Mildred Viola Ellertson

Mildred Viola (Vehling) Ellertson, the daughter of Ernest and Lydia (Dexheimer) Vehling was born on September 14, 1923 in St. James, MN. She started school in St. James and when she was a freshman in high school, moved with her family to Madelia and graduated from the Madelia High School in 1941. On May 26, 1945 she was united in marriage to Arthur Truman Ellertson. They were united in marriage for 67 years until Art's death in 2012. Mildred and Art farmed on his family's century farm. They raised crops and livestock. Mildred and Art were partners in work and in life and raised three children, Elaine, David and Janis together. One of Mildred's greatest joys was opening her home to others. She hosted family dinners, farm crew meals and friends for cards. She always had more than enough food to go around. She made people feel safe and loved. Mildred enjoyed creating beauty in the world through raising flowers, planting trees, baking special cakes for grandkids, singing hymns and putting up large Christmas light displays. Mildred Viola Ellertson age 96, of Madelia, Minnesota died on December 7, 2019, at Living Meadows at Luther in Madelia. Mildred is survived by her children, Elaine (Jim) Tohal of LeSueur, MN, David (Rita) Ellertson of West Orange, NJ and Janis Ellertson of Hayfield, MN; grandchildren, Emily (Raj) Chaphalkar, Anna (Graham) Peterson, Aubrey (Ben) Church, Cole (Cynthia) Ellertson and Dan (Chelsea) Jones; one great-grandson, Luke Chaphalker. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arthur; siblings, Lawrence (Della) Vehling, Floyd (Connie) Vehling and Vera (Loren) Haugen. The family wishes to thank the staff at Living Meadows at Luther-Madelia for their care for Mildred. Visitation 1 10:00 am - 11:00 am Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Trinity Lutheran Church-Madelia 406 W. Main St. Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Service Information 11:00 am Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Trinity Lutheran Church-Madelia 406 W. Main St. Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Interment Information Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Madelia West, Co. Hwy 3 Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Food and Fellowship Please join the family for a time of food and fellowship immediately following the funeral service. Burial to follow.