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News Item: Frieda Larsen's Obituary
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Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan 2002
Frieda B. Paukana Larsen, 87, died Jan. 12, 2002, at Alaska Native Medical Center. A service was Wednesday in Nome. Burial will take place in Nome in the spring.
A lifelong Alaskan, Mrs. Larsen was born July 2, 1914, in Wales, to Komonaseak and Igalinna. At age 9, her family moved to Nome. In 1931 she met and married Fred Larsen. Frieda and Fred were proprietors of a furrier shop, Frieda and Fred's. She was well known for her skin sewing, making beautiful fancy fur parkas, mukluks, hats, slippers and kuspuks. She sewed fur costumes for the Steven Segal movie "On Deadly Ground."
Her family wrote: "Frieda enjoyed sharing her culture with everyone who knew or met her. She loved to entertain people including Jacques Cousteau, and never failed to include those in need. She will be fondly remembered for her kindness in helping anyone who asked. She had many talents to share, including our Native way of living, sharing and teaching her culture at home and in the classroom. She was lovingly called 'Mother Theresa of the North' because of her generosity and kind spirit.
Frieda was active in the community. She was a member of the Sitnasuak Elder's Committee, XYZ Senior Center, Methodist Church Sisterhood and selected as Sitnasuak Elder of the Year 2002. She was recognized as a dignitary by many local organizations in the Nome area.
Mrs. Larsen is survived by her daughter, Lorena Horton; son, Frederick Larsen Jr.; sister-in-law Maggie Komonaseak; grandchildren..., and 12 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Fred Larsen, Sr., daughter, Pauline "Beauna" Carroll; brothers, Luther, Harry, Kuzik and Silas Komonaseak; and sisters, Hazel Nuipok, Annie Komonaseak and Sarah Johnee Wellert.
Walker Funeral Home was in charage of arrangements.
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