Services for Mabel Edmundson will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 15, at Palisade Lutheran Church in rural Garretson, S.D. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at the Hartquist Funeral Home, Engebretson Chapel, in Luverne and also one hour prior to services at the church. Mabel Alvera Edmundson, 101, Mesa, Ariz., formerly from Beaver Creek and Garretson, died Sunday, May 7, 2006, at the Mi Casa Nursing Center in Mesa. Mabel Larson was born to Lars and Alma (Hegna) Larson on Jan. 11, 1905, on the family farm in Beaver Creek Township in Rock County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Evangelical Norwegian Lutheran Church in Beaver Creek. She attended country school and then completed one year of high school at Augustana in Sioux Falls, S.D., and one year of high school in Luverne. Following her education she stayed at home to keep house for her parents. She married Arthur Edmundson on Jan. 6, 1934, in Garretson. From 1934 to 1965 the couple lived on the Edmundson farm. Mr. Edmundson died in April 1965. Following his death, she moved to the Hospital Apartments in Garretson and later to the Bucher Apartments in Garretson. During these years she worked as a cook at Palisade Manor Nursing Home, as a manager of a furniture store, and a helper at the Garretson Bakery. In October 1994 she moved to Aurora, Ill., to be near her son Arlen. She lived at Sunnymere in Aurora. In May 2001 she moved with her son and his family to Mesa, where she lived at the Sterling House. In May 2003 she moved into Mi Casa Nursing Center.Mrs. Edmundson was a member of Palisade Lutheran Church in Garretson, where she was active in Ladies Aid and the Hannah Circle. She was a member of the Minnehaha County Extension Club and the Garretson Senior Citizens. She had a special talent for sewing Raggedy Ann and Andys. She enjoyed traveling the states to visit her family. Survivors include one son, Arlen (Mary) Edmundson, Gilbert, Ariz., one daughter, Mary Jane Thomas, Los Angeles, Calif.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Marcia Dix, who has enriched Mrs. Edmundson’s last years. Mrs. Edmundson was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Arthur, three brothers, the Rev. Elmer Larson, Reuben Larson and Herman Larson, and one sister, Minnie Larson. Hartquist Funeral Home, Engebretson Chapel, Luverne, is in charge of arrangements.