Obituary for Ellen Correne Nielsen Ellen Correne Nielsen went to be with her Lord and her family on November 9, 2018 after years of declining health. Ellen was born March 19, 1951 in Westhope, ND to Albert and Margaret Nielsen and sister, Julie. She treasured her early years growing up in a small town on the Dakota Prairie just below the Canadian border.
When she was 16 her father passed away unexpectedly. After high school she attended Minot State College for three years and then worked a year. In 1973, she and her mother moved to her mother’s home state of NC.
Ellen was employed in the clerical field with the state at Western NC Tuberculosis Sanitorium later known as Black Mountain Center. She retired in 2004 with 30 years of service. On October 3, 1976, Ellen accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior.
The decision guided her the rest of her life. She was an active member of Meadowbrook Free Will Baptist Church from 1976 to 1988. While there, she taught the primary Sunday School class and later the Junior Girls class.
She was Craft Director for Vacation Bible School, sang in the choir, and sewed costumes for dramas. In 1978, she took the trip of a lifetime to the Holy Land. In 1988, she moved her church membership to Trinity Baptist Church in Asheville.
She assisted in the primary class for several years, sang in the choir, sewed costumes for dramas and dresses for girls in foreign countries. In 2000, she underwent cancer treatment. Shortly after, she became one of the first volunteers at Hope – A Women’s Cancer Center which she loved doing for 9 years.
Ellen was the primary caregiver for her mother for many years. She liked traveling, animals, nature, scrapbooking, sewing, counted cross stitch, baking, reading, and jigsaw puzzles. She and her beloved sister, Julie, had a rare and special bond.
Ellen will be remembered for her sense of humor, quick wit, ever present smile, generous spirit and off-the-wall personality. Preceding her in death were her father, mother, brother-in-law, Curtis Smith, and sister, Julie. She is survived by her beloved Poodle Chewy, two aunts, and several cousins across the country.
Cousins, Ed and Jane Lawing and family of Morganton, NC, and Lavonne and Bill Masek of Crestview, FL were a special part of her life. Ellen requested that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trinity Baptist Church or agencies that help people or animals. Services will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 2:00pm at Trinity Baptist Church, 216 Shelburne Road, Asheville, NC.
Visitation will immediately follow the service. Interment will be at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Marion, NC. No graveside service will be conducted.
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Ellen was born March 19, 1951 in Westhope, ND to Albert and Margaret Nielsen and sister, Julie. She treasured her early years growing up in a small town on the Dakota Prairie just below the Canadian border. When she was 16 her father passed away unexpectedly.
After high school she attended Minot State College for three years and then worked a year. In 1973, she and her mother moved to her mother’s home state of NC. Ellen was employed in the clerical field with the state at Western NC Tuberculosis Sanitorium later known as Black Mountain Center.
She retired in 2004 with 30 years of service. On October 3, 1976, Ellen accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. The decision guided her the rest of her life.
She was an active member of Meadowbrook Free Will Baptist Church from 1976 to 1988. While there, she taught the primary Sunday School class and later the Junior Girls class. She was Craft Director for Vacation Bible School, sang in the choir, and sewed costumes for dramas.
In 1978, she took the trip of a lifetime to the Holy Land. In 1988, she moved her church membership to Trinity Baptist Church in Asheville. She assisted in the primary class for several years, sang in the choir, sewed costumes for dramas and dresses for girls in foreign countries.
In 2000, she underwent cancer treatment. Shortly after, she became one of the first volunteers at Hope – A Women’s Cancer Center which she loved doing for 9 years. Ellen was the primary caregiver for her mother for many years.
She liked traveling, animals, nature, scrapbooking, sewing, counted cross stitch, baking, reading, and jigsaw puzzles. She and her beloved sister, Julie, had a rare and special bond. Ellen will be remembered for her sense of humor, quick wit, ever present smile, generous spirit and off-the-wall personality.
Preceding her in death were her father, mother, brother-in-law, Curtis Smith, and sister, Julie. She is survived by her beloved Poodle Chewy, two aunts, and several cousins across the country. Cousins, Ed and Jane Lawing and family of Morganton, NC, and Lavonne and Bill Masek of Crestview, FL were a special part of her life.
Ellen requested that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trinity Baptist Church or agencies that help people or animals. Services will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 2:00pm at Trinity Baptist Church, 216 Shelburne Road, Asheville, NC. Visitation will immediately follow the service.
Interment will be at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Marion, NC. No graveside service will be conducted. To send flowers to the family of Ellen Correne Nielsen, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.
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