Olinda S. (Brauer) Ellis, age 92, a resident of Benton County Arkansas, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 at the Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. Olinda was born in Cheyenne County Nebraska on November 25, 1919 to Theodore and Johanna (Thieruana) Brauer. Olinda worked as a Caregiver and was a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Rogers. Olinda enjoyed her time working with the church and helping make quilts. Olinda also enjoyed arts and crafts, spending time with her family, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and she will be missed very much. Preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Paul, Robert, and Donald Brauer; three sisters, Edna Davis; Estella Harris; and Eileen Mickelsen; Olinda is survived by her daughter, Flo Wall Estepp and her husband Jack of Springdale; son-in-law, Ben Wall of Elm Springs; one sister, Rowena Davis of Colorado; four grandchildren, Becky Robinson of Rogers; Natalie Morrison of Gravette; Taneisha Barnes of North Carolina; Ronnie Wall and wife Sandy of Rogers; fourteen great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren with one on the way in June; her special niece, Teresa White and husbdan Chris of Iowa; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home (3800 W. Walnut-Rogers, AR). Funeral services will be 10:00 am, March 1, 2012 at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Rogers. Private family Inurnment will be at Benton County Memorial Park's Rugged Cross Inurnment Garden in Rogers. Online tributes to the family may be made at www.bentoncountymemorialpark.com Arrangements are with Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home and Crematory of Rogers, Arkansas. Visitation 6:00 PM Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Benton County Memorial Park's Funeral Home Chapel 3800 W. Walnut Rogers, AR 72758
Funeral 10:00 AM Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 1101 W. Hudson Rd. Rogers, AR 72757
Inurnment Monday, January 1st, 0001