Ella Marie (Christopherson) Flaa, daughter of Halvor and Berthea (Abrahamson) Christopherson, was born February 21, 1885, in rural Montevideo, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized and instructed in the Lutheran faith and confirmed by Rev. H.O. Fjeldstad at the Bergen Lutheran Church. She spent her girlhood days home with her parents, caring for the younger children and also helping out at the neighbors. On September 11, 1904, she was united in marriage to John Flaa of rural Boyd, Minnesota. Their life occupation was farming. They were lifelong members of the Bergen congregation. When they retired from farming, they purchased a home in Granite Falls, Minnesota, where they resided for several years. They entered the Madison Lutheran Home in the fall of 1958. John passed away on February 4, 1961. Ella has been suffering from a heart ailment the past couple of years, steadily growing more feeble. Her earthly life expired on the morning of December 7, 1963, when she slept peacefully away. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers: Abraham, Christ and Oliver; sisters: Hannah (Mrs. George Hildahl) of Montevideo, Thea, who died at the age of 19, and Lizzie, who died at the age of four. She is survived by one brother, Gust Christopherson of Clarkfield, and a large number of nieces and nephews besides other relatives and friends. IN MEMORY OF MRS. ELLA FLAA February 21, 1885 ~ December 7, 1963 Funeral Services Tuesday, December 10, 1963, 2:00 p.m. Bergen Lutheran Church, Stony Run Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Clergy Officiating, Rev. E. T. Fyrand Organist, Mrs. Clarence Rosetter Vocal Solo, Mrs. Duane McCoy Casket Bearers Hiram Christopherson ~ James Flaa Harold Iverson ~ Ervin Flaa Ed Helgeson ~ Melford Flaa Final Resting Place Bergen Lutheran Cemetery, Stony Run Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield, Minnesota