Sandra Helen Larson

Sandra Larson passed away peacefully on February 14th at the age of eighty-six. Symbolically, our mother passed on Valentine's Day as she was the embodiment of unconditional love and devotion to her family. Sandie was born on December 9th, 1936, in Norwood, Colorado. She graduated from Durango High School in Durango, Colorado and later attended business school in Denver.

Sandie is preceded in death by her mother and father, Dave and Gert Fisher. She is survived by her husband Vaughn, her sons Ron and Matt, daughter Linda Mounts (Jim), and her sister Pam Thomas (David). Sandie was a grandmother to Jamie ( Amanda) and Brennan Mounts ( Holli), Kendra Boyd (Chad), Kelsie Garcia ( Aaron), Erin Mina ( Devin), and Matt Larson. She was also a great-grandmother of seven.

Sandie was a long-time resident of El Paso, Texas, where she worked for Doctors Knaut, Craig, and Demarest. Vaughn and Sandie eventually settled in Las Cruces, New Mexico where Sandie volunteered at Memorial Medical Center for over twenty years and was the chairperson of the annual blood drive. Often, Sandie was the smiling face that greeted visitors as they walked through the front door of the hospital.

Many thanks to the wonderful people at Desert Peaks Assisted Living and Memory Care as well as Home Care Hospice.

The Rosary will be held Saturday, March 11th at 7PM at La Paz Funeral Home in Las Cruces, and the funeral will be held Monday, March 13th at 10 AM at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Las Cruces. Reception to follow at Holy Cross School.