Ellen Elizabeth Barber Fonda, age 86, passed away peacefully at the Bellingham Retirement Community in West Chester, PA on July 18, 2019 where she had resided since 2012. She had been a resident of Glenside, PA for 20 years, and before that was a resident of King of Prussia, PA since 1961. Ellen was born on July 22, 1932 in Syracuse, New York and grew up on the family farm in DeRuyter, NY. She graduated from DeRuyter Central Rural School in June 1950 and attended Cornell University, graduating with a BS in Home Economics (Early Childhood Education) in 1954. While at Cornell she met Albert Granville Fonda and they were married on December 23, 1951. They had five children. Ellen and Albert divorced in 1983. Ellen married Michael Evio Panciotti in 2004, residing in Glenside, PA Ellen taught senior high home economics for 23 years in the Abington, PA school district, retiring as department head. While there she established a nursery school education course involving students and pre-schoolers. Ellen was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Germantown, and worked for years with the Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network, aiding homeless women and children.. Ellen is predeceased by her sister, Gwendolyn Barber Paris; her husband, Michael Panciotti; and former husband, Albert Fonda. She leaves behind her five loving children, David Barber Fonda, Albert Mark Fonda, Jill Suzanne Fonda Allen (Michael), Elaine Ruth Fonda Fuguet (Michael), and Janet Ellen Fonda Zorn (Mark). She will be greatly missed by 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The family wishes to thank the wonderful caretakers at Bellingham for their thoughtful and respectful care. Visitation will be held at 10:00am on Monday, July 29th at the Smith Funeral Home in DeRuyter, NY; burial services will follow at the family plot in the Hillcrest Cemetery. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 17, at 3:00pm at the First United Methodist Church of Germantown, 6001 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.