Ella E. (Martin) ASKELSEN

ASKELSEN, MARTIN, GARNER, NICHOLS, HILL, GARDALEN, JOHNSON, VULGAMOTT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/20/2006 at 17:53:31

Ella E. Askelsen, 87, of Clarion, died Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at the USA Health Care Center, Clarion. Funeral services were held Friday, December 20th at the First United Methodist Church in Clarion. Rev. LaVonne Kaasa officiated at the 1:30 p.m. service. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.

Ella Martin was born November 16, 1915, in Bridgewater, the daughter of Ira and Ethel Garner Martin. She attended country school near Bridgewater. The family moved to Clarion where Ella attended Clarion High School. She received her normal training certificate in 1934 and taught country school near Dows. She was united in marriage with Howard Askelsen on June 1, 1938, at the home of her parents near Rowan. The couple farmed and resided south of Clarion for all of their married life. After Howard’s death, Ella moved to Eagle Grove for a short time before taking up residency in Clarion. She was a member of the Federated Club and a neighborhood club.

Ella is survived by one daughter, Elaine Nichols and husband, Nick of Clarion; one son, Harlan Askelsen and wife, Margaret of Clarion; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Ilene Hill and husband, Art of Iowa Falls; Esther Gardalen and husband, Leo of Clear Lake; Iris Johnson of Mason City; Evelyn Vulgamott of Ames and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Howard, who died April 1, 1972.

December 26, 2002
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