Ella E. Dykstra, age 89, of Mitchell died March 18, 2005 at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Wednesday March 23, 2005 at Will Funeral Chapel with burial at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 Pm to 8:00 PM Tuesday at the Will Funeral Chapel. Ella E. Dykstra, daughter of George and Ida (Swenson) Larson, was born October 20, 1915 in Aurora County, SD. She grew up on a farm south and west of Stickney and attended a country school there until the 8th grade. Ella was united in marriage with George Dykstra in December of 1936 in Harrison, SD. To this union one daughter was born. The couple moved to Mitchell in 1940. They bought Ross Robinson Paint and Wallpaper in 1956. Ella worked along side her husband in the business until his death in 1961. She continued to run the Dykstra Paint and Wallpaper until she retired in the 1980s. Ella was a charter member of First Reformed Church and continued her membership there until her death. At the church she was a member of the Hannah Circle and the Royal Heirs. Ella was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and volunteered at the Senior Citizens Center. Grateful for having shared her life are her daughter, Virginia Toft and her husband, Jim, Omaha, NE; three grandchildren, Gail Teshack and her husband, Joe, Omaha, NE, Janet Robert and her husband, Glenn, of Mandeville, LA, Karen Curtis and her husband, Brian, Omaha, NE; nine great grandchildren, Danielle, Amanda and Thomas Teshack, Lauren, Christopher and Megan Roberts, Michael, Alexander and Zachary Curtis; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Ella was preceded in death by her husband, George in 1961; her parents; three sisters; and five brothers.