Blanche Larsen

Blanche Gardner Larsen, 88, of Provo, Utah passed away peacefully at home in the care of her loving husband and daughters, (Ranae, Carolyn and Deanna) on October 14, 2021. She was born on March 30, 1933 in Spanish Fork, Utah, the daughter of Eugene Thomas Gardner and Sarah Blanche Williams. She married Ralph Leo Larsen in Spanish Fork on July 2, 1953, with their marriage later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple on March 15, 1972. Blanche worked as a lunch lady at both Rock Canyon and Timpanogos Elementary Schools until she retired in her 80s.  Mom loved working as a lunch lady and loved that she could take "The Gardner Girls" to lunch.

She loved genealogy and worked and volunteered at the BYU genealogy library for many years. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings in the Relief Society and will always be remembered for her service as a girl's camp leader. Mom was a quilter who made a quilt for everyone in her ward that was getting married, and every grandchild and great grandchild. She also loved to crochet and made an afghan for every grandchild's graduation gift. Her hard work and service to her family and those she cared about will always be remembered.

She is survived by her husband Ralph, children, Ranae Spencer, Ronald Larsen, Clair (Patricia) Larsen, Carolyn (Richard) Trowbridge, Mary (Terry) Harmon, Shirlene Larsen, Deanna (Kevin) Alger, Paul (Jill) Larsen, 33 grandchildren, 63 great grandchildren and her sister Maureen Redmond. She is preceded in death by her parents, two grandsons and two great grandchildren 3 brothers Keith, Mark, and Sterling Gardner and a sister Kathleen Curtis.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 11:00am in the Lakeside 7th Ward, 2225 West 620 North, Provo, Utah. A visitation will be held Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the church from 6 to 7pm and Thursday prior to the services from 9:45am to 10:40am at the church. Burial in the Provo Cemetery.