Jens Larson, 82, of Brownsdale dies

BROWNSDALE -- Jens I. Larson, 82, of 403 W. Main in Brownsdale, died Thursday (April 30, 1992) at the Fieldcrest Nursing Home in Hayfield.

Mr. Larson was born Nov. 6, 1909, in Denmark. He immigrated to the United States when he was 21 and later married Elizabeth ``Betty'' Olson in Luverne, Minn., on Sept. 11, 1953. He worked as a nursing home custodian and was a deacon of St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a stepson, David Ames of Burlingame, Calif.; three daughters, Mary Jerhart of Brownsdale, Sharon Raap of Osburn, Idaho, and Laura ``Lollie'' McDeid of Sioux Rapids, Iowa; 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Margaret and Marie, both of Denmark.family doesn't have the last names of the sisters and where their exact location is.

The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin, with the Rev. James Mikkelson officiating. Burial will be in Cedar City Cemetery.

Friends may call from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at the Worlein Funeral Home in Austin, and one hour prior to services at the church.