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m. 9 Sep 1908 - Suzanne Wetmore1925 - 2010
Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Pat O'Dell. Abstracted Newspaper Index of Page Taylor Counties, Iowa: 1858-1979, Url: www.rootsweb.com/~iataylor/tci48.htm
Bedford Times Republican and Bedford Free Press, 24 Sep 1925, Bedford Free Press 8 Oct 1925. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Obit: Larsen, Suzanne Wetmore: Mrs Suzanne Wetmore Larsen. (Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, 24 March 2010).
- ↑ Larsen, Suzanne Wetmore - Suzy Larsen died at her home on Tuesday, March 23, she was 84 years old.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John Mathue Larsen, Jr. She leaves four children: John Larsen of Halls, Marn Larsen-Ball of Chattanooga, Matt Larsen of Nashville, and Christy Quillen of Nunnelly, TN. She also leaves six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Suzy was born September 21, 1925 in Bedford, Iowa. She was the daughter of the late Frank L. Wetmore and Edith M. Wetmore. She graduated from Bedford High School in 1943. She attended Iowa State for two quarters after graduation. She then transferred to the University of Colorado and finished in 1947 with a degree in business and a major in accounting. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.
Suzy and Jack married in October of 1949. They lived in Bedford, Storm Lake, and Fort Dodge, Iowa. Four children were born during this time. Jack re-entered education, eventually getting his Ph.D. In 1963, they moved to Knoxville, TN, where he taught. In 1968, Suzy received her Masters Degree in psychology with a major in industrial psychology.
In 1970 she received the Doctorate of Education in Educational Psychology, emphasizing student personnel work. She was employed in the Office of Institutional Research at U.T. from 1967 until retirement in 1982. In 1980-1981, Suzy had an intergovernmental fellowship with the Challenge Grant program of the National Endowment for the Arts and lived in Washington D.C. Suzy was a charter member of Knoxville’s chapter AH of PEO.
After their retirement, Jack and Suzy enjoyed traveling together and playing in the Knoxville Community Recreation Band for which Suzy was secretary/treasurer and was responsible for the planning and logistics in the summer Guest Artist Family Pops concert series. As always, Jack and Suzy enjoyed reading, music, family and being together. Suzy was a wonderful mother and grandmother, and loving wife. She will be greatly missed, but she is with Jack now, and in that we rejoice.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you mail donations to: PEO Executive Offices, 3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312. Please make checks payable to: PEO-PCE. This is the PEO Program for Continuing Education. A memorial service was held at 10:00 Saturday, March 27 at the Highland Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum.
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