1920 - 2015 (95 years)
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Name |
Frances Mae Banning |
Born |
21 Feb 1920 |
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
14 Oct 2015 |
Portland, Connecticut, USA |
Buried |
Portland Burying Ground, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States |
Person ID |
I10498 |
Family Tree |
Last Modified |
24 Sep 2018 |
Father |
Clinton Henry Banning, b. 19 Dec 1897, Hebron, Connecticut, USA , d. 21 Mar 1966, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 68 years) |
Mother |
Hilda C. Vujs, b. 1 May 1896, New York, USA , d. 22 Feb 1975, Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (Age 78 years) |
Married |
1919 |
Family ID |
F3252 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Herbert McClure Ellsworth, b. 12 Aug 1920, Middletown, Connecticut, USA , d. 25 Dec 2002, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA (Age 82 years) |
Married |
19 May 1943 |
Children |
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Last Modified |
24 Sep 2018 |
Family ID |
F12783 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Frances M. (Banning) Ellsworth, 95, of Portland passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in her home of seventy years. She was the widow of Herbert M. Ellsworth, who predeceased her in 2002, and the daughter of Clinton H. and Hilda C.(Vujs) Banning. Born February 21, 1920 in her home on Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, she was a 1938 graduate of Glastonbury High School. She worked for Sanborn Map Company in Hartford from 1939 - 1945. Fran and Herb married on May 19, 1943 and in 1945 when Herb returned after serving in the Air Force during WWII, they moved into their Portland home. Fran worked at Wesleyan University, Music Department, as an administrative assistant for 21 years from 1964 to 1985. In her younger years, she was a member of the Portland and Middletown Bowling Leagues, a communicant of St. Mary's Church and member of their Altar Society, a Past President of the American Legion Auxiliary (1954), a 65+year member of both the Auxiliary and Hemlock Grange and a charter member of the Portland Historical Society. She is survived by her three children - son, McClure E. (Linda) Ellsworth of San Antonio TX; daughters, Deborah A. of Framingham MA and Portland and Sarah E. (Gary) Perruccio of Meriden; proud grandmother of Marissa E. (Ted) Schaeffer of San Antonio and Matthew and Mallory Perruccio of Meriden; proud great-grandmother of Hannah, Gio, Eli, Teddy Jr. and Nicole. She also leaves her sisters-in-law, Elizabeth P. Ellsworth of Portland and Evelyn Banning of Manchester, many loving nieces and nephews and her extended Texas family: Jeff, Londa and Victoria; Tom, Simon, Dayna and Wesley; Denise and Brian. She was predeceased by her brother, Lewis D. Banning of Manchester. The family would like to thank Middlesex Hospice and Palliative Care for their support and care. Friends and relatives are invited to join her family for a celebration of her Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 11 AM at St Mary's Church 51 Freestone Ave Portland. Burial will be in Center Cemetery, Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations in Frances' name may be made to St. Mary's Church, 51 Freestone Avenue, Portland CT 06480.
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