Ellen Moore

Floretta Ellen Moore, 95 of Mapleton, Minnesota and formerly of Newell, South Dakota passed away March 13, 2019 at Mapleton Community Home.

Funeral service will be 10a.m., Monday, March 25, 2019 at Newell Christian Fellowship, 405 Elmira Ave, in Newell, South Dakota with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota.

Ellen was born May 17, 1923 to Joseph and Lillian (White) Bunn in Wood Lake, Nebraska. She graduated from Johnstown High School. On July 12, 1941, she married Donald Moore in Ainsworth, Nebraska. Together they raised four children in Newell, South Dakota. In her early years, Ellen assisted Don with bookkeeping at Moore’s Auto Body Shop in Newell. Later on Ellen took pride in running Moore’s Rooms, a rooming house that would often attract bikers coming to the Sturgis rally. In her free time, she enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, and reading often.

Ellen is survived by her children, Joetta (Bob) Berry of Sioux City, Iowa, Kathy Gerbracht of Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Willa Hanel of Mankato, Minnesota, and Don (Norine) Moore of Hamilton, Ontario; 15 grandchildren; many great and great-great grandchildren; sister, Ruth (Marvin) Falk; and brother, Dwight (Gwen) Bunn.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald in 1998; sons-in-law, Earl Gerbracht and James “Jamie” Hanel; twin sister, Isabelle; sisters, Wilma, Laura, and Nelda; and brother, James.