Addy, Ella (1917-2014)
ADDY, CHRIST, GOLLNOW
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/9/2015 at 12:54:12
Ella Laberta Addy
February 8, 1917 - November 9, 2014Ella Laberta (Christ) Addy, age 97, of Forest City, died at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Forest City on Sunday evening, November 9, 2014.
“God saw you getting tired so he put his arms around you and whispered, ‘Come with Me.’ A golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands at rest.”
Born on February 8, 1917, in a farm home east of Lakota, Ella was the only daughter among the three children born to August F. and Elsie (Gollnow) Christ. Baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Lakota, she was educated in the Kossuth County rural school system. In her younger years, she worked as a clerk in Smith’s Grocery Store in Lakota. Then, she married Robert Addy. Next, she worked at Welps Hatchery in Bancroft and Green Giant in Blue Earth, Minnesota. In 1969, she moved to Forest City and joined Immanuel Lutheran Church, where she participated in many of its activities. Ella worked at Winnebago Industries, Deluxe Products in Lake Mills and in the Forest City school lunch program. She also was a member of the Senior Citizen Club and the 20th Century Club.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas, of Los Angeles, California, and Dr. Eldean, of Ventura, California, four grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
Ella was preceded in death by her parents and stepmother, “Lottie,” two brothers, Walter and Paul, and her daughter, Roberta.
“We all need someone to believe in us, in who we are, and in all we can become. Someone to cheer, encourage, comfort, and guide us, to give us the confidence we need to believe in ourselves and in our potential to reach our dreams.” Ella was that someone for her children.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Addy’s remains have been entrusted to the care of Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel in Forest City.
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