A Celebration of Life for Robert “Bob” Ellingson, 75, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Maddock, ND, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sep. 6, 2025, at the North Viking Lutheran Church in Maddock.
Bob passed away on June 15, 2025, at the Banner Hospital in Tucson, AZ.
Robert Dale Ellingson was born on July 7, 1949, to Melvin and Ruthie Ellingson in Maddock, ND. He was the third oldest of six kids. Bob grew up in the Leeds, ND, area and graduated from Leeds High School in 1967. He attended the North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND, where he studied automotive repair. Bob worked at Sigs Body Shop in Bellingham, WA, from 1969-1972 before moving back to North Dakota to establish his own business, Ellingson Auto Body Repair Shop, in Devils Lake. Bob was a gifted auto repair expert, capable of refinishing automobiles to look brand new. Bob married Audrey Sandberg in Bellingham, WA, on Oct. 18, 1970. Together, they had two sons, Dale and Cody. Bob loved to watch TV westerns and knew all the characters in Gunsmoke, including their favorite drinks and favorite guns. He was a devoted son and called his mom every Sunday, never missing a Sunday.
Bob is survived by his sons, Dale of Denver, CO, daughter-in-law Amanda Ellingson of Fargo, ND, and Cody (Julie) of Bismarck, ND; grandchildren, Andrew (Alexis), Ethan, Aaron (Aaliyah), Ayden (Tori), and Abby, all of Fargo, ND, and MaKayla (Seth) and Preston of Bismarck, ND; great-grandchildren, Amarah and August; mother, Ruthie of Mesa, AZ; brothers, Richard (Judi) of Tucson, AZ, and Donald (April) of Carlton, OR; sister-in-law Pam Ellingson of Harlow, ND, brother-in-law LeRoy Fossen of Mesa, AZ, and friend, Penny Johns of Tucson, AZ.
He was preceded in death by his father, Melvin; brothers, Daniel and James; and sister, Diane Fossen.
