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CORTLAND -- On April 19, 2024, the world lost an incredible and beautiful soul. Ellen
Patricia Powell Beany, aged 107, passed away peacefully in her sleep, in Cortland.
On March 17, 1917, Ellen was born to Foster Joseph and Anna (nee Casey) Powell in Girard.
She was a graduate of Girard High School and a former cashier at Scott's Department Store for eight years.
Throughout her long life, Ellen was a resident of Warren as well as Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Ellen's secret to longevity was people -- she surrounded herself with her loving family and friends. She was an avid card player, enjoyed attending dinner shows, loved traveling and fondly recalled singing in the minstrels, with her sister, Mildred, in her youth. Ellen will be remembered by all those who came in contact with her as a smart, kind and gentle woman who dressed impeccably and had an infectious laugh.
Ellen leaves behind a tremendous and loving family.
Survivors include her children, Sandra Van Huffel and Cheryl (Robert) Kundel; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Other than her parents, Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Orville Beany; her granddaughter, Kelly Vigliotti; her stepgranddaughter, Shelly Witherspoon; her brother, Raymond Powell; and her sister, Mary Mildred Wilson.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Harvest Christian Assembly of God Church, 8798 E. Market St., Warren, OH 44484, where Pastor Ron Biehl will celebrate Ellen's life.
Family and friends may visit from 10 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday at the church.
Her daughters would like to thank the nurses and aides at Lake Vista in Cortland for their wonderful care of Ellen.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Menagerie; the Warren Family Mission; or St. Vincent de Paul.
All arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, Warren, Ohio.
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