Julie Ellison

Visitation: Monday, May 5, 2008 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home

Funeral: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 2:00 pm at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home

Interment: Will follow in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City

Julie Mae Leland Ellison, 45, passed away on Wednesday April 30, 2008 at Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City.

Julie was born in Miles City Montana on May 10, 1962 the daughter of Leonard D. Leland and Joanne (Jacobson) Leland of Ismay. She attended Whitney Creek country school through 8th grade and then Custer County District High School. Julie also continued her education by attending Beauty College in South Dakota and Colorado as well as various courses at Miles Community College. She discovered her true passion and talent was that of cooking which she did in various locations throughout her adult life. Julie was an amazing cook whether cooking a simple meal for her children or a gourmet feast for dozens. Julie also had a love and rapport with the elderly and pursued this by working in several retirement homes up until her death.

Julies life was filled with many pursuits of happiness. her greatest joy in life was found in her four beautiful children. Julie was a loving and caring Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece, Granddaughter, and Friend. Her heart was always open, and her quick wit and sense of humor never absent even during the toughest of times.

Julie is survived by her four children: Wesley 17, Wendy 16, Whitney 15 and Winter 6, her parents Leonard D. and Joanne Leland of Ismay; her brothers Steven Leland and Tim Leland both of Ismay; her sister Tanya (Leland) Kellogg and her husband Tim of Gillette, WY; her nephews and niece Jacob, Joel, and Tessa Kellogg of Gillette, WY; her aunts and uncles Jim and Marilyn May of Ismay; Sharon and Carroll Lorang of Great Falls; Mark and Jeannie Jacobson of St. Paul, MN; Paul and Diane Jacobson of St. Paul, MN; her grandmother Leone Leland of Ismay, MT; and numerous cousins. Julie is also survived by many dear friends.

Julie was preceded in death by her husband Bret Ellison, her grandfather Leonard A. Leland, and her grandparents Clarence and DeFlorence Jacobson.

Should friends desire memorials should be made to the charity of one's choice.