Dorothy (White) Ellis, 95, of Hebron, beloved wife of the late Kenneth W. Ellis and mother of the late Katherine (Ellis) Jobin, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday (June 12, 2009) at Marlborough Health Care Center.
Dorothy was born September 28, 1913 in Coventry, daughter of the late Frederick S. and Elizabeth (Armstrong) White.
She had resided in Hebron for the past 67 years. With her husband, she raised six children, along with giving her time to the Gilead Congregational Church where she was a longtime active member, who loved music and sang in the choir for many years.
Dorothy was a compassionate person who hosted many foreign students through a farm exchange program. Dorothy was an avid reader who loved nature and her family. Her family would like to thank the caregivers at her home and at Marlborough Health Care Center for their dedicated care and compassion given to their mother. Dorothy was a gentle, sweet lady to the end.
She is survived by her loving children, son, Edward "Ned" and his wife, Renee Ellis of Hebron, four daughters and their husbands, Gwen and Frank Mund of Hebron, Chris and Buz Irish of Bolton, Connie and Timothy Wilson of Colorado, and Marilyn and Greg Swenson of New Hampshire, son-in-law, Paul Jobin of New Hampshire, brother, Frederick White and his wife, Bertha of Coventry, sister, Mary Allen of New Hampshire, 17 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Gilead Congregational Church, Route 85, Hebron, with Rev. Denise Esslinger, officiating.
Burial will follow in Gilead Cemetery.
Family and friends may call on Friday, June 19, 2009 from 5-8 p.m. at Watkins Funeral Home, 142 East Center Street, Manchester.
Published in the Hartford Courant on 6/14/2009.
Dorothy was born September 28, 1913 in Coventry, daughter of the late Frederick S. and Elizabeth (Armstrong) White.
She had resided in Hebron for the past 67 years. With her husband, she raised six children, along with giving her time to the Gilead Congregational Church where she was a longtime active member, who loved music and sang in the choir for many years.
Dorothy was a compassionate person who hosted many foreign students through a farm exchange program. Dorothy was an avid reader who loved nature and her family. Her family would like to thank the caregivers at her home and at Marlborough Health Care Center for their dedicated care and compassion given to their mother. Dorothy was a gentle, sweet lady to the end.
She is survived by her loving children, son, Edward "Ned" and his wife, Renee Ellis of Hebron, four daughters and their husbands, Gwen and Frank Mund of Hebron, Chris and Buz Irish of Bolton, Connie and Timothy Wilson of Colorado, and Marilyn and Greg Swenson of New Hampshire, son-in-law, Paul Jobin of New Hampshire, brother, Frederick White and his wife, Bertha of Coventry, sister, Mary Allen of New Hampshire, 17 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Gilead Congregational Church, Route 85, Hebron, with Rev. Denise Esslinger, officiating.
Burial will follow in Gilead Cemetery.
Family and friends may call on Friday, June 19, 2009 from 5-8 p.m. at Watkins Funeral Home, 142 East Center Street, Manchester.
Published in the Hartford Courant on 6/14/2009.
Dorothy (White) Ellis, 95, of Hebron, beloved wife of the late Kenneth W. Ellis and mother of the late Katherine (Ellis) Jobin, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday (June 12, 2009) at Marlborough Health Care Center.
Dorothy was born September 28, 1913 in Coventry, daughter of the late Frederick S. and Elizabeth (Armstrong) White.
She had resided in Hebron for the past 67 years. With her husband, she raised six children, along with giving her time to the Gilead Congregational Church where she was a longtime active member, who loved music and sang in the choir for many years.
Dorothy was a compassionate person who hosted many foreign students through a farm exchange program. Dorothy was an avid reader who loved nature and her family. Her family would like to thank the caregivers at her home and at Marlborough Health Care Center for their dedicated care and compassion given to their mother. Dorothy was a gentle, sweet lady to the end.
She is survived by her loving children, son, Edward "Ned" and his wife, Renee Ellis of Hebron, four daughters and their husbands, Gwen and Frank Mund of Hebron, Chris and Buz Irish of Bolton, Connie and Timothy Wilson of Colorado, and Marilyn and Greg Swenson of New Hampshire, son-in-law, Paul Jobin of New Hampshire, brother, Frederick White and his wife, Bertha of Coventry, sister, Mary Allen of New Hampshire, 17 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Gilead Congregational Church, Route 85, Hebron, with Rev. Denise Esslinger, officiating.
Burial will follow in Gilead Cemetery.
Family and friends may call on Friday, June 19, 2009 from 5-8 p.m. at Watkins Funeral Home, 142 East Center Street, Manchester.
Published in the Hartford Courant on 6/14/2009.
Dorothy was born September 28, 1913 in Coventry, daughter of the late Frederick S. and Elizabeth (Armstrong) White.
She had resided in Hebron for the past 67 years. With her husband, she raised six children, along with giving her time to the Gilead Congregational Church where she was a longtime active member, who loved music and sang in the choir for many years.
Dorothy was a compassionate person who hosted many foreign students through a farm exchange program. Dorothy was an avid reader who loved nature and her family. Her family would like to thank the caregivers at her home and at Marlborough Health Care Center for their dedicated care and compassion given to their mother. Dorothy was a gentle, sweet lady to the end.
She is survived by her loving children, son, Edward "Ned" and his wife, Renee Ellis of Hebron, four daughters and their husbands, Gwen and Frank Mund of Hebron, Chris and Buz Irish of Bolton, Connie and Timothy Wilson of Colorado, and Marilyn and Greg Swenson of New Hampshire, son-in-law, Paul Jobin of New Hampshire, brother, Frederick White and his wife, Bertha of Coventry, sister, Mary Allen of New Hampshire, 17 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Gilead Congregational Church, Route 85, Hebron, with Rev. Denise Esslinger, officiating.
Burial will follow in Gilead Cemetery.
Family and friends may call on Friday, June 19, 2009 from 5-8 p.m. at Watkins Funeral Home, 142 East Center Street, Manchester.
Published in the Hartford Courant on 6/14/2009.
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