Linda Louise Colledge Larson

Linda Louise Colledge Larson 1943 ~ 2004  Linda Louise Colledge Larson, 60, died peacefully in her sleep September 18, 2004, due to complications of West Nile Virus, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born in Bingham Canyon, Utah November 6, 1943, to Ralph La Drue and Illa Louise Colledge. She graduated from Lehi High School and became a nurse. She married Fred Deiley May 19, 1963 in Elko, Nevada. They had two daughters and were later divorced. Linda moved to Butte, Montana in 1976. She married Tom Larson September 2, 1978. She worked as a nurse until she was injured. She then went to work for the Montana Power Company. She and Tom moved to Conrad, MT where she worked as a social work secretary for the State of Montana until her health forced her to retire. She is survived by her husband, Tom; five children, Lisa Deiley, Tina (Mike) Garrett, Christy (Rob) Wedlake, Kelley Larson and special friend Steve, and Kevin (Connie) Larson. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren; her mother, Daisy Lee Rogers Colledge; four brothers; six sisters; and her beloved pets, Zane and Puff. She was preceded in death by her parents. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, September 21, 2004, 3 p.m. at the Redwood Memorial Mortuary, 6500 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, Utah. Friends and family are invited to a visitation to be held one hour prior to services. Funeral mass will be held Saturday, September 25, 2004, 10:30 a.m. at St. Michaels Catholic Church, 106 South Maryland, Conrad, Montana. Her cremated remains will be placed in a niche at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Park in Great Falls, Montana.

Published in Salt Lake Tribune from Sept. 19 to Sept. 20, 2004