From the August 26, 2008 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald
HANOVER, Ill. -- Justin Ryan Ellis, 20, of Seattle, formerly of Hanover, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, in Portland.
Services will be at noon Thursday, Aug. 28, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, with the Rev. Todd Brewer officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
He was born on Nov. 14, 1987, in Princeton, Ill., son of Bradley Lee and Sherry Lyn (Scott) Ellis. He attended the Hanover Elementary School and was a graduate of the River Ridge High School, Hanover, with the class of 2006.
Justin spent time traveling across the country. He was a very talented artist, mostly working with drawings and tattoos. He also was a gifted musician, playing the guitar and writing music.
While in Hanover, he spent much of his time at Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort, where he was a member of the Junior Ski Team and also worked as an instructor, teaching children to ski. He became an accomplished ski racer in USSA and WIJARA Racing, often competing in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. Justin also liked to ride motorcycles and go camping.
Justin will be dearly missed by his mother and dad, Sherry (Todd) Flack, of Hanover, and Bradley Ellis, of Florida; four brothers, Drew, Logan, Carter and Caleb; and two sisters, Amber and Emily; maternal grandparents, Joan (Edward) Alepra, of Kewanee; paternal grandparents, Barb (Don) Ellis, of Heyworth; maternal great-grandmother, Josephine Scott, of Princeton; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bradley Scott Sr. and Raymond and Jane Flack.
HANOVER, Ill. -- Justin Ryan Ellis, 20, of Seattle, formerly of Hanover, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, in Portland.
Services will be at noon Thursday, Aug. 28, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, with the Rev. Todd Brewer officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
He was born on Nov. 14, 1987, in Princeton, Ill., son of Bradley Lee and Sherry Lyn (Scott) Ellis. He attended the Hanover Elementary School and was a graduate of the River Ridge High School, Hanover, with the class of 2006.
Justin spent time traveling across the country. He was a very talented artist, mostly working with drawings and tattoos. He also was a gifted musician, playing the guitar and writing music.
While in Hanover, he spent much of his time at Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort, where he was a member of the Junior Ski Team and also worked as an instructor, teaching children to ski. He became an accomplished ski racer in USSA and WIJARA Racing, often competing in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. Justin also liked to ride motorcycles and go camping.
Justin will be dearly missed by his mother and dad, Sherry (Todd) Flack, of Hanover, and Bradley Ellis, of Florida; four brothers, Drew, Logan, Carter and Caleb; and two sisters, Amber and Emily; maternal grandparents, Joan (Edward) Alepra, of Kewanee; paternal grandparents, Barb (Don) Ellis, of Heyworth; maternal great-grandmother, Josephine Scott, of Princeton; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bradley Scott Sr. and Raymond and Jane Flack.
From the August 26, 2008 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald
HANOVER, Ill. -- Justin Ryan Ellis, 20, of Seattle, formerly of Hanover, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, in Portland.
Services will be at noon Thursday, Aug. 28, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, with the Rev. Todd Brewer officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
He was born on Nov. 14, 1987, in Princeton, Ill., son of Bradley Lee and Sherry Lyn (Scott) Ellis. He attended the Hanover Elementary School and was a graduate of the River Ridge High School, Hanover, with the class of 2006.
Justin spent time traveling across the country. He was a very talented artist, mostly working with drawings and tattoos. He also was a gifted musician, playing the guitar and writing music.
While in Hanover, he spent much of his time at Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort, where he was a member of the Junior Ski Team and also worked as an instructor, teaching children to ski. He became an accomplished ski racer in USSA and WIJARA Racing, often competing in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. Justin also liked to ride motorcycles and go camping.
Justin will be dearly missed by his mother and dad, Sherry (Todd) Flack, of Hanover, and Bradley Ellis, of Florida; four brothers, Drew, Logan, Carter and Caleb; and two sisters, Amber and Emily; maternal grandparents, Joan (Edward) Alepra, of Kewanee; paternal grandparents, Barb (Don) Ellis, of Heyworth; maternal great-grandmother, Josephine Scott, of Princeton; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bradley Scott Sr. and Raymond and Jane Flack.
HANOVER, Ill. -- Justin Ryan Ellis, 20, of Seattle, formerly of Hanover, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, in Portland.
Services will be at noon Thursday, Aug. 28, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, with the Rev. Todd Brewer officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
He was born on Nov. 14, 1987, in Princeton, Ill., son of Bradley Lee and Sherry Lyn (Scott) Ellis. He attended the Hanover Elementary School and was a graduate of the River Ridge High School, Hanover, with the class of 2006.
Justin spent time traveling across the country. He was a very talented artist, mostly working with drawings and tattoos. He also was a gifted musician, playing the guitar and writing music.
While in Hanover, he spent much of his time at Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort, where he was a member of the Junior Ski Team and also worked as an instructor, teaching children to ski. He became an accomplished ski racer in USSA and WIJARA Racing, often competing in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. Justin also liked to ride motorcycles and go camping.
Justin will be dearly missed by his mother and dad, Sherry (Todd) Flack, of Hanover, and Bradley Ellis, of Florida; four brothers, Drew, Logan, Carter and Caleb; and two sisters, Amber and Emily; maternal grandparents, Joan (Edward) Alepra, of Kewanee; paternal grandparents, Barb (Don) Ellis, of Heyworth; maternal great-grandmother, Josephine Scott, of Princeton; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bradley Scott Sr. and Raymond and Jane Flack.
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