Ella Ann Beuck, of Agate CO passed away October 4, 2009 in
Aurora, CO.
Ella Ann was born February 20, 1919 to George and Susan
Schrammel at Kit Carson, CO, and baptized into the Lutheran Faith.
They lived on a homestead 23 miles Northeast of Kit Carson. The
family moved to Herndon, KS in 1919 where they raised wheat and
cattle. In 1924 they moved to McCook, NE in 1924. The family
returned to Kit Carson in 1925.
Ella Ann graduated from high school in 1935. She attended
Colorado State Teachers College for 3 years, receiving a four year
Special Teaching Certificate. Ella Ann taught elementary grades at
First View, CO for one year, at Arapahoe Consolidated School, CO
for two years, and at Kersey, CO for one year. Her average salary
was $85 per month, $30 of that went to her room and board.
On January 1, 1942 Ella Ann married August H. Beuck at Grace
Lutheran in Cheyenne Well, CO. The couple was blessed with three
children, Jananne, Gussie, and Fred. They lived on the ranch near
Agate, CO. Ella Ann took her life as a wife and mother very
seriously. She spent her days cooking for visitors and sewing for
the family. She also canned food for both the family and sheep
camps; but Ella’s true joy was her family. In her later years she
greatly enjoyed having grandchildren come to stay; they played
games, read books, took walks, baked, and hunted for asparagus on
the creek.
She had many interests, including school activities and
politics. She served as both president and vice president of the
Agate Extension Club; was treasurer of the Agate Friendship Club
for 8 years; Chairman of the Elbert Country Society for Crippled
Children for 8 years, Chairman of Make it Yourself with Wool for 11
years; and she was on the Board of Directors for the East Central
Mental Health representing Elbert Country. In 1983 she started
volunteering at the Agate School as a reading Grandmother for K-2
grades, and then started teaching German to the lower grades in
1984. Ella Ann worked with Jump Rope for Heart and was a sponsor of
the Voice of Democracy Program at the Agate School. She was a
member of the Elbert County Cattlewomen, Elbert Country
Republicans, and Smokey Hills Trail Historical Society. Ella Ann
received an award for the outstanding Volunteer of the Year of the
Colorado Association of Partners in Education on October 27,
1995
Ella Ann was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and
her siblings, George, Walter, Rose, Florence, Elsa, and Martha.
Ella Ann is survived by her children; Fred (Karen) Beuck of Agate,
CO, Jananne Garl of Parker, CO, and Gussie Ross of Vail, CO; her
grandchildren; Karli (Ed) Golliher of Limon, CO and their children
Edie and Peyton; Erinn (Brian) Hernandez of Ft. Collins, CO; Kate
(Matt) Sidgwick of Singapore; Pamela Garl of Parker, CO, and Sheila
(Chris) Brol of Lompoc, CA; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday October 12, 2009 10:00am at
the Agate School, Agate,CO. Please send memorials to either the
Agate Volunteer Fire Department, P0 Box 146, Agate, CO 80101 or the
Evergreen Cemetery, P0 Box 324, Deer Trail CO 80105.
The Love Funeral Home of Limon, CO was in charge of
arrangements. Please visit our website at www.lovefuneralhomes.com to
sign our online guest book or to send a message of condolence to
the family
