Ellen E. Anderson 97, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo.
Ellen Evangeline Restad was born August 21, 1919, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Alfred and Hilda Krogstad Restad. She grew up in the Pelican Rapids area and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School.
On November 9, 1941, she was united in marriage to Maurice Anderson. They made their home in Pelican Rapids, and eventually moved to Fargo in 1950 where they raised their two children, Ruth and Dale. Maurice passed away on May 29, 1982.
Ellen worked in food services at Concordia College for 26 years, retiring in 1984. She was an active member of Pontoppidan Lutheran Church in Fargo and she also volunteered her time at Bethany Homes and Dakota Hospital. She enjoyed spending time outdoors, working in her garden, and creating beautiful hardanger embroidery.
Ellen is survived by her daughter, Ruth Headrick, Minot, ND; her son, Dale Candice Anderson, Shawnee, KS; grandchildren, Michael Chelsey Headrick and Joseph Headrick; great-grandchildren, Dane and Heath Headrick; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her sisters, Celia Randklev, Allie Bergstrom, Lottie Solum, and Edna Anderson, and her brothers, Joel Restad, Maurice Restad, Raymond Restad, Amos Restad, Norman Restad and Ernest Restad.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM in Pontoppidan Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND with a visitation one hour before.
Interment will be at Grove Lake Lutheran Cemetery, rural Pelican Rapids, MN.
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