Virginia Mae Larson, 79, died at the Golden LivingCenter-Black Hills on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. She was born on October 6, 1934, in Aberdeen to Lloyd B. and Rose (Kraft) Kight. Virginia grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1953. She attended US Naval Reserve Basic Training in Baltimore and was in the Navy Reserve for 4 years. She attended Northern State College and Black Hills State College and took real estate classes in Texas, Florida and Wisconsin. Virginia was united in marriage to Lyle Larson on August 20, 1955, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen and the family lived in Aberdeen before moving to Rapid City in 1969. She was employed at Rapid City Federal Credit Union from 1974-1996 as a mortgage loan officer. They moved to Brownsville, Texas in 1997, traveled the country in their RV and spent a lot of time in Alaska and Canada. She was a member of United Way (President), WAVI (Chairman); Blessed Sacrament Parish; Red Hat Society and was active in Special Olympics. Surviving are her husband, Lyle Larson, of Rapid City; a daughter, Pamela Thornburg, of Rapid City; 2 brothers, Ronald (Mary) Kight, of Mitchell and Richard (Dean) Kight, of Nolanville, TX; 10 grandchildren, Adam (Courtney) Armstrong, Alex, Angie and Anthony Armstrong, Tiffany, Taylor and Nick Johnson, David Allen, and Aidan and Kieran Peterson; 7 great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Josephine Larson, of Rapid City; a son-in-law, John Johnson, of Sioux Falls and a special niece, Cherrie (Randy) Weisz, of Bath. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Tracy Larson-Johnson in 2005; a son, Eric Larson in 2014; a brother, Robert; 2 sisters, Darline Palmer and Doraine Theunissen; 3 grandchildren and a son-in-law, Regis Thornburg Visitation will be from 4-5 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with a Christian Wake Service at 5 pm at the funeral home. A Christian funeral mass will be offered at 10 am on Monday, May 19, at Blessed Sacrament Church with the Rev. Janusz Korban presiding. Burial will be at 10 am on Tuesday, May 20, at Black Hills National Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to WAVI.