Adeline Rodella JOSSART

1928 - 2024  (95 years)

• Name	Adeline Rodella JOSSART
  Birth	20 Jun 1928	Swift County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 May 2024	Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
  	Copperleaf
  Notes	Adeline (Olson) Ellingboe, age 95, of Willmar, formerly of Milan, Minn., died Monday, May 27, in Copper Leaf Memory Care. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by a funeral at 11a.m., Saturday, June 1, at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan. Pastor Timothy P. Larson will officiate. Interment will be in the Kviteseid Lutheran Cemetery.  Adeline Rodella Ellingboe was born to Richard and Agnes Jossart in Cashel Township, Swift County, on June 20, 1928, the oldest of five children. Since her father rented farmland, they often moved so Adeline attended several country schools before graduating from Benson High School in 1947. She and her siblings were involved in helping with the field work and doing chores. After graduation, Adeline worked at Red Owl in Benson and then moved to Big Bend and worked at the grocery store there. Adeline met Art Olson at the Viking Café in Benson after the Homecoming football game her senior year in high school. They married September 4, 1948, at Immanuel Church in Benson, where she was also baptized and confirmed by H. S. Nashein. To this marriage two children were born, Linda and Lynn (Butch.)  Adeline and Art lived in Big Bend where Art had his mechanic shop until 1956, when they moved to Milan. She was employed by the Milan Standard newspaper and later became the editor. Adeline also worked as the secretary of the Kviteseid Lutheran Church and in the kitchen at Milan School.  Art passed away in 1981. In 1988, Adeline met Gene Ellingboe at a dance in Montevideo, Minnesota. They were married October 29, 1988, at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan, which added three stepdaughters to the family: Diane, Doreen, and Carol. They enjoyed several winters in Arizona before Gene passed away July 21, 2002. Adeline continued living in Milan where she enjoyed sewing, gardening, camping, quilting, mowing, making lefse, and family gatherings. She spent many hours volunteering and helping neighbors in the community.  Due to health issues, Adeline moved to Vista Prairie at Copperleaf in Willmar in November of 2019, where she remained until her death May 27, 2024. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children. Adeline is survived by her daughter Linda (Vern) Broberg of Willmar, MN, and her son Lynn (Mary) Olson of Mankato; five grandchildren: Chris, Lynette (Bryan), Mitch (Tina), Stacy (Carl), and Briana; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. She is also survived by three stepdaughters: Diane (Bob) Kruse, Doreen (Mic) Anderson, Carol (Brad) Freese; seven step-grandchildren: Heather, Tanya, Jennifer, Kelly, Breana, Kayla, and Jordan; 21 step-greatgrandchildren; siblings: Marilyn (Kermit) Larson, Joan Razink, Richard (Linda) Jossart, and sister-in-law Rio Kittelson. Adeline was preceded in death by her husbands Art Olson and Gene Ellingboe, her parents Richard and Agnes Jossart, sister and brother-in-law Janet and Jerry Voorhees, in-laws: Lloyd and Marion Olson, Les Kittelson, and Delmar Razink.
  Person ID	I2534	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Arthur Clarence OLSON
  Marriage	4 Sep 1948	Benson, Swift County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F1809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Thrond Eugene ELLINGBOE,   b. 4 Jun 1920, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota d. 21 Jul 2002, Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1988	Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F2169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart