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Obituary : Joan Michele Blaess Ellingson |
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Joan Michele Blaess Ellingson Resident of San Mateo Born Sept. 22, 1942 in Des
Moines, Iowa. Died Oct. 29, 2009 at Mills-Peninsula Hospital of complications
from ovarian cancer. Predeceased by her parents, Dorothy Severn Blaess and
Norman Blaess and by her in-laws, Kathryn Lingren Ellingson and Glenn Ellingson.
Survived by her husband of 46 years, Ed Ellingson, and by daughters Amy
Ellingson and Ann Ellingson Castro. Also survived by sister Susan Blaess Dulik
(Mike), daughter-in-law Allison Danzig, son-in-law Juan Castro, cherished
grandson Joaquin Castro, and by sister-in-law Elaine Ellingson Ware and nephews
Glenn, Michael (Carolina), David and Gary Ware. Joan's family moved from Des
Moines to Millbrae in 1955 and to San Bruno the following year. She attended
Capuchino High School. Upon graduation in 1960, she worked at Wells Fargo Bank
in San Francisco. She married Glenn Edward Ellingson, Jr. on July 27, 1963 and
they settled in San Mateo. Joan was an exceptionally talented and dedicated
homemaker, wife and mother. She also worked at the family business, Ellingson's
Sport Center, until it closed in 1984. In 1989, she began working at Collective
Antiques of San Mateo "for fun" as she often said. She remained there for 17
years, making many close friends. Joan was known for her abundant energy,
mirthful wit, discipline, sense of organization and thoughtfulness. She never
missed an opportunity to send a card or a note to a friend or family member.
Joan was an avid traveler. She and Ed especially loved London, visiting the city
more than twenty times over the years. She was an extraordinary cook, hostess
and baker and she will be remembered for her legendary cookies, fabulous dinner
parties, backyard barbecues and holiday meals. She was the heart of our family
and she will be missed and remembered by many. The family thanks Joan's
skillful, caring and dedicated doctors who gave her three good years, and the
wonderful nurses and staff (ICU and Oncology) at Mills-Peninsula and at
Hematology and Oncology Associates, San Mateo. Services to be held at Sneider
& Sullivan & O'Connell's Funeral Home in San Mateo; visitation Mon.,
Nov. 2, 6-9 PM; funeral service Tues., Nov. 3, 11 AM.
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