Luella Adeline (Jannusch) Ristow

Obituary

Luella Adeline (Jannusch) Ristow was born on December 1, 1923, at her home on a farm south of Plato, Minnesota in Helen Township, McLeod County.  She was the daughter of Ferdinand F. and Laura (Litzau) Jannusch.  Luella was baptized as an infant on December 23, 1923, by Rev. R. Zulinske at her home and was later confirmed in her faith as a youth on March 21, 1937, by Rev. H. G. Bunge at St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church in Plato.  She attended the public school, District 19 in Plato through the eighth grade and then the Glencoe High School for two years.

Luella married August F. Ristow on February 8, 1943, in the parsonage of St. Paul’s E & R Church in Plato during one of his furloughs from the army.  After he was discharged from the army in 1946, they lived and farmed on land they eventually bought in Camden Township, Carver County.  They raised four children, Beverly, Emily, Stanly and Sally on that farm.  Luella and August shared over 67 years of marriage until August passed away on October 29, 2010.    

In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Luella worked on the family farm.  Luella also worked at Ted & Dora's, her sister's restaurant, in Plato for 14 years.  She was an active member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Plato.   As her ministry to the church, she proudly served on the Christian Friends Ministry.  On Mother’s Day in 1935, she sang “Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam” with a girl’s quartet.  Luella was also a member of the Plato American Legion Auxiliary Post #641 and then the Lester Prairie American Legion Auxiliary Post #463. 

Luella enjoyed farming, flowers, gardening, canning, feeding the birds, taking care of the lawn and working on family trees.  She also loved to collect coins, miniature toys, bottles and stamps.  Luella cherished the time spent with her family and friends. 

Luella passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020, at Cedar Crest Estates in Silver Lake, Minnesota, at the age of 96 years, 7 months and 3 days.

Blessed be her memory.

Luella is survived by her;
Children, Beverly Baumetz of Hutchinson, MN,
Emily Krohn and her husband, Roger, of Plato, MN,
Stanly Ristow of Hutchinson, MN,
Sally Kargel and her husband, Kevin, of Willow Springs, MO;
21 Grandchildren;
56 Great Grandchildren;
15 Great-Great Grandchildren;
Many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Luella was preceded in death by her Parents, Ferdinand and Laura Jannusch;  Husband, August Ristow; Parents-In-Law, Max and Augusta Ristow; Son-In-Law, Donald Baumetz; Great Grandchildren, Andrew Baumetz, Jeremiah Kargel, Trapper Mann; Brothers, Leonard and his 1^st wife, Malinda, & 2^nd wife, Dorothy, George (Spike) and his wife, Elvera, Fred (Tack) and his wife, Elizabeth; Sisters, Christina Monroe and her husband, Frank, Dora Kingsley and her husband, Theodore and friend, Mike Eischens, Verona Howell and her 1^st husband, Joey Olson and 2^nd husband, Dick Howell; August’s brothers, sisters and their spouses.