Ella Mae Schmidt/Sinclair
Ella Mae Schmidt/Sinclair passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 6, 2021. She was born Feb. 14, 1927 in South Dakota to parents William Kirk and Ella Bertha Starks. She moved to Oregon when she was 18 years old and met Merle Sinclair whom she married on March 6, 1948. They welcomed the birth of their 5 children, Pamela, Linda, Mitchell (Buzz), Rodney (Shorty) and Carolyn. In 1958 they moved to Wilton fulfilling her husband's dream of having a dairy. It soon became her passion as well. In 1966 they moved to Galt and continued their dairy business until the passing of her husband of 31 years on...