Kozey Ferne WILLARD

1923 - 2012  (89 years)

• Name	Kozey Ferne WILLARD
  Birth	5 Feb 1923	Oyen, Alberta, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Mar 2012	Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
  Burial	Halcourt Cemetery, Halcourt, Grande Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  Notes	Kozey Ferne (Willard) Ellingboe, a long time resident of Beaverlodge, passed away at the QEII Hospital in Grande Prairie on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the age of 89 years. Kozey was born on February 5, 1923 in Oyen, Alberta.  From there the family moved to Lloydminster, then in 1928 to Tupper, B.C. and in the fall of 1938 to Rio Grande.  She met her husband, Art Ellingboe in 1939 and was married October 23, 1941.  They remained on the Ellingboe Homestead until retirement in 1972 when they moved to Beaverlodge and then to Amisk Court. Kozey is survived by her eight children: daughters Joy (Francis) Juneau, Arta (Dave) Juneau, Bessie (Bob) Watson and Gloria (Gordon) Bulley, sons Alton (Eadie) Ellingboe, James (Dorothy) Ellingboe, Denis (Marilyn) Ellingboe and Kerry (Yvonne) Ellingboe as well as 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Kozey was predeceased by her husband, Art Ellingboe in 1981, her mother and father, Jim and Bessie Willard, sister Jean Sask, brothers Gerald and Merton Willard plus 1 sister in law, 3 brother in laws, 4 nephews and 2 nieces. Kozey had a love for gardening and quilting.  She was a long time member of the IODE and the UCW in Beaverlodge.  She worked at the Beaverlodge Hospital for many years as housekeeper until her retirement. A funeral service was held on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Beaverlodge Alliance Church Rev, Neal Palmer officiated.  Interment followed in the Halcourt Cemetery.
  Person ID	I21249	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family	Ole Arthur Cornelius ELLINGBOE,   b. 6 May 1888, Sunburg, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota d. 25 Oct 1981, Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1941	Canada
  Family ID	F15390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014