Dorothy Bernice ELLINGBOE

1925 - 2019  (94 years)

• Name	Dorothy Bernice ELLINGBOE
  Birth	9 Oct 1925	New Market Twp, Scott County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	15 Nov 1925	West Christiania Lutheran Church, New Market Twp, Scott County, Minnesota
  Confirmation	4 Sep 1938	Minnesota
  	probably Christiania
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1925-29712
  Death	8 Nov 2019	Minnesota
  Notes	Dorothy Bernice Olson, 94, of Lakeville, Minnesota, passed away on November 8, 2019. Dorothy was born on the family farm near Lakeville, Minnesota, on October 9, 1925, the second daughter of the late Albert and Anne Ellingboe. She attended a one-room rural school for grades 1-8 and graduated from Lakeville, Minnesota, high school in 1942. She then attended Mankato State Teachers’ College, taking breaks from college to teach in two rural schools (Minnesota and Montana) and a year in New York City working on Wall Street. After completing her Master’s degree in Education and Music at Mankato State College she taught K-12 music in Comfrey, Minnesota. In 1960 she married Herman Olson and they settled in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She started teaching English at St. Cloud Technical High School where for over 20 years she was known for her dynamic teaching until her retirement in 1988.  Dorothy moved to Richmond, Minnesota, in 1992 after building her dream home on an island in the Sauk River chain of lakes. Dorothy loved music, literature and travel. She was an accomplished vocalist. From an early age she was known for her wonderful soprano voice. Her recitations of poetry and prose were spell-binding.  In retirement she remained active in the Sons of Norway, the American Association of University Women, Delta Kappa Gama honor society, church choir, and the Whitney Senior Center in St. Cloud. Her last years were spent in senior assisted living in Cold Spring, Minnesota, and Lakeville, Minnesota. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Anne Ellingboe, sister Alta Mahnken, and her husband Herman Olson. She is survived by a sister Hazel (Charles) Tanger of Weston, Wisconsin, and a brother Albert (Ann) Ellingboe of Madison, Wisconsin, and numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 on Thursday, November 14 at Salem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud, Minnesota, with visitation at 10:00 am prior to the service.  Interment will be at 10:00 am on Friday, November 15 at West Christiania Cemetery in Lakeville, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Tri-County Humane Society, St. Cloud, Minnesota or Minnesota Hospice, Lakeville, Minnesota. She was a school teacher in Ledger, Montana in 1945. Of New York City at the time of her father’s death. In the 1950 Mankato city directory, she was a student living at 418½ E Cherry. Living at that same address was her brother Albert and her mother Annie. A house fire resulted in a total loss for a 91-year-old resident Monday morning, according to the Stearns County Sheriff's Office. Dorothy Olson of 18941 Fall Ridge Road, Richmond, was using a small kitchen appliance when the fire began just after 7:45 a.m. Nov. 21 [2016]. Olson got out of the house safely after the fire grew too quickly to extinguish on her own; she was later transported to St. Cloud Hospital for precautionary reasons. The Chain of Lakes Fire Department arrived on the scene and requested mutual aid from Richmond and Cold Spring Fire Departments. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office, Cold Spring/Richmond Police Department, Xcel Energy and Stearns County Highway Department also assisted at the scene. The house is believed to be a total loss, according to the sheriff's office. The fire is under investigation.
  Person ID	I3546	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Albert Olaus ELLINGBOE,   b. 28 Mar 1885, New Market Twp, Scott County, Minnesota d. 9 Jan 1948, Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Anne BERGSTROM,   b. 19 Aug 1897, Osnabrock, Walsh County, North Dakota d. 24 Dec 1991, Scott County, Minnesota (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1922	Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F2303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herman Clarence OLSON,   b. 3 Apr 1929, New Market Twp, Scott County, Minnesota d. 25 May 1974, Stearns County, Minnesota (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1960	Scott County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F2307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2010