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Ellen Jantzen Obituary
Vorland)
August 14, 1915 - September 23, 2025
Neponset - Ellen Sophia
Jantzen (née Vorland) 1915 - 2010
Born at the farmsted in Wellsburg will be given committal to her beloved prairie at the Bethania Cemetery on Friday, September 26, 2025 at 2PM.
Rev. Teske officiating.
Ellen was a longtime resident and business owner in the beauty industry in Valley City. It was during her final years that she moved to Illinois to be with her daughter, Carol. Ellen's wishes were to be buried with her parents, Hans and Anna, and sister Ellen in Wellsburg, ND following the return of her ashes, having
had made her own arrangements for the donation of her body to the University of Illinois in Chicago.
Predeceasing Ellen were her husband Willard "Red" Jantzen of Valley City and son-in-law Cecil Dahl of Neponset, Illinois. Since Ellen's passing, her daughter,
Carol Dahl of Neponset, Illinois, and son, Will Jantzen and daughter-in-law, Donna, both of Valley City have passed away. Ellen's sisters and brothers were
Ellen Vorland, Stella Carlson, Arlie Tuttle, Kermit Vorland, Herbert Vorland, and Ruby Skinner. Only in the past month has Ellen's nephew David Vorland, formerly of Harvey, North Dakota crossed the divide. Surviving Ellen are grand-daughters Sally Payne (Barry) of Peoria, Illinois and Stacy Belski (Tom) of La Salle, Illinois, and Ellen's 6 great-grandchildren in Illinois, and step-granddaughters Dawn, Cara (dec.), Cory, and Gaye Anderson of Valley City.
Dinner following at Home Town Tavern in Harvey at 4PM.
Hertz Funeral Homes
Harvey, North Dakota
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Dick McConn
September 24, 2025
Ellen was the rock of the family, a good person, hard worker and good mother. Glad to see her remembered.
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