This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Larson, Burr, McClay, Brown, Berg Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2230 Message Board Post: Barbara Larson, 61, died Oct. 20, 2002 Barbara Larson, 61, of Hudson, formerly of Eau Claire, died of cancer at her home Sunday, Oct. 20. She was born June 20, 1941, in Eau Claire, the daughter of Wilton and Betty (McClay) Burr. She graduated from Memorial High School in Eau Claire, after which she attended the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. After finishing her business training she took a position with the American National Bank in Eau Claire, first as a teller and then as supervisor of the drive-through department. On Jan. 29, 1966, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, she was married to LaVerne "Vern" Larson. In 1968 the couple moved to Minneapolis when her husband, Vern, an employee of Northern States Power Co., was transferred there to take a new position. They came to Hudson in 1972 to make their home. After their children were grown, she worked as a hostess at the Best Western Hudson House Inn for several years. She loved spending time at their vacation home on Bone Lake, where she enjoyed boating, fishing and entertaining family and friends. She was known for her fun attitude and caring manner. Survivors are her husband, LaVerne of Hudson; two daughters, Amee Elizabeth (Harold Brown) Larson of Eagan, Minn., and Kari Larson of Hudson; a granddaughter, Taylor; her father, Wilton Burr, and sister, Kathlyn (Tim) Berg, both of Eau Claire; and two nephews, Ryan Berg of Eau Claire and Adam Berg of River Falls. Preceding her in death was her mother, Betty Burr. A celebration of life and a time to remember Barbara Larson was 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the O'Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson. The funeral service and burial will be private. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=6693&SectionID=33&SubSectionID=103&S=1