Ione R. Ross, 92, Minot, died on Thursday, January 10, 2013 in a Minot hospital.

Ione was born on August 25, 1920 in Benedict to Oliver and Hilda (Kjeldsberg Simonsen) Johnson. She was reared and educated in Ruso, ND. As a young adult, she was employed by her relatives and received her room and board. She also worked in the Ruso Grocery Store and NYA for the Ruso School.

Ione moved to Minot at the age of seventeen where she was employed by a boarding house for three years, the Fugelso family, and at Oppen's Grocery Store as a clerk for five years.

Ione married Dennis Ross on September 28, 1947 in Minot, ND. They made their home on the Ross family farm in Sundre Township for fifty years where they raised small grains and cattle. They moved to Minot in 1998. Dennis died on January 2, 2002. Ione continued to live in Minot, most recently at Edgewood Vista since March of 2012.

Ione was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, Minot. She was also a member of the Valley Homemaker's Club. Her special interests included cooking, gardening and baking. She was well known for her "famous" coconut and banana cream pies. Ione's greatest joy was spending time with her family.

Ione's loving family includes her daughters: Jenelle (Dennis) Krueger, Minot and Julee (Tom) Erdmann, Carrington, ND; grandchildren, Travis (Donnell) Krueger, Eden Prairie, MN and Kayla and Kyle Erdmann, Carrington; great grandchildren, Addison and Aiden Krueger and several nieces and nephews.

Ione was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dennis; son, Lowell; sisters: Myrtle (Don) Skouby, Doris (Wes) Burrell and Avis (Frank) Blocher; brothers: Orville and Lowell; sisters-in-laws: Marie Beeter and Helen Bunker and brothers-in-law: Leon Beeter and Glen Bunker.

Celebration of the Life of Ione Ross : Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in Our Savior Lutheran Church Minot.
I nterment : Rosehill Memorial Park Minot.
Visitation : Monday from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in Thomas Family Funeral Home Minot.
Memorials : In lieu of plants and flowers, memorials are preferred to Our Savior Lutheran Church or Trinity Hospice, Minot.