Kim M. Larson, 66, Owatonna, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
A funeral Mass will be at a later date. A visitation was from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, at Michaelson Funeral Home in Owatonna.
Memorials are preferred to the Mayo Clinic.
Kim Dougherty was born on Nov. 22, 1953, to Bernard and Jean (Duffy) Dougherty in Oelwein, Iowa. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1972 and attended Alexandria Technical and Community College.
On June 15, 1973, she married Larry Larson at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. They lived in Texas for a while where their three children were born. They later moved to Owatonna where Kim worked at several local flower shops before starting her own business designing for wedding events. She also had her own cleaning business. Her husband, Larry, died on June 18, 2014, and she moved to Chisago City and later to Wyoming, Minnesota, to be closer to her family.
Kim was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Owatonna. She enjoyed music, gardening, puzzles and anything floral.
She enjoyed her children and her two granddaughters Melana and Ashlynn and cheered them on in all their activities.
Kim is survived by her children, Jessica (Chris Scheuermann) Larson of Rochester, Mandi (Tyler Wiltse) Larson of Minnetonka, and Mathew (Christine) Larson of Chisago City; two granddaughters, Melana and Ashlynn Larson; siblings Dan Dougherty, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Shawn (Tammie) Dougherty, Red Wing, Shelly (Scott) Golberg of Owatonna, Kelly (Lisa) Dougherty of Sachse, Texas, and Amy (Jim Baldus) Dougherty of Mound; sisters-in-law Sharon (Stephen) Huemoller of Brea, California, and Lurene (Steven) Heard of Topeka, Kansas; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Larson; her parents, Bernard and Jean Dougherty; and her parents-in-law, Ludvig and Irene Larson.
Arrangements were provided by Michaelson Funeral Home of Owatonna.
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