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Obituary- Larson, Ruth

Ruth Alberta (Beskow) Larson
ROSSVILLE- Ruth Alberta (Beskow) Larson was born om
November 11, 1918 (on the actual Armistice Day) in Lyndon, Kansas in one of the counties oldest log homes. She graduated from Lyndon High School and taught in one-room schoolhouses in the Lyndon area for ten years. Following WW1I she married Gerald Larson from Quenemo, Kansas. They farmed together for several years, ran a grocery store in Olivet, Kansas for awhile, finally making their permanent home in Rossville, Kansas in 1954. Ruth worked for a time at Peoples State Bank of Rossville, but her passion was for being wife, mother and homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, traveling and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Gerald, a son, Barton Larson of Westphalia, Missouri, a daughter, Carol Heintzelman of Topeka, two grandchildren, Tracey Ott of Florida and Hillary Larson of Missouri, a daughter-in-law, Phyllis Larson and son-in-law, Gary Heintzelman. She was a long-time member of the United Methodist Church of Rossville and prior to that the Methodist Church in Lyndon. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Mary (Bailey) Beskow of Lyndon, and one brother Gene Beskow of Topeka. Her kind and gentle ways will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Funeral services will be held at the Rossville United Methodist Church on Monday, December 17 at 10:00 A.M. Burial will be at the Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Larson will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. Sunday, December 16th at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church of Rossville or to Midland Hospice of Topeka and sent in care of the funeral chapel.

On line condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com

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