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Horstmann, Ellen
Ellen Horstmann, 91, of Wheatland, died Monday, May 16, 2011, in Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services: 10 a.m. Friday, May 20, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Wheatland, with the Rev. John Cofield officiating. Burial: St. Paul's Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Chapman Funeral Home, Wheatland.
Survivors include her sister, Margery (Melvin) Wiebel of Lowden; and 10 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Marie (Mike) Schmidt and Mildred (Raldo) Riedesel.
Ellen was born July 8, 1919, in Wheatland, Iowa, to Louis and Mary Copp Kelting. She attended Red Oak School and graduated from Wheatland High School. She attended Cornell and Iowa State Teachers College, and received her BA in Elementary Education from Marycrest College in Davenport. She began her teaching career in Red Oak country school, also teaching in various schools, including Big Rock, Toronto, and Massillon. Ellen taught second grade in Lowden Elementary and Clarence-Lowden Elementary, from which she retired in 1981.
She enjoyed traveling, visiting many scenic wonders of the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, Expo ‘67 in Montreal, Canada and Newfoundland. She was a lifetime member of St. Paul's U.C.C. and a past president of the Martha Aid Society. She was an active member in the Senior Citizens group and the Wheatland Manor Nursing Home Auxiliary.
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