Eleanor Marie (Ferris) Larson

Eleanor (“Ellie”) Marie (Ferris) Larson passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2015, in Tacoma, Washington.

Eleanor was born in Sidney, Montana, and married her high school sweetheart, Ivan Allen Larson (who predeceased her on February 23, 2015). They had two children, Ronald (Linda) and Janice (Gary).

She is survived by her two children, their spouses, three grandchildren and their spouses, four great-grandchildren, her sister-in-law Bernadine Larson, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Eleanor worked throughout her life as a bank teller, telephone operator, secretary at various Lutheran churches, and ultimately retired as head secretary from Panther Lake Elementary in Kent, WA, where she had worked from 1966 to 1985.

She enjoyed playing golf, cards and dominos, and she loved cats.

A Memorial Service honoring Eleanor’s life will be held on November 7, 2015, at 2:00 PM, at the Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community, located at 1301 N. Highlands Parkway, in Tacoma, WA.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, remembrances/donations be made to the Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community Foundation to honor Eleanor’s wishes – www.tacomalutheran.org.