Eleanor Goldie Pochardt

Funeral Service for Eleanor Goldie Pochardt of Morris, Minnesota will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris with Pastor Matthew Orendorff officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place following the service in the Summit Cemetery in Morris.

Eleanor Goldie Pochardt, daughter of Andrew and Amanda (Cin) Anderson, was born in October of 1924 in Donnelly, Minnesota. She grew up in Donnelly and Morris and graduated from Alberta High School. On January 1, 1943, she married Ludwig “Sarge” Pochardt whom she met while dancing at the Donnelly Dance Hall. She enjoyed canning, flowers, going to bingo, auctions, and casinos, but she especially enjoyed dancing where she could often be found at the Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood on Saturday nights. She was a regular volunteer with the census worked and volunteered at the elections. Goulash was her version of fast-food and more recently she really enjoyed McDonald’s hamburgers with pickles. She was known to her nieces and nephews as “Ellie”.

Eleanor passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at The Legacy Senior Assisted Living in Morris. She was 101 years old.

Eleanor is survived by her children, Jack (Barb) Pochardt, Deb (Gary) Hanson, Don (Cori) Pochardt; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren as well as numerous special nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and Amanda; her husband, Ludwig “Sarge”; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Julie Pochardt; six brothers and two sisters.

The family requests if you’d like to make a memorial, please direct contributions to a local charity of your choice in Eleanor’s name.

The Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in care of the arrangements for Eleanor.