Carol Toso
May 09, 2024
Dec. 31, 1933 - Nov. 15, 2023
PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. - Carol Toso, 89, Pelican Rapids, Minn., died Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Pelican Valley Senior Living.
Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by a celebration of life at 11 a.m., Friday, May 24, at South Immanuel Lutheran Church near Rothsay, Minn. Pastor Phil Tobin will officiate. Interment will be in South Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Rothsay.
Arrangements by Larson Funeral and Cremation Service.
PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. - Carol Toso, 89, Pelican Rapids, Minn., died Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Pelican Valley Senior Living.
Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by a celebration of life at 11 a.m., Friday, May 24, at South Immanuel Lutheran Church near Rothsay, Minn. Pastor Phil Tobin will officiate. Interment will be in South Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Rothsay.
Arrangements by Larson Funeral and Cremation Service.
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