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Sylvia Jeanette “Jenny” Anderson O'Hara

Birth	:	15 Mar 1929
Death	:	31 Aug 2017 La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial	:	Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2987130, -91.7774110
Description	:	Jeanette “Jenny” O’Hara, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday morning, August 31, 2017 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Sylvia Jeanette was born on March 15, 1929, the daughter of Ernest and Esther (Egge) Anderson at home on her grandpa Egge’s farm. She was baptized on April 7, 1929 and confirmed on October 29, 1942. She received her education in both Iowa and Minnesota schools and graduated from Decorah High School with the class of 1946. She received her LPN from the Chicago School of Nursing. She married Selmer Larson on... Read More	Jeanette “Jenny” O’Hara, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday morning, August 31, 2017 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Sylvia Jeanette was born on March 15, 1929, the daughter of Ernest and Esther (Egge) Anderson at home on her grandpa Egge’s farm. She was baptized on April 7, 1929 and confirmed on October 29, 1942. She received her education in both Iowa and Minnesota schools and graduated from Decorah High School with the class of 1946. She received her LPN from the Chicago School of Nursing. She married Selmer Larson on June 14, 1947 at First Lutheran Church. They became the parents of six children. Selmer passed away June 12, 1996. Jenny did numerous jobs and held various positions. Her most prized was many years in the nursing profession. She started the Howard County Homemaker Health Aid program, worked with Selmer in D.H.I.A and started a business with her son, Chuck, for 13 years. She served in the church choir, was a Sunday school teacher, served on the Church Council and in the Circle and Ladies Aid. She was a Farm Bureau Chairman and a member of the WaTanYe Club. On August 21, 1999, she married John O’Hara. John and Jenny lived in Decorah. She is survived by her husband, John; four children: Chuck Larson of Waukon, Steve (Jean) Larson of Livermore, Iowa, Deanne (John) Stodgell of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and Thomas (Karen) Larson of Richfield, Minnesota; as well as five step-children: Peggy (John) Sparrgrove, Kayleen (Jerry Gray) Kinnison, Patsy (Mark Hageman) O’Hara, Roger (Katrina McCabe) O’Hara, and Keri (Tim) Sand; twenty-five grandchildren: Kristen (Jim) Quayle, Michael Poole, Jeremy Larson, Jessica (Matt) Emerson, Christopher Larson, Eric (Becky) Larson, Karen (Dallas) Clark, Jeff (Shawna) Larson, John Russ Stodgell, Conrad Stodgell, Thomas Stodgell, Rachel Larson, Sarah Larson, Ryan (Brianne) Sparrgrove, Amanda Sparrgrove, Joshua Sparrgrove, Travis Sparrgrove, Mikayla (Jorge Maya) Kinnison, Colten (Meghan Kerrigan) Kinnison, Jesse (Alyssa) Halweg, Jenna (Scott Cole) Halweg, Montana Bohr, Calvin Bohr, Zack Benda, Desiree Benda, Addyson Sand, Isabella Sand, and Gabrielle Sand; and twenty-two great grandchildren: Mike Woodruff, Lexie Hobson, Brianne Rice, Cameron Emerson, Jacob Larson, Connor Larson, Dane Clark, Camden Clark, Hazel Clark, Eddie Larson, Charlotte Larson, Logan Larson, Kendra Larson, Gabriel Stodgell, Hendrix Stodgell, Dillion Sparrgrove, Blake Sparrgrove, Chloe Sparrgrove, Taylor Sparrgrove-Nelson, Brekin Halweg, Brinley Halweg and Grayson Benda . Jenny was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Esther Anderson; her sister, Hazel Olson; two children, Dean Larson and Sandra Coats; and her first husband, Selmer. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Rev. Stacey Nalean – Carlson officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation begins at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, one hour before the service, at Fjelstul Funeral Home. Obituary & photo published by Fjelstul Funeral Home

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Sylvia Jeanette “Jenny” Anderson O'Hara's memorial is located at: Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Sylvia Jeanette “Jenny” Anderson O'Hara death on 31 Aug 2017 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
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Latitude: 43.2987130
Longitude: -91.7774110

Family Members:

Parent

Ernest J. Anderson

(1899 - 1968)

Esther Mabel Henrietta Egge Anderson

(1904 - 1987)

Spouse

Selmer Conrad Larson

(1914 - 1996)

John Roger O'Hara

(1933 - 2017)

Children

Sandra E. Larson Coates

(1948 - 1993)

Dean A. Larson

(1964 - 1964)

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