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Julie C. Harris Larson  

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[August 22, 2022]  LINCOLN - Julie C. Harris Larson, 62, of Lincoln passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at The Christian Village in Lincoln.

Service: Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln

Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln     

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Julie Harris Larson, 62, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at The Christian Village in Lincoln.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Murray Harris and Britta Borgeson Harris, and one sister, Janet Jorgine Harris. She is survived by her three daughters, Genevieve (Nathan) Neal; Britta (Kyle) Venstrom; and Christina (Rahul Talari) Larson and by her siblings, Jean Christie Harris; Dr. John (Tamara) Harris, and Thomas (Regina) Harris, Jr.

Julie Christine Harris was born on September 20, 1959, in Lincoln, the fourth child of Thomas and Britta Harris. She graduated from Lincoln Community High School in 1977 and from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1982, where she studied architecture.

Growing up in Lincoln, Julie's family fostered her love for the outdoors and nature, gardening, travel, education, and artistic creativity. She played competitive tennis until college and went to the Illinois state tennis tournament four years of high school.

Julie began her professional career in architecture, interior and landscape design, but changed paths when her first daughter was born. Moving from Chicago to the suburbs, she channeled her creativity into a single-panel newspaper comic, a satire on middle-class culture. It was titled 'Suburban Torture' during the years of self-syndication 1990-1997.

Julie began her professional career in architecture, interior and landscape design, but changed paths when her first daughter was born. Moving from Chicago to the suburbs, she channeled her creativity into a single-panel newspaper comic, a satire on middle-class culture.

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It was titled 'Suburban Torture' during the years of self-syndication 1990 - 1997, then later she earned national syndication, and it ran as 'The Dinette Set' until her retirement in 2015, notably running in the Chicago Tribune. Julie self-published nine printed volumes of her comics. She was also a regular contributor to the Chicago Tribune's Sunday color comics page creating find-its and rebus picture puzzles during the 1990s.

She was loved by her family and friends for her sharp sense of humor, imagination, and designer's eye; for her vibrancy, and her kindness to all. She was especially skilled at making others laugh with her clever wit. Her daughters remember fondly growing up in a loving home filled with comedy.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln with Rev. Bradley Curtis officiating. Burial will be in the New Union Cemetery in Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Logan County or the Arbor Day Foundation.

Peasley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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