This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lace_Lynch Surnames: Engelman, Ellison Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.washington/1777/mb.ashx Message Board Post: MANSFIELD: Lois Engelman Ellison died on Friday, March 25, 2011, at her home in Mansfield, Ohio. She was 88. She was born in Marietta, OHIO, to Rena and Louis Engelman. She was graduated from Parkersburg, WV, High School and attended The Ohio State University and Tobe-Coburn in New York City. She married Joseph Ellison in 1944 and moved to Mansfield, Ohio the next year. She and Joe, who died in 1976, had five children and six grandchildren. Surviving her are: Kathy Ellison of Oxford, OH, and her daughter, Lindsay Meck, of New York City; Peter Ellison of Mansfield and his daughter, Jaime Wheeler of Corona del Mar, CA; Robert Ellison and his wife Karen of Parkersburg, WV; their children, Jennifer Ellison of Madison, WI, and Joseph Ellison of Columbus, Ohio; and Jane Ellison Usher and her sons, Sam and Jack Usher, all of Los Angeles. Lois's daughter, Anne Ellison, died in 2009. Following in their father's footsteps, three of Lois's children became attorneys. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Dr. Robert Ellison, formerly of Mansfield and now of Arcadia, CA; and his sons, Charles Ellison of Cincinnati and Richard Ellison of Naples, FL. A theatre and jazz enthusiast, she worked and volunteered at the Mansfield Art Center. She was a past president of the statewide Blossom Center Women's Committee and a board member of Ohio Citizens for the Arts. Locally, she was a past president of the Richland County Bar Auxiliary and B'nai B'rith Women; the Tuesday Book Club, Nomads, and Emanuel Jacob Congregation. She was a stalwart patron of the Mansfield Public Library. She persuaded The New Yorker to add review dates to the Film Notes in "Goings on about Town" for the benefit of movie fans in small towns where films might not play until months after their New York releases. Her memorial service will be Friday, April 1, at 4:00 p.m. at the Mansfield Art Center, 700 Marion Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio 44906, Rabbi Michael Oppenheimer, officiating. Contributions may be made to the Mansfield Art Center, to Emanuel Jacob Congregation, 973 Larchwood Road, Mansfield, Ohio 44907; or to your own favorite arts organization. Her family asks that you read a book in her memory. Online guest registry at www.wappner.com Published in the News Journal from March 27 to March 31, 2011 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.