Ello Mosier, 88, a longtime resident of Ellendale, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 67 years, Angela (Koziolek) Mosier.

Ello (Al) was born to William and Lilla Mosier on

Sept. 5, 1918, in Kossuth County, Iowa.

He lived with his parents and six sisters until he was a teenager.

Then he and his family moved to Wells.

While working

on the Koziolek farm,

Al met Angela Koziolek. They were married in 1938 and subsequently were blessed with eight children.

He is sadly missed by three sons and five daughters: Ellen (Joe) Allen,

Duane (Rita Vail) Mosier, Donald Mosier, LeRoy (Carolyn) Mosier, Virginia (Terry) Braaten, Catherine (John) Cook, Patricia (J. Clarke) Stevens and Mary (Michael) Goetz. Survivors also include 25 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; a sister Lucy Spencer; sister-in-law Janice Koziolek; and several nieces and nephews.

His parents and five of his six sisters preceded him in death.

Visitation will be held at Bonnerup & Son Funeral Chapel, 308 Seventh Ave. in Ellendale on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 4 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m.

Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at St. Aiden’s Catholic Church, Highway 30, Ellendale.

Visitation will be held at the church for one hour

preceding the funeral.

Interment will be in St. Aiden’s Catholic Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to St. Aiden’s Catholic Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 85, New Richland, MN

56072;

School Sisters of Notre Dame

C/O Sister Marion Welter, 170 Good

Council Drive, Mankato, MN

56001.

Angela Mosier and the Mosier family gratefully acknowledge and appreciate the many caring people who so lovingly contributed to our husband and father’s ongoing health care.

We especially want to thank Amber Aaseth, Steele County Public Health Nurse, and the Steele County Home Health Aides; Christine Bartsch, Judy Bellomy, Janet Hansen, Janet Korogi, and Connie Paul.

Each of them provided excellent care and enriched Al’s life in their own special way.

We want to acknowledge the private caregivers: Carrie Thompson, Karen Knudson, Chelsee Johnson and Buffy and Brina Bergland.

Their individual contributions have been priceless and without them it would have been impossible to fulfill Al’s wish to stay

in his own home until the end.

We also want to thank the people in Ellendale who went out of their way to be kind and helpful.

A very special thank you to Father Dick Loomis and Father Thien Nguyen the Eucharistic ministers from St. Aiden’s parish.

If we have inadvertently omitted anyone who has touched our lives with kindness and devotion, please accept this as an acknowledgement of our gratitude.