History has not preserved images of Larisa Vasilievna Timmerman for us, but her good deeds have become an eternal monument in the city of Azov and in the hearts of its residents.

Larisa Vasilievna Timmerman, born Semeikina, was born in the village of Pokrovskoye and married a wealthy landowner, Nikolai Timmerman. After inheriting a significant fortune, she dedicated much of her time to charity. In 1901, she moved to Azov with her husband, where he passed away in 1903.

After that, Larisa Vasilievna directed not only her parental inheritance but also her late husband's funds towards charitable purposes. Her donations amounted to a third of the city budget, and with this money, a women's gymnasium and a hospital were built, of which only a small building has survived to this day.

As early as 1901, she bequeathed her house on Lesnaya Street and an estate in the village of Pokrovskoye to the city, with the condition that they be used as almshouses. In 1914, at the request of local residents, Lesnaya Street was renamed Timmerman Street. This name remained until the arrival of Soviet power, which did not value the memory of pre-revolutionary residents of Azov.

Larisa Vasilievna passed away at the age of 66 on April 2, 1905, in Kyiv, where she had gone on a pilgrimage. Her body was transported to Azov and buried on April 7 in the chapel of the Assumption Church on Petrovskaya Square. During the Soviet era, the church and church cemetery were destroyed, and Larisa Vasilievna's gravestone was removed.

The monument was accidentally found during earthworks in 1991. For a long time, it lay buried in the square of the Azov Museum-Reserve branch 'Gunpowder Cellar.' Only in May 2016 was the stone returned to the presumed burial site of Larisa Vasilievna, where a modern commemorative plaque was installed.