- Date Of Birth: April 29, 1931
- Date Of Death: December 22, 2020
- State: Idaho
Bonne Jeanne Evans Larson died peacefully in her sleep December 22, 2020, at her home in Ammon, Idaho. She was 89 years old. Jeanne was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on April 29,1931.
Jeanne’s parents moved away from Idaho Falls for several years, living in Logan, Utah then Emmett, Idaho. They moved back to Idaho Falls and Jeanne grew up there.
Jeanne met Keith Larson in Idaho Falls and on October 14, 1949. The Idaho Falls temple was being remodeled and the remodel took longer than expected, so they made a quick trip to Salt Lake City for their endowment, then returned and they were married in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They had been married for 70 years when her sweetheart, Keith passed on.
Jeanne and Keith made their home in Boise, Idaho in 1955. Keith built homes and they moved often as first the family outgrew the homes, then as their daughters left, their needs shrunk and so did their homes. They had four daughters who have brought them great joy through the years.
One of Jeanne’s greatest joys and gifts to her daughters was arriving as the new grand babies arrived. She was always ready for work, smoothly taking over household responsibilities so her daughters could spoil the new one and get adjusted to the schedules of a new baby in the home. Oh, how grateful we were.
Jeanne gave piano lessons and taught kindergarten.
Jeanne also worked at Data Entry for a few years after the children had all left home.
Jeanne and Keith moved to Idaho Falls in 1998. As they grew older and needed more support, Keith and Jeanne moved to Rupert in 2009 to be close to their daughter Debrah. Especially appreciated was the watch care the grandchildren and Jeanne’s daughters provided when Debrah and Carlos left to teach in China.
In 2016, she returned to her beloved Idaho Falls to live with her daughter Jan and their family. This is where she passed on. Many thanks to Jan and her family, especially Ricky and Jenny, for their untiring support of Grandma and Grandpa as they lived out their last years.
Each sister used their talents to provide comfort and support to Mom and Dad in their later years. To name just a few strengths, Debrah who was there to help both parents in their times of need and supported them in their final hours, Cathy who provided good medical advice and support for parents and family, Clare who had such a positive attitude and the willingness to listen that cheered mom up, and Jan who opened heart and home to them and supported them in their last years.
The family would also like to thank Hands of Hope Hospice and the devoted staff at 24/7 Idaho Home Care for the loving care that was given to Jeanne.
