Ella Anderson
Sept. 3, 1925 – Jan. 22, 2019
Ella Anderson, 93,
Minot, died Tuesday,
January 22, 2019 in a
Minot nursing home.
Ella was born Sep-
tember 3, 1925 at Egeland,
ND the daughter of Oscar
and Theresa (Hein) Cilz.
She was raised and edu-
cated in a rural setting
near Willow City and bap-
tized and confirmed at St.
Paul Missouri Synod
Lutheran Church at Wil-
low City.
She was united in mar-
riage to Vernon Anderson
June 7, 1949 in Minot.
They remained active in
farming north of Minot
until 1990.
Mom lived a simple life,
and when she lost her
husband, Vernon in 2001,
lived on her own, always
keeping her house spic
and span and orderly.
She took care of herself
and the house until Dec.
2018 when she fell ill be-
cause of heart failure.
She had a pacemaker
put in in 2012, which
gave her a fresh start for
more wonderful years.
Thank goodness for Trini-
ty Hospital and the great
doctors. She had endured
an abdominal aneurysm
within 2 months of that,
but true to herself, made a
huge turkey for
Thanksgiving dinner be-
fore that surgery.
Her special way of mak-
ing meals were all from
scratch her whole life,
and oh so good. Our
favorites were her lasagna,
taco salad, French cream
puffs, Angel Food Cake,
always with real whipped
cream and raspberries.
Her buttermilk pancakes
were the best, also her
borscht soup was a big
hit.
She loved travelling to
Montana, to Glacier Park
in an RV to meet up with
her brother, travelling to
Arizona to visit family as
well as Washington State.
She would pick huckle-
berries and Flathead cher-
ries in Glacier Park, and
feed seagulls on the coast.
We will miss her
laughter and simple life of
flowers and gardening,
she had magic with
flowers. She read her bi-
ble daily, I am sure her
prayers saved us many
times over. Thank you,
mom. We love you so.
This is the essence of her.
Her loving family in-
cludes: three daughters;
Carol (Richard) Wilson,
Minot, ND, Alvina (Roger)
German, Federal Way,
WA, Virginia (Tim) Ryan,
Elk River, MN, grandchil-
dren: Spencer (Tiffany)
Wilson, Minot, ND,
Heather (Steve) Schiele,
Ashton, Idaho, Jerome
(Bethany) Ryan, Yelm,
WA; great-grandchildren:
Parker and Peri Wilson,
Chloe, Natasha, Brooke
and Elliott Ryan;
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Ella was preceded in
death by her parents, hus-
band, Vernon, grandson,
Shannon Ryan, brothers,
Fred, Arthur and Rupert
Cilz and sister, Laura
Anderson.
A private funeral ser-
vice will be held at St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church,
Minot.
Interment: Sunset
Memorial Gardens, rural
Minot.
Visitation: Friday, Janu-
ary 25, 2019 from 3:00
p.m. until 5:00 p.m. in
Thomas Family Funeral
Home, Minot.
Memorials are preferred
to the Lutheran Hour Min-
istries, 660 Mason Ridge
Center Drive, St. Louis,
MS 63141-9584.
Memories and con-
dolences can be shared at
www.thomasfamily
funeralhome.com.