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ASHLEY - Velma I. Ellert, 95, passed away on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at her home in Ashley, Indiana.
She was born on Dec. 10, 1929, in Hamilton, Indiana, to Floyd Musser and Lora (Kaufman) Lucas.
Velma worked alongside her husband on the family farm and raised eight children. She worked for 10 years in the Waterloo Elementary School cafeteria and also babysat for 10 years.
She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and the Rosary Society of the church.
She enjoyed canning, gardening and baking pies and cakes. She loved her family and was very proud of her children and all her grandkids.
Velma married Leonard E. Ellert on Oct. 8, 1949, in St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and he died on Oct. 29, 1993.
She is survived by seven sons, a daughter and their spouses, Kenneth and Patricia Ellert, of Waterloo, Thomas Ellert, of Fremont, Dennis and Dianne Ellert, of Waterloo, Duane Ellert, of Fort Wayne, Joseph and Teresa Ellert, of Waterloo, Marvin and Renee Ellert, of Ashley, Gary and Teri Ellert, of Auburn and Jeanine and Orville "Junior" Dennis, of Hamilton; 17 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Floyd and Bev Ellert, of Auburn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter-in-law, Sherry Ellert; nine sisters, Reba Lucas, Opal Stoy, Nina Canfield, Alta Gettys, Vera Smith, Georgia Hartman, Ruth Hire, Wava Missler and Janice DeYoung; and a brother, Arnold Musser.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.
Burial will follow at St. Michael Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo.
Calling is on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, from 3-7 p.m., at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 875 S. Wayne St., Waterloo, with a Rosary to be recited at 7 p.m., at the end of visitation.
Additional calling is one hour prior to the service from 10-11 a.m., at the church on Thursday.
Memorial donations may be given in memory of Velma to the church.
To send condolences to the family, visit www.fellerandclark.com.
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