Esther Larson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Esther V. Larson, 82, Valley City, North Dakota, formerly of Minot and Cooperstown, North Dakota, died Friday, December 19, 2008 at Mercy Hospital, Valley City. No services will be held at this time. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Esther V. Hennessy was born July 11, 1926 in Berthold, North Dakota, the daughter of William T. and Anna Marie (Hollenfelz) Hennessy. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Berthold. Esther attended grade school in Lonetree, North Dakota and graduated from St. Leo’s High in Minot, North Dakota. She then attended and graduated from Minot State University as a Lab Tech. Esther worked at Trinity Hospital and Northwest Clinic, both in Minot. She was united in marriage to Dallas V. Larson on September 12, 1949 in Berthold. They lived in Minot and Surrey and before moving to Cooperstown, North Dakota in 1963. Esther worked at the Griggs County Hospital from 1964 to 1988. On September 22, 2008, they moved to Valley City to be closer to family. Esther is survived by her husband, Dallas; one son, David (Barb), Queen Creek, Arizona; one daughter, Mary (James Lentsch) Larson, Valley City; four grand children and three great grandchildren: Bradley (Meridith) Larson, and daughter, Evangeline Lea, Grand Forks, North Dakota; Lynley (Mike) Esposito and children, Payton Marie and Dallas Weldon, Bossier City, Louisiana; Shawn Larson, Jacksonville, Arkansas; and Shelby Lentsch, Valley City. One brother and sister also survive, Raymond (Pat) Hennessy, Berthold and Mary Gayle Hennessy, West St. Paul, Minnesota, She was preceded in death by two sisters, Vivian Hamilton and Lila Ann Hennessy.

Esther Larson

July 11, 1926 - December 20, 2008