She was born November 3, 1955 in Greenville, South Carolina to Jack and Amy (Fitzsimons) Granger. She was one of 5 children. At a young age her family moved to the Orlando area where she graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1973. A few years later she married and had her first child, Emily Carol, born April 19, 1977. Ellen’s second daughter, Jacqueline Abigail, was born March 17, 1980.
Ellen loved her daughters deeply, but it was in the early 80’s when the final piece to her happiness puzzle was put in place. She and her family moved to Montverde, FL. For 30 years Ellen watched over Lake Florence. And though she later divorced and her children grew-up starting families of their own, that lake was always the one place she found peace and joy.
Ellen’s passions were food and family; especially her 4 grandkids, Kaitlyn, Ethan, Julian and Jazlyn. Put her in the same room with all of her grandchildren and a $5 Little Ceasars pizza and she was in Heaven.
Ellen is survived by her daughters, Emily Baker and Abigail Balthazar;4 grandchildren, Kaitlyn Baker (15), Ethan Baker (11), Julian Balthazar (5) and Jazlyn Balthazar (19); 2 sisters, Amy Nowak and Susan Dickerson; 1 brother, Jack Granger.
She is preceded in death by her parents Jack and Amy Granger, and sister, Emily Thompson, who was likely waiting at Heaven’s gates with open arms.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, 428 East Plant Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787. The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm prior to the service. Interment will follow in Montverde Cemetery.
A party celebrating the wonderful woman she was will follow at Lake Catherine Blueberries, 5849 Lake Catherine Road, Groveland, FL, 34736
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a Non-Profit Organization that trains and places service dogs.
New Horizons
https://newhorizonsservicedogs.org/online-donation/
Or Canine Companions for Independence
https://www.cci.org/donate/
