Ellie E. Anding

Ellie E. Anding, 75, of Albion, NE, was reunited with her husband Don and son Scott after passing away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at the Boone County Health Center in Albion, NE.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 27, 2022 at Immanuel-Zion Lutheran Church (South Branch) rural Albion, NE with Rev. Elizabeth Goehring officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date. Visitation will be 4:30-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Levander Funeral Home in Albion, NE.

Eldrid "Ellie" Ellene Anding, was born on December 15, 1946 at Rangley, CO to Antone B. and Mary J. (Findley) Eliasen. She attended school in Meeker, CO and graduated from Meeker High School in 1965. She then moved to California to work and met her future husband at China Lake, CA.

Ellie and Donald Lester Anding were married on October 17, 1965 at Meeker, CO. Following their wedding, the couple lived at China Lake until Don's honorable discharge on May 5, 1967. The couple then made their home on a farm northeast of Albion where she lived until moving into Albion shortly after Don's passing in 2019.

Ellie worked in various places over the years including Bob's Bar, The Junction, and operated Ellie's Country Kitchen where she sold countless doughnuts. She was always welcoming and loved to visit with her customers. Ellie was also known for her ability to alter and fix peoples clothing and the annual Colorado peach sales. Annual trips to Meeker, CO for the 4 ^th of July were always enjoyed by her and her family. Ellie loved life and especially loved her family and grandchildren. Her advice to others would be: "Be truthful and work hard." Ellie was a member of the Immanuel-Zion (South Branch) Lutheran Church and also was a volunteer with the American Red Cross.

Ellie is survived by her three children: Becky Aldaba, Chad (Gina) Anding, and Jill (Scott Whaley) Anding all of Albion, NE; five grandchildren: Amanda Aldaba, Clay, Skyler, Wyatt, and Briggs Anding; eight siblings: Edgar (Jan) Eliasen; Jenny (Ken) Megahey; Jerry (Catherine) Eliasen; Johnny Eliasen; Sue Eliasen; Zina Eliasen; Ronny (Melanie Oard) Eliasen; Sara (Mac) Richardson; sisters-in-law: Shirley (Lyle) Bardlsey; Jeannie Groothuis; Margaret Anding; brother-in-law: Larry (Judy) Anding; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son Scott Anding in 1983; husband Don in 2019; siblings: Elaine (Ray) Webber; Liz Eliasen; Enid (Dave) Steffen; Earl Eliasen; Ellis Eliasen; Elton Eliasen; niece: Brandi Jennings; and nephews by Justin C. Eliasen and Matthew C. Richardson.