Ila was born July 29, 1940, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Stanley and Florence (Pforr) Oredsen. Ila graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1958, and then attended Hamilton Business College in Mason City. Ila was united in marriage to Gaylen Wilson on April 25, 1961, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake. Gaylen and Ila lived in Clear Lake then moved to Swaledale in 1985 and were the owner/operators of The Olde Pub until 1998 when they moved back to Clear Lake. Ila worked at the Muskie Lounge and the Clear Lake VFW until she was diagnosed with cancer in 2000. Ila was known for her laugh and her smile.

Ila is survived by her husband Gaylen; three children, Beth Dorenkamp and her husband, Gary, of Thornton, Iowa, Wade Wilson and his wife, Kaye, of Clear Lake, Blaine Wilson and his wife, Becky, of Swaledale, Iowa; one sister, Mavis Whelan and her husband, Robert, of Clear Lake; one brother, Steve Oredsen, of Mesa, Az.; seven grandchildren, Stephanie and Adam Dorenkamp; Cody, Samantha, and Cooper Wilson; Amanda Obregon and her husband, Dave; and Andrea Wilson; and one great-grandchild, Jaylah Obregon.

Ila was preceded in death by her parents.