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Deborah Ann Larsen died peacefully at her home on Sept 17, 2024, after an illness of several months. She was born on Christmas Day, 1955, in Redmond, Oregon, to parents Louis “Jay” Larsen and Charlotte (Cramer) Larsen.
Debbie’s first years were in Central Oregon and then she moved with her family to Portland, Oregon, to be closer to OHSU for her medical and schooling needs. Later, the family lived for many years in Dufur and The Dalles, Oregon.
Debbie was a very special and warm person who loved people. She was known for her effusively gregarious and positive nature. She always had a smile and a loud hello for everyone she met. It was not a cliche to say that she never, ever met a stranger and everyone she met was an instant and dear friend.
Debbie loved to play keyboard, draw, win at bingo and do art projects. She loved to go on drives and sing along with the radio. She had a lovely voice and a prodigious memory for pop songs from the 1960s onward. She loved animals and liked to visit the animal shelter and hold the smaller dogs.
Of course, Christmas (her birthday) was her favorite and she always sported one of many Christmas-themed sweaters for weeks and long after the holidays were over. She liked to watch basketball and also was an enthusiastic Seahawks fan.
Despite Debbie’s many challenges, she was a sunny and happy person. She lived by seeing the good in people; she was kind and she tried her best when things were hard.
Debbie just let her little light shine.
She will be greatly missed by her friends, Shannon and Dennis Morgan and Madeleine Wetmore.
We would like to thank the staff at Brookfield Health and Rehabilitation in Battleground, Washington, who took good care of Debbie for more than 5 years, and also Peace Health Hospice for their wonderful kindnesses as her life came to a close. Donations can be made to Peace Health Hospice Vancouver in Debbie’s name.
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