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after a courageous fight against cancer on Thursday, March 17, 2011
with her loving family by her side.
Ms. Gaston was born March 1, 1941 to Alvin E. and Emma (Rovang)
Larson. She was born in Dalton , MN and was baptized at the Zion
Lutheran Church in Dalton . She attended schools in Fergus Falls . She
married Richard Leabo on June 16, 1958 and later divorced. She
married again to Dennis Gaston on December 7, 1974 and later
divorced. She began working at Mt. Carmel Medical Center in 1979 and
retired in 2007 as Director of Central Supply. In 2008 she began working
part-time in the Deli at Ron’s Supermarket and continued until she
became ill.
Marge was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church were she belonged
to Comforters Making and WELCA, helped with VBS and helped with
fundraising. She was also a member of TOPS # 0599. She enjoyed
going to the casinos, puzzles, visiting family in Minnesota and spending
time with her kids and grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, a sister Marilyn Johnson, a
brother-in-law Don Johnson and nephew Ricky Don Johnson.
Survivors include her four children; Denise (Bill) Darnaby, Todd Leabo,
Don (Lorena) Leabo, and Renae (Terry) Jessip; 11 grandchildren, Andy
Price, Jessica Pitts, Ashley Koroush, Craig and Cari Leabo, Kaitlin,
Tucker and Emmalee Jessip, Shari Rice, Julie Kingsbury, and Melinda
Thompson; 12 great-grandchildren; her siblings, Lorraine (George)
Karch, Gene (Laureen) Larson, Elaine Johnson, Wes (Barb) Larson,
Daryl (Jackie) Larson and brother-in-law Tom Johnson; and many nieces
and nephews.
Visitation will be Wednesday, March 23 at St. John’s Lutheran Church at
9:00 a.m. with services starting at 10:00 a.m with Pastor Tom Wehrman
officiating. Graveside services will follow at Crocker Cemetery. Memorials
are requested to St. John’s Activity Center and Angels Among Us.
Friends may drop off or mail memorials to Friskel Funeral Home 230 E.
McKay Frontenac, KS 66763. Arrangements and services are under the
direction of Friskel Funeral Home of Frontenac, KS.
with her loving family by her side.
Ms. Gaston was born March 1, 1941 to Alvin E. and Emma (Rovang)
Larson. She was born in Dalton , MN and was baptized at the Zion
Lutheran Church in Dalton . She attended schools in Fergus Falls . She
married Richard Leabo on June 16, 1958 and later divorced. She
married again to Dennis Gaston on December 7, 1974 and later
divorced. She began working at Mt. Carmel Medical Center in 1979 and
retired in 2007 as Director of Central Supply. In 2008 she began working
part-time in the Deli at Ron’s Supermarket and continued until she
became ill.
Marge was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church were she belonged
to Comforters Making and WELCA, helped with VBS and helped with
fundraising. She was also a member of TOPS # 0599. She enjoyed
going to the casinos, puzzles, visiting family in Minnesota and spending
time with her kids and grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, a sister Marilyn Johnson, a
brother-in-law Don Johnson and nephew Ricky Don Johnson.
Survivors include her four children; Denise (Bill) Darnaby, Todd Leabo,
Don (Lorena) Leabo, and Renae (Terry) Jessip; 11 grandchildren, Andy
Price, Jessica Pitts, Ashley Koroush, Craig and Cari Leabo, Kaitlin,
Tucker and Emmalee Jessip, Shari Rice, Julie Kingsbury, and Melinda
Thompson; 12 great-grandchildren; her siblings, Lorraine (George)
Karch, Gene (Laureen) Larson, Elaine Johnson, Wes (Barb) Larson,
Daryl (Jackie) Larson and brother-in-law Tom Johnson; and many nieces
and nephews.
Visitation will be Wednesday, March 23 at St. John’s Lutheran Church at
9:00 a.m. with services starting at 10:00 a.m with Pastor Tom Wehrman
officiating. Graveside services will follow at Crocker Cemetery. Memorials
are requested to St. John’s Activity Center and Angels Among Us.
Friends may drop off or mail memorials to Friskel Funeral Home 230 E.
McKay Frontenac, KS 66763. Arrangements and services are under the
direction of Friskel Funeral Home of Frontenac, KS.
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