Gilbert Ellingsen was born February 8, 1915 in Union County, South Dakota to parents Gabriel and Anna (Holthe) Ellingsen. He died April 26, 2008 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 93 years. Gilbert married Maxine Johnson on February 22, 1947. He farmed his entire life in the Alcester area. He retired in 1976 and moved into Alcester where he has resided until the present time. Gilbert was baptized and confirmed at Roseni Lutheran Church and has been a member of Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester for the last 55 years. He loved golfing and was the greens keeper at the Alcester Golf Course for 13 years. He enjoyed fishing, playing horseshoes, and was an avid pinochle player. Gilbert loved his family dearly and was a friend of both the young and old. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant son Jon Gayle, two sisters, Selma Larson and Gladys Hartman and his brother Elmer Ellingsen. Gilberts survivors include his wife Maxine Ellingsen of Alcester; three sons: Bruce Ellingsen and wife Anna of Council Bluffs, IA, Charles Ellingsen of Brookings, SD and Lynn Ellingsen of Moore, OK; seven grandchildren: Andrea Stahl and husband Chuck of Omaha, NE, Heather Burns of Chicago, IL, Jody Aadland and husband Aaron of Sioux Falls, Stephanie Ellingsen of Harrisburg, SD, Jerry Ellingsen of Colorado, Raylene Ellingsen of Moore, OK and Gabriel Ellingsen and wife Jennifer of Moore, OK; six great grandchildren: Connor Stahl, Samantha Trebil, Tristin Trebil, Soren Aadland, Gabriele Ellingsen and Ashlynn Ellingsen; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM, Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Nathanael Lutheran Church with burial at the Nora Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2PM to 8PM with family present from 7PM to 8PM and a prayer service at 7PM at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester.