Ihlene G. Stockel, 97, of Dubuque, IA died Sunday, October 31, 2021, in Lake Wales, FL from a massive stroke. Private funeral services are being held at LaCanne Family Funeral Home, Windom, MN on November 9th with burial at Hauges Cemetery in Bergen, MN. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Egelhof Funeral Home in Dubuque, IA on November 12. Ihlene was born in Belmont Township in Jackson County, MN on June 9, 1924, daughter of Emmett and Anne (Hill) Elness. Her father died in 1931 and her mother married Ralph Noe in 1937 and the family settled in Waterloo, IA where she graduated from high school. Following graduation in 1942, she moved to Detroit, MI where she became "Rosie the Riveter" in a B-17 bomber factory. After the war she joined her family in Dubuque, IA where she met the love of her life Luvern (Louie) Stockel. They were married on September 21, 1948. Their only child, Charlene Anne, was born on October 19, 1949. Ihlene and Louie were married for 65 years until his death in January of 2014. Ihlene worked in retail until she suffered a severe back injury from a tobogganing accident in 1964. At the age of 60, she became a Real Estate Agent until she retired in 1983. In retirement, she and Louie spent summers at their cottage in Bellevue, IA and winters at their home in Lake Wales, FL. Survivors include her daughter, Charlene (Charles) Osier of Clive, IA; two grandsons John (Erin) Osier of Urbandale, IA and Thomas (Laura) Osier of Dallas, TX; great-grandchildren Kate and Quinn Osier of Urbandale, IA and Colette, Wallace and Pearl of Dallas, TX. Ihlene was preceded in death by her loving husband and best friend, Louie; parents, brother, Loren Elness; and sister, Ruth Anne (Noe) Lord. The family would like to thank Tom Mottet, Bellevue, IA and Jim Heilbrun, Lake Wales, FL for their unending love and support for Ihlene and Louie so they were able to stay living independently in their homes. The family requests no flowers. Any memorials received will be given to the American Legion Post 787-5740 North Menominee Road-East Dubuque, IL 61025.