Marilyn Ruth (Cardwell) Larson (1935 - 2012)

Born 15 Sep 1935 in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Lloyd Gustave Larson Jr. — married 21 Jan 1954 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States

Died 9 Dec 2012 at age 77 in Roseville, Placer, California, United States

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Biography

Obituary

Marilyn Ruth Cardwell
Of Roseville passed away on Dec. 9, 2012. Born in Riverside, Calif. on September 15, 1935 to Ruth Irene (Moore) Cardwell and James Robert (Bob) Cardwell, she spent her early childhood in Palm Springs. She later moved to Vancouver, Wash., and graduated from Vancouver High School in 1953. She married her high school sweetheart, Lloyd G. Larson, Jr. who was serving in the U.S. Army in El Paso, Texas and subsequently in Limestone, Maine. Upon discharge, the couple moved to Seattle where Lloyd finished his degree at the University of Washington and began a career in the aerospace industry, which took them to San Jose, Calif. Marilyn spent 17 years in the banking industry, retiring from Union Bank of California in 1990. She was a dedicated mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Retiring to Auburn, Calif., Marilyn began researching family history which developed into a passion for genealogy. She was very active at the Placer County Genealogical Society where she served on the Board of Directors and various other roles. Later, after moving to Roseville, she served as President and Treasurer of the Roseville Genealogical Society, and was an active member of the DAR Gold Trail chapter in Roseville, where she held roles such as treasurer, historian, and committee member. Marilyn and Lloyd loved cruise travel and visited many countries around the world in their retirement, and were married 51 years until his death in 2005.

Burial

FindAGrave.com memorial #104040461 in Roseville Public Cemetery District, Roseville, Placer County, California, USA

Sources

• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K94N-5HF : accessed 12 Oct 2014), Marilyn Cardwell in household of James R Cardwell, Palm Springs, Palm Springs Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-22B, sheet 7B, family 199, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 277.
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