Colleen Carole Larson, age 92, of Albert Lea passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at St. John’s Lutheran Community.

Colleen C. Larson

Colleen Carole Larson was born on October 7, 1927 to Hjalmer and Ruth Johnson in Wyndmere, North Dakota. She graduated from Wyndmere High School in 1945. Colleen married James Breuer in Albert Lea, Minnesota and they had three sons, Mike, Tim, and Jon. She later married Harold Larson and had a fourth son, Jody.

Colleen worked at Montgomery Wards for many years. She was active in the Hospital Auxiliary and the Sons of Norway. Colleen was a very artistic person. She created crafts of all kinds and sketched detailed pencil drawings. Colleen was very interested in genealogy, learning everything she could about her family’s past. In 1995, she was able to travel to Norway to visit the places she had learned about.

Colleen is survived by her sons Mike Breuer and his son Weston, Tim (Deb) Breuer and their sons Matt and Dan, Jon (Ruth) Breuer and their children Natalie Ouska, Stephanie Breuer, and Jonathan Breuer, and Jody (Kristy) Larson and his children Cristen, Catelyn and Kelly. She is also survived by fourteen great-grandchildren

Graveside services will be held at a later date in Wyndmere, North Dakota for her family.