JoAnn Olivia (Binsz) Larson was born on July 9, 1936 in Bagley, Minnesota. She married Clifford Larson, the pastor of her church in Bagley on October 2, 1953. Thus began 62 years of ministry and adventure, living in northern Minnesota, Uruguay, Texas, Los Angeles, and Argentina, before settling in Hemet, California in 1998. Clifford preceded her in death in May 2016, and JoAnn died on December 31, 2019.