Martha Ellen McGinnis Wyman was born on June 4, 1930, in the family’s sod house in Sioux Pass, MT to John and Martha (Hackley) McGinnis. She grew up and attended school in Sioux Pass. The family moved to Crane, MT where she met her husband, Bill Wyman, at the school in Crane. He would not stop teasing her so she hit him with her lunch box and a baseball bat. She eventually gave in and became his wife. They were united in marriage on February 27, 1947, in Crane, MT. To this union they had five sons and one daughter. They lived on the home ranch in Crane until 1971 when they moved to the Newlon area. Her husband, Bill passed away in 1995 and Ellen moved to Sidney, MT. The country life was missed so much that Ellen moved back to the Newlon area.
Ellen was a life time member of the Moose Lodge and Elks Lodge. She was very active in both and at the V.F.W. Ellen had a green thumb and loved to garden, can and to grow her beautiful flowers. She loved to sew, crochet, fish and hunt, bowl and play the piano. Ellen loved the country and worked right alongside her husband driving tractors, driving grain truck, taking care of her milk cows. Ellen always had coffee on and something to eat for anyone who was hungry. Ellen always had an open house to kin that needed a place to call home (Buzz, Snip, Gary and Dick).
Ellen passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Sidney Extended Care, Sidney, MT.
Surviving Ellen are: her sons, Larry (Leslie) Wyman, Salome, AZ, Jake (Kathy) Wyman and Charlie (Trish) Wyman all of Sidney, MT, Rick (Pam) Wyman, Williston, ND; sisters, Carrie Fischer, Joy Buxbaum, Bev (Ray) Pust and Sharon Gerding; 11 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren with one great great on the way; numerous nieces and nephews; the mothers of the grandchildren, Peggy Wyman, Judy Wyman, and Patty Darling.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband, Bill; son, Gene; infant daughter, Martha Lauretta; two brothers, Leo McGinnis and Tom McGinnis; daughter-in-law, Kathy (Bevins) Wyman; granddaughter, Shawnna; great grandson, Zachary; brother-in-law’s, Leo Fischer, Tiny Buxbaum and Don Gerding.

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