Ila Ross, age 73, of Valley City, ND, died Sat January 5 at her residence.<\/p>\n
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 10th at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kathryn, ND.<\/p>\n
Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Lerud Mathias Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
A prayer service will be held at 7:00 PM Wednesday evening at the funeral home.<\/p>\n
Ila was born in Valley City on Oct 4th, 1945. The youngest of 3 children born to Edwin & Myrtle (Salberg) Bergseth. She was raised educated in Valley City and Kathryn.<\/p>\n
Graduating from Kathryn High School in 1963.<\/p>\n
Ila was united in marriage to Gary Ross on Oct.2nd 1965. They made their home in Valley City for several years before moving to Kathryn. They had 3 wonderful children of their own, but Ila was “Mom” to many others over the years also.<\/p>\n
Ila held several jobs over the years including bus driver and cook at KHS, tended bar at various locations,
\nwas a telemarketer at ACI and a dining aide at The Sheyenne Care Center until her retirement. She made sure that everyone knew that her most rewarding and enjoyable job ever was being a homemaker, Mom and Grandma.<\/p>\n
Ila enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially her kids & grandkids. She also enjoyed watching investigative crime shows on TV.<\/p>\n
Ila is survived by her 3 kids, Roxy (Steve) of West Fargo, ND. Rachel (Danny) Peltier of Valley City, ND Ryan (Kaela) Ross of Jamestown, ND. 7 grandchildren Ashley Falstad Trevor Pederson, Chase and Kolby Ross and Aydin Metzger, Jaydyn and Brooklin Crosby, brother in law Raymond Kurtz and several nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
Ila was proceeded in death by her parents, brother Sylvester and sister, Darlene Kurtz.<\/p>\n