence: Bon Homme
Post Office: Avon
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