She was born to John and Bessie Beals in Ottawa County, Kansas on April 30, 1924. Ellen led a very happy, active life filled with family, friends, and many activities such as painting, sewing for her family, her church and ballroom dancing.
In 1944, she married her neighbor boy, Leslie J. Binder and they were lucky to have celebrated over 50 years together working their farms in Iowa and raising their three daughters.
Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie; a granddaughter, Sarah Peterson; a son-in-law, Gary Peterson; her parents, John and Bessie Beals; her brother, Wayne Beals (Allowee); and all three sisters: Wilma Trott (David), Dorothy Gray (Roland), and Doris Holman (Ted); and all of their respective spouses.
She was born to John and Bessie Beals in Ottawa County, Kansas on April 30, 1924. Ellen led a very happy, active life filled with family, friends, and many activities such as painting, sewing for her family, her church and ballroom dancing.
In 1944, she married her neighbor boy, Leslie J. Binder and they were lucky to have celebrated over 50 years together working their farms in Iowa and raising their three daughters.
Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie; a granddaughter, Sarah Peterson; a son-in-law, Gary Peterson; her parents, John and Bessie Beals; her brother, Wayne Beals (Allowee); and all three sisters: Wilma Trott (David), Dorothy Gray (Roland), and Doris Holman (Ted); and all of their respective spouses.
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