Arlene Larson

Mass Of Christian Burial for Arlene Agnes Larson will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 12, 2025, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Burke, SD, with Father Ron Garry officiating.

Jim Eastlund will be lector, and Trystan and Kirsten Johnson will be the altar servers.

Music will be performed by the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Choir, accompanied by Roberta Witt, organist.

Casket bearers are James Larson, Tanner Larson, Torrey Larson, Trevor Larson, Lee Graesser, and Ron Konechne. Honorary casket bearers are all of Arlene’s relatives and friends and the staff at the Gregory Nursing Home.

Interment will take place at Graceland Cemetery in Burke, SD. Clausen Funeral Home of Burke, SD, is in charge of arrangements.

Arlene Agnes Larson was born in Desmet, SD, on August 22, 1924, to Andy and Theresa (Fecht) Langmeyer.

Arlene married Richard Larson of Hamill, SD, on December 27, 1946. To this union were born seven children.

She grew up during the Great Depression, which made her appreciate the blessings the Lord had given her. She was always a very hard worker and a very simple woman. Arlene always had beautiful flower gardens. She loved watching things grow, from crops to her grandchildren. There weren’t too many Sundays that she didn’t have a dozen people or more for Sunday dinner. She always had time for church. Arlene’s faith and family were the center of her life.

In later years of life until she passed away she would pass the time by writing letters to her friends and family.

Arlene leaves a legacy of kindness, hard work ethic, and a strong faith.

She died peacefully on December 5, 2025, at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, SD, at the age of 101.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and infant daughter, Rose Marie, grandson Terrance, a brother, and five sisters.