Ardis Sylvia Scattum, 93 of Minnesota City, passed away Sunday January 29, 2023, at her home in
Minnesota City, MN.
Ardis Sylvia was born September 3, 1929, in Rushford, MN, to Marie (Thomason) and John Colbenson. She graduated from Rushford High School in 1947. On December 31, 1949, she married Goodwin Ervin Scattum and they moved to Hart, MN and later to the new family farm in Minnesota City, MN. They raised six children: Patricia, Dennis, Vernon, Gregory, Debra, and Lonney.
Ardis was a stay-at-home mother and worked the family farm. She also worked at Knit Craft in Winona for a few years after all the children had left the farm. She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winona. Ardis loved to travel and went on many bus trips in the United States, and to Taiwan, Hawaii, and Canada. She was proud of all the places she had been to and purchased a magnet from each state to display on her refrigerator. She loved sewing, gardening, canning, and baking. Her family meant everything to Ardis.
Ardis is survived by her children: Patricia John, Dennis (Kuei Mei) Scattum, Vernon Scattum, Gregory (Vickie) Scattum, Debra (Roman) Kujak, and Lonney (JoAnn) Scattum; her brother Jack Colbenson; sister Joyce Warken; ten grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers: Henry Colbenson, Carol Colbenson, and Bert Colbenson; and sister Catherine Sorom.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, February 10, 2023, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Winona with Rev. Ryan Eden officiating.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, February 9, at Fawcett Junker Funeral Home, Winona and beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, February 10 at the church.
Services entrusted to Fawcett Junker Funeral Home & Crematory, Winona, MN. Online condolences can be found at be left at www.fawcett-junkerfuneralhome.com
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