Her husbands, Donald H. Richards and George A. Rein, predeceased her. Elli is survived by her son Donald (Denise) Richards of Lawrence, KS and step children Dieter (Bev) Rein, Trudi (Andrew) Ceroni and Linda Rein, all of Colorado Springs. She is also survived by one grandson and three step-grandsons.
Visitation will take place Wednesday, October 16, 2013 from 9:00to 10:30am in the Swan Law Cascade Chapel, 501 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs. The service will begin at 10:30am. Burial will be at 1:30pm in the afternoon at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, CO.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Silver Key or Humane Society Pikes Peak Region.
