Memorial services for Ellis will be held Tuesday, September 13 at 1:00 P.M. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Marshalltown. He will be laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery. Friends and family are also invited to attend a visitation on Monday, September 12 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. For full obituary or online condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph 641-844-1234.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 72 years, Colleen; children: Barb Matney, of Albion, Joan Heinle, of Whiting, and Paul (Cindy) Harmon, of Carrollton, TX; 7 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; 2 sisters-in-law and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.