Manitowoc Herald Times (Wisconsin) September 20, 1968
Mrs. William H. Ellis, 81, of 601 N. Fourth St., Manitowoc, died Thursday at
Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, N. J., after a brief illness.
Mrs. Ellis had been visiting with a daughter, Mrs. Nicolas Mordvinoff, at
Hampton, N. J., when she became ill.
Mrs. Ellis, the former Ruby Koenig, was born July 6, 1887, at Two Rivers, the
daughter of the late Joseph and Emma Krafft Koenig. Her father, who died in
1929, was one of the founders of Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., now Mirro Aluminum Co.
Mrs. Ellis was considered to be the first woman lawyer in Wisconsin and was
admitted to the practice of law in Illinois.
She is survived by her daughter and three grandchildren. Her husband died in
1923 and her mother died in 1952.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Manitowoc Herald Times (Wisconsin) September 21, 1968
Ellis Funeral
A memorial service for Mrs. William H. Ellis, 81, of 601 N. Fourth St.,
Manitowoc, who died Friday near Hampton, N. J., where she was visiting, will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday Sept. 28, in Phipps Memorial Chapel of Manitowoc. The Rev.
Gervase J. Zanotti will officiate.
Following cremation, the ashes of Mrs. Ellis will be returned to Wisconsin where
they will be interred at her summer home in Vilas County.
Mrs. William H. Ellis, 81, of 601 N. Fourth St., Manitowoc, died Thursday at
Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, N. J., after a brief illness.
Mrs. Ellis had been visiting with a daughter, Mrs. Nicolas Mordvinoff, at
Hampton, N. J., when she became ill.
Mrs. Ellis, the former Ruby Koenig, was born July 6, 1887, at Two Rivers, the
daughter of the late Joseph and Emma Krafft Koenig. Her father, who died in
1929, was one of the founders of Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., now Mirro Aluminum Co.
Mrs. Ellis was considered to be the first woman lawyer in Wisconsin and was
admitted to the practice of law in Illinois.
She is survived by her daughter and three grandchildren. Her husband died in
1923 and her mother died in 1952.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Manitowoc Herald Times (Wisconsin) September 21, 1968
Ellis Funeral
A memorial service for Mrs. William H. Ellis, 81, of 601 N. Fourth St.,
Manitowoc, who died Friday near Hampton, N. J., where she was visiting, will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday Sept. 28, in Phipps Memorial Chapel of Manitowoc. The Rev.
Gervase J. Zanotti will officiate.
Following cremation, the ashes of Mrs. Ellis will be returned to Wisconsin where
they will be interred at her summer home in Vilas County.
Manitowoc Herald Times (Wisconsin) September 20, 1968
Mrs. William H. Ellis, 81, of 601 N. Fourth St., Manitowoc, died Thursday at
Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, N. J., after a brief illness.
Mrs. Ellis had been visiting with a daughter, Mrs. Nicolas Mordvinoff, at
Hampton, N. J., when she became ill.
Mrs. Ellis, the former Ruby Koenig, was born July 6, 1887, at Two Rivers, the
daughter of the late Joseph and Emma Krafft Koenig. Her father, who died in
1929, was one of the founders of Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., now Mirro Aluminum Co.
Mrs. Ellis was considered to be the first woman lawyer in Wisconsin and was
admitted to the practice of law in Illinois.
She is survived by her daughter and three grandchildren. Her husband died in
1923 and her mother died in 1952.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Manitowoc Herald Times (Wisconsin) September 21, 1968
Ellis Funeral
A memorial service for Mrs. William H. Ellis, 81, of 601 N. Fourth St.,
Manitowoc, who died Friday near Hampton, N. J., where she was visiting, will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday Sept. 28, in Phipps Memorial Chapel of Manitowoc. The Rev.
Gervase J. Zanotti will officiate.
Following cremation, the ashes of Mrs. Ellis will be returned to Wisconsin where
they will be interred at her summer home in Vilas County.
Mrs. William H. Ellis, 81, of 601 N. Fourth St., Manitowoc, died Thursday at
Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, N. J., after a brief illness.
Mrs. Ellis had been visiting with a daughter, Mrs. Nicolas Mordvinoff, at
Hampton, N. J., when she became ill.
Mrs. Ellis, the former Ruby Koenig, was born July 6, 1887, at Two Rivers, the
daughter of the late Joseph and Emma Krafft Koenig. Her father, who died in
1929, was one of the founders of Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., now Mirro Aluminum Co.
Mrs. Ellis was considered to be the first woman lawyer in Wisconsin and was
admitted to the practice of law in Illinois.
She is survived by her daughter and three grandchildren. Her husband died in
1923 and her mother died in 1952.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Manitowoc Herald Times (Wisconsin) September 21, 1968
Ellis Funeral
A memorial service for Mrs. William H. Ellis, 81, of 601 N. Fourth St.,
Manitowoc, who died Friday near Hampton, N. J., where she was visiting, will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday Sept. 28, in Phipps Memorial Chapel of Manitowoc. The Rev.
Gervase J. Zanotti will officiate.
Following cremation, the ashes of Mrs. Ellis will be returned to Wisconsin where
they will be interred at her summer home in Vilas County.
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