Ella M. Hoag

Ella M. Hoag, 101, of Grand Island died Monday, July 7, 2025, at Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island. A service and celebration of Ella’s life will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 11th, at Grace Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Daniel Bremer will officiate, with burial in the Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. All Faiths Funeral Home is serving the family. Survivors of the immediate family are son Mike and his wife, Mary Pat, of Norfolk and son Jim of Grand Island. Other survivors are seven nieces and one nephew. She was born Oct. 19, 1923, at Palmer, Nebraska, to Ernest and Adela (Bielfeldt) Meyer. She was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Palmer. Her family moved to Grand Island when she was 5. Ella attended grade school and was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran School and was a 1943 graduate of Grand Island Senior High. She was united in marriage to Duane Hoag on Jan. 22, 1947, in Grand Island where they spent most of their married life. He died on April 10, 2010. During World War II, Ella worked at the Grand Island Army Air Base and assisted with its closing. She then worked part time at various places. She was a charter and devout member of Grace Lutheran Church. In her earlier years, she was very involved with the church. Her faith was an anchor her entire life. She previously served on the altar guild and was a member of a Bible study group, quilting circle and Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. Ella liked to travel, play cards, collect cookbooks, bake and solve Sudoku puzzles. She enjoyed football and was an avid Nebraska Cornhuskers fan. She and Duane attended many of the games. Ella also watched a lot of football on TV. Being with family and having coffee with friends were important to her. Ella was preceded in death by her parents; husband Duane; six brothers; two sisters; three infant brothers; four sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law and three nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran School or Heartland Lutheran High School, both of Grand Island.

Ella M. Hoag

October 19, 1923 - July 7, 2025

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October 19, 1923 - July 7, 2025

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