Ella
Carlson, 89
Badger
- Ella F. Carlson, 89, died Thursday, August
23, 2001 at Greenbush Nursing Home in
Greenbush.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, August 28, at 2 p.m. at
Gieseke Funeral Chapel in Greenbush with Rev. Alvin
Sather officiating. Special music was provided by
Rev. Sather. Honorary casketbearers were Brian and
Wayne Trangsrud, Mike Carlson, Randy Erickson, Rudy
Heddan and Darwin Sanden. Interment was in Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery in Duxby.
Ella
F. Helgeson was born on July 24, 1912 in Duxby, the
daughter of Henry and Clara (Anderson) Helgeson.
When she was young, Ella worked on area farms and
drove a local school bus. She also worked as a
housekeeper in Roseau.
On
May 4, 1934, she married John R. Carlson at
Grafton, N.D. The couple farmed north of Duxby for
many years. For several years, Ella cooked for area
threshing crews during the summer months. During
the winter months, she made quilts. Following
John's death on August 25, 1983, Ella continued to
make her home on the farm until moving to the
Greenbush Nursing Home two and one-half years
ago.
Survivors
include a son, Quintin Carlson of Badger; three
daughters, Lois Carlson of Badger, Darlene (Larry)
Rosenthal of Tempe, Ariz. and Christine (Dennis)
Timm of Minneapolis; three grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; five sisters, Lyda Erickson
and Agnes Durgin, both of Badger, Nellie Erickson
of Greenbush, Lillian Johnson of Grand Rapids and
Vernie Tinny of Tacoma, Wash.; and many nieces and
nephews.
Ella
was preceded in death by her parents; husband;
three sisters, Mabel Skoglund, Anne Lundgren and
Alice Daley; and two brothers, Clarence Helgeson
and Lloyd Helgeson. A00003B2001AG29
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