Elinor “Ellie” Easton Ives January 20, 1920 – November 12, 2016

Elinor “Ellie” Easton Ives

Tuesday
Posted Nov 22, 2016 at 9:01 AM
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Her children will rise up and call her blessed. Proverbs 31:27

Ellie went home to heaven on Nov. 12, 2016, at 88 years if age in St. Louis, Missouri.

She is survived by Laurie Leeper of Fortuna, California; Timothy Ives of Vancouver, Washington; and Kerri (Rick) Bonasch of St. Louis, Missouri. She was blessed with nine grandchildren, Daniel, David, Jacob, Ryan and Abraham Leeper, Angela Langfield, Timothy Ives, Melissa Duffy and Matthew Bonasch; and 24 great grandchildren.

We were so blessed to have her as our mother and grandmother. She touched the lives of those who knew her.

Ellie was a rugged new Englander, born Jan. 20, 1920, in Portland, Maine. She met her beloved Hal “Doc Ives” at UC SF Dental School while in Dental Hygiene School. She was a longtime Happy Camp resident; she loved her Family, Jesus, Maine, music, dogs, ice cream, the sea and the Klamath River!

Graveside services will be held at the Happy Camp Cemetery in the spring.

“Mom loved the music programs at Mary Queen and Mother Center. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations go to: Mary Queen and Mother Center, Attention: Activities Director, 7601 Watson Road, St. Louis MO 63119.

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