Ina Murray

Ina Murray, age 87 of Ellsworth, Wisconsin died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at United Hospital in St Paul.

Visitation for Ina will be on Friday, September 12, 2014 from 2:30-6:30 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Beldenville, Wisconsin with a memorial service to follow at 7 p.m.
Burial will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery, Beldenville.
Ina was born on January 23, 1927 to Norman and Lillian Olson of Spring Valley, WI.  After graduating from Spring Valley High School in 1944, she moved to and worked in Minneapolis; later finding employment closer to home at Lund's Hardware in River Falls, WI, and finally running a monotype machine at the Spring Valley Sun.
She was united in marriage to Wayne A. Murray on May 17, 1947.  Ina and Wayne farmed in El Paso township from 1941 until 1992.  Ina wrote a weekly column (Notes from an Old Cow Belle) for the Pierce County Herald from 1976 up until she passed away.  Ina was active in her church, was a hospice volunteer, and has written and published four books.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne, her parents, two brothers (Harvey and Bob Olson), two sisters-in-law (Maxine Olson and Violet Kuesel), brother-in-law (Bob Murray) and niece (Debbie Olson).
Ina is survived by 3 daughters and one son: Sandy (Terry) Odalen, Sonia Yunker, Bruce Murray all of Ellsworth, and Beth (Pat) Laughnan of New Richmond; 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren, sisters-in-law: Fern (LaVerne, dec'd.) Moldenhauer and Joyce Olson.  Many other relatives and friends.
Visitation for Ina was on Friday, September 12, 2014 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Beldenville.  A memorial service followed at 7 p.m. at the church with Pastor Arthur Sharot officiating.  Burial was in the church cemetery.
Urn Bearer:  Dustin Murray.  Honorary bearers were: Shannon Gindt, Nathan Odalen, Tricia Gilby, Melanie Lucente, Sarina Murray, Chloe Murray, Amelia Schutte, Trent Yunker, Travis Yunker and Lacy Laughnan.