Ellickson, James Eli -- 1923 - 1982

ELLICKSON, HAUGEN, HIMLE, GILLMAN, HOWARD, ARVAN, FUNKE, MOLLENHAUER, SUNDQUIST

Posted By: Lori Ellickson (email)
Date: 1/11/2011 at 22:46:04

The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1982

James Eli Ellickson, 59, of 5345 Harbet Ave. N.W. died Monday at Mercy Hospital following a long illness.
Born Oct. 16, 1923, at Decorah, he married Edna Mae Howard on Jan. 5, 1946, at Hampton, Va. A Cedar Rapids resident for 28 years, he was employed by Penick and Ford Co. for 24 years and then by Mercy Hospital for eight months. He was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and served in the Air Force during World War II.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Susan Sundquist of Madison, Wis., and Joan Mollenhauer of Cedar Rapids; two sons, James E. Jr. of Cedar Rapids and John T. of Walker, Minn.; three granddaughters; two sisters, Mrs. Louis Funke of Cedar Rapids and Norma Arvan of Soap Lake, Wash.; and a brother, Howard of Cedar Rapids.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church by the Rev. Cedric J. Lofdahl. Burial: Union Prairie Cemetery, Decorah at 1:15 p.m. Friends may call at Teahen Funeral Home from 5 to 9 p.m. today and at the church after 9 a.m. Wednesday. The casket will not be open following services. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 503 10th St S.E. 52403.