Alice Mae (Bell) Larsen
Marriages
Lowell Larsen - June 12, 1947
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 4A Death Notice - March 19, 2018
Alice Mae Larsen, 93, of Grand Junction, died March 16, 2018, at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Martin Mortuary. Burial will be held in Sydney, Nebraska. She was a schoolteacher and homemaker. She is survived by two sons David of Grand Junction and Tom of Aspen; two daughters, Jean Larsen and Joan Larsen, both of Grand Junction; four sisters, Caroline Hedrick of Independence, Missouri, Lois Bell of Clifton, and Irene Case and Edith Case, both of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506, or to Church of Christ (Temple Lot), in care of David Larsen, 3043 B Road, Grand Junction 81504.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5A Obituary - March 20, 2018
Alice Mae (Bell) Larsen was called to her heavenly home on March 16, 2018. She passed peacefully from this life at her home in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was 93. Alice was born in a farm house outside of Sidney, Nebraska, to Harvey and Alvina (Schnuelle) Bell. She was the oldest of seven children and lived much of her youth in various places around Western Nebraska and Southern Missouri. She had a great love for children and chose to be a teacher, teaching in one room schoolhouses in Missouri and Nebraska. She met the love of her life in Gurley, Nebraska and married Lowell Larsen on June 12, 1947. From that time on she dedicated her life to her family and her faith. After Lowell’s death in 1971, Alice lived for a while in Missouri, Nebraska and finally settled in Grand Junction, Colorado, to be near her aging parents. She spent many years raising her daughters on Central Orchard Mesa, and eventually moved to Collbran, Colorado to live in a small one room cabin. She then decided to move to Grand Junction again and took up residence with her daughters. She loved to watch the storms across the valley, and write poems, stories, and Bible studies. Her family would like to express their thanks to their family and friends and the staff of HopeWest for the support and comfort provided over the last several months. Alice is survived by sons, Tom Larsen and David (Kathy) Larsen; daughters, Jeanie and Joanie Larsen; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, and sisters, Irene (Leslie) Case, Edith (Marvin) Case, Caroline Hedrick, and Lois Bell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lowell; daughter, June; son, Tim; parents; sister, Fern Sarratt, and brother, Johnny Bell. Funeral services will be on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at Martin Mortuary, 550 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501. A visitation will be held Wednesday, March 28, 2018 from 1 - 3:00 p.m. at the Holechek Funeral Home in Sidney, Nebraska, with a graveside service following at 3:30 p.m. in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney. Memorial contributions may be made to HopeWest Hospice or to the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) c/o Robert Hedrick, Pastor, Grand Junction Local, 333 34 Road, Palisade, CO 81526.
