Service:
Graveside services will be held May 5, 2023 at 11
a.m. in Hartsburg Union Cemetery
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Dorothy J. Ellis, 90, of Lincoln,
passed away April 19, 2023 at The Christian Village.
Graveside services will be held May 5, 2023 at 11
a.m. in Hartsburg Union Cemetery. Pastor Ron Otto
will officiate. Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home
has been entrusted with her care.
Dorothy was born November 15, 1932, in Indianapolis,
IN., the daughter of Orlando B. Little and Ruth A. (Alverson)
Little. She married John J. Ellis on May 24, 1953.
He preceded her in death on January 12, 2023.
She loved to read, especially
mysteries. Dorothy loved music, genealogy, and
nature photography. She was a docent at Riverfront
Museum (formerly Lakeview Museum) in Peoria. She was
also a member and past president of the Peoria
Association for Children with Learning Disabilities.
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Survivors include her children: Beverly Schom (Ted), Kenneth
Ellis (Pamela), and Debra Last (David); grandchildren: John-Jamil Khan
(Chelsea), Katherine Dragon (David), Carolyn Grafton, Eden Knizacky (Matt),
Emily Osburn (Garth), and Bethany Henson (Thor); six great grandchildren also
survive.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Dr. John J. Ellis, sister
Marjorie Blekking, and brother Robert Little.
Memorial donations may be made to the Christian Village Auxiliary
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