Florence Josephine GIRGEN

1913 - 2007  (94 years)

• Name	Florence Josephine GIRGEN  [1]
  Birth	17 Apr 1913	Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Dec 2007	Donnellson, Lee County, Iowa, USA   [3]
  Burial	Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Notes	Obituary from The Hawk Eye 22 Dec 2007: Florence J. Ellingboe, 94, of Donnellson Health Center, formerly of Hastings, Minn., died at 8:35 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at the health center. Born April 17, 1913, in Hastings, she was the daughter of John and Maria Ries Girgen. On May 2, 1932, she married Raymond Ellingboe in Hastings. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Ellingboe was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Farmington and VFW Auxiliary in Hastings. She had been a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Hastings. She retired in 1979 from Hudson Manufacturing Co. in Minnesota. She enjoyed cooking, playing cards and visiting with family and friends. Survivors include one son, James Ellingboe of Donnellson; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, three brothers and three sisters. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Farmington, where family will receive friends. The Mass of Christian burial for Mrs. Ellingboe will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church with the Rev. Apo T. Mpanda as celebrant. Her body will be cremated after the service. Burial will be at a later date in Hastings. A memorial has been established for American Diabetes Association. Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory in Donnellson is in charge of arrangements. Obiturary from Mount Pleasant News 22 Dec 2007: Florence J. Ellingboe, 94, of Donnellson, formerly of Hastings, Minn., died Thursday, Dec. 20, at Donnellson Health Center. Visitation will be held with the family from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26 at St. Boniface Catholic Church of Farmington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Apo T. Mpanda as celebrant. Her body will be cremated following the service. Inurnment will be held in Hastings at a later date. Memorials can be made to the American Diabetes Association. Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory in Donnellson is assisting the family with arrangements. She was born April 17, 1913 in Hastings, Minn., the daughter of John and Maria Ries Girgen. She married Raymond Ellingboe in Hastings. She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Hastings prior to moving to Donnellson. She became a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Farmington and the VFW Auxiliary in Hastings. She enjoyed cooking, playing cards and visiting with family and friends. She is survived by her son, James Ellingboe and his wife Lorraine of Donnellson; one son-in-law, Robert Donndelinger of Cottage Grove, Minn.; 12 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Her parents, husband, daughter Beverly Donndelinger, three brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. [3]
  Person ID	I6351	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2010

  
  

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  F5851

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• Sources

  [S83] Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, (Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Origianal data: Minnesota. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health. URL: http://www.ancestry.com), Birth record of son James Henry (Reliability: 3). [S71] Public Records Index, (URL: http://www.Ancestry.com). [S149] Obituary, The Hawk Eye (Web Edition), Burlington, Iowa, 22 Dec 2007. (Reliability: 3).