Elly was present at the VE Day celebrations in New York City on May 8th, 1945. In 1950, she married Arthur Frederick Dreves, of Brooklyn, NY, and became a Homemaker. They were married for 69 years, until Art's passing in 2019.
They lived on Long Island until Art's position with the Department of Defense was transferred to Orlando in 1965. After 45 years living in Winter Park, they moved to the Lutheran Haven Retirement Village in Oviedo.
Elly and Art are survived by their two children, Richard Dreves (Debbie) of Sewanee, TN, and Diane Soliwoda (Bruce) of Orlando, FL, 3 grandsons, and one great-grandson. Elly will be laid to rest at Glen Haven Memorial Park, Winter Park.
In Elly and Art's memory, the family would gratefully appreciate a donation to the Central Florida Marine Corps Foundation https://CFMarineCorpsFoundation.org