Beatrice D. Larson

Beatrice Larson, age 80, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, February 25, 2008, in Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN.Beatrice Darlene Hanninen was born on September 22, 1927 to John and Hilda Ojala Hanninen in New York Mills, MN. She grew up and attended school in Otter Tail County , MN . In March of 1946, she married Ervin Nordlund in South Dakota, together they had nine children. She later married Clarence Larson in 1971 in South Dakota. Clarence died in May 2006. Beatrice was an avid reader who enjoyed crossword puzzles, tending to her potted plants, country music and dancing, spending time at the lake, and most importantly, spending time with her children and grandchildren. She will be missed dearly by her family and friends.She is survived by three sons, Ron Linda of Detroit Lakes, MN, Terry Ann of Bemidji, MN and Kevin Kim of Owatonna, MN; five daughters, Janis Gary Olson and Diane Dennis Castagneri, both of Detroit Lakes, MN, Sherri Anderson and Darla Nordlund, both of Fargo, ND and Kristi Don Nicholson of Hawley, MN; two brothers, Robert Helen and William Lorraine Hanninen, both of Bloomington, MN; one sister, Marie Renner of Monrovia, CA; 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Dale; three brothers and three sisters.