Bernice Larsen

Bernice Lucile Larsen,

95, Minot, ND and Mt

Pleasant, Iowa, died Sa-

turday, March 12, 2022, in

New London Specialty

Care Center.

Bernice was born on

August 24, 1926, in Glen-

dive, MT, the daughter of

Arthur and Hulda Rose

(Johanson) Parker. She

was raised and educated

in Glendive, MT and gra-

duated from Dawson

County High School in

1943. She attended Bil-

lings Business College be-

fore being employed in

the secretarial field. She

enrolled in Concordia

Lutheran College in 1946

and moved to California

in 1948, where she was

employed at Forest Lawn

Insurance Company.

Bernice was united in

marriage to Richard Lar-

sen on May 18, 1952, in

Dickinson, ND. They

moved to Bismarck for 6

years where she was em-

ployed at Standard Oil

until moving to Minot in

1958. She was then em-

ployed as a legal secretary

to Ella Van Berkom until

her passing in March of

1994. She continued as a

secretary freelancing with

Minot area attorneys.

Richard passed away July

11, 2018.

Bernice was a member

of First Lutheran Church,

Minot where she served

as Deaconess of the Ar-

chives and held various

other positions within the

church. She was past

president of the First

Lutheran Church Women.

She especially enjoyed

quilting, gardening, sew-

ing, and playing the pi-

ano, her dogs and her

family.

Bernice’s loving family

includes her children,

Richard Alan Larsen

(Brenda Taege) Scottsdale,

AZ and Valerie Gulseth

(Rick) Bonser, Mt.

Pleasant, IA; grandchil-

dren, Casey Pollmeier,

Erin (Stanley) Stevens,

Colin Larsen, and

Danielle (Logan) Boltz;

and 11 great grandchil-

dren, 1 great-great

grandchild and in-laws,

Jennie Just Lightfoot,

Knoxville, IA and Annie

(Dick) Buell, St. Helens,

OR along with numerous

nieces and nephews.

Bernice was preceded

in death by her parents,

husband Richard, broth-

ers, Gail Parker, Kermit

Parker, and

Brothers-In-Laws Walter

Larsen, Melvin Larsen,

Laurence Larsen and Gus

Lightfoot.

Celebration of Life Ser-

vice: 10:30 a.m. Saturday,

March 26, 2022, at First

Lutheran Church, Minot.

To share memories and

condolences or view a

livestream of the service

access her obituary at

www.thomasfamilyfuneralhome.com

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Friday,

March 25, 2022, from 4:00

p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Memorials are preferred

to First Lutheran Church,

Minot.