1941-2020
Linda (Wattenbarger) Ellis, 78, of St. Joseph, passed away Saturday March 28, 2020, in a Kansas City hospital.
She was born Dec. 29, 1941, in St. Joseph, daughter of the late Juanita and Claude Wattenbarger.
She married the love of her life, Rev. Charles Ellis; he survives of the home.
She graduated from Lafayette High School and worked at American Family Insurance. She also owned a daycare and was a homemaker.
She loved cooking, singing, her church and her family.
Linda was preceded in death by: her parents; daughters, Misty Lea Cline and Cynthia Pribil.
Survivors include: husband, Rev. Charles "Chuck" Ellis; son, Chuck (Milissa) Ellis III, Ogalala, Nebraska; daughter, Melissa (James) Welter, St. Joseph; grandsons: Dustin Ellis, Mike (Alisha) Ellis and Kristopher Ellis; granddaughters, Samantha (Joe) Brenner and Kylea Ellis; three great-granddaughters; one great-grandson.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, at the Rupp Funeral Home.
Memorial services for famly and public livestream following at 2 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020, at the Rupp Funeral Home.
She will be cremated under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home.
Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com.
St Joseph News Press 3-31-2020
1941-2020
Linda (Wattenbarger) Ellis, 78, of St. Joseph, passed away Saturday March 28, 2020, in a Kansas City hospital.
She was born Dec. 29, 1941, in St. Joseph, daughter of the late Juanita and Claude Wattenbarger.
She married the love of her life, Rev. Charles Ellis; he survives of the home.
She graduated from Lafayette High School and worked at American Family Insurance. She also owned a daycare and was a homemaker.
She loved cooking, singing, her church and her family.
Linda was preceded in death by: her parents; daughters, Misty Lea Cline and Cynthia Pribil.
Survivors include: husband, Rev. Charles "Chuck" Ellis; son, Chuck (Milissa) Ellis III, Ogalala, Nebraska; daughter, Melissa (James) Welter, St. Joseph; grandsons: Dustin Ellis, Mike (Alisha) Ellis and Kristopher Ellis; granddaughters, Samantha (Joe) Brenner and Kylea Ellis; three great-granddaughters; one great-grandson.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, at the Rupp Funeral Home.
Memorial services for famly and public livestream following at 2 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020, at the Rupp Funeral Home.
She will be cremated under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home.
Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com.
St Joseph News Press 3-31-2020
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