HURON — Ila Ramsell Haskell, 90, of Huron, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at the SunQuest Healthcare Center.
Her memorial service will be 11 a.m., Thursday at the First United Methodist Church. A private family burial will be in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is today from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Kuhler Funeral Home with her family present from 5 to 7 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Ila Baum was born August 8, 1927, to Fred Sr. and Edith Baum, on their farm south of Huron. Ila graduated from Huron High School in 1945. She married Paul Ramsell November 3, 1945 at Seattle, Wash. Following Paul’s discharge from the Marines, they moved back to the family farm northeast of Huron. There they raised three children and farmed together for 47 years. Her husband preceded her in death May 18, 1992.
Ila was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was active in United Methodist Women, missions and serving weddings and funerals. She was also active in her community, belonging to Riverview Extension Club, involved in her children’s 4-H Clubs, PEO Chapter F, and was also an active member for many years in the South Dakota Pork Council. Her faith and family were her top priorities.
Ila expanded her family when she married Albert “Mac” Haskell July 27, 2005. They made their home on Mac’s acreage overlooking the James River south of Huron. They moved to SunQuest Village in 2012. Mac died November 18, 2016.
Grateful for sharing her life are her three children and their spouses, Sondra and Ronald Kimball of Sioux Falls, Scott and Catherine Ramsell and Douglas and Jane Ramsell, who continue to live on the family farm northeast of Huron; Mac’s two children and their families, Tom and Sharon Haskell of Hamden, Conn. and Winifred “Wink” Heller of Arlington Heights, Ill.; eight granddaughters, twelve great-grandchildren; several nephews and nieces; and her sister-in-law, Betty Fuehrer.
Ila’s parents; two brothers, Fred Baum, Jr. and Warren Baum; and her sister, Eva Belle Schnetzer also preceded her in death.
Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church or the South Dakota State Fair Foundation.
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