Goodbye For Now, Grandma

My sweet Grandma Florence Lydia Larsen passed away at the beginning of April. She struggled physically for a long time with arthritis, congestive heart failure, asthma and a myriad of other ailments. I grew up next door to Grandma so her presence was an integral part of my childhood. The weekend was a healing, pleasant time and we celebrated Grandma's life well.

Florence Lydia Larsen Turpin
July 1923 - April 2010

I don't have time to write any memories right now, but I just realized that I didn't post any photos of the weekend...

My nieces drew, colored, decorated and hung an adorable welcome sign for the hubby and me.

Did we feel loved? Um... yeah.

My brothers and cousins as pall bearers.

My dad (center) and his two brothers. They are the remaining three members of their immediate family, having lost both sisters and now both parents.

One of the littlest great-grandchildren, my niece Ariana saying hello to me through her daddy's knees.

Grandpa Darrell (my dad) explaining ties to a family member whose headstone is near my Grandma Turpin's. The kids seemed fascinated hearing all the family stories all weekend...