Elizabeth R. Larson Obituary (1981 - 2017)

Elizabeth R. Larson, 36, of Normal, passed away at 6:53 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet. A celebration of Lizs life will be from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2017 in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center on the campus of Illinois State University. The family requests that floral gifts be omitted and that donations in her name instead be made to The Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria. She was born April 6, 1981 in Bloomington, the daughter of David and Laura Elliott Larson. She married Nathan P. Stien on May 1, 2010 and he survives in Normal. Also surviving are her parents of Marquette Heights; two brothers, Eric Larson of Urbana and Thomas Larson of Peoria; her maternal grandmother, Phyllis Elliott of Kewanee; her aunts and uncles, Patricia Seifert of Kewanee, Jean (Mike) Junis of Iowa City, IA, Catherine Hughes of Kewanee, Terry (Sony) Larson of El Paso, Michael (Donna) Larson of Normal, Pam (RJ) Hampton of Daytona, FL; Penney Grabbe of Kewanee and Paul Hood of Kewanee; and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, George Elliott; her paternal grandparents, Donna Larson Robinson and Harold Larson; an uncle, Dennis Larson; an aunt, Patricia Hood; and an uncle, Robert Grabbe. Liz earned a BA in communications from Bradley University in 2003. She had been a producer for WHOI news in Peoria and KWWL in Iowa. She had also been employed at the Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria. Liz also worked for Iowans for Sensible Priorities and Illinois State University/WGLT. She had most recently begun to work for the Hile Group. Liz was honored to be named as one of the Young Professionals 20 under 40. She was an avid cyclist and member of Bike BloNo. Liz was a member of the Bloomington Rotary Club. She enjoyed a litany of social events, and especially liked live music. Liz was a humanitarian at heart and was dedicated to her family and a wide circle of friends.