Ardella Ann Moeckel, 88, of Wishek, N.D., died on February 2, 2024, following a stroke at SMP Health - St. Raphael in Valley City, N.D.

Ardella was born on June 29, 1935, to Martha and Fredrick Sayler in Wishek, N.D., the eighth of ten siblings. After Ardella graduated from Wishek High School in 1953, she went on to study education at Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, S.D., before taking her first job as a teacher in Aberdeen, S.D.

In 1957, Ardella married Donald Hilsendager, and they had three children, Theresa, Cole, and Fred. In 1968, Ardella and her children moved back to Wishek, where she later married Stanley Moeckel.

Over the years, Ardella held many jobs. She was a teacher, seamstress, business owner, and radio show host-but her most cherished roles were that of mom, grandma, and great-grandma. Whether immediate or extended, family was the most important thing to Ardella. She readily accepted anyone into her family, and she would always go out of her way for those she loved.

Ardella was loving, creative, talented, and one of the words most often used to describe her-kind. In a world so often divided, kindness is one of the most important qualities a person can have, and Ardella had it in spades.

Services will be held at Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo on Monday, February 19, at 2p.m. with a visitation one hour prior.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Wishek Area Community Foundation or CCRI, Inc.

Arrangements entrusted to the care of Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center.