Friday, March 1, 2019
I met Ellen at Messiah Lutheran Church, when she used to bring her Aunt, who was a member there. Ellen sang in my choir, when I was organist/choir director. She left after her Aunt passed away & went to her Methodist denomination. She used to really favor & wear a lovely shade of blue, that looked very nice on her. I had another lady in my choir, previously to Ellen joining, Vera Kaye. Vera also wore that same lovely shade of blue (a little brighter & more vibrant than "true-blue") frequently. Another choir members, Judy Treadway & I, dubbed it, "Vera blue!" Vera passed away, just prior to Ellen coming to Messiah Lutheran. We told Ellen about the "Vera blue" story & then we switched it to "Ellen blue!" Ellen was a delightful member of my choir, when she was in it. I then re-met her when she joined Bay Chorale. She was in charge of refreshments & fellowship, a position she held with grace, pride & devotion! She was a hard-working & was NEVER one to shirk her duties or committments! She will be greatly missed by all who knew her, myself included!
