Stanley Ellison

Stanley Eugene Ellison age 85 of Clarinda, formerly of Fredericksburg died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Goldenrod Manor in Clarinda. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2012, at Peace United Church of Christ with Pastor Burt Williams presiding. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may greet the family 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home in Fredericksburg. Visitation continues an hour prior to the funeral at the church on Monday. Online condolences may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com Stanley Eugene Ellison was born in rural Chickasaw County, IA, on July 20, 1926, the son of Lyle and Blanch (Thompson) Ellison. He attended Fredericksburg elementary and high school graduating in 1944. On May 29, 1948 he married Lois Elizabeth Mattke at the Evangelical Church in Fredericksburg, Iowa. Stanley and Lois resided in the Fredericksburg, Iowa area until 2005 when they relocated to Clarinda, Iowa. They were members of Peace United Church of Christ in Fredericksburg, where Stanley served on the church advisory committee of Northeast Iowa for 6 years. Stanley also served on The Chickasaw County Board of Education, Chickasaw County Soil Conservation Board, Chickasaw County Extension Service, and was a member of The Fredericksburg Lions Club. After moving to Clarinda they were members of Trinity Presbyterian Church. Stanley and Lois enjoyed traveling to Port Aransas, Texas over the winter months for the past 20 years. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Lois Elizabeth (Mattke) Ellison and their four children, Tom (Myrna) of San Antonio, TX; Rodney (Beverly) of Omro, WI; Sue Milius (Tom) of Denver, IA; and Kristin Smith (Michael) of Clarinda, IA. Stanley always had a special place on his lap for his grandchildren: Sonja, Ann, Thomas, Heidi, Adam, Andrew, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Jessica, Caleb, Austin, Owen, & Isabelle. Stanley and Lois were also blessed with 10 great-grandchildren, whom he loved and enjoyed very much, as well as extended family and friends. Stanley was preceded in death by his parents, Lyle and Blanche Ellison; one brother, Hubert Ellison; and infant son, Edward.