Clara Larson
Posted Sep 12, 2024 | 2:28 PM
Clara Larson
July 20, 1929 – Sept. 6, 2024
Clara Larson passed away peacefully in Whispering Pine Place Nursing Home in Canwood, SK September 6, 2024, at the age of 95 years.
Clara was born on July 20, 1929, in Shellbrook, SK. She is the youngest daughter of Watson and Jemima Jewitt. Her parents moved to the Shellbrook District from Ontario in 1912 and farmed four and a half miles south of Shellbrook.
Clara attended the Hazel Ridge School. She worked for several years at the bakery and the Chronicle office. Clara married Lloyd Larson in Prince Albert on November 19, 1949. They lived in Shellbrook, where Lloyd worked at fellow brothers garage for a couple of years before moving to the farm in the Ordale, Mont Nebo District in 1951 where they farmed until they retired and moved into Shellbrook in 1999. Clara and Lloyd had one son Barry, born on October 14, 1956. In 2019 Clara moved to Whispering Pines Place where she resided till her passing on September 6, 2024.
Clara was an excellent seamstress and sewed all of Lloyd and Barrys blue jeans etc. Their jeans looked just like store bought as she was such a professional seamstress. She was also a great cook, and she made the best lefse, flatbread and gingersnaps. Clara loved to play crib and could beat anyone at it. She also played a lot of solitaire. She put many jigsaw puzzles together and she enjoyed doing word search puzzles. Clara loved curling and loved to watch the Brier and Scotties plus she liked baseball and always watched the world series and baseball games. She also enjoyed gardening and berry picking. She was a member of the Shellbrook Fish and Game.
She is survived by her son, Barry and his wife Joanne of Calgary and her sister-in-law Winnie Larson of Kindersley; Her cousin Earl (Ruth) Jewitt; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Lloyd Larson; her parents Watson and Jemima Jewitt; her siblings Ernest Jewitt, Mary (Duncan) Belfry, William (Grace) Jewitt, Florence (Duncan) Belfry, Charles (Alice) Jewitt, Gordon (Edna) Jewitt, Issac (Selma) Jewitt, Luella (Roy) Anderson, Laura (Fred) Parr, Ena (Paul) Couronne; Her in laws Lars T. (Tone) Larson, Torbjorn (Ted) Larson, Knute (Gladys) Larson, Bertha (Osmund) Sindland, Julia (Ralph) Fellows, Anna (Woodrow) Whaling, Alma (George) Senum, Thelma (Oke) Bloom. Clara was also predeceased by several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lake Country Wildlife Federation (Box 1056 Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0) which Lloyd and Clara were instrumental in starting.
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Whispering Pine Place staff for taking such excellent care of Clara and for sitting with her when we the nieces were unable to be there. Her nieces Sharon Buckingham, Marlene Fellows, and Barb Bloom were so blessed that we were able to be there for her and do what we could during her last days before her passing. Clara will be missed by everyone who knew and loved her and shared in her life’s journey.
Family and friends wishing to send online condolences are welcome to visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home and Crematorium, Tammy Smart, Funeral Director, Shellbrook, SK 306-747-2828.
- Date : 2024-09-06
- Location : Canwood, SK.