Susan Barbara Larson was born December 21, 1938 in Pittsburgh, PA to Walter and Katherine Brown. Her family moved to Tulsa, OK before finally settling in the Los Angeles area where Susan graduated from high school. She met Dale Larson and they were married on September 24, 1960. The Larson family began to quickly grow with the arrival of Kelly Ann in 1961, followed by Kathy Ann in 1962. The family name was carried on with the birth of Patrick Louis in 1965, then Julie Ann in 1968 and Bridget Suzanne in 1970. The family remained in southern California until 1979 when Susan moved to Quincy, CA for a short time before heading back down to southern California, and finally settling in Las Vegas in 1980 where she remained for the rest of her life. Susan was a wonderful hard working single mother, who often worked two jobs to support her family. She was an insurance underwriter for many years and also a Race and Sports ticket writer. Susan raised her five children with love and discipline, having to act in both parenting roles. She was very proud of her children and all of their accomplishments. She was delighted with the arrival of her first grandchildren in late 1980 but jokingly asked for them to refer to her as Aunty Sue. One of the many phrases you would hear from Susan was “life sure does take a lot of living”, and she did have quite a life. She was always there when her family needed her, she always had good advice or was just available to listen without judgement. She always encouraged her children to seek Jesus for guidance and we always knew we were top on her nightly prayer list. Susan loved family get-togethers and hosted many until she encouraged us all to make our own traditions and she then loved being invited into our homes. Susan was a devoted Catholic who never ate a meal without first thanking God for the food on her plate and starting out every day with reading from her Daily word or her Jesus calling daily devotional. Susan was an animal lover and dearly loved her Molly, her little dog that she had for many years. Lovingly referred to as Grandma, Grammy or Gram, Susan’s children surrounded her with many grandchildren and great grandchildren and Susan was very proud of all of them. Susan loved and appreciated her siblings, she always told us how important they were to her and that we should value our siblings as well. She was a wonderful Aunt, and always enjoyed visiting with her nephews and nieces. Susan had many friends, some for decades and they were all very special to her, and were there for her as she was for them. Susan often parted ways saying “may the Good Lord take a liking to you” and more often “Love you to the moon and back”. Heaven gained an Angel with Susan and she will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her!
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