Carol
Jean Ellingson, 67
 Thief
River Falls - Carol Jean Ellingson, 67, died on
Thursday, January 15, 2004 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Oak
Ridge Lutheran Church in rural Thief River Falls,
with Reverend Luther Peterson officiating. Casket
bearers included Evan Thompson, Erik Thompson,
Trevor Jarshaw, Jamie Weigel, Keith Moen and Corey
Moen. Interment was held in Lanstad Cemetery of
Sanders Township in Pennington County.
Carol
Jean Ewing was born on November 17, 1936 in
Crookston, the daughter of Urban and Mae (Johnstad)
Ewing. She was baptized and confirmed into the
Lutheran faith and attended school in Crookston,
graduating from Northwest School of Agriculture.
Following High School Carol attended Concordia
College in Moorhead for one year.
Carol was
united in marriage to Charles Ellingson on May 5,
1956 in Newfolden. The couple made their home in
Karlstad for one and one-half years and then moved
to Thief River Falls, where they lived until 1969.
Carol and Charles moved to Anoka where they resided
until 1974, then they returned to Thief River
Falls, and have resided here since. Carol was a
homemaker. She started doing upholstering while
living in Anoka and also at their farm in Thief
River Falls. In 1987 she began working in the
Sewing Department at Arctic.
Carol's
family was always first in her life. She enjoyed
quilting, cooking, baking, bird watching with
Charles and word games. She loved to play solitaire
on her hand held electronic game.
She was a
member of Oak Ridge Lutheran Church, where she made
many quilts with the ladies at the church. Carol
made a quilt for each of her children and their
spouses, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors
include her husband, Charles of Thief River Falls;
five children, Connie Ellingson of Salol, Pattie
(Mike) Jarshaw of Newfolden, Cathie (Mike) Thompson
of Zimmerman, Kent (Stacey) of Crookston, and Troy
(Tiffani) of Thief River Falls; 11 grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Linda
(Michael) Strapp of Forest Lake, and Faye (Robert)
Brewer of Cottage Grove; and many nieces, nephews,
relatives and friends.
She was
preceded in death by her parents; and one brother,
Kenneth Ewing.
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