Ella H. Armstead, 83, of Helena, Montana passed away on February 19, 2011.
Ella was born in Henderson, Colorado on October 28, 1927 to Oscar and Alda Maul. After graduating from high school she married started a family living in Boulder, Colorado. In 1967, they relocated to Helena, MT where she worked for JC Penny’s and the State of Montana.
She was an avid homemaker, loved gardening, crafts of all sorts, and helping others, especially her grandchildren.
Ella was a dedicated Christian woman, who worshipped the Lord at Helena Valley Baptist Church and then at The Assembly of God. She took great pride in teaching Sunday school to the small children of the congregation.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Alda, her siblings, Anna Moore, Glenn and Junior Maul, and Katherine Knowles, as well as her grandson, Gary Summers.
She is survived by her children; Cynthia and Gary Summers of Helena, Mt, Gary Krause of Winston, Mt, Carla Roarke of Boulder, Mt., and Laura and Sidney White of Coeur d’Alene, Id. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.
Ella loved the Lord, her family and her friends. In turn they all loved her.
The family will receive friends at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 25. Funeral services will be noon Saturday, Feb 26th at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.aswfuneralhome.com.
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Marty Masiak says
We knew Ella as a neighbor and I have many memories of short visits with her. She was a treasure.
PJ says
My husband and I would like to express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of your beloved Ella. We wanted to share with you something that has brought us comfort at a similar time in our lives. John 11:14-44 shows us a wonderful example of what is to come, the resurrection, shown by Jesus,when he resurrected Lazarus, here on earth, before the very eyes of those he loved. We can only imagine the tears of joy when we too are reunited with our drea loved ones again. (John 5:28,29) Until then, draw comfort from the experiences you shared together and learn from them, hold them dear to your hearts and cherish them. our sympathy to all of you who knew and loved Ella. Take care of yourselves, and each other.