Ellen Soles Goslin

  Ellen Soles Goslin, 95, passed away January 18, 2026 in Emmett, Idaho, her hometown for over 70 years. 
  Born January 4, 1931 to William and Dotti (McCloughan) Soles in Millboro, South Dakota, Ellen worked hard as a child on a farm in Tripp County, S.D. doing everything from tending animals to planting crops.
  She grew up in a large family, her siblings were Johnny, Velma, Bud, Frank, Nelly, Harold, Ines, George, twin sister Helen, Pearl, Lewis and Ann. 
  Ellen graduated from high school in Colome, South Dakota then worked at the telephone company there as a switch board operator.  
  She married Marion A. Goslin in Millboro, S.D. on November 28, 1952 after he returned from serving in the US Army in Korea.  Ellen and Marion moved to Emmett, Idaho, where she and Marion had 3 boys, Jim (Trina), Dean and Don (Vicky).  
  She worked hard at growing and canning vegetables and chickens, and she loved to do yard and pasture work and upholstery in her spare time.  In their later years, Ellen and Marion would travel to Yuma, Arizona in the winter where they tended several RV rental spaces for friends, enjoyed yard work and visited with the many people they knew there.  They also enjoyed trips into Mexico from Yuma.  
  Ellen is preceded in death by her husband, Marion; her parents and all of her siblings except for Mary.  In addition to her three sons, she is survived for her four grandchildren.  Jim's children are, son, Jacy and twin daughters, Angie and Bonnie Goslin.  Don's son is Cole.  
  Although Ellen requested no funeral services, her sons plan on memorializing her later this year.  

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