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HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Mary Ellen Ebert, 96, of Hermitage, Pa., passed away at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at The Ridgewood at Shenango Valley.
Mrs. Ebert was born Ella Morse Colt on March 30, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a daughter of Harry C. and Margaret M. Morse Colt.
She was a 1940 graduate of Sharon High School. Mary Ellen was employed for 24 years in the plant printing department at the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Mary Ellen was a member of the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, where she participated in the funeral brunch ministry, preparing and serving funeral luncheons. She was a 75-year member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court 507, Sharon, Pa., and served as a volunteer at the Prince of Peace Center, Farrell, Pa.
Mary Ellen served as judge of elections in Hermitage for many years.
Until recently, she participated in a 500 card club with girls from her 1940 graduating class, and also bowled in two leagues at Hickory Bowl, Hermitage, for several years.
Mary Ellen enjoyed reading, crocheting, knitting and sewing , as well as completing crossword and jigsaw puzzles.
Mary Ellen was family oriented and family always came first. She enjoyed taking bus trips to the casino and going on cruises. Her fondest memories included a vacation in Ireland and visiting her son and his family in California.
Her husband, Dean "Joe" Ebert, whom she married on June 26, 1946, passed away on Jan. 24, 1990.
Surviving are a daughter, Patty Brady of Hermitage; two sons, Mark (Debbie) Ebert of Pacific Palisades, Calif. and Terry (Margaret) Ebert of Howland; seven grandchildren, Sarah Brady, Laura (Brandon) Pierson, Katie, Lizzie and Becca Ebert and Matt and Dan Ebert; two great- grandchildren, Molly Ella and Nolan James Pierson; a brother, A. Edward (Anne) Colt of Hermitage; a sister-in-law, Eleanor Smith of Virginia; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Mary Ellen was preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Quentin "Sparky" Brady; three sisters, June Tinsley, Catherine "Snook" Friedrich and Margaret Holtzclaw; four brothers, E.H. "Spark," William, James and Daniel Colt; two nephews, William Friedrich and Edward Colt; and a niece, Lori Colt Davis.
The family suggest memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Mary Ellen's family would like to thank the staff at Ridgewood and Kindred Hospice for the excellent care and compassion for their mother during the time she was in their care.
Calling hours will be 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June, 9, 2018, at the J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. A Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Notre Dame, 2325 Highland Road, Hermitage, with the Very Rev. Richard Allen, E.V., pastor, as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hermitage.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
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