Ellen Carter | August 19, 1953 - February 6, 2023
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted Feb 14, 2023 | 8:27 AM / 446 views
Ellen Rose Carter was born August 19,1953 in Iroquois, SD to Eleanor and Joseph Wutsch. She passed away very unexpectedly on February 7, 2023 in Sioux Falls, SD after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage. Services are pending and will be added as soon as they are made available.
Ellen grew up on the farm near Iroquois and graduated from Iroquois High School. She then attended college at the business school in Huron, SD. After graduating with all A’s, Ellen moved to Pierre and went to work for the State of South Dakota. Starting at the age of 19 and retired from there in 2015. While working in Pierre she met the love of her life, Russell “Sonny” Carter. They were married for 48 years.
Ellen enjoyed the simple things in life. She loved her flower garden and growing tomatoes and other vegetables in her garden. She enjoyed yearly trips to Iroquois where her family would get together on the family farm. Every Sunday she and Russell would go for Sunday drives to see the countryside. One of her favorite spots to hang out was the farm owned by her in-laws, Dick and Mary Carter. She loved spending time out there in the country where she could watch the pheasants, deer, and other animals. Over the years she had two dogs and two cats that she loved and cared for until they passed. She always made sure the birds had feed in the bird feeders so she could watch the various kinds that came in to eat.
Ellen is survived by her husband, Russell “Sonny” Carter of Pierre; her brother, Edward (Deann) of Leesburg, Florida; sisters, Elaine (Leo) Roi of Sarasota, Florida, Esther Wutsch of Lake City, Florida and Elizabeth Rollison of Lake City, Florida; Russell’s children, Ronald Carter of Pierre and Denise Carlson of St. Germaine, Wisconsin; her brother and sister-in-law, Dick and Mary Carter of Pierre and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eleanor and Joseph Wutsch; brothers, Wayne of Minneapolis and Conrad and Erich of Iroquois.
Ellen was cremated and her cremains will remain at home with Russell until the time of his passing and then they will be inurned together. Russell will miss her. He loved her dearly and she was always there for him. Thank God for bringing them together many years ago.
