LARSON, Catherine Sylvia

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona, Sunday, March 22, 2015 Catherine Sylvia Larson, 83, the 'Butterfly Lady' of Prescott, Arizona, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, March 13, 2015, with family and friends by her side. She was born April 16, 1931, the daughter of the late Sylvester and Marguerite Lang, in Menominee, Michigan. Catherine's legacy of butterflies, that has touched thousands of lives, will live on through Deborah Newhall, her partner in ministry. She was also an excellent seamstress and enjoyed making crafts, reading, games, puzzles and waffles! She loved flowers, birds, butterflies and spending time with family. She was a homemaker and was later employed by the East Troy, Wisconsin Drug Store until she opened her own fabric and sewing store. She also lived for a time in Denver, Colorado, Phoenix, Arizona, Oceanside, California, Shawnee, Oklahoma and then spent the last six years of her life with her two daughters and son-in-law in the Prescott, Arizona area. She will be sadly missed by her husband Carrol Larson; daughters Deborah Ehlert, Angela (Keith) Baker, and Teresa (Frank) Rochon; four grandchildren, Tina (Joe) Wagersmith, Nathan (Amanda) Baker, Tricia (Jason) Werner, Michael (Gayatri) Townsend; 10 great grandchildren, Taylor, Bailey, Christian, Ezra, Katherine and Josiah Wagersmith; Caleb Werner, Mila, Anika and Leif Baker; one great-great grandchild, Ivan; two sisters, Eleanor Kuzela and Caryl (Tom) Smith; one brother, Donald Lang; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and her beloved dog Salty. Catherine is preceded in death by her first husband, Clarence Omet, two infant sons, John and David, two sisters, Jennifer Cornelia and Shirley Dresden, brother-in-law Laddie Kuzela, her mother and father, her mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law. Catherine's life will be celebrated at 2 p.m. on March 29, 2015 at the Highlands Nature Center at 1375 S. Walker Road, Prescott. Please visit and sign Catherine's guestbook at ruffnerwakelin.com. Information provided by survivors.