Eleanor J. Sherwood

Ellie Sherwood, 79, passed away after a brief illness in Tampa, Florida on August 30, 2010. She was born on Christmas Day in 1930 in Rochester, New York to Cecil and Maria (Genova) Kellar. <br />Ellie is survived by three grown children, sons Paul Werner and Daniel Werner, and daughter, Lori (Phil) Sabon; three grandchildren, Steven Werner, Ryan and McKenna Sabon; sister Beatrice Petterson, brothers Richard (Alice) Kellar and Willard Kellar. <br />After high school, Ellie became a flight attendant for Capital Airlines and Eastern Airlines for almost 9 years, then got married and retired from the airlines to raise her children in Michigan. She earned a bachelor’s degree and then a master’s of social work (MSW) and worked for the State of Michigan as a Disability Examiner for many years. After retiring, she moved to Vermont, then Winter Haven and Sun City Center, Florida. Ellie was a member of the Tampa Sailing Squadron, loved attending air shows, genealogy, traveling, and entertaining family and friends. Ellie was a volunteer for Tampa’s Guardian ad Litem, which is a program to help abused, neglected and abandoned children. She was also a member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Ruskin, Florida.<br />Funeral services were held on Sept 15, 2010 at St. James Catholic Church in Mason, Michigan. A get together will be held near Sun City Center, Florida to celebrate Ellie’s life during the week of Thanksgiving. Please leave a message at 810-522-7570 for information.<br />Memorial contributions may be made in Ellie’s name to “Voices For Children,” which is part of the Guardian ad Litem program: http://www.vfcgal.org, or to the Youth Sailing Program at Tampa Sailing Squadron: tssyouthsailing@yahoo.com