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Charlotte F WALDRON

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  • Name Charlotte F WALDRON 
    Gender Female 
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    • Charlotte (Waldron) Larson, 83, of Austin, passed away at Our House on Sept. 29, 2007.

      Charlotte was born on Nov. 4, 1923, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Avice (Standish) and Victor Waldron. She moved to Austin in 1941 and graduated Austin High School in 1943. Charlotte and Elliot Larson were united in marriage in December 1943. Charlotte worked in Bremerton Navy Yard in Washington while Elliot was in the service. She also worked in Bremerton as a telephone operator and in an optometrist office. After that time, they settled back in Austin and continued to live there the rest of their lives. Two children were born into the marriage, Carole and Kevin.

      Charlotte was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School, sang in the choir, served as chair of the Women's Circle and was president of United Methodist Women's Society. Always active in the church, she worked on many different committees and raised her children to be conscientious citizens and good Christians. In addition to her work with the Naval shipyard, Charlotte worked at her parent's grocery store, Woolworths, St. Olaf Hospital and the Hormel office before retiring. She did volunteer work at St. Mark's Rest Home and the Red Cross, enjoyed traveling, fishing, painting, craftwork and her grandchildren. After they both retired, Elliot and Charlotte loved spending their winters in Donna, Texas.

      Survivors include her husband; her daughter, Carole (Joe) Wike, San Pedro, Calif.; son, Kevin (Ellen) Larson, Cape Town, South Africa; her sisters, Sybil Wilson, and Jeannine (Dick) Buechner, Austin; sister-in-law, Phyllis Waldron; many nieces and nephews and her four grandchildren, Hattie, Reid, Jennie and Anna. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, June and brothers Victor and Rodney Waldron.
    Person ID I36822  Don Carlson's Tree
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    Family Elliot S LARSON,   b. 21 Apr 1923   d. 2 May 2009, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
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