Dallas Larson

Dallas Larson, 85,

Heimdal, passed away Sa-

turday, December 29,

2018 at CHI St. Alexius

Health in Bismarck.

Dallas Elaine Hakanson,

daughter of Victor and

Esther (Dahlstrom)

Hakanson, was born Sep-

tember 1, 1933 on her

parents farm south of

Maddock where she grew

up and attended the near-

by Quarve #2 country

school through the eighth

grade. She then attended

Benson County Agricul-

tural and Training School

in Maddock, graduating in

1951. In September of that

year, Dallas accepted a

part time position at the

Haukness Store in Mad-

dock, which soon turned

into a full time position.

The store changed owner-

ship and names through

the years, from the Hauk-

ness Store, to the Johnson

Store and finally to

Orvik’s Clothing. Dallas

continued to work at the

store for over 35 years, re-

tiring in December of

1986. In addition to work-

ing at the store, Dallas

cared for her parents for

many years.

On February 14, 1972,

Dallas was united in mar-

riage to Raymond Larson

in The Little Brown

Church in the Vale at

Nashua, Iowa. They made

their home in Heimdal

where Dallas has resided

since. Raymond passed

away January 18, 2006.

Dallas was an active

member of the Viking

Lutheran Church and

sang in the church choir.

After moving to Heimdal,

she and Raymond attend-

ed the Hoff Lutheran

Church where she served

as secretary of the Ladies

Aide for a number of

years. She enjoyed bak-

ing, especially buns and

loved sharing them with

family and friends. She

also enjoyed dancing and

music, and taught herself

to play the piano and ac-

cordion.

She is survived by Ray-

monds children, David of

Fessenden, Cheryl (Roger)

Engelhardt of Black Hawk,

SD and Gail (Wesley)

Neuenschwander of Seat-

tle, WA; grandsons Ryan

Larson and Steven

Engelhardt; great-grand-

sons, Grady, Jaiden and

Ryder Larson; brother, Ar-

land Hakanson; nieces

and nephews; grandnieces

& grandnephews; great-

grandnieces & great-

grandnephews; a great-

great-grandnephew; and

many friends and ex-

tended family.

Dallas was preceded in

death by her husband,

Raymond and her parents,

Victor & Esther Hakanson.

Funeral: Friday, Janu-

ary 4, 2019 at 11:00 A.M.

at the Viking Lutheran

Church of rural Maddock.

Burial: Hillside

Cemetery in Fessenden.

Arrangements with Nel-

son Funeral Home of

Fessenden.

Online condolences

may be shared at nelson

funeralhomesnd.com.