Leonella Delores (Taus) Kotta, 93

East Grand Forks- Leonella Delores (Taus) Kotta passed away peacefully at the age of 93 in Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks.

Leonella was born February 21, 1928 to parents William F. Taus and Katherina (Kasprick) Taus, among the youngest of their twelve children. She attended Grass Lake School. She met Phillip A. Kotta when her father, William, was building a house for Phillip's parents. She and Phillip were united in marriage April 16, 1947 in Benwood. Together they managed their family farm in Falun Township raising small grains and milking one of the largest herds of dairy cattle in Rose...