Julia Larsen

JULIA MAE HORN LARSEN A lifelong Burbank resident, passed away suddenly on March 25, 2007. She was 81 years old. Born to Herbert and Mae Horn February 5, 1926 in Santa Monica, Julia met and married Paul Larsen, an electrical contractor, who preceded her in death in 1998. Julia was an active participant in everything philanthropic in the City of Burbank. She was an active member of the PTA, she was a lifelong member of the Burbank Woman's Club and was also active at the state level for the California Federation of Women's Clubs. Julia was a docent for the Burbank Historical Society and served on the Board for the Family Service Agency of Burbank. She was a volunteer reader at McKinley Elementary School and an active member of her church, The Little White Chapel. Other organizations Julia lent her time to were Burbank Coordinating Council, Sodalitas, Friends of the Burbank Library and the Salvation Army Angel Tree Project. Julia was awarded Zonta Club of Burbank's Woman of the Year in 2000 and the Older American's Volunteer Service Award in 2002. But to Julia her greatest achievements were her children and grandchildren. Julia is much loved and admired by her family and friends. Anyone who met her will never forget her. Julia will be greatly missed by her son, Dana Larsen (Lorraine); her daughters, Diana Wong (Tom) and Julie Peppmuller (David); her eight grandchildren, Nicholas, Jenna and Neal Larsen, Torrey and Terrell Wong and Eli, Bradley and Cole Peppmuller; her brother Ernest Horn; many nieces a nd nephews and her many friends who dearly loved her. There will be a memorial service celebrating Julia's life on Sunday, April 15, 2007, at the white house at the Equestrian Center, at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to The Burbank Family Service Agency, Burbank Center for the Retarded or Burbank Police K-9 fund.