OBITUARY: Dorothy E. Larson, 1922-1995, Mitchell County, Iowa [MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE - Aug. 12, 1995 (edited)] Dorothy E. Larson Dorothy E. Larson, 73, died Tuesday evening (Aug. 8, 1995) at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, following a brief illness. The former Dorothy Anderson was born Feb. 12, 1922, in Orchard, Iowa, the daughter of Ludwig B. Anderson and Leona (nee) Millington Anderson. She grew up in Osage, Iowa, graduating from Osage High School in 1939. She married Allan Larson on Dec. 17, 1939, in Osage. The couple made their home in Spring Valley, Minnesota, where she was a homemaker and Mr. Larson worked for Ruan Transport. Mr. Larson died in 1979. She is survived by two sons, Larry Larson of Missoula, Montana, and Neil Larson of Virginia Beach, Virginia; five grandchildren; and one brother, Bernard Anderson of Osage. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one sister. Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Osage Cemetery with the Rev. Tim Wilson of the Spring Valley Assemblies of God Church officiating. Visitation was held at the Thauwald Funeral Home in Spring Valley Copyright 2004, IaGenWeb -- Not for commercial use