Lela Gould Obit

LELA GOULD, 88, of Crosby, died on Oct. 2, 2020 at her home on Rabbit Lake.  She was born on Oct. 28, 1931 at her family home in Hayes, ND to Lee and Anna (Benedix) Wright.  Lela grew up in Kasson where she attended school.  After graduating, Lela attended college at Mankato State receiving a bachelor’s degree in education.  Lela was a grade school teacher for 44 years.  She moved to Crosby in 1971.  She began teaching at the Ironton Elementary School and later CRES. She retired from teaching in 1993 from the Crosby-Ironton School District.  
Lela married Donald Gould on Aug. 1, 1954 in Kasson.  
Lela was an active member of the Cascade United Methodist Church in Deerwood, Evergreen Charter of the Order of Eastern Star, a volunteer for the summer library program in Crosby and was a Cub Scout and Brownie leader.  Her hobbies included motorcycling the U.S., including Alaska, Canada and Newfoundland with her husband Don.  Lela also enjoyed camping, fishing, playing cards, reading books, watching the Minnesota Twins and spending many hours with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Preceding Lela in death are her parents; her husband, Donald and five siblings.
Lela is survived by one son, Thomas (Shelly); one daughter, Suzanne (Jeffrey) Evans; grandchildren, Leah (Ryan) Olk, Anna (Cody) Plumski, Nicole (Justin) Keiler, Gregory Evans, Daniel (Jennifer) Evans, Erica (Dan) Lasher; great grandchildren, Evrette, Truett, Austyn, Charlotte and Emmett.
A Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Cascade United Methodist Church in Deerwood.  A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.