Mardelle C. Ellis, age 80, of Broken Bow, Ne. died Tuesday February 19, 2013 at the Jennie Melham Hospital in Broken Bow.

A Memorial Service will be on Saturday March 9, 2013 at 3:00 PM at the Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Broken Bow with Minister Kathy Salts officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Our Saviour Lutheran Church.

Mardelle C. Ellis was born on November 30, 1932 to Harvey and Amelia (Frevert) Larsen at Wayne, NE. She was married to Warren Ellis on March 30, 1951 at Wayne, NE.

Mardelle is survived by her husband Warren Ellis of Broken Bow, daughter Diane (Larry) Larsen of Liberty, NE, three sons: Roger Ellis of Aberdeen, SD, Keith (Karen) Ellis of Lincoln, NE, and Brad (Traci) Ellis of Omaha, 13 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren, one sister Janet (Victor) Kneische of Wayne, NE, sister in laws Rose (Ken) Nuernberger of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Barbara (Bob) Andrews of Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and her mother and father in law Wesley Ellis and Mary (Owens) Ellis.