Lois Pauline Nolan Larson died peacefully on October 10, 2012 at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center in East Hartford, surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 9, 1925 to the late L. Edward and Carrie Mae (Douglas) Nolan, she was raised in East Hartford where she was a member of the East Hartford High School Class of 1942 and the National Honor Society. In 1945, she married her high school sweetheart, Raymond E. ""Archie"" Larson, who predeceased her in 1988. She worked during WWII at Pratt & Whitney then worked part time at the Travelers and various other jobs while her children were young, then full time at several companies including Thomas E. Toomey and at the State Capitol. In addition to her family, she loved her community and the Democratic Party. She was very active in many civic and community organizations, including the Board of the East Hartford Visiting Nurses and the Mayberry Village Revitalization Association. She served for many years on the Federation of Democratic Women and the Democratic Town Committee, including as Vice Chair. Pauline was among the first women elected to the East Hartford Town Council. While she always felt others were more deserving, Pauline received countless awards and honors for her community service, including the naming of the Lois Nolan Larson Community Center in her beloved Mayberry Village. Pauline's greatest attribute was the love she gave not just to her family, but to everyone she came in contact with. She made everyone feel as though they were the most important person to her and nothing mattered more to her than what mattered to them. Her caring spirit was a gift to her children and their friends, who were always welcome at the ""brick mansion"" at 10 Chandler. Pauline was predeceased by her sister, Eleanor Nolan Elton. She leaves behind her eight children and their spouses: Sharon and Kenneth Fitzgerald, John and Leslie Larson, Daniel and Dorothy Larson, Christopher and Eileen Larson, Linnea and Edward Bennell, David Larson, Marylou and Raymond Onidi and Timothy and Nancy Larson; 18 grandchildren: Maura Downes and Tim, Sean Fitzgerald, Megan Hurlburt and Tyler, Carolyn, Laura and Raymond Larson, Eric Larson and Sue, Glenn, Jeffrey and Deborah Larson, Samantha Jeter, and Jon, Cori Larson, Joe Bennell and Natasha, Chaim Bennell, Gina and Nickolas Onidi, and Matthew and Arianna Larson; and 11 adored great-grandchildren; she also leaves a niece, Candace Bryan, and nephew, Brian Elton; and several cousins and extended family members. Pauline's family extends a very special thanks to Dr. Roy Zagieboylo, Karen Chadderton and the entire staff at Riverside who took such loving care of her, especially Delanney, Kathy, Charmaine, Janet, and Maria and many others who treated her with compassion and dignity.
The funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday at 12 Noon at St. Isaac Jogues Church, One Community St., East Hartford. Those attending are asked to go directly to church. Burial will follow in Hillside Cemetery, East Hartford. The family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday from 3-7 p.m. at the D'Esopo East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter St. East Hartford, 06118. Memorial contributions in Pauline's name may be made to the Raymond E. and Lois P. Larson Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 380308, East Hartford, CT 06138-0308 or a charity of your choice . For on line expressions of sympathy, please visit www.desopo.com.
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