Jane Weirick Larson

Jane Larson passed away, after a brief illness, at her daughter's home at the age of 90. She was surrounded by loving family. Jane was born in Los Angeles, California to Arthur and Margaret (Jimmie) Weirick. She lived there until the age of 15, when her family moved to Corona, California. Her father was a citrus grower and realtor. Jane attended Corona Senior High School and graduated in 1945. She attended UC Berkeley for three years and was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. Jane, a single mother with three daughters, returned to Corona in 1962. She worked as an administrative assistant at both Corona Community Hospital and Corona-Norco Unified School District. Later, she was the Secretary to the Assistant Superintendent and Secretary to the Board of Education of CNUSD. She retired in 1989. Jane was very active in her community. She attended St. John's Episcopal Church, where she served on the Altar Guild, sang in the choir, and was a member of Daughters of the King. She volunteered at Corona Regional Medical Center and the Corona Public Library. Jane was an avid bridge player and played with various bridge groups in Corona almost every day. She also enjoyed playing Bingo with her friends at Valencia Terrace Senior Community, where she lived. She loved being with her many friends. Jane is survived by her three daughters, Terry Burns (Steve), Holly Rapson (David), and Susie Binns (Paul), seven grandchildren Elizabeth Isaacs (Kris), Amanda Vitko (Jason), Patrick Burns (Sarah Tyra), Molly Handelsman (Alex), Timothy Rapson, Carrie Burns (Alex Graves), and Jessica Rapson, and seven great grandchildren Logan, Natalie, Keira, Miles, Henry, Nathan, and Darren. She is preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Jimmie Weirick, brother Tom Weirick, ex-husband and lifelong companion Harry Larson, and great granddaughter Charlotte Vitko. Family meant everything to Jane and she was such a positive influence on everyone. She was always at family events: holidays, graduations, weddings, recitals and sporting events. She traveled the state and country to be with those she loved. She was so proud of her family and will be enormously missed by those who loved her. Services will be held at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. St. John's Episcopal Church 526 Magnolia Avenue Corona, California 92879 In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. John's Building Fund in memory of Jane. Service St. John Episcopal Church 951-737-1363 | Saturday 3/17, 2:00 pm