Eloise Shepardson

Eloise M. Shepardson, 86, Dakota, Minnesota, went peacefully home to our Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2016. Eloise was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota at St. Barnabas Hospital on December 20, 1929 to Hjalmer and Lillian Johnson. Eloise moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin with her parents and baby sister Ann in 1936. A child of the depression, Eloise grew up in tough economic times - made even more challenging with the loss of her mother at a young age. Eloise attended school in La Crosse and went to both Logan and Central High Schools though her sixteenth birthday when she began working for the Auto Light Company of La Crosse. She would later be employed at the Rubber Mills Company of La Crosse and as an aide at St. Francis Hospital.
Eloise was married to Richard Severson in August of 1948, having six children - Rick, Rita, Tom, Tarri, Jerry, and Scott divorcing in 1959. Eloise married Ronald Shepardson in the spring of 1960 - having three children - Carrie, Shawn, and Darin. She loved nothing better than making big meals and raising kids and watching grandkids. She loved her friends at TRW Locomotive for the few years she worked before retiring to take care of Ron.
She leaves behind her sister Ann (Don) Poss of Phoenix, Arizona; all nine of her children Rick (Cheryl) Severson of La Crosse, Rita Ehlenfeldt of Houston, Tom Severson of La Crosse, Tarri Kanthack of Winona, Jerome Severson of Winona, Scott (Julie) Severson of Dakota, Carrie (David) Moore of Dakota, Shawn (Annette) Shepardson of Winona, Darin (Linda) Shepardson of Dakota, 20 grandchildren and more great grand-kids than could be counted!
Services will be Saturday, December 17 at Hoff Celebration of Life Center in Winona with visitation at 1 p.m., services at 2 p.m. and luncheon to follow. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the American Alzheimer's Association. Please sign in at www.hofffuneral.com to leave a favorite memory or story. These will be read at the service.