Joan “Joni” Ellis, age 80, of Mabel, died in the arms of her daughter, Kathryn, on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, Wisc.
Joni was born a twin on July 29, 1937, to Harold and Amy Erlandson. She graduated from the Central High School in La Crosse, Wis. On April 25, 1955, she married Robert Ellis, Sr. in La Crosse. They lived in La Crosse for a short time before moving to California and Las Vegas, Nev., before moving to Mabel in October of 1975 to help care for Robert’s parents.
Joni is survived by her three children: Deborah Williams of Banning, Calif., Kathryn (Pat) Hendricks of Las Vegas, Nev., and Howard E. Ellis II of Mabel; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Ellis, Sr.; a son, Robert Ellis II, her parents, and her twin brother John Erlandson.
“When I’m gone you’re going to miss me, you’re going to miss my smile.”
No services are planned.