Ella
Ranum, 80
Thief
River Falls - Ella D. Ranum, 80, died on
Sunday, November 17, 2002 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 
10:30
a.m. on Wednesday, November 20 (today) at Zion
Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with Rev. Gary
Johnson officiating. Ida Nordvall will be the
organist and Van Swanson will be the soloist.
Casketbearers will be David Olson, Dale Olson,
Marshall Ness, Gordon Markstrom, Curtis Farbo and
Irvin Jarshaw. Honorary casketbearers will be all
those in attendance. Interment will follow at
Rindal Cemetery, near Rosewood. Visitation will be
held for one hour prior to services at the church
on Wednesday.
Ella
Deloris Lundberg was born on March 24, 1922, the
daughter of Philip and Clara (Olson) Lundberg in
Thief River Falls. She grew up and attended school
in Thief River Falls. On February 10, 1940, she was
united in marriage to Stanley K. Ranum in Thief
River Falls.
Ella
enjoyed yard work, crocheting, reading, needlepoint
and traveling. She spent winters in the south and
enjoyed her cottage on Island Lake in the summer.
She was active in AA and Al-Anon. Ella was also a
Girl Scout leader and a member of Zion Lutheran
Church.
Survivors
include her daughter, Elodee (Tom) Johnson of
Fargo, N.D.; grandchildren; and
great-grandchildren.
Ella
was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley, and
one son, Greg. A00003B2002NV20
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