ELLIS, Jeanne Hanseena (Hansen)

On March 16, 2022, Jeanne Hanseena Hansen Ellis left this world for her Forever Home at the age of 103 years, 3 months and 21 days. Born the daughter of Hans Adolph and Ethel Belle (Polson) Hansen on November 25, 1918 at the family home near Oakesdale, Washington. She married Harold Owen (Toots) Ellis September 17, 1938 in Natches, Washington. They farmed and lived in and around Oakesdale all sixty-three years they were married. Toots died October 7, 2001. Five months later, Mom moved to Spokane to the Valley to Broadway Court Estates where she lived for fourteen years, only moving to The Courtyard at Colfax in 2016 when her heart started having A-Fib episodes. In 2017, at the age of 98, she had a heart valve replacement that was meant for quality of life. When Covid was starting, it was determined that she had developed Pulmonary Fibrosis and was put on Hospice in August of 2020. Mom was a hard worker. She could drive truck in harvest, she was Dad's best hired worker, put a beautiful dinner on the table for however many were there that day. She sewed all her clothing and enjoyed all of her beautiful wardrobe of blouses after she was not sewing so much anymore. The family favorites were her Cinnamon Rolls, Fried Chicken, her Chocolate Cake and her Spaghetti and Meat sauce. Besides sewing, baking, cooking, she also knitted, crocheted and tatted. Our family wants to acknowledge the part that Dr. Singh and the staff at The Courtyard at Colfax has had in the care, physical and medical in Mom's life. THANKS so much to ALL, you helped GOD meet Mom's needs. She is survived by her children, Barbara Jo (Carl, Sr.) Seutter and their children Carl, Jr. and Carlene; Bill and Dianna Ellis and their children, Tracy (Pete) Ouderkirk, Tom (Amy) Ellis, Tammy (Brian) Preston and Toni (Devon) Owley. Great Grandchildren: Jesse (Roberta) Ouderkirk, Rachel (Heath) Fischer, Micaela (James) Bentx, JoCassa (Colter) Welsh, and Trevor Preston. Great-great Grandchildren: Joclyn Ouderkirk, Ian Ouderkirk and Rhykr Fischer. A Going Home Celebration will be held at the Oakesdale Presbyterian Church in Oakesdale on March 26, 2022 with a viewing at 9:30 A.M., the service at 10:30 A.M., burial at the Oakesdale Cemetery followed by a dinner at the Oakesdale Fire Department. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Oakesdale Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 54, Oakesdale, Washington 99158 for a new copy machine or the Oakesdale Historical Society, P.O. Box 112, Oakesdale, Washington 99158.