Ethel Rosella Csech • 1915 - 2004

Ethel Rosella Csech, 88, Astoria, Oregon, formerly of Minot, died Tuesday, February 17, 2004, in an Astoria hospital.

She was born on July 11, 1915, in Blaisdell, ND, a daughter of Andrew Nelson and Ella (Anderson) Nelson. Ethel was raised in Tagus, ND, and attended country schools around Tagus and graduated from Tagus High School. After graduation, she moved to Astoria, OR, and worked at Fort Stevens in the Officer's Quarters, where is met and eventually married Joseph E. Csech. They were married on August 17, 1938, in Longview, WA. Following her husband's term in the service, they moved to Pennsylvania, where their daughter, Carol, was born. They returned to Tagus, ND, and Ethel worked as a school cook. Students and teachers loved to stop by to sample food and visit. She was reasurer for the Tagus School District until the school closed in 1963. Ethel became assistant Postmaster and later Postmaster until its closure. In 1966, she moved to Minot, and worked as house-mother for Beta Theta Sorority, and later dorm mother at Cook Hall at Minot State University until her retirement. After retirement, she was house-mother for the Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority for a year.
During her years of working with college students, she was fondly known as "Mrs. C".
She always had time to visit and listen to them and a candy dish waiting by the door. Her family remembers her love for cooking, flowers, and the love she had for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She looked forward to every visit with them each year.

Survivors: Daughter & son-in-law, Carol and Daniel Crockett, Astoria, OR; Grandson & Wife, Paul and Diana Crockett, Spokane, WA, and Granddaughter & Husband, Lesley and Craig Warren, Sitka, AK; Great-granddaughter, Kailey Crockett, Spokane, Great-grandson and Great-granddaughter, Reece Warren and Taya Warren, both of Sitka; Sister, Bernice Grant, Stanley, ND; Sister and Brother-in-law, Mabel and Harold Ennis, Minot. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Joseph E. Csech, November 8, 1948, and a brother-in-law, Bob Grant.

Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, February 21, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. at Little Flower Catholic Church, Minot.

Vigil Prayer Service and Rosary Recitation: Friday, February 20, 2004, 7:00 p.m. at Little Flower Catholic Church.

Visitation: Friday, February 20, 2004, from noon to 5:00 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, and continuing at the church prior to the vigil service.

Burial: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.

Memorial Contributions: North Dakota Affiliate of the American Heart Assoc.

OFFICIATING: Father Paul Cervinski and Father Korte

EUOLOGY: Garnet Cox & Robert Grant

PALLBEARERS: Dallas Moore, Clayton Lindahl, Dennis Anderson, Albert Lindahl, Kenny Anderson, Robert Grant

HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Mrs. Csech's Granchildren & Great-Grandchildren

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