Marie E. L. Ellison 83, of Rockford died Sunday July 31, 2016. She was born November 1, 1932 to Paul & Marion Swick of Rockford. She attended schools in Rockford. On august 19, 1950 she married Bill H. Ellison. Marie worked for Rockford products for over 19 years. She was a member Baltic star L.O.V 112 since 1954 and attended South park Covenant Church.
Survivors include; children; Barbara Lingelbach, Lenore (Bill Maples) Landis, Ruth Willis, and David (Denise) Ellison, grandchildren; Tasha Demster, Christopher Short, Shane Lingelbach, Viola (Greg) Fisher, Paul (Kelly) Short, and Maghan Ellison, 3 great grandsons, 4 great granddaughters, 5 sisters, many nieces and nephews, and other family members.
She was preceded in death by; her parents, husband, son Ralph Ellison, one sister, and one son in law.
Funeral services: 3:00pm Friday August 5, 2016 with a visitation at 2:00pm. Burial following services at Sunset Memorial Gardens. To leave condolences visit www.sunsetfhmemgardens.com