Gwendolyn Marie ELLENSON

1937 - 2010  (73 years)

• Name	Gwendolyn Marie ELLENSON
  Birth	16 Apr 1937	Roseau County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2010-MN-023382
  Death	12 Aug 2010	Warroad, Roseau County, Minnesota
  	as Gwendolyn Maritta Pearson
  Burial	Norland Cemetery, Salol, Roseau County, Minnesota
  Notes	Funeral services for Gwen Pearson of Warroad will be held on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 10 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Warroad. Visitation will be on Monday from 5-7 PM with a 6:30 prayer services at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad. Interment will be at the Norland Cemetery in Salol. Gwen Marie Pearson of Warroad passed away on August 12, 2010 at her home in Warroad at the age of 73. Gwen was born on April 16, 1937 in Pinecreek, MN to Thelma (Nyhus) and Juel Ellenson. She attended grade school at SunnySide School Dist. 111 in Norland Township (where her mother taught) for four years and then in Salol. She graduated from Roseau High School in 1955. She and Maynard Pearson were married at Moe Lutheran Church in Roseau on June 16, 1956. In addition to being an exceptional mother and homemaker, Gwen worked as a deli manager for a period of years. She enjoyed sewing, making quilts, scrap booking, collecting American Girl dolls and Precious Moments, fishing, gardening, playing scrabble, or any game with her family. Her best friend was Maynard, and her greatest joy in life was her time spent with family and friends. She will be remembered as a terrific cook, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of 4-H, Homemakers, Ladies Aid, and Auxiliaries. She is survived by her husband, Maynard of Warroad; mother, Thelma of Warroad; and a sister, Susan Didier of Arlington, TX. Children, Vicki (Gary) Boekelheide of Warroad, Jeff (Paulette) of Salol, Jodi (Rod) Stomberg of Warroad, and Susi (Rod) Putney of Prior Lake, MN; 14 grandchildren, Jessica Watson, Chelsea Boekelheide, Kirsten Boekelheide, Jeremy Pearson, Amy (Joe) Kramer, Justin Pearson, Amanda Bolstad, Derek Stomberg, Brent Stomberg, Deserai Stomberg, Kayla Stomberg, Alicia Putney, Garrett Putney, Brenna Putney; 5 great-grandchildren, Chelsea Pearson, Jacob Pearson, Treyton Stomberg, Shelby Stomberg and Kian Stomberg. She was preceded in death by her father, Juel; brother, Allen; sister, Karla Landin; and grandson, Beau Putney.
  Person ID	I31835	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	12 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Juel Carlisle ELLENSON,   b. 20 Nov 1907, Roseau County, Minnesota d. 22 May 1971, Roseau County, Minnesota (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Thelma Louella NYHUS,   b. 29 Jul 1914, North Dakota d. 20 Sep 2011, Warroad, Roseau County, Minnesota (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F22013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maynard Duane PEARSON,   b. 4 Jun 1936, Roseau County, Minnesota d. 12 Feb 2019, Roseau County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1956	Roseau County, Minnesota
  	Moe Lutheran Church
  Family ID	F22006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2020