Freeda Geisler Ellis Obituary (1922

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Freeda Geisler Ellis Mrs. Freeda Geisler Ellis, age 93, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on October 7, 1922 near New Marion in Ripley County, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of Harry Newton and Myrtie Shepherd Geisler. She attended school at New Marion along with her five brothers and sisters. On September 26, 1942 she was united in marriage to Leroy D. "Joe" Ellis. This happy union of forty five years was blessed with a son, Larry. She was a lifetime member of the West Fork Baptist Church in Ripley County and a fifty year member of the Hanover Chapter No. 525 Order of Eastern Star. Freeda and Joe always kept in touch with the Ellis families far and near, traveling as far as California in 1981 to visit. Freeda enjoyed being a homemaker. Having been raised on a farm she worked hard. Would help with the milking of the cows before walking to school and always helped in the harvest with lots of canning and freezing of fresh vegetables. Freeda loved to sew, cook, quilt and crochet, and most of all loved her family. She was employed in the cafeteria of E.O. Muncie Elementary School in Madison for 30 years retiring in 1986. Freeda thought of her co-workers as a family and always looked forward to the start of another school year serving lunch to all the students and faculty. Freeda died on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 11:35 p.m. at the Morristown Manor in Morristown, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Freeda will be missed by her loving son, Larry Ellis and his wife, June Disch Ellis of New Palestine, Indiana; her loving granddaughter, Angela Schultz and her husband, Matt of Needham, Indiana; her loving grandson, Aaron Ellis and his wife, Cindy of Farmington, Minnesota; her adoring great grandchildren, Mark and Kurt Schultz and Lillie Ellis; her sister, Delta Little of Madison, Indiana; her nieces and nephews, Linda Liter (Bill), Mary Ellen Wehner (Jason), Dina Herbert (Vernon), Brenda Holman (Roger), Harry Holman (Bernadette), Roy Holman (Vicki), Bernard Geisler (Debbie), Albert Geisler (Barbara), Bobby Geisler (Agnes), Marvin Geisler (Teresa), Jerry Asche (Dosha), Alois Asche (Tina), and Patsy Sue Bradley (Omar); her 26 great nieces and great nephews, numerous great great nieces, great great nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Newton and Myrtie Shepherd Geisler, her beloved husband of forty five years, Leroy D. "Joe" Ellis, died July 13, 1987, her sisters, Amelia Holman and Alta Asche, her brothers, Lester & Leslie Geisler (twin brothers); and Alva Geisler, her baby granddaughter, Elizabeth, seven nieces and nephews. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 30, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Ed Roberts at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North US 421 in Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Sunday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. EASTERN STAR SERVICE Hanover Chapter No. 525 Order of Eastern Star will conduct services on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the West Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Freeda Geisler Ellis, please click here to visit our sympathy store.