Ellen Lorraine Karlberg

Ellen L. Karlberg, 83, of Sumner, Nebraska, earthly life ended and she entered eternal life with her Lord and Savior on March 11, 2011. Ellen Lorraine Karlberg was born to Ralph & Mary (Lahm) Scoville on August 25, 1927 in Sumner, NE. She attended school in Sumner for 12 years and graduated from Sumner High School in 1944 at age 16. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior while attending Polk Bible Camp. After high school graduation, she attended summer school at college in Kearney. She then taught rural schools for three years. Then she attended Trinity Bible College in Chicago, Illinois for one year. During this time she became engaged to Maurice Karlberg. In that she was still not twenty-one years of age, she had to get parental permission to get married. Ellen was united in marriage to Maurice Karlberg on July 23, 1948. Ellen became a pastor’s wife, serving churches in Minnesota, and Nebraska with her husband. Three children were born to this union: Karen Sue, Timothy Alan & David Wesley. In 1959 Maurice and Ellen returned to the farm in rural Sumner area. Ellen was very active in her church and community. In 1987 they moved off the farm into Sumner. Some of the highlights in Ellen’s life included volunteering at SEM School as an aid to elementary students. One thing she really enjoyed was making every holiday special for the kids by crafting special treat/gift to give to each child. She also taught an interdenominational ladies’ Bible study in Sumner for many years. She was devoted in writing letters to her children and grandchildren and those in care homes on a weekly basis. She had a servant’s heart which reached out and touched many lives. Survivors include her husband of 62 years: Maurice W. Karlberg of Sumner, Nebraska One daughter: Karen Sue (Gail) Coleman of Greeley, Colorado Two sons: Timothy Alan (Deb) Karlberg of Wheatland, Wyoming David Wesley (Carol) Karlberg of Sumner, Nebraska Four Brothers: Robert D. (Marjorie) Pierce of Sumner,Nebraska L. Keith (Pat) Scoville of Holdrege, Nebraska Neil G. (Shirley) Scoville of Kansas City, Missouri Lorin R. (Charlene) Scoville of Cheyenne, Wyoming One sister: Marilyn J. Bauer of Kearney, Nebraska Two sisters-in-law: Shirley Scoville of Elm Creek, Nebraska Ardella Scoville of Sumner, Nebraska Sister-in-law and brother-in-law: Arlene and Lovell Potter of Flagstaff, Arizona Eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Ellen was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Dean and Marvin Scoville; brother-in-law Larry Bauer, and brother-in-law and sister-in-law Leland and Marge Karlberg. Funeral Services will be Monday, March 14, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at the United Church of Sumner – East Campus, in Sumner, Nebraska with Pastor Ken Hutson, officiating. Interment will be in the Sumner Cemetery at Sumner. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 13, 2011, from 3-5 p.m. at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington. Memorials are suggested to the Family for later designation. Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be direct to the family through: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com.