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Published February 23, 2013, 12:00 AM

Deborah A. Conn

Deborah A. Conn, 54, of Grand Forks, ND passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in Altru Hospital after a short but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Deborah Anne Larson was born October 4, 1958 in Grand Forks, ND the daughter of Donald and Marilyn (Swangler) Larson. She was raised in Grand Forks and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1976. Deborah married Jon C. Conn on June 9, 1979 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Grand Forks. She was employed with the K-Mart in Grand Forks for over 20 years until retiring after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She was a generous person, a loving wife/mother and she loved her animals. She enjoyed gardening; watching and cheering for the UND Fighting Sioux, NASCAR and her favorite NFL team the Chicago Bears. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends and especially her adoring pets.

Deborah A. Conn

Deborah A. Conn, 54, of Grand Forks, ND passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in Altru Hospital after a short but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Deborah Anne Larson was born October 4, 1958 in Grand Forks, ND the daughter of Donald and Marilyn (Swangler) Larson. She was raised in Grand Forks and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1976. Deborah married Jon C. Conn on June 9, 1979 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Grand Forks. She was employed with the K-Mart in Grand Forks for over 20 years until retiring after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She was a generous person, a loving wife/mother and she loved her animals. She enjoyed gardening; watching and cheering for the UND Fighting Sioux, NASCAR and her favorite NFL team the Chicago Bears. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends and especially her adoring pets.

She is survived by her husband, Jon; sons, Christopher (fiancé, Cathy Hull), St. Paul, MN, Jeffery, Grand Forks, ND; her mother, Marilyn Larson, Grand Forks, ND; a brother, Dwayne Larson, Grand Forks, ND and a sister, Lisa (Wayne) Roller, Stillwater, MN.

She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Larson.

In lieu of flowers memorials are requested to the family, c/o Jon C. Conn, 817 9th St. S., Grand Forks, ND 58201.

Funeral Liturgy: 3:00 p.m. Monday, February 25, 2013 in the Gregory J. Norman Funeral Chapel.

Visitation: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday with a 5:00 p.m. vigil service in the Gregory J. Norman Funeral Chapel. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the liturgy in the funeral chapel on Monday.

Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Forest River, ND in the spring.

The online memorial registry may be signed at www.normanfuneral.com)

(The Historic Norman Funeral Home, 2950 South Washington Street, Grand Forks, ND)

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