In Loving Memory
William "Bill" Ellingrod
December 29, 1926 - October 21, 2021

VISITATION
Friday, November 26, 2021
9:00 - 11:00 A.M.
Bethany Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg, Iowa

Celebration of Life Service
Friday, November 26, 2021
11:00 A.M.
Bethany Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg, Iowa

CLERGY
Rev. Peter Morlock

INURNMENT
Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg, Iowa

William Wayne Ellingrod, son of John Bernhard and Carrie Winifred (Johnson) Ellingrod was born on December 29, 1926 on a farm in Grundy County near Parkersburg, Iowa.  After attending country school, he graduated from Parkersburg High school in 1943.  He worked on the family farm until being drafted in 1946.  He served in the U.S. Army in 1946 and 1947.  Upon returning home, he resumed working on the farm and as a carpenter.  He enrolled in Iowa State College and graduated in 1954 in Civil Engineering.  He began work in the Hancock County Engineer's office in Garner, Iowa where he met his future wife Jacquelyn Dethmers.

He was later employed as a construction engineer in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.  He and Jacki were married on July 1, 1961 at the Presbyterian Church in Garner.  They resided in Pipestone, Minnesota for a short time before moving to Emmetsburg in September, 1961 where he became the Palo Alto County Engineer.  He served in this capacity until 1987.  He then began practicing Engineering and Land Surveying privately until he was 83.

He was a faithful member of Bethany Lutheran Church where he served in many capacities.  He was on the board of Lakeside Lutheran Home, the Emmetsburg Public Library Board, the Evergreen Cemetery Board, and the Palo Alto County Hospital Foundation Board.  He was a proud member of VFW Post 2295 where he served on the honor guard for parades and funerals.  In September, 2011 he was honored to participate on the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight to Washington D.C.  He especially enjoyed volunteering to drive the hospital van.  He was past president of the Emmetsburg Lion's Club.  He was a member and past president of the Society of Land Surveyor's of  Iowa.  He was a member of The American Society of Civil Engineers  and the Iowa County Engineers Association.

Bill passed away at the Palo Alto County Hospital on October 21, 2021.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Robert, and his sister Kathryn.

He is survived by his wife Jacki of 60 years, a son John (Maribeth Ebert) of  New York City, a daughter Kara Ellingrod (Bruce Radley) of San Antonio, Texas along with a granddaughter, Kathryn Snyder, Sister-in-Law Avis Ellingrod of Ann Arbor, Michigan, a Sister and Brother-in-Law Ken and Dianne Dethmers Paca of Garner, Iowa and several nieces and nephews.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home